UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Term Credit Agreement
On May 21, 2021, Skyworks Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), as a borrower, entered into a term credit agreement with various financial institutions, as lenders, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Term Credit Agreement”), providing for a $1.0 billion term loan facility (the “Term Loan”). The proceeds of the Term Loan are expected to be used to finance a portion of the purchase price for the previously announced acquisition (“Acquisition”) of certain assets, rights, and properties comprising the infrastructure and automotive business of Silicon Laboratories Inc. (“Silicon Labs”) pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2021 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and between Silicon Labs and the Company, and to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith.
The Term Loan matures on the third anniversary of its funding date, which is expected to be the closing date of the Acquisition, and all amounts then-outstanding under the Term Loan, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, are repayable at maturity.
The Term Loan bears interest from time to time at either the Alternate Base Rate (“ABR”) or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, as defined in and calculated under and as in effect from time to time under the Term Credit Agreement, plus the Applicable Rate, as defined in the Term Credit Agreement. The Applicable Rate is determined based on the debt rating of the Company. ABR borrowings are payable quarterly in arrears and Eurocurrency borrowings are payable at the end of the relevant interest period therefor, but in no event less frequently than every three months. There is no premium or penalty for prepayment of ABR borrowings or Eurocurrency borrowings.
The Term Loan will not initially be guaranteed by any of the Company’s subsidiaries.
The Term Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and covenants, including restrictions on the incurrence of indebtedness by non-guarantor subsidiaries and the creation of liens, and a financial covenant consisting of a limitation on leverage. The Term Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default, which include failure to make required payments of principal and interest, breaches of representations and warranties, changes of control or failures to pay money judgments and certain defaults in respect of specified material indebtedness, upon the occurrence of which, among other remedies, the lenders may accelerate the maturity of the indebtedness and other obligations under the Term Credit Agreement.
Certain of the lenders under the Term Credit Agreement are also lenders under the Company’s Revolving Credit Agreement (defined below). The Company and its subsidiaries also maintain other banking relationships with a number of such lenders.
Revolving Credit Agreement
On May 21, 2021, the Company entered into a revolving credit agreement with various financial institutions, as lenders, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Revolving Credit Agreement”), providing for a $750 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”). The proceeds of the Revolver will be used for general corporate purposes and working capital needs of the Company and its subsidiaries.
The Company may at any time and from time to time request the designation of any wholly owned subsidiary as a Borrowing Subsidiary, as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement. Drawings under the Revolver could be made by the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary, and the Company will guarantee payment of any amounts borrowed by any Borrowing Subsidiary. Borrowings under the Revolver will not initially be guaranteed by any of the Company’s subsidiaries.
The Revolver provides for revolving credit borrowings and letters of credit, with sublimits for letters of credit. The Revolver may be increased in specified circumstances by up to $250 million at the discretion of the lenders. The Revolver matures on the fifth anniversary of its availability date, which is expected to be the closing date of the Acquisition, and all unpaid borrowings, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, are repayable at maturity.
The Revolver bears interest from time to time at either the ABR or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, as defined in and calculated under and as in effect from time to time under the Revolving Credit Agreement, plus the Applicable Rate, as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement. The Applicable Rate is determined based on the debt rating of the Company. ABR borrowings are payable quarterly in arrears and Eurocurrency borrowings are payable at the end of the relevant interest period therefor, but in no event less frequently than every three months. There is no premium or penalty for prepayment of ABR borrowings or Eurocurrency borrowings.
The Revolving Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and covenants, including restrictions on the incurrence of indebtedness by non-guarantor subsidiaries and the creation of liens, and a financial covenant consisting of a limitation on leverage. The Revolving Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default, which include failure to make required payments of principal and interest, breaches of representations and warranties, changes of control or failures to pay money judgments and certain defaults in respect of specified material indebtedness, upon the occurrence of which, among other remedies, the lenders may accelerate the maturity of the indebtedness and other obligations under the Revolving Credit Agreement.
Certain of the lenders under the Revolving Credit Agreement are also lenders under the Company’s Term Credit Agreement. The Company and its subsidiaries also maintain other banking relationships with a number of such lenders.
The above summaries of the Term Credit Agreement and Revolving Credit Agreement do not purport to be complete discussions of those agreements or related documents and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Term Credit Agreement and Revolving Credit Agreement, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
Senior Notes
On May 12, 2021, the Company agreed to sell $500,000,000 0.900% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”), $500,000,000 1.800% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”), and $500,000,000 3.000% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes” and, together with the 2023 Notes and the 2026 Notes, the “Notes”) pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated May 12, 2021 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), by and among the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. The offering of the Notes was registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-255945). A prospectus supplement, dated May 12, 2021, relating to the offering and sale of the Notes was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2021.
The terms of the Notes will be governed by an Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2021 (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2021 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), relating to the 2023 Notes, a Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2021 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), relating to the 2026 Notes, and a Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2021 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture” and, collectively with the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), relating to the 2031 Notes, in each case by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The Indenture contains customary covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the Company, with certain exceptions, to incur debt secured by liens, engage in sale and leaseback transactions and enter into certain consolidations, mergers and transfers of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
The Company may redeem all or a portion of the 2023 Notes at any time after June 1, 2022, and all or a portion of the 2026 Notes and the 2031 Notes at any time and from time to time prior to maturity, in whole or in part, for cash at the applicable redemption prices set forth in the respective supplemental indenture. If the Company undergoes a change of control repurchase event, as defined in the Indenture, holders may require the Company to repurchase the Notes in whole or in part for cash at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the repurchase date.
In addition, if the (i) the consummation of the Acquisition does not occur prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 29, 2021, (ii) the Company notifies the trustee and the holders of the 2023 Notes that it will not pursue the consummation of the Acquisition or (iii) the Purchase Agreement has been terminated without the consummation of the Acquisition, the 2023 Notes will be subject to a special mandatory redemption upon the terms and at the redemption price set forth in the First Supplemental Indenture. The 2026 Notes and the 2031 Notes will not be subject to any special mandatory redemption if the Acquisition is not completed.
The Indenture contains customary events of default, including failure to make required payments of principal and interest, certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency and default in the performance or breach of any covenant or warranty contained in the Indenture or the Notes.
The 2023 Notes will bear interest from and including May 26, 2021 at the rate of 0.900% per annum. The 2026 Notes will bear interest from and including May 26, 2021 at the rate of 1.800% per annum. The 2031 Notes will bear interest from and including May 26, 2021 at the rate of 3.000% per annum.
The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Company and rank equally in right of payment with all of its existing and future senior unsecured debt, but effectively junior to any of the Company’s senior secured debt to the extent of the value of collateral securing such debt, and are structurally subordinated to all existing and future obligations of the Company’s subsidiaries.
The above summaries of the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture and the Third Supplemental Indenture do not purport to be complete discussions of those agreements or related documents and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of those agreements, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The description contained under Item 1.01 above is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 2.03.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
In connection with the completion of the public offer and sale of the Notes, the Company is filing herewith the following exhibits to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-255945):
| 1. | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2021, by and among the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. |
| 2. | Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2021, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. |
| 3. | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2021, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to the 0.900% Senior Notes due 2023. |
| 4. | Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2021, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to the 1.800% Senior Notes due 2026. |
| 5. | Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2021, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to the 3.000% Senior Notes due 2031. |
| 6. | Form of 0.900% Senior Note due 2023. |
| 7. | Form of 1.800% Senior Note due 2026. |
| 8. | Form of 3.000% Senior Note due 2031. |
| 9. | Opinion of Jones Day. |
| 10. | Consent of Jones Day. |
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| * | Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company will furnish the omitted schedules and exhibits to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | ||
| May 26, 2021 | By: | /s/ Robert J. Terry |
| Name: | Robert J. Terry | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Exhibit 4.1
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
(as Issuer)
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(as Trustee)
Indenture
Dated as of May 26, 2021
DEBT SECURITIES
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
RECONCILIATION AND TIE BETWEEN
TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
AND INDENTURE, DATED AS OF MAY 26, 2021
| Section of Trust Indenture Act of 1939 | Section(s) of Indenture |
| Section 310(a)(1) | Section 5.09 |
| (a)(2) | Section 5.09 |
| (a)(3) | Not Applicable |
| (a)(4) | Not Applicable |
| (a)(5) | Section 5.09 |
| (b) | Section 5.08 |
| Section 311(a) | Section 5.13 |
| (b) | Section 5.13 |
| (c) | Not Applicable |
| Section 312(a) | Section 6.01 |
| (b) | Section 6.02 |
| (c) | Section 6.02 |
| Section 313(a) | Section 6.03 |
| (b) | Section 6.03 |
| (c) | Section 6.03 |
| (d) | Section 6.03 |
| Section 314(a) |
Section 6.04 Section 6.05 |
| (b) | Not Applicable |
| (c)(1) |
Section 1.02 Section 6.04 |
| (c)(2) |
Section 1.02 Section 6.04 |
| (c)(3) | Not Applicable |
| (d) | Not Applicable |
| (e) | Section 1.02 |
| Section 315(a) | Section 5.01 |
| (b) | Section 5.02 |
| (c) | Section 5.01 |
| (d) | Section 5.01 |
| (e) | Section 4.14 |
| Section 316(a)(1)(A) | Section 4.12 |
| (a)(1)(B) | Section 4.13 |
| (a)(2) | Not Applicable |
| (b) | Section 4.08 |
| Section 317(a)(1) | Section 4.03 |
| (a)(2) | Section 4.04 |
| (b) | Section 9.03 |
| Section 318(a) | Section 1.07 |
Note: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION | ||
| SECTION 1.01. | Definitions | 1 |
| SECTION 1.02. | Officer’s Certificates and Opinions | 8 |
| SECTION 1.03. | Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee | 8 |
| SECTION 1.04. | Acts of Holders | 9 |
| SECTION 1.05. | Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Issuer | 10 |
| SECTION 1.06. | Notice to Holders; Waiver | 10 |
| SECTION 1.07. | Conflict with Trust Indenture Act | 10 |
| SECTION 1.08. | Effect of Headings and Table of Contents | 11 |
| SECTION 1.09. | Successors and Assigns | 11 |
| SECTION 1.10. | Separability Clause | 11 |
| SECTION 1.11. | Benefits of Indenture | 11 |
| SECTION 1.12. | Governing Law | 11 |
| SECTION 1.13. | Counterparts | 11 |
| SECTION 1.14. | Legal Holidays | 11 |
| SECTION 1.15. | Waiver of Jury Trial | 12 |
| SECTION 1.16. | U.S.A. Patriot Act | 12 |
ARTICLE II THE NOTES | ||
| SECTION 2.01. | Form and Dating | 12 |
| SECTION 2.02. | Execution and Authentication | 16 |
| SECTION 2.03. | Temporary Notes | 16 |
| SECTION 2.04. | Registration, Transfer and Exchange | 16 |
| SECTION 2.05. | Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes | 19 |
| SECTION 2.06. | Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved | 20 |
| SECTION 2.07. | Persons Deemed Owners | 21 |
| SECTION 2.08. | Cancellation | 21 |
| SECTION 2.09. | Computation of Interest | 21 |
| SECTION 2.10. | CUSIP Numbers | 21 |
ARTICLE III DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE | ||
| SECTION 3.01. | Discharge of Indenture | 22 |
| SECTION 3.02. | Defeasance and Discharge of Covenants upon Deposit of Moneys, U.S., Government Obligations | 23 |
| SECTION 3.03. | Application of Trust Money | 24 |
| SECTION 3.04. | Paying Agent to Repay Moneys Held | 25 |
| SECTION 3.05. | Return of Unclaimed Amounts | 25 |
| SECTION 3.06. | Reinstatement | 25 |
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ARTICLE IV REMEDIES | ||
| SECTION 4.01. | Events of Default | 25 |
| SECTION 4.02. | Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment | 27 |
| SECTION 4.03. | Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement | 28 |
| SECTION 4.04. | Trustee May File Proofs of Claim | 29 |
| SECTION 4.05. | Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes | 29 |
| SECTION 4.06. | Application of Money Collected | 30 |
| SECTION 4.07. | Limitation on Suits | 30 |
| SECTION 4.08. | Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest | 30 |
| SECTION 4.09. | Restoration of Rights and Remedies | 31 |
| SECTION 4.10. | Rights and Remedies Cumulative | 31 |
| SECTION 4.11. | Delay or Omission Not Waiver | 31 |
| SECTION 4.12. | Control by Holders | 31 |
| SECTION 4.13. | Waiver of Past Defaults | 32 |
| SECTION 4.14. | Undertaking for Costs | 32 |
| SECTION 4.15. | Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws | 32 |
ARTICLE V THE TRUSTEE | ||
| SECTION 5.01. | Certain Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee | 32 |
| SECTION 5.02. | Notice of Defaults | 33 |
| SECTION 5.03. | Certain Rights of Trustee | 34 |
| SECTION 5.04. | Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Notes | 35 |
| SECTION 5.05. | May Hold Notes | 35 |
| SECTION 5.06. | Money Held in Trust | 35 |
| SECTION 5.07. | Compensation and Reimbursement | 35 |
| SECTION 5.08. | Disqualification; Conflicting Interests | 36 |
| SECTION 5.09. | Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility | 36 |
| SECTION 5.10. | Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor | 37 |
| SECTION 5.11. | Acceptance of Appointment by Successor | 38 |
| SECTION 5.12. | Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business | 39 |
| SECTION 5.13. | Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer | 39 |
| SECTION 5.14. | Appointment of Authenticating Agent | 39 |
ARTICLE VI HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND OBLIGOR | ||
| SECTION 6.01. | Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders | 41 |
| SECTION 6.02. | Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders | 41 |
| SECTION 6.03. | Reports by Trustee | 41 |
| SECTION 6.04. | Reports by Issuer | 42 |
| SECTION 6.05. | Compliance Certificate | 42 |
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ARTICLE VII CONSOLIDATION, MERGER OR TRANSFER | ||
| SECTION 7.01. | When Issuer May Merge or Transfer Assets | 43 |
| SECTION 7.02. | Successor Entity Substituted | 43 |
ARTICLE VIII SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES | ||
| SECTION 8.01. | Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders | 43 |
| SECTION 8.02. | Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders | 44 |
| SECTION 8.03. | Execution of Supplemental Indentures | 45 |
| SECTION 8.04. | Effect of Supplemental Indentures | 46 |
| SECTION 8.05. | Conformity with Trust Indenture Act | 46 |
| SECTION 8.06. | Documents to Be Given to Trustee | 46 |
| SECTION 8.07. | Notation on Notes in Respect of Supplemental Indentures | 46 |
ARTICLE IX COVENANTS | ||
| SECTION 9.01. | Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest | 46 |
| SECTION 9.02. | Maintenance of Office or Agency | 47 |
| SECTION 9.03. | Money for Note Payments to be Held in Trust | 47 |
| SECTION 9.04. | Certificate to Trustee | 48 |
| SECTION 9.05. | Existence | 48 |
| SECTION 9.06. | Limitation on Liens | 48 |
| SECTION 9.07. | Limitation on Sale-Leaseback Transactions | 49 |
ARTICLE X REDEMPTION OF NOTES | ||
| SECTION 10.01. | Optional Redemption | 50 |
| SECTION 10.02. | Mandatory Redemption | 50 |
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THIS INDENTURE, between Skyworks Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), having its principal office at 5260 California Avenue, Irvine, California 92617, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), is made and entered into as of this 26th day of May, 2021.
RECITALS OF THE ISSUER
WHEREAS, the Issuer has duly authorized the issuance from time to time of its debt securities in one or more series (the “Notes”) up to such principal amount or amounts as may from time to time be authorized in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and to provide, among other things, for the authentication, delivery and administration thereof,
WHEREAS, the Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture; and
WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Issuer, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
NOW, THEREFORE:
In consideration of the premises and the purchases of the Notes by the Holders (as hereinafter defined) thereof, the Issuer and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders from time to time of the Notes or any series thereof as follows:
ARTICLE
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DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
SECTION 1.01. Definitions. For all purposes of this Indenture, and of any indenture supplemental hereto, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular;
(2) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act (as hereinafter defined), either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;
(3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP; and
(4) all references in this instrument to designated “Articles,” “Sections” and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and other subdivisions of this instrument as originally executed. The words “herein,” “hereof,” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section, or other subdivision.
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“Act” when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 1.04.
“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Attributable Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 9.07.
“Authenticating Agent” means any Person authorized by the Trustee to authenticate Notes under Section 5.14.
“Authentication Order” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(1).
“Bankruptcy Code” means title 11, U.S. Code, as amended, or any similar state or federal law for the relief of debtors.
“Board of Directors” means (i) the Board of Directors of the Issuer, (ii) any committee of such Board of Directors, (iii) any committee of officers of the Issuer or (iv) any officer of the Issuer, in the cases of clauses (ii)-(iv), authorized with respect to any matter to exercise the powers of the Board of Directors of the Issuer.
“Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Issuer to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
“Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions in New York City are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to be closed.
“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.
“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time after the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties on such date.
“Company Request” or “Company Order” means a written request or order, respectively, signed in the name of the Issuer by any Officer thereof and delivered to the Trustee.
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“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, as of the time of determination, (a) the total assets of the Issuer and its subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP minus (b) the sum of (i) current liabilities of the Company and its subsidiaries, except for current maturities of long-term Indebtedness and Capital Lease Obligations, and (ii) goodwill and other intangible assets of the Issuer and its subsidiaries, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, all as reflected in the most recent consolidated balance sheet prepared by the Issuer in accordance with GAAP contained in an annual report on Form 10-K or a quarterly report on Form 10-Q timely filed or any amendment thereto (and not subsequently disclaimed as not being reliable by the Issuer) prior to the time as of which “Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” is being determined.
“Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee in the City of New York at which at any particular time this Indenture shall be principally administered, which office at the date hereof is located at U.S. Bank National Association, 633 West Fifth Street, 24th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071; Attn: B. Scarbrough (Skyworks Solutions, Inc.).
“Covenant Defeasance” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02.
“Custodian” means the Person appointed by the Issuer to act as custodian for the Depositary, which Person shall be the Trustee unless and until a successor Person is appointed by the Issuer.
“Defaulted Interest” has the meaning specified in Section 2.06(2).
“Definitive Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with this Indenture.
“Depositary” means with respect to the Notes of any series issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person designated as Depositary for such series by the Issuer pursuant to Section 2.01 or 2.04, unless and until a successor Depositary for such series shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Depositary” with respect to the Notes of a series shall mean or include each Person who is then a Depositary hereunder with respect to such series.
“Discharged” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02.
“DTC” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(2).
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01.
“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (or any successor Act), as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America in effect on the date of the Indenture.
“Global Note” means each note in global form issued in accordance with this Indenture and bearing the Global Note Legend.
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“Global Note Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.01(2), which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued pursuant to this Indenture.
“Guarantee” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keep well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (2) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided, however, that the term “guarantee” will not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “guarantee,” when used as a verb, has a correlative meaning.
“Holder” and “Holder of Notes” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Security Register.
“Incur” means issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable for.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, obligations (other than Non-recourse Obligations) of such Person for borrowed money (including, without limitation, indebtedness for borrowed money evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments).
“Indenture” or “this Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Interest Payment Date,” when used with respect to any Note, means the date specified in such Note on which an installment of interest on such Note is scheduled to be paid.
“Issue Date” of any Note (or portion thereof) means the earlier of (a) the date of such Note or (b) the date of any Note (or portion thereof) for which such Note was issued (directly or indirectly) on registration of transfer, exchange or substitution.
“Legal Defeasance” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02.
“Maturity” when used with respect to any Note, means the date on which all or a portion of the principal amount outstanding under such Note becomes due and payable, whether on the Maturity Date or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption, or otherwise.
“Maturity Date” when used with respect to any Note or any installment of principal thereof, means the date specified in such Note as the fixed date on which the principal of such Note or such installment of principal becomes due and payable.
“Non-recourse Obligation” means Indebtedness or other obligations substantially related to the financing of a project involving the development or expansion of properties of the Issuer or any direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Issuer, as to which the obligee with respect to such indebtedness or obligation has no recourse to the Issuer or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Issuer or such subsidiary’s assets other than the assets which were acquired with the proceeds of such transaction or the project financed with the proceeds of such transaction (and the proceeds thereof).
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“Notes” has the meaning specified in the Recitals of the Issuer on the first page of this Indenture, including any replacement Notes issued therefor in accordance with this Indenture.
“Issuer” means Skyworks Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, unless and until a successor entity or assign shall have assumed the obligations of the Issuer under this Indenture and the Notes and thereafter “Issuer” shall mean such successor entity or assign.
“Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary or any Vice-President of the Issuer.
“Officer’s Certificate” means, with respect to any Person, a certificate signed on behalf of such Person by any Officer of such Person that meets the applicable requirements of this Indenture.
“Opinion of Counsel” means, with respect to the Issuer or the Trustee, a written opinion of counsel to the Issuer or the Trustee, as the case may be, which counsel may be an employee of the Issuer or the Trustee who is reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, as the case may be.
“Outstanding” when used with respect to the Notes or any series of Notes, means, as of the date of determination, all Notes or all Notes of such series, as the case may be, theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(a) such Notes or such Notes of such series, as the case may be, theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;
(b) such Notes or such Notes of such series, as the case may be, or portions thereof, for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any Paying Agent other than the Issuer, or, if the Issuer shall act as its own Paying Agent, has been set aside and segregated in trust by the Issuer; provided, in any case, that if such Notes or such Notes of such series, as the case may be, are to be redeemed prior to their Maturity Date, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to any redemption provision adopted under Section 2.01 of this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;
(c) such Notes or such Notes of such series, as the case may be, in exchange for or in lieu of which other Notes or other Notes of such series, as the case may be, have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, or which shall have been paid, in each case, pursuant to the terms of Section 2.05 (except with respect to any such Note or any such Note of such series, as the case may be, as to which proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that such Note or such Note of such series, as the case may be, is held by a person in whose hands such Notes or such Notes of such series, as the case may be, is a legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Issuer); and
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(d) solely to the extent provided in Article III, Notes or Notes of such series, as the case may be, which are subject to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance as provided in Section 3.02. In determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of such Notes or Notes of such series, as the case may be, Outstanding have given a direction concerning the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or concerning the exercise of any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under this Indenture, or concerning a consent on behalf of the Holders of the Notes or the Holders of the Notes of such series, as the case may be, to the waiver of any past default and its consequences, Notes or the Notes of such series, as the case may be, owned by the Issuer, any other obligor upon the Notes or Notes of such series, as the case may be, or any Affiliate of the Issuer or such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding. In determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, or waiver hereunder, only Notes or Notes of such series, as the case may be, which a Responsible Officer assigned to the corporate trust department of the Trustee knows to be owned by the Issuer or any other obligor upon the Notes or the Notes of such series, as the case may be, or any Affiliate of the Issuer or such other obligor shall be so disregarded. Notes or Notes of such series, as the case may be, so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to act as owner with respect to such Notes or Notes of such series, as the case may be, and that the pledgee is not the Issuer or any other obligor upon the Notes or the Notes of such series, as the case may be, or any Affiliate of the Issuer or such other obligor.
“Paying Agent” means any Person appointed by the Issuer to distribute amounts payable by the Issuer on the Notes. The Issuer may act as its own Paying Agent. As of the date of this Indenture, the Issuer has appointed the Trustee as Paying Agent with respect to all Notes issuable hereunder.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, or government, or political subdivision thereof.
“Place of Payment” means the place specified pursuant to Section 9.02.
“Predecessor Notes” of any particular Note means every previous Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Note; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Note authenticated and delivered under Section 2.05 in lieu of a lost, destroyed, mutilated, or stolen Note shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the lost, destroyed, mutilated, or stolen Note.
“Record Date” means any date as of which the Holder of a Note of any series will be determined for any purpose described herein, such determination to be made as of the close of business on such date by reference to the Security Register, and in relation to a determination of a payment of an installment of interest on the Notes of any series, shall have the meaning specified in such series of Notes.
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“Redemption Date” when used with respect to any Notes to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption in any notice of redemption issued pursuant to any redemption provision adopted under Section 2.01 of this Indenture.
“Redemption Price” when used with respect to any Notes to be redeemed, means the price specified in any optional redemption provision pursuant to Section 2.01(1)(v)(f).
“Registrar” means the Person who maintains the Security Register, which Person shall be the Trustee unless and until a successor Registrar is appointed by the Issuer.
“Responsible Officer” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer of the Trustee having direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter relating to this Indenture, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” has the meaning specified in Section 9.07.
“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (or any successor Act), as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Security Register” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04.
“Significant Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.
“Special Record Date” for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.06.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity 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 that date, owned, controlled or held by the parent or one or more Subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more Subsidiaries of the parent.
“Trust Indenture Act” or “TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, as in force as of the date hereof; provided that, with respect to every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Indenture, “Trust Indenture Act” or “TIA” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as then in effect.
“Trustee” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean, or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, “Trustee” as used with respect to the Notes of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to the Notes of that series.
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“U.S. Government Obligations” means (a) securities that are direct obligations of the United States of America, the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America and (b) securities that are obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, and also includes depository receipts issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any of the securities described in the preceding clauses (a) and (b), and any payment of interest or principal payable under any of the securities described in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) that is held by such custodian for the account of the holder of a depository receipt, provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt, or from any amount received by the custodian in respect of such securities, or from any specific payment of interest or principal payable under the securities evidenced by such depository receipt.
SECTION 1.02. Officer’s Certificates and Opinions. Every Officer’s Certificate, Opinion of Counsel and other certificate or opinion to be delivered to the Trustee under this Indenture with respect to any action to be taken by the Trustee shall include the following:
(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read all covenants and conditions of this Indenture relating to such proposed action, including the definitions of all applicable capitalized terms;
(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
(3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
(4) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
SECTION 1.03. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
(1) In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to the other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
(2) Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Issuer may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, legal counsel, unless such officer knows that any such certificate, opinion, or representation is erroneous. Any opinion of counsel for the Issuer may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Issuer, unless such counsel knows that any such certificate, opinion, or representation is erroneous.
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(3) Where any Person is required to make, give, or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions, or other instruments under this Indenture, such instruments may, but need not, be consolidated and form a single instrument.
SECTION 1.04. Acts of Holders.
(1) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and (if expressly required by the applicable terms of this Indenture) to the Issuer. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 5.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this Section 1.04.
(2) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness to such execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by an officer of a corporation or a member of a partnership, on behalf of such corporation or partnership, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.
(3) The ownership of Notes shall for all purposes be determined by reference to the Security Register, as such register shall exist as of the applicable Record Date.
(4) If the Issuer shall solicit from the Holders any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, the Issuer may, at its option, by Board Resolution, fix in advance a Record Date for the determination of Holders entitled to give such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, but the Issuer shall have no obligation to do so. If such Record Date is fixed, such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action may be given before or after such Record Date, but only the Holders of record at the close of business on such Record Date shall be deemed to be Holders for the purpose of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of Notes Outstanding have authorized or agreed or consented to such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, and for that purpose the Notes Outstanding shall be computed as of such Record Date; provided that no such authorization, agreement or consent by the Holders on such Record Date shall be deemed effective unless it shall become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six months after such Record Date.
(5) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Note shall bind each subsequent Holder of such Note, and each Holder of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, with respect to anything done or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Issuer in reliance upon such action, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.
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SECTION 1.05. Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Issuer. Any request, order, authorization, direction, consent, waiver or other action to be taken by the Trustee, the Issuer or the Holders hereunder (including any Authentication Order), and any notice to be given to the Trustee or the Issuer with respect to any action taken or to be taken by the Trustee, the Issuer or the Holders hereunder, shall be sufficient if made in writing and
(1) if to be furnished or delivered to or filed with the Trustee by the Issuer or any Holder, delivered to the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, or
(2) if to be furnished or delivered to the Issuer by the Trustee or any Holder, and except as otherwise provided in Section 4.01(3), mailed to the Issuer, first-class postage prepaid, at the following address: c/o Skyworks Solutions, Inc., 5260 California Avenue, Irvine, California 92617 Attention: Contracts and General Counsel, Facsimile No.: (949) 725-1772, Telephone No.: (949) 231-3000 or at any other address hereafter furnished in writing by the Issuer to the Trustee.
SECTION 1.06. Notice to Holders; Waiver. Where this Indenture or any Note provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise expressly provided herein or in such Note) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at his or her address as it appears in the Security Register as of the applicable Record Date, if any, not later than the latest date or earlier than the earliest date prescribed by this Indenture or such Note for the giving of such notice; provided, that if the Holder to which any such notice or communication is to be mailed, delivered or otherwise transmitted is a Depositary or its nominee, such notice or communication may instead be given by such other means as may be required or permitted by the procedures of the Depositary. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice nor any defect in any notice so mailed to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture or any Note provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver. In case, by reason of the suspension of regular mail service as a result of a strike, work stoppage or otherwise, it shall be impractical to mail notice of any event to any Holder when such notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture or the applicable Note, then any method of notification as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee and the Issuer shall be deemed to be sufficient for the giving of such notice.
SECTION 1.07. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision hereof which is required to be included in this Indenture by any of the provisions of the TIA, such required provision shall control.
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SECTION 1.08. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents hereof are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of any provision of this Indenture.
SECTION 1.09. Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Issuer shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
SECTION 1.10. Separability Clause. In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
SECTION 1.11. Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in any Notes, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, their successors hereunder, the Authenticating Agent, the Registrar, any Paying Agent, and the Holders of Notes (or such of them as may be affected thereby), any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
SECTION 1.12. Governing Law. THIS INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO RULES GOVERNING THE CONFLICT OF LAWS.
SECTION 1.13. Counterparts. This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Indenture or any document to be signed in connection with this Indenture shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by electronic means. Any communication sent to Trustee under this Indenture that requires a signature must be in the form of a document that is signed manually or by way of a digital signature provided by DocuSign or Conga Sign (or such other digital signature provider as specified in writing to Trustee by an authorized representative of the Issuer). The Issuer agrees to assume all risks arising out of its use of digital signatures and electronic methods to submit communications to Trustee, including the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.
SECTION 1.14. Legal Holidays. In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Maturity Date or other payment date shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or of the Notes) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Maturity Date or other payment date; provided that no interest shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Maturity Date or other payment date, as the case may be.
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SECTION 1.15. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE ISSUER AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
SECTION 1.16. U.S.A. Patriot Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the U.S.A. Patriot Act.
ARTICLE
II
THE NOTES
SECTION 2.01. Form and Dating.
(1) General.
(i) The Notes of each series shall be substantially in such form (not inconsistent with this Indenture) as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, Officer’s Certificate or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture and may have imprinted or otherwise reproduced thereon such legend or legends, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, as may be required to comply with any law, stock exchange rule or DTC rule or usage or with any rules or regulations pursuant thereto, all as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the Officers executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution of the Notes. Any portion of the text of any Note may be set forth on the reverse thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the face of the Note. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Issuer shall furnish any such legends to the Trustee in writing.
(ii) The Definitive Notes, if any, shall be printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of those methods on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner permitted by any applicable rule of any securities exchange, all as determined by the Officers executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution of such Notes.
(iii) The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Issuer and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall, however, limit the effect of the second paragraph of Section 2.02(1). However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling. All Notes of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to such resolution of the Board of Directors or in any such indenture supplemental hereto.
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(iv) No Note shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Note a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual signature of an authorized officer, and such certificate upon any Note shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.
(v) The aggregate principal amount of Notes which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Notes may be issued in one or more series. There shall be established in or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors and set forth in an Officer’s Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Notes of any series:
(a) the title of the Notes of the series (which shall distinguish the Notes of the series from all other Notes);
(b) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of the series that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes of the series pursuant to Section 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 8.07 or any optional redemption provision pursuant to Section 2.01(1)(v)(f));
(c) the date or dates on which the principal of the Notes of the series is payable;
(d) the rate or rates at which the Notes of the series shall bear interest, if any, or the method by which such rate shall be determined, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which such interest shall be payable and the Record Dates, if any, for the determination of Holders to whom interest is payable;
(e) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on the Notes of the series shall be payable;
(f) any optional redemption, mandatory redemption, sinking fund and any change of control put provisions;
(g) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of Notes of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 4.02;
(h) the issue date;
(i) the designation of the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of the principal of, premium and interest, if any, on the Notes of the series will be made if other than U.S. dollars;
(j) the provisions, if any, relating to any security provided for the Notes of the series, and any subordination in right of payment, if any, of the Notes of the series;
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(k) the issue price (expressed as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes) at which the Notes will be issued;
(l) if the Notes of the series are issuable in whole or in part in the form of Definitive Notes or as one or more Global Notes, and if so, the identity of the Depositary for such Global Notes if other than DTC;
(m) any other terms of the series (which may supplement, modify or delete any provisions of this Indenture);
(n) if the Notes of such series will be convertible into or exchangeable for shares of common stock, preferred stock or other securities of the Issuer or any other Person, the terms and conditions upon which such Notes will be so convertible or exchangeable;
(o) any additions to, deletions of or changes in the Events of Default which apply to the Notes of the series; and
(p) any covenants of the Issuer with respect to the Notes of a particular series if not set forth herein.
Notwithstanding Section 2.01(1)(v)(b) and unless otherwise expressly provided with respect to a series of Notes, the aggregate principal amount of a series of Notes may be increased and additional Notes of such series may be issued up to the maximum aggregate principal amount authorized with respect to such series as increased; provided that, any such additional Notes shall have identical terms as the outstanding Notes of such series, other than with respect to the date of issuance, issue price, first Interest Payment Date, interest accrual date and amount of interest payable on the first Interest Payment Date applicable thereto; provided further, that any such additional Notes shall be treated as a single class with the outstanding Notes of such series for all purposes under this Indenture.
(2) Global Notes.
(i) If the Issuer shall establish pursuant to Section 2.01(1) above that the Notes of a series or a portion thereof are to be issued in the form of one or more Global Notes, then the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery one or more Global Notes that (a) shall represent and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all of the Notes of such series issued in such form and not yet cancelled, (b) shall be registered, in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Note pursuant to Section 2.04, or in the name of a nominee of such Depositary, (c) shall be deposited with the Trustee, as Custodian for the Depositary, and (d) shall bear a legend substantially as follows (“Global Note Legend”):
THIS IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREINAFTER.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
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(ii) Each Depositary designated pursuant to Section 2.01 or 2.04 for a Global Note must, at the time of its designation and at all times while it serves as Depositary, be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and any other applicable statute or regulation, provided that the Depositary is required to be so registered in order to act as depositary.
(iii) Any Global Note may be represented by more than one certificate. The aggregate principal amount of each Global Note may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Registrar, as provided in this Indenture.
(3) Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication.
The Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication shall be in substantially the following form:
This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Trustee | ||
| By: | ||
| Authorized signatory | ||
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SECTION 2.02. Execution and Authentication.
(1) At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuer may deliver Notes of any series executed on behalf of the Issuer by any Officer to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee, upon receipt of a written order of the Issuer specifying the principal amount and registered Holder of each Note and whether such Note shall be a Definitive Note or a Global Note, and signed by an Officer (the “Authentication Order”) shall thereupon in accordance with the procedures acceptable to the Trustee set forth in the Authentication Order, and subject to the provisions hereof, authenticate and deliver such Notes to or upon the written order of the Issuer, without any further action by the Issuer except as set forth in this Section 2.02. The signature of any Officer on the Notes may be manual, facsimile or by other electronic means. Typographical and other minor errors or defects in any such signature shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any Note that has been duly authenticated and delivered by the Trustee. In authenticating such Notes and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Notes, the Trustee shall receive, and (subject to Section 5.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon:
(a) a copy of the Board Resolution relating to such series;
(b) an executed supplemental indenture, if any, and the documentation required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.06;
(c) an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the form or forms and terms of the Notes of such series pursuant to Section 2.01(1)(v), and prepared in accordance with Section 1.02; and
(d) an Opinion of Counsel, prepared in accordance with Section 1.02.
(2) Notes bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time on or after the date hereof the proper officers of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Notes or did not hold such offices at the date of such Notes.
(3) The Notes shall be in fully registered form, without coupons, in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, unless otherwise specified in the Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture relating to a particular series of Notes.
SECTION 2.03. Temporary Notes. Until certificates representing Notes of a series are ready for delivery, the Issuer may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate and deliver temporary Notes of such series. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Issuer considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate Definitive Notes of a series in exchange for temporary Notes of such series. Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.
SECTION 2.04. Registration, Transfer and Exchange.
(1) Securities Register. The Trustee shall keep a register of the Notes (the “Security Register”) which shall provide for the registration of such Notes, and for transfers of such Notes in accordance with information, if any, to be provided to the Trustee by the Issuer, subject to such reasonable regulations as the Trustee may prescribe. Such register shall be in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time. At all reasonable times the information contained in such register or registers shall be available for inspection at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or at such other office or agency to be maintained by the Issuer pursuant to Section 9.02.
Upon due presentation for registration of transfer of any Note at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or at any other office or agency maintained by the Issuer pursuant to Section 9.02, the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of authorized denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount, series and Maturity Date.
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(2) Transfer of Global Notes. Any other provision of this Section 2.04 notwithstanding, unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Definitive Notes, a Global Note representing all or a portion of the Notes of a series may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of such Depositary, or by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary, or by such Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.
The Issuer initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes of each series.
(3) Legends.
Each Global Note shall bear the legend specified in clause (i) of Section 2.01(2) on the face thereof.
(4) Definitive Notes.
(i) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or the Notes, a Global Note may be exchanged for Notes of the same series registered in the names of any Person designated by the Depositary in the event that (a) the Depositary has notified the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Note or such Depositary has ceased to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act, at a time when the Depositary is required to be so registered in order to act as depositary, and the Issuer has not appointed a successor Depositary within 90 days of receiving such notice or of becoming aware of such cessation, (b) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the applicable Notes, or (c) the Issuer, in its sole discretion, determines that the applicable Notes issued in the form of Global Notes shall no longer be represented by such Global Notes as evidenced by a Company Order delivered to the Trustee. Any Global Note exchanged pursuant to clause (a) or (c) above shall be so exchanged in whole and not in part and any Global Note exchanged pursuant to clause (b) above may be exchanged in whole or from time to time in part as directed by the Depositary. Any Note issued in exchange for a Global Note of the same series or any portion thereof shall be a Global Note, provided that any such Note so issued that is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof shall not be a Global Note.
(ii) If at any time the Depositary for the Notes of any series notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Notes or if the Depositary has ceased to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act at a time when the Depositary is required to be so registered in order to act as depositary, the Issuer may within 90 days of receiving such notice or of becoming aware of such cessation appoint a successor Depositary with respect to such Notes.
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(iii) If, in accordance with this Section 2.04(4), Notes of any series in global form will no longer be represented by Global Notes, the Issuer will execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will authenticate and make available for delivery, Definitive Notes of such series in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Notes of such series, in exchange for such Global Notes.
(iv) If a Definitive Note is issued in exchange for any portion of a Global Note after the close of business at the office or agency where such exchange occurs on any Record Date for the payment of interest and before the opening of business at such office or agency on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall not be payable on such Interest Payment Date in respect of such Definitive Notes, but shall be payable on such Interest Payment Date only to the Person to whom interest in respect of such portion of such Global Note is payable in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
(v) Definitive Notes issued in exchange for a Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.04(4) shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee. Upon execution and authentication, the Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee (or an Authenticating Agent appointed pursuant to this Indenture) shall authenticate and make available for delivery Definitive Notes at the Registrar’s request, and upon direction of the Issuer. No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer or the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange.
(vi) When Definitive Notes are presented to the Trustee with a request to register the transfer of such Definitive Notes or to exchange such Definitive Notes for an equal principal amount of Definitive Notes of other authorized denominations of the same series, the Trustee shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however, that the Definitive Notes surrendered for transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
(vii) At such time as all interests in Global Notes of any series have either been exchanged for Definitive Notes of such series or cancelled, such Global Notes shall be cancelled by the Trustee in accordance with the standing procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary and the Custodian. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a Global Note of any series is exchanged for Definitive Notes of such series or cancelled, the principal amount of such Global Note shall, in accordance with the standing procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary and the Custodian, be reduced and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note, by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such reduction.
(5) Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, (i) all Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange, (ii) all transfers and exchanges of the Notes may be made only in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Indenture, and (iii) the transfer and exchange of a beneficial interest in a Global Note may only be effected through the Depositary in accordance with the procedures promulgated by the Depositary.
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(6) The Issuer shall not be required to (i) issue, register the transfer of, or exchange any Note during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of Notes under any optional redemption provision pursuant to Section 2.01(1)(v)(f) and ending at the close of business on the date of such mailing or (ii) register the transfer of or exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except, in the case of any Note to be redeemed in part, the portion thereof not to be redeemed.
SECTION 2.05. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes.
(1) If (i) any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee, or the Issuer and the Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note and (ii) there is delivered to the Issuer and the Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless from any loss, liability or expense that they may suffer if such Note is replaced and subsequently presented or otherwise claimed for payment, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer or the Trustee that such Note has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Issuer may in its discretion execute and, upon request of the Issuer, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a new Note of like tenor, series, Maturity Date, and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
(2) In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note has become or is about to become due and payable, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note.
(3) Upon the issuance of any new Note under this Section 2.05, the Issuer may require the payment by the Holder thereof of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
(4) Every new Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.05 in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder.
(5) The provisions of this Section 2.05 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.
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SECTION 2.06. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
(1) Interest on any Note which is payable and is punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date shall, if so provided in such Note, be paid to the Person in whose name that Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the applicable Record Date, notwithstanding any transfer or exchange of such Note subsequent to such Record Date and prior to such Interest Payment Date (unless, if so provided in such Note, such Interest Payment Date is also the Maturity Date, in which case such interest shall be payable to the Person to whom principal is payable).
(2) Any interest on any Note which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered Holder on the applicable Record Date by virtue of his having been such Holder; and, except as hereinafter provided, such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Issuer, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (i) or (ii) below:
(i) The Issuer may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names any such Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each such Note and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Issuer shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 nor less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee and, upon request, the Trustee shall, in the name and at the expense of the Issuer, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Holder of each such Note at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been mailed as aforesaid, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names such Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (ii).
(ii) The Issuer may make payment of any Defaulted Interest in any other lawful manner if, after notice given by the Issuer to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause (ii), such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
(3) If any installment of interest on any Note called for redemption pursuant to any optional redemption provision under Section 2.01(1)(v)(f) is due and payable on or prior to the Redemption Date and is not paid or duly provided for on or prior to the Redemption Date in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.06, such interest shall be payable as part of the Redemption Price of such Notes.
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(4) Interest on Notes may be paid at the office or agency maintained by the Issuer in the United States pursuant to Section 9.02 or, at the Issuer’s option, through DTC, Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, or Euroclear System to the Person entitled thereto or by such other means as may be specified in the form of such Note.
(5) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.06 and the provisions of Section 2.04, each Note delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Note.
SECTION 2.07. Persons Deemed Owners.
(1) Prior to due presentment of a Note for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee, and any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered on the Security Register as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal, premium, if any, and (subject to Section 2.06) interest, and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note is overdue and neither the Issuer, the Trustee, nor any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
(2) None of the Issuer, the Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, the Registrar or any Co-Registrar will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Note or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests and each of them may act or refrain from acting without liability on any information relating to such records provided by the Depositary.
SECTION 2.08. Cancellation. All Notes surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and, if not already cancelled, shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Issuer may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Issuer may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Notes so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. Acquisition of such Notes by the Issuer shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the indebtedness represented by such Notes unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. No Note shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Notes cancelled as provided in this Section 2.08, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee shall dispose of all cancelled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures and, upon written request, deliver a certificate of such disposition to the Issuer.
SECTION 2.09. Computation of Interest. Interest on the Notes shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, unless otherwise specified in the Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture relating to a particular series of Notes.
SECTION 2.10. CUSIP Numbers. The Issuer in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” and “ISIN” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use the CUSIP or ISIN numbers, as the case may be, in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP or ISIN number, as the case may be, either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes. The Issuer will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP or ISIN number.
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ARTICLE
III
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
SECTION 3.01. Discharge of Indenture. This Indenture will be discharged with respect to the Notes of a series and will cease to be of further effect as to all such Notes (except as to any surviving rights of transfer or exchange of such Notes expressly provided for herein), and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute such instruments reasonably requested by the Issuer acknowledging the discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes of such series, when
(1) either
(i) all Notes of such series theretofore authenticated and delivered (except (a) mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed Notes which have been replaced or paid, as provided in Section 2.05 and (b) Notes of such series for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 3.05) have been delivered by the Issuer to the Trustee cancelled or for cancellation; or
(ii) all such Notes of such series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee cancelled or for cancellation:
(a) have become due and payable, or
(b) will, in accordance with their Maturity Date, become due and payable within one year, or
(c) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer, and, in any of the cases described in (a) or (b) above or in this clause (c), the Issuer has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee, as trust funds in trust for the benefit of the Holders of such Notes for that purpose, U.S. dollars or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations or a combination thereof in such amounts sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes of such series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee cancelled or for cancellation, for principal of and interest and premium, if any, on the Notes of such series to the date of such deposit (in the case of Notes of such series that have become due and payable), or to the Maturity Date or the Redemption Date, as the case may be;
(2) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable by it with respect to the Notes of such series under this Indenture;
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(3) in the event of a deposit and defeasance under Section 3.01(1)(ii), no Event of Default or event which with notice or lapse of time would become an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes of such series on the date of such deposit; and
(4) the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent to the discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes of such series have been complied with.
Notwithstanding the discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes of such series, the obligations of the Issuer under Section 3.01(1) and the obligations of the Issuer to the Trustee under Section 5.07 and to any Authenticating Agent under Section 5.14 shall survive, and the obligations of the Trustee under Sections 3.03 and 3.05 shall survive.
SECTION 3.02. Defeasance and Discharge of Covenants upon Deposit of Moneys, U.S. Government Obligations. At the Issuer’s option, either (a) the Issuer shall be deemed to have been Discharged (as defined below) from its obligations with respect to the Notes of any series (“Legal Defeasance”) and/or (b) the Issuer shall cease to be under any obligation to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in Sections 4.01(3), 4.01(7), 9.05, 9.06 and 9.07 (and any other Sections, covenants or Events of Default applicable to such Notes that are determined pursuant to Section 2.01 to be subject to this provision) with respect to the Notes of such series at any time after the applicable conditions set forth below have been satisfied (“Covenant Defeasance”):
(1) The Issuer shall have deposited or caused to be deposited irrevocably with the Trustee, as trust funds, in trust, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of the Notes of such series, an amount of money, in cash in U.S. dollars sufficient, or in non-callable U.S. Government Obligations, the principal of and interest on which, when due, will be sufficient, or a combination thereof, sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes of such series with respect to principal, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Notes of any series that have become due and payable), or to the Maturity Date or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
(2) No Event of Default, or event which with notice or lapse of time would become an Event of Default with respect to the Notes of such series, shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or, with respect to an Event of Default described in Section 4.01(5) or 4.01(6), at any time in the period ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit;
(3) The Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance and discharge contemplated by this Section 3.02 have been complied with, and:
(i) in the case of an Opinion of Counsel relating to a Legal Defeasance, stating that:
(A) the Issuer has received from the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or
(B) since the date hereof there has been a change in the applicable Federal income tax law, to the effect, in either case, that and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that the holders of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same time as would have been the case if such defeasance has not occurred, which Opinion of Counsel (in the case of a Legal Defeasance) must be based upon a ruling of the Internal Revenue Service to the same effect or a change in applicable Federal income tax law or related treasury regulations after the date of this Indenture;
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(ii) in the case of an Opinion of Counsel relating to a Covenant Defeasance, stating that the deposit and defeasance contemplated by this Section 3.02 will not cause the Holders of the Notes of such series to recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of the Issuer’s exercise of its option under this Section 3.02 and such Holders will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such option had not been exercised.
If in connection with the exercise by the Issuer of any option under this Section 3.02, any series of Notes is to be redeemed, either notice of such redemption shall have been duly given pursuant to any redemption provision adopted under Section 2.01 of this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee shall have been made.
If the Issuer exercises its option under Section 3.02(a), payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default with respect thereto. If the Issuer exercises its option under Section 3.02(b), payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default specified in Sections 4.01(6) and (7) with respect to Articles VII or IX.
Notwithstanding the exercise by the Issuer of its option under Section 3.02(b) with respect to Section 7.01, the obligation of any successor entity to assume the obligations to the Trustee under Section 5.07 shall not be discharged.
“Discharged” means, as to any series of Notes, that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by, and obligations under, the Notes of such series and to have satisfied all the obligations under this Indenture relating to such series of Notes (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except (A) the rights of Holders of Notes of such series to receive, from the trust fund described in clause (1) above, payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and the interest, if any, on such series of Notes when such payments are due; (B) the Issuer’s obligations with respect to such Notes under Sections 2.04, 2.05, 3.02(1), 3.03, and 9.02 and its obligations under Section 5.07; and (C) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder.
SECTION 3.03. Application of Trust Money. All money and U.S. Government Obligations deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 and all proceeds of such U.S. Government Obligations and the interest thereon shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuer acting as its own Paying Agent), as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal, premium, if any, and interest, for whose payment such money and U.S. Government Obligations have been deposited with the Trustee; but such money and U.S. Government Obligations need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
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SECTION 3.04. Paying Agent to Repay Moneys Held. Upon the discharge of this Indenture or a Legal Defeasance, in each case, with respect to the Notes of a series, all moneys then held by any Paying Agent under the provisions of this Indenture with respect to such Notes (other than the Trustee) shall, upon demand of the Issuer, be repaid to it or paid to the Trustee, and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such moneys.
SECTION 3.05. Return of Unclaimed Amounts. Subject to applicable abandoned property law, any amounts deposited with or paid to the Trustee or any Paying Agent for payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any series of Notes or then held by the Issuer, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any series of Notes and not applied but remaining unclaimed by the Holders of such series of Notes for two years after the date upon which the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on such series of Notes, as the case may be, shall have become due and payable, shall be repaid to the Issuer by the Trustee on demand or (if then held by the Issuer) shall be discharged from such Trust; and the Holder of any Notes of such series shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer for any payment which such Holder may be entitled to collect (until such time as such unclaimed amounts shall escheat, if at all, to any applicable jurisdiction) and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuer as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee or Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Issuer cause to be published once a week for two successive weeks (in each case on any day of the week) in a newspaper printed in the English language and customarily published at least once a day at least five days in each calendar week and of general circulation in the Borough of Manhattan, in the City and State of New York, a notice that said amounts have not been so applied and that after a date named therein any unclaimed balance of said amounts then remaining will be promptly returned to the Issuer.
SECTION 3.06. Reinstatement. If the Trustee or any Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with Section 3.03 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture and the Holders of Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 3.01 until such time as the Trustee or such Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 3.03.
ARTICLE
IV
REMEDIES
SECTION 4.01. Events of Default. “Event of Default,” wherever used herein, means with respect to Notes of any series, any of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
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(1) default in the payment of any principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes of such series when due (whether at maturity, upon optional redemption or otherwise);
(2) default in the payment of any interest on any Note of such series, when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days;
(3) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant, warranty or agreement (other than a default or breach under Section 7.01 or any other covenant or warranty a default in which is elsewhere dealt with in this Indenture) of the Issuer under this Indenture in respect of the Notes of such series, and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after a Notice of Default is given to the Issuer;
(4) a default in the performance, or breach, of the Issuer’s obligations under Section 7.01;
(5) the entry of an order for relief against the Issuer under the Bankruptcy Code by a court having jurisdiction in the premises or a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises adjudging the Issuer as bankrupt or insolvent under any other applicable Federal or state law, or the entry of a decree or order approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Issuer under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable Federal or state law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Issuer or of any substantial part of their respective properties, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of their respective affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days;
(6) the consent by the Issuer to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against any of them, or the filing by the Issuer of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable Federal or state law, or the consent by the Issuer to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Issuer or of any substantial part of their respective properties, or the making by the Issuer of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by the Issuer in writing of the Issuer’s inability to pay debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Issuer in furtherance of any such action; and
(7) (a) a failure to make any payment at maturity, including any applicable grace period, on any Indebtedness of the Issuer (other than Indebtedness of the Issuer owing to any of its Subsidiaries) outstanding in an amount in excess of $200 million or its foreign currency equivalent at the time and continuance of this failure to pay or (b) a default on any indebtedness of the Issuer (other than Indebtedness owing to any of its Subsidiaries), which default results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness in an amount in excess of $200 million or its foreign currency equivalent at the time without such Indebtedness having been discharged or the acceleration having been cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, in the case of clause (a) or (b) above; provided, however, that if any failure, default or acceleration referred to in clauses 7(a) or (b) ceases or is cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, then the event of default under the Indenture will be deemed cured.
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A default under clause (3) above is not an Event of Default until the Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes of such series then outstanding notify the Issuer of the default and the Issuer does not cure such default within the time specified after receipt of such notice. Such notice must specify the default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default.”
The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officer’s Certificate of any event that with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default, its status and what action the Issuer is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. Upon becoming aware of any default or Event of Default, the Issuer is required to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such default or Event of Default.
No Event of Default with respect to a single series of Notes issued hereunder (and under or pursuant to any supplemental indenture or Board Resolution) necessarily constitutes an Event of Default with respect to any other series of Notes.
SECTION 4.02. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
(1) If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (5) or (6) of Section 4.01) with respect to the Notes of any series occurs and is continuing, then either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes of such series may declare the principal of all Outstanding Notes of such series, and the interest to the date of acceleration, if any, accrued thereon, to be immediately due and payable by notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the Trustee if given by Holders) specifying the event of default. If an Event of Default described in clause (5) or (6) of Section 4.01 occurs, then the principal amount of all the Notes then outstanding and interest accrued thereon, if any, will become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or the Holders of the Notes, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
(2) At any time after such a declaration of acceleration has been made with respect to the Notes of any series and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article IV provided, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes of such series by written notice to the Issuer and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and waive such event of default and its consequences, except with respect to a default in respect of a covenant or provision of this Indenture which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected thereby, if:
(i) the Issuer has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay:
(a) all overdue installments of interest, if any, on such series of Notes,
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(b) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any such series of Notes which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, and interest thereon at the rate prescribed therefor by the Notes of such series, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful,
(c) interest on overdue installments of interest at the rate prescribed therefor by the Notes of such series to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, and
(d) the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its agents and counsel, and all other amounts due the Trustee under Section 5.07; and
(ii) all Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal, premium or interest of the Notes of such series which have become due solely by such acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 4.13.
(3) No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
SECTION 4.03. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement.
(1) The Issuer covenants that if:
(i) default is made in the payment of any installment of interest on any Note of any series when such interest becomes due and payable, or
(ii) default is made in the payment of (or premium, if any, on) the principal of any Note of any series at the Maturity thereof, and
(iii) any such default continues for any period of grace provided in relation to such default pursuant to Section 4.01,
then, with respect to such series of Notes, the Issuer shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes of such series, the whole amount then due and payable on all Notes of such series for principal (and premium, if any) and interest, together with interest (to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable) upon the overdue principal (and premium, if any) and upon overdue installments of interest at the rate of interest prescribed therefor by the Notes of such series; and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Trustee under Section 5.07.
(2) If the Issuer fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against the Issuer or any other obligor upon such Notes and collect the money adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Issuer or any other obligor upon such Notes, wherever situated.
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(3) If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to any series of Notes, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of such series of Notes by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
SECTION 4.04. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
(1) In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition, or other judicial proceeding relative to the Issuer or any obligor upon the Notes or the property of the Issuer or of such other obligor or their creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on the Issuer for the payment of overdue principal or interest) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise,
(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal, premium, if any, and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Notes, and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary and advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements, and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and all other amounts due the Trustee under Section 5.07) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceedings, and
(ii) to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator (or other similar official) in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its agent and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 5.07.
(2) Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
SECTION 4.05. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes. All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Notes of any series may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes of such series or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee and its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes of such series.
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SECTION 4.06. Application of Money Collected. Any money or property collected by the Trustee from the Issuer pursuant to this Article IV shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, upon presentation of the Notes of any series and the notation thereon of the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof, if fully paid:
First: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 5.07.
Second: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon such series of Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind.
Third: To the Issuer.
SECTION 4.07. Limitation on Suits. No Holder of any Note of any series may institute any action under this Indenture, unless and until:
(1) such Holder has given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Notes of such series;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes of such series have made a written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(3) such Holder or Holders has or have offered the Trustee, and if requested, provided indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;
(4) the Trustee has failed to institute any such proceeding for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity; and
(5) no inconsistent direction has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes of such series;
it being understood and intended that no one or more Holders of Notes of any series shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holders of Notes of such series, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and proportionate benefit of all the Holders of all Notes of such series.
SECTION 4.08. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Note shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal, premium, if any, and (subject to Section 2.06) interest on such Note on or after the Maturity Date (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective date, and such right shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.
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SECTION 4.09. Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, then and in every such case the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
SECTION 4.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative. Except as provided in Section 2.05(5), no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right or remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
SECTION 4.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver. No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Note to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article IV or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
SECTION 4.12. Control by Holders. The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Notes of such series provided that:
(1) the Trustee is offered, and, if requested, provided indemnity or security satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;
(2) the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that the action so directed may not lawfully be taken or would conflict with this Indenture or if the Trustee in good faith shall, by a Responsible Officer, determine that the proceedings so directed would involve it in personal liability or be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such direction, and
(3) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.
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SECTION 4.13. Waiver of Past Defaults. Subject to Section 4.02, the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes of any series may, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes of such series, waive any past default hereunder with respect to the Notes of such series, except a default not theretofore cured:
(1) in the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Notes of such series, or
(2) in respect of a covenant or provision in this Indenture which, under Article VIII, cannot be modified without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note of such series.
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
SECTION 4.14. Undertaking for Costs. All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Note by his acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section 4.14 shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder or group of Holders holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes of any series to which the suit relates, or to any suit instituted by any Holder pursuant to Section 4.08.
SECTION 4.15. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. The Issuer covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law (other than any bankruptcy law) wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.
ARTICLE
V
THE TRUSTEE
SECTION 5.01. Certain Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee.
(1) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to a series of Notes:
(i) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties with respect to such series of Notes as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to such series of Notes shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
(ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.
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(2) If an Event of Default with respect to a series of Notes has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture with respect to such series of Notes and any indenture supplemental hereto relating to such series of Notes, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
(3) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:
(i) this Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of Section 5.01(1);
(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes of any series relating to the time, method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee with respect to such series of Notes, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture with respect to such series of Notes; and
(iv) no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial loss, expense or liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
(4) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 5.01.
SECTION 5.02. Notice of Defaults. Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default hereunder with respect to any series of Notes for which a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of Notes of such series, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register, notice of such default hereunder known to the Trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of or interest or premium, if any, on any Note of such series, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the Trustee determines in good faith that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Outstanding Notes of such series and; provided, further, that, in the case of any default of the type specified in clause (3) of Section 4.01, no such notice to Holders of Notes of such series shall be given until at least 60 days after the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section 5.02, the term “default” means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.
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SECTION 5.03. Certain Rights of Trustee. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.01:
(1) the Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
(2) any request or direction of the Issuer described herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
(3) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officer’s Certificate;
(4) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
(5) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered, and, if requested, provided to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the losses, costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
(6) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney;
(7) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;
(8) the permissive rights of the Trustee enumerated herein shall not be construed as duties.
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(9) the Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss or profit irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action;
(10) the Trustee shall not be required to give any note, bond, or surety in respect of the execution of the trusts and powers under this Indenture; and
(11) the Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, or acts of God; earthquakes; fire; flood; terrorism; wars and other military disturbances, sabotage; epidemics; pandemics; riots; interruptions; loss or malfunction of utilities; computer (hardware or software) or communication services; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil or military authorities and governmental action.
SECTION 5.04. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Notes. The recitals contained herein and in the Notes, except the certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Notes. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Issuer of the Notes or the proceeds thereof. The Trustee shall not be charged with notice or knowledge of any Event of Default under clause (6) of Section 4.01 or of the identity of a Significant Subsidiary of the Issuer unless either (i) a Responsible Officer of the Trustee assigned to and working in its Corporate Trust Office shall have actual knowledge thereof or (ii) notice thereof shall have been given to the Trustee in accordance with Section 1.05 from the Issuer or any Holder.
SECTION 5.05. May Hold Notes. The Trustee or any Paying Agent, Registrar, or other agent of the Issuer, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and, subject to Sections 5.08 and 5.12, may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar, or such other agent.
SECTION 5.06. Money Held in Trust. Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed with the Issuer.
SECTION 5.07. Compensation and Reimbursement. The Issuer covenants and agrees:
(1) to pay the Trustee from time to time, and the Trustee shall be entitled to, compensation as may be agreed in writing for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the reasonable expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith; and
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(3) to indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.
The Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Notes upon all property and funds held by it hereunder for any amount owing it or any retiring Trustee pursuant to this Section 5.07, except with respect to funds held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Notes.
Without prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under applicable law, when the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in clause (5) or (6) of Section 4.01, such expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel) and compensation for such services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar law.
The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee.
SECTION 5.08. Disqualification; Conflicting Interests. If the Trustee has or shall acquire any conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, it shall either eliminate such interest or resign as Trustee, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. The Trustee is subject to and shall comply with the provisions of Section 310(b) of the TIA during the period of time required by this Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture shall prevent the Trustee from filing with the SEC the application referred to in the penultimate paragraph of Section 310(b) of the TIA.
SECTION 5.09. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility. There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that shall be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any State or Territory thereof or of the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 5.09, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.09, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article V.
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SECTION 5.10. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
(1) No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article V shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 5.11.
(2) The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Notes of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Issuer. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 5.11 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Notes of such series.
(3) The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Notes of any series by Act of the Holders of 66 2/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the Issuer.
(4) If at any time:
(i) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 5.08 after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Note for at least six months, or
(ii) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 5.09 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Issuer or by any such Holder, or
(iii) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then, in any such case, (A) the Issuer by a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee with respect to all Notes, or (B) subject to Section 4.14, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Note for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Notes and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees.
(5) If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Notes of one or more series, the Issuer, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Notes of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Notes of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Notes of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 5.11. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Notes of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of 66 2/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes of such series delivered to the Issuer and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 5.11, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Notes of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Notes of any series shall have been so appointed by the Issuer or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 5.11, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Note of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Notes of such series.
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(6) The Issuer shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Notes of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Notes of any series to all Holders of Notes of such series in the manner provided in Section 1.06. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Notes of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
SECTION 5.11. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor. In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Notes, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuer and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Issuer or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its reasonable charges and subject to its lien, if any, provided by Section 5.07, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Notes of one or more (but not all) series, the Issuer, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Notes of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Notes of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Notes, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Notes of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Notes of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Issuer or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Notes of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
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Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Issuer shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first or second preceding paragraph, as the case may be.
No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article V.
SECTION 5.12. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business. Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder; provided that such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article V, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Notes shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor Trustee by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Notes so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Notes.
SECTION 5.13. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer. If and when the Trustee shall be or shall become a creditor of the Issuer (or of any other obligor upon the Notes), the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims against the Issuer (or against any such other obligor, as the case may be).
SECTION 5.14. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.
(1) At any time when any of the Notes remain Outstanding the Trustee, with the approval of the Issuer, may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Notes which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Notes of such series issued upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 2.05, and Notes so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Notes by the Trustee or the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as an Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and, if other than the Issuer itself, subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 5.14, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.14, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section 5.14.
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(2) Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section 5.14, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.
(3) An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and, if other than the Issuer, to the Issuer. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and, if other than the Issuer, to the Issuer. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.14, the Trustee, with the approval of the Issuer, may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Issuer and shall mail written notice of such appointment by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders of Notes of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section 5.14.
(4) The Issuer agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section 5.14.
(5) If an appointment is made pursuant to this Section 5.14, the Notes may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, an alternate certificate of authentication in the following form:
This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Trustee | ||
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ARTICLE VI
HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND ISSUER
SECTION 6.01. Issuer to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders. The Issuer will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee:
(1) semi-annually, not more than 15 days after the Record Date for the payment of interest in respect of each series of Notes, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, a list of the names and addresses of the Holders of such Notes as of such date, and
(2) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Issuer of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished, provided that, in the case of (1) and (2), if the Trustee shall be the Registrar, such list shall not be required to be furnished.
SECTION 6.02. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.
(1) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders of Notes of each series contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 6.01 and the names and addresses of Holders of Notes received by the Trustee. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 6.01 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.
(2) Holders of Notes may communicate as provided in Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with other Holders of Notes with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Notes.
(3) Every Holder of Notes, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Issuer that the Issuer shall not be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes in accordance with Section 6.02(2), regardless of the source from which such information was derived.
SECTION 6.03. Reports by Trustee.
(1) Within 60 days after May 15 of each year commencing with the first May 15 following the date of the initial issuance of Notes under this Indenture, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to the Holders of Notes as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register, a brief report dated as of such May 15, to the extent required under Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act.
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(2) The Trustee shall comply with Sections 313(b) and 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.
(3) A copy of each such report shall, at the time for such transmission to Holders of Notes, be filed by the Trustee with the Issuer, with each stock exchange upon which any Notes are listed (if so listed) and also with the Commission. The Issuer agrees to promptly notify the Trustee when any Notes become listed on any stock exchange and of any delisting thereof.
SECTION 6.04. Reports by Issuer.
The Issuer shall comply with the provisions of Section 314(a) and 314(c) of the TIA. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee pursuant to TIA Section 314(a)(1), (2) and/or (3) shall be for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or matters determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates provided pursuant to Section 6.05 below). The Trustee is under no duty to examine such reports, information or documents to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Indenture or to ascertain the correctness or otherwise of the information or the statements contained herein, or whether any such reports, information or documents have or have not been provided as required by the TIA. The Trustee is entitled to assume such compliance with the TIA unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee is informed otherwise.
SECTION 6.05. Compliance Certificate.
(a) The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, an Officer’s Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Issuer during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officer with a view to determining whether the Issuer has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Issuer has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a default or Event of Default has occurred, describing such default or Event of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Issuer is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
(b) So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Issuer will deliver to the Trustee, forthwith upon any Officer becoming aware of any default or Event of Default, and what action the Issuer is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
(c) Except with respect to receipt of Note payments when due and any default or Event of Default information contained in the Officer’s Certificates delivered to it pursuant to this Section 6.05, the Trustee shall have no duty to review, ascertain or confirm the Issuer’s compliance with, or the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made in this Indenture.
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ARTICLE VII
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER OR TRANSFER
SECTION 7.01. When Issuer May Merge or Transfer Assets. The Issuer may not consolidate or merge with or into another entity, or sell, lease, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Issuer’s property and assets substantially as an entirety to another entity unless:
(1) either (a) the Issuer shall be the continuing corporation or (b) the Person (if other than the Issuer) formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer is merged or to which all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Issuer are conveyed or transferred (i) shall be a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or trust organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the obligations of the Issuer under the Notes and this Indenture;
(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no default or other event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default or Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing;
(3) if, as a result of any consolidation, merger, sale or lease, conveyance or transfer described in this Section 7.01, properties or assets of the Issuer would become subject to any lien which would not be permitted by Section 9.06 without equally and ratably securing the Notes of such series, the Issuer or such successor Person, as the case may be, will take steps as are necessary to effectively secure the Notes of such series equally and ratably with, or prior to, all Indebtedness secured by those liens as are provided in Section 9.06; and
(4) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, comply with this Section 7.01 and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been satisfied.
SECTION 7.02. Successor Entity Substituted. The successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Issuer is merged or the successor Person to which such sale, conveyance or transfer is made, in each case other than a lease, shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of the Issuer under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor had been named as the Issuer herein; and thereafter the Issuer shall be discharged from all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Notes. The Trustee shall enter into a supplemental indenture to evidence the succession and substitution of such successor Person and such discharge and release of the Issuer.
ARTICLE VIII
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
SECTION 8.01. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders. Without the consent of the Holders of any Notes, the Issuer and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto (which shall conform to the provisions of the TIA as in force at the date of execution thereof), in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
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(1) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Issuer and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer under the Indenture and the Notes pursuant to Article VII;
(2) to add to the covenants of the Issuer for the benefit of Holders of the Notes or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Issuer;
(3) to add any additional events of default for the benefit of Holders of the Notes;
(4) to add to or change any of the provisions of the Indenture as necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Notes in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons, or to permit or facilitate the issuance of Notes in uncertificated form;
(5) to secure the Notes;
(6) to add or appoint a successor or separate Trustee;
(7) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
(8) to supplement any of the provisions of the Indenture as necessary to permit or facilitate the defeasance and discharge of any series of Notes, provided that the interests of the holders of the Notes are not adversely affected in any material respect;
(9) to make any other change that would not adversely affect the Holders of any series of Notes;
(10) to make any change necessary to comply with any requirement of the Commission in connection with the qualification of the Indenture or any supplemental Indenture under the TIA;
(11) to conform the Indenture to the section entitled “Description of Debt Securities” in the prospectus dated May 10, 2021 or any prospectus supplement to such prospectus relating to the Notes or any corresponding section of such prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to which any additional series of Notes is issued under this Indenture; and
(12) to reflect the issuance of additional Notes of any series of Notes.
No supplemental indenture for the purposes identified in clause (2) or (7) above may be entered into if to do so would adversely affect the interest of the Holders of Notes.
SECTION 8.02. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders. With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes of any series affected by such supplemental indenture, the Issuer, when authorized by a resolution of its Board of Directors, and the Trustee may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Notes of each such series under this Indenture; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected thereby:
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(1) make any change to the percentage of principal amount of Notes the Holders of which must consent to an amendment, modification, supplement or waiver;
(2) reduce the rate of or extend the time of payment for interest on any Note;
(3) reduce the principal amount or extend the stated Maturity of any Note;
(4) reduce the Redemption Price or repurchase price of any Note, change the date on which any Note is subject to redemption or repurchase or add redemption or repurchase provisions to the Notes;
(5) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Indenture or the Note;
(6) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to the Notes; or
(7) make any change in the ranking or priority of any Note that would adversely affect the Holder of such Note.
The Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes of any series may waive compliance by the Issuer with certain restrictive provisions of the Indenture with respect to the Notes of such series. The Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes of any series may waive any past default under the Indenture, except a default not theretofore cured in the payment of principal or interest and certain covenants and provisions of the Indenture which cannot be amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note of the applicable series.
SECTION 8.03. Execution of Supplemental Indentures. In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article VIII or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 5.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 1.02, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. Upon request of the Issuer and, in the case of Section 8.02, upon filing with the Trustee of evidence of an Act of Holders as aforementioned, the Trustee shall join with the Issuer in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture affects the Trustee’s own rights, powers, trusts, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture.
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SECTION 8.04. Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article VIII, this Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and the respective rights, limitation of rights, duties, powers, trusts and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Issuer and every Holder of Notes theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be determined, exercised and enforced thereunder to the extent provided therein.
SECTION 8.05. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act. Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article VIII shall conform to the requirements of the TIA as then in effect.
SECTION 8.06. Documents to Be Given to Trustee. The Trustee, subject to the provisions of Section 5.01, may receive an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article VIII complies with the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
SECTION 8.07. Notation on Notes in Respect of Supplemental Indentures. Notes of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article may bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee for such series as to any matter provided for by such supplemental indenture. If the Issuer or the Trustee shall so determine, new Notes of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Board Directors, to any modification of this Indenture contained in any such supplemental indenture may be prepared by the Issuer, authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in exchange for the Notes of such series then Outstanding.
ARTICLE IX
COVENANTS
SECTION 9.01. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest. The Issuer covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Notes that it shall duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal, premium, if any, and interest on such series of Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in such series of Notes, and shall duly comply with all the other terms, agreements and conditions contained in this Indenture for the benefit of such series of Notes.
Payment of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on a Global Note registered in the name of or held by the DTC or its nominee shall be made in immediately available funds to DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, as the Holder of such Global Note. If any of the Notes are no longer represented by a Global Note, payment of interest on certificated Notes in definitive form may, at the option of the Issuer, be made by (i) check mailed directly to Holders at their registered addresses or (ii) upon request of any Holder of at least $1,000,000 principal amount of Notes, wire transfer to an account located in the United States by the payee.
The Issuer shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the applicable rate of interest determined from time to time in the manner provided for in each series of Notes; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar law) on overdue installments of interest and (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the same rates to the extent lawful.
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SECTION 9.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency. So long as any of the Notes remain outstanding, the Issuer shall maintain an office or agency in the United States (which initially will be the Corporate Trust Office) where Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Notes may be surrendered for transfer or exchange, and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and of any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer shall fail to maintain such office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Issuer hereby appoints the Trustee its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
The Issuer may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where one or more series of Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Issuer of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the United States for such purposes. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.
SECTION 9.03. Money for Note Payments to be Held in Trust. If the Issuer shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent, it shall, on or before each due date of the principal, premium, if any, or interest on any series of Notes, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders of such series of Notes a sum sufficient to pay such principal, premium or interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Holders of the Notes of such series or otherwise disposed of as herein provided, and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.
Whenever the Issuer shall have one or more Paying Agents, it shall, on or prior to each due date of the principal, premium, if any, or interest, on any series of Notes, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal, premium, or interest so becoming due, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes of such series entitled to the same and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.
The Issuer shall cause each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 9.03, that such Paying Agent shall:
(1) hold all sums held by it for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, on Notes of any series in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes of such series entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Holders or otherwise disposed of as herein provided;
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(2) give the Trustee prompt notice of any default by the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Notes of such series) in the making of any such payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, on such Notes; and
(3) at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent.
The Issuer may, at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Issuer or such Paying Agent or, if for any other purpose, all sums so held in trust by the Issuer in respect of all series of Notes, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Issuer or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.
SECTION 9.04. Certificate to Trustee. The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Issuer ending after the initial issuance of Notes under this Indenture, an Officer’s Certificate that complies with TIA Section 314(a)(4) stating that in the course of the performance by the signers of their duties as officers of the Issuer, they would normally have knowledge of any default by the Issuer in the performance of any of its covenants or agreements contained herein, stating whether or not they have knowledge of any such default and, if so, specifying each such default of which the signers have knowledge and the nature thereof and the actions the Issuer intends to take in connection therewith.
SECTION 9.05. Existence. Subject to Article VII, the Issuer shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its limited liability company existence.
SECTION 9.06. Limitation on Liens. The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Significant Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any lien on any property or asset (including the capital stock of any Subsidiary), to secure any Indebtedness of the Issuer, any Significant Subsidiary or any other Person, without securing the Notes equally and ratably with such Indebtedness for so long as such Indebtedness shall be so secured. The foregoing shall not apply to:
(1) liens on assets or property of a Person at the time it becomes a Subsidiary securing only Indebtedness of such Person; provided such Indebtedness was not incurred in connection with such Person or entity becoming a Subsidiary and such liens do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person becoming a Subsidiary;
(2) liens existing on assets created at the time of, or within 18 months after, the acquisition, purchase, lease, improvement or development of such assets to secure all or a portion of the purchase price or lease for, or the costs of improvement or development of, such assets;
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(3) liens to secure any extension, renewal, refinancing or refunding (or successive extensions, renewals, refinancings or refundings), in whole or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by liens referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above or liens created in connection with any amendment, consent or waiver relating to such Indebtedness, so long as such lien is limited to all or part of substantially the same property which secured the lien extended, renewed or replaced, the amount of Indebtedness secured is not increased (other than by the amount equal to any costs and expenses (including any premiums, fees or penalties) incurred in connection with any extension, renewal, refinancing or refunding) and the Indebtedness so secured does not exceed the fair market value (as determined by the Issuer’s Board of Directors) of the assets subject to such liens at the time of such extension, renewal, refinancing or refunding, or such amendment, consent or waiver, as the case may be;
(4) liens on property incurred in Sale and Leaseback Transactions permitted by the second paragraph of Section 9.07;
(5) liens in favor of only the Issuer or one or more Subsidiaries granted by the Issuer or a Subsidiary to secure any obligations owed to the Issuer or a Subsidiary of the Issuer;
(6) liens on assets of any subsidiary of the Issuer registered or regulated as a “broker” or “dealer” as such terms are defined in Sections 3(a)(4) and (5) of the Exchange Act, as amended, created or otherwise arising in the ordinary course of such Subsidiary’s business;
(7) liens on securities deemed to exist under repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements entered into by the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(8) liens in favor of the Trustee granted in accordance with the Indenture;
(9) liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies not yet delinquent by more than 30 days or not yet subject to penalties for nonpayment or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary, as applicable, has maintained adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP; and
(10) liens otherwise prohibited by this Section 9.06, securing Indebtedness which, together with the value of Attributable Debt incurred in Sale and Leaseback Transactions permitted under Section 9.07 below, do not exceed 15.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets measured at the date of incurrence of such liens.
SECTION 9.07. Limitation on Sale-Leaseback Transactions. The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Significant Subsidiary to, enter into any arrangement with any Person pursuant to which the Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary leases any property that has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Issuer or the Significant Subsidiary to such Person (a “Sale and Leaseback Transaction”), except that a Sale and Leaseback Transaction is permitted if the Issuer or such Significant Subsidiary would be entitled to incur Indebtedness secured by a lien on the property to be leased (without equally and ratably securing the Outstanding Notes) in an amount equal to the present value of the lease payments with respect to the term of the lease remaining on the date as of which the amount is being determined, discounted at the rate of interest set forth or implicit in the terms of the lease, compounded semi-annually (such amount is referred to as the “Attributable Debt”).
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The foregoing shall not apply to:
(a) temporary leases for a term, including renewals at the option of the lessee, of not more than three years;
(b) leases between only the Issuer and a Subsidiary of the Issuer or only between Subsidiaries of the Issuer;
(c) leases where the proceeds are at least equal to the fair market value (as determined by the Issuer’s board of directors) of the property and the Issuer applies within 270 days after the sale of an amount equal to the greater of the net proceeds of the sale or the Attributable Debt associated with the property to the retirement of long-term secured Indebtedness; and
(d) leases of property executed by the time of, or within 12 months after the latest of, the acquisition, the completion of construction or improvement, or the commencement of commercial operation of the property.
ARTICLE X
REDEMPTION OF NOTES
SECTION 10.01. Optional Redemption. Unless otherwise provided pursuant to Section 2.01(1)(v)(f), the Issuer shall not be permitted to optionally redeem Notes of any series.
SECTION 10.02. Mandatory Redemption. Unless otherwise provided pursuant to Section 2.01(1)(v)(f), the Issuer shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes of any series.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
| SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Kris Sennesael | |
| Name:Kris Sennesael | ||
| Title:Chief Financial Officer | ||
| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
| By: | /s/ Bradley E. Scarbrough | |
| Name:Bradley E. Scarbrough | ||
| Title:Vice President | ||
EXHIBIT 4.2
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
(as Issuer)
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(as Trustee)
First Supplemental Indenture
Dated as of May 26, 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| ARTICLE I. | ||
| DEFINITIONS | ||
| SECTION 1.1. | Definitions | 1 |
| ARTICLE II. | ||
| TERMS OF THE NOTES | ||
| SECTION 2.1. | Title | 3 |
| SECTION 2.2. | Aggregate Principal Amount | 3 |
| SECTION 2.3. | Maturity | 3 |
| SECTION 2.4. | Interest | 3 |
| SECTION 2.5. | Place of Payment | 3 |
| SECTION 2.6. | Optional Redemption | 3 |
| SECTION 2.7. | Special Mandatory Redemption | 5 |
| SECTION 2.8. | Change of Control Repurchase | 6 |
| SECTION 2.9. | Issue Date | 7 |
| SECTION 2.10. | Issue Price | 7 |
| SECTION 2.11. | Definitive and Global Notes | 7 |
| SECTION 2.12. | Denomination | 7 |
| SECTION 2.13. | Defeasance and Discharge of Covenants upon Deposit of Moneys, U.S. Government Obligations | 7 |
| SECTION 2.14. | Events of Default | 8 |
| SECTION 2.15. | Limitation on Liens | 8 |
THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, between Skyworks Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), having its principal office at 5260 California Avenue, Irvine, California 92617, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), is made and entered into as of this 26th day of May, 2021.
RECITALS OF THE ISSUER
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Trustee executed and delivered an Indenture dated as of May 26, 2021 (the “Indenture”), to provide for the issuance by the Issuer from time to time of debt securities;
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein, not otherwise defined, shall have the same meanings given them in the Indenture, as supplemented;
WHEREAS, pursuant to a board resolution, the Issuer has authorized the issuance of $500,000,000 of its 0.900% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Senior Notes”);
WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to establish the terms of the Senior Notes in accordance with Section 2.01 of the Indenture; and
WHEREAS, this First Supplemental Indenture shall modify the Indenture only with respect to the Senior Notes.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1. Definitions. For all purposes of this First Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
“Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Issuer of certain assets, rights, and properties of, and assumption of certain liabilities, comprising the infrastructure and automotive business of Silicon Laboratories Inc. pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following: (1) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d) and Section 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than the Issuer or one of its Subsidiaries; (2) the adoption of a plan relating to the Issuer’s liquidation or dissolution; (3) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” or “group” (as those terms are used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than the Issuer or its Subsidiaries, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13(d)(3) and 13(d)(5) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Issuer’s Voting Stock or other Voting Stock into which the Issuer’s Voting Stock is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; or (4) the Issuer consolidates with, or merges with or into, any person, or any person consolidates with, or merges with or into the Issuer, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding voting stock of the Issuer or such other person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the shares of the voting stock of the Issuer outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the voting stock of the surviving person immediately after giving effect to such transaction.
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“Change of Control Repurchase Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Ratings Event.
“Corporate Trust Office” means, the office of the Trustee in the City of New York at which at any particular time this First Supplemental Indenture shall be principally administered, which office at the date hereof is located at U.S. Bank National Association, 633 West Fifth Street, 24th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071; Attn: B. Scarbrough (Skyworks Solutions, Inc.).
“First Supplemental Indenture” means this First Supplemental Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
“Investment Grade” means a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor Rating Categories of S&P); a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Fitch); and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Issuer.
“Par Call Date” means June 1, 2022.
“Purchase Agreement” means the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of April 22, 2021 by and between Silicon Laboratories Inc. and the Issuer.
“Rating Agency” means (1) each of S&P and Fitch; and (2) if any of S&P and Fitch ceases to rate the Senior Notes or fails to make a rating of the Senior Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the control of the Issuer, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, selected by the Issuer (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors) as a replacement for such rating agency.
“Ratings Event” means the rating of the Senior Notes is lowered by both Rating Agencies and the Senior Notes are rated below Investment Grade by both Rating Agencies on any day during the period (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Senior Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) commencing on the earlier of the date of the first public occurrence of a Change of Control or the date of public notice of an agreement that, if consummated, would result in a Change of Control and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control.
“Revolving Credit Agreement” means the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated on or about the Issue Date, among the Issuer, the borrowing subsidiaries party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, replaced or refinanced from time to time (such amendment, restatement, amendment and restatement, supplement, modification, replacement or refinancing may be successive or non-successive), including by means of one or more other credit agreements or credit facilities; provided that any such amendment, restatement, amendment and restatement, supplement, modification, replacement or refinancing is in the form of a revolving credit facility (or similar arrangement).
“Senior Notes” has the meaning assigned in the Recitals.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
“Voting Stock” of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such Person.
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ARTICLE
II.
TERMS OF THE NOTES
SECTION 2.1. Title. The Senior Notes shall constitute a series of Notes having the title “0.900% Senior Notes due 2023” and shall be in the form attached as Exhibit A.
SECTION 2.2 Aggregate Principal Amount. The aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this First Supplemental Indenture shall be unlimited; provided that the Issuer complies with the provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture.
SECTION 2.3. Maturity. The entire outstanding principal amount of the Senior Notes shall be payable on June 1, 2023.
SECTION 2.4. Interest. The Senior Notes shall accrue interest at a rate of 0.900% per year. Interest shall accrue on the Senior Notes from the most recent Interest Payment Date to or for which interest has been paid or duly provided for (or if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from the Issue Date of the Senior Notes), payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2021. The Record Dates for payment of interest shall be May 15 and November 15 of each year.
SECTION 2.5. Place of Payment. The place where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, with respect to the Senior Notes shall be payable shall be the Corporate Trust Office.
SECTION 2.6. Optional Redemption.
(a) If the Issuer elects to redeem the Senior Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 2.6(i), it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth (1) the Redemption Date, and (2) the CUSIP and/or ISIN numbers of the Senior Notes.
(b) If fewer than all the Senior Notes are to be redeemed, the particular Senior Notes to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee from the Outstanding Senior Notes not previously called for redemption, pro rata, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and in accordance with the applicable procedures of DTC in the case of Global Notes, and may provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for the Senior Notes or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of Senior Notes of a denomination larger than the minimum authorized denomination for the Senior Notes.
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(c) The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Senior Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Senior Notes selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
(d) For all purposes of this First Supplemental Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Senior Notes shall relate, in the case of any Senior Note redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal of such Senior Note which has been or is to be redeemed.
(e) Notice of redemption to the Holders of Senior Notes to be redeemed as a whole or in part at the option of the Issuer shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed or otherwise delivered electronically to holders of Global Notes, with a copy to the Trustee not fewer than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each such Holder at such Holder’s last address appearing in the Security Register. All notices of redemption shall state:
(i) the Redemption Date;
(ii) the Redemption Price, or if not then ascertainable, the manner of calculating the Redemption Price;
(iii) if fewer than all Outstanding Senior Notes are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption, the respective principal amounts) of the Senior Notes to be redeemed from the Holder to whom the notice is given and that on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Senior Note, a new Senior Note or Senior Notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof shall be issued in accordance with Section 2.6(h);
(iv) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price shall become due and payable upon each Senior Note called for redemption, and that interest, if any, thereon shall cease to accrue from and after said date;
(v) the place where Senior Notes called for redemption are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, which shall be the office or agency maintained by the Issuer pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Indenture;
(vi) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(vii) that the Senior Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price; and
(viii) the CUSIP and/or ISIN number, and that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP and/or ISIN number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Senior Notes.
Notice of redemption of Senior Notes shall be given by the Issuer or, at the Issuer’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer; provided, that if the Issuer requests the Trustee to give such notice, it shall provide an execution version of such notice to the Trustee at least five days prior to the date such notice is required to be sent to the Holders (or such shorter period as shall be acceptable to the Trustee).
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(f) On or prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 9.03 of the Indenture) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and accrued interest on, all the Senior Notes which are to be redeemed on that date.
(g) Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Senior Notes (or portions thereof) so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Redemption Date therein specified and from and after such date (unless the Issuer shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price) such Senior Notes shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of such Senior Notes for redemption in accordance with the notice, such Senior Notes shall be paid by the Issuer at the Redemption Price. Any installment of interest due and payable on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Senior Notes registered as such on the relevant Record Date according to the terms and the provisions of Section 2.06 of the Indenture. If any Senior Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor by the Senior Note.
(h) Any Senior Note that is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at the office or agency maintained by the Issuer pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Indenture (with, if the Issuer or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or the Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Senior Note without service charge and at the expense of the Issuer, a new Senior Note or Senior Notes, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of such Senior Note so surrendered.
(i) At any time and from time to time, on or after the Par Call Date, the Issuer may redeem the Senior Notes at its option, either in whole or in part, upon at least 15 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice given by mail to the registered address of each Holder of the Senior Notes to be redeemed or otherwise delivered electronically to Holders of Global Notes, with a copy to the Trustee, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed on the redemption date, plus accrued and unpaid interest on such notes to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. The Senior Notes shall not be redeemable prior to the Par Call Date, except pursuant to Section 2.7.
Any redemption pursuant to this Section 2.6(i) shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.6(a) through (h).
SECTION 2.7. Special Mandatory Redemption. If (i) the consummation of the Acquisition does not occur on or before 5:00 p.m. New York City time on October 29, 2021, (ii) the Issuer notifies the Trustee and the Holders of the Senior Notes that the Issuer will not pursue the consummation of the Acquisition or (iii) the Purchase Agreement has been terminated without the consummation of the Acquisition (each of (i), (ii) and (iii), a “Special Mandatory Redemption Trigger”), the Issuer shall be required to redeem the Senior Notes then Outstanding (such redemption, the “Special Mandatory Redemption”) at a redemption price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Special Mandatory Redemption Date (the “Special Mandatory Redemption Price”).
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In the event that the Issuer becomes obligated to redeem the Senior Notes pursuant to the Special Mandatory Redemption, the Issuer shall promptly, and in any event not more than two Business Days after the date on which a Special Mandatory Redemption Trigger occurred, deliver notice to the Trustee and the Holders of the Senior Notes of the Special Mandatory Redemption and the date upon which the Senior Notes will be redeemed (the “Special Mandatory Redemption Date,” which date shall be on or about the fifth Business Day following the date of such notice) together with a notice of Special Mandatory Redemption for the Trustee to deliver to each registered Holder of Senior Notes to be redeemed. At the Issuer’s request given at least two Business Days before such notice is to be sent, the Trustee shall then promptly mail, or electronically deliver, according to the procedures of DTC, such notice of Special Mandatory Redemption to each registered Holder of the Senior Notes to be redeemed. Unless the Issuer defaults in payment of the Special Mandatory Redemption Price, on and after such Special Mandatory Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the notes to be redeemed.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on any Senior Notes that are due and payable on interest payment dates falling on or prior to the Special Mandatory Redemption Date will be payable on such interest payment dates to the registered Holders as of the close of business on the relevant record dates in accordance with the Senior Notes and the Indenture.
SECTION 2.8. Change of Control Repurchase.
(a) If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs, unless the Issuer has redeemed the Senior Notes as set forth in Section 2.6 or in Section 2.7, the Issuer shall be required to make an offer to each Holder of the Senior Notes to repurchase all or any part (in excess of $2,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that Holder’s Senior Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Senior Notes repurchased to, but not including, the date of repurchase.
(b) Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the option of the Issuer, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, the Issuer shall send a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase the Senior Notes on the payment date specified in the notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent. The notice shall, if sent prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice.
(c) The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other securities laws and regulations to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Senior Notes as a result of a Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 2.8, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 2.8 by virtue of compliance with such securities laws or regulations.
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(d) On the repurchase date following a Change of Control Repurchase Event, the Issuer shall, to the extent lawful:
(i) accept for payment all the Senior Notes or portions of the Senior Notes properly tendered pursuant to its offer;
(ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price in respect of all the Senior Notes or portions of the Senior Notes properly tendered; and
(iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Senior Notes properly accepted, together with an Officer’s Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes being purchased by the Issuer.
(e) The Paying Agent shall promptly mail or deliver by wire transfer to each Holder of Senior Notes properly tendered the purchase price for the Senior Notes, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Senior Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Senior Notes surrendered.
(f) The Issuer shall not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Senior Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Issuer and such third party purchases all Senior Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.
(g) Should the Issuer choose to exercise its rights under Section 3.02 of the Indenture, it shall no longer be obligated to make an offer to repurchase the Senior Notes following a Change of Control Repurchase Event.
SECTION 2.9. Issue Date. The Issue Date of the Senior Notes is May 26, 2021.
SECTION 2.10. Issue Price. The issue price of the Senior Notes is 99.970% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes.
SECTION 2.11. Definitive and Global Notes. The Senior Notes are issuable in whole or in part in the form of Global Notes and the Depositary for such Global Notes shall be DTC.
SECTION 2.12. Denomination. The Senior Notes shall be issued in registered form in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
SECTION 2.13. Defeasance and Discharge of Covenants upon Deposit of Moneys, U.S. Government Obligations.
(a) Sub-clause (b) of the first paragraph of Section 3.02 of the Indenture is hereby supplemented to add after “9.07” thereof:
“and Section 2.8 of the First Supplemental Indenture”
(b) The last sentence of the third to last paragraph of Section 3.02 of the Indenture is hereby supplemented to add to the end thereof:
“and the Issuer shall no longer be obligated to make an offer under Section 2.8 of the First Supplemental Indenture upon the occurrence of a Change of Control.”
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SECTION 2.14. Events of Default.
(a) In addition to the Events of Default set forth in Section 4.01 of the Indenture, the Senior Notes shall include the following additional Event of Default designated as clauses (8) and (9) of such Section, which shall be deemed an Event of Default under Section 4.01 of the Indenture:
“(8) a failure by the Issuer to repurchase Senior Notes tendered for repurchase following the occurrence of a Change of Control Repurchase Event in conformity with Section 2.8 of the First Supplemental Indenture; and
(9) a failure by the Issuer to redeem the Senior Notes (as defined in the First Supplemental Indenture) following the occurrence of a Special Mandatory Redemption Trigger (as defined in the First Supplemental Indenture).”
SECTION 2.15. Limitation on Liens. Section 9.06 of the Indenture shall be amended by including the following additional exceptions designated as clauses (11) and (12) of such Section:
“(11) liens existing on the date of the prospectus supplement dated May 12, 2021; and
(12) liens securing obligations under the Revolving Credit Agreement (as defined in the First Supplemental Indenture) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $750,000,000.”
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
| SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Kris Sennesael | |
| Name: | Kris Sennesael | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
| By: | /s/ Bradley E. Scarbrough | |
| Name: | Bradley E. Scarbrough | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
EXHIBIT A
Form of Senior Note
THIS IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
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No. R- [●]
0.900% Senior Note due 2023
CUSIP No. 83088M AJ1
ISIN No. US83088MAJ18
Principal Amount $[●]
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum listed on the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global Note attached hereto on June 1, 2023.
Interest Payment Dates: June 1 and December 1, beginning on December 1, 2021.
Record Dates: May 15 and November 15.
Additional provisions of this Senior Note are set forth on the other side of this Senior Note.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this instrument to be duly executed.
| SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| Dated: | ||
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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee,
certifies that this is one of the Senior Notes referred to in the First Supplemental Indenture.
| By: | ||
| Authorized signatory |
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[REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]
SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL NOTE
The initial principal amount of this Global Note is $[●]. The following increases or decreases in this Global Note have been made:
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Date of Exchange |
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amount |
Signature
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0.900% Senior Notes due 2023
| 1. | Interest |
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (such corporation, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “Issuer”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Senior Note at the rate per annum shown above. The Issuer shall pay interest semiannually on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2021. The Record Dates for payment of interest shall be May 15 and November 15 of each year. Interest on this Senior Note shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from May 26, 2021 until the principal hereof is due. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
| 2. | Method of Payment |
The Issuer shall pay interest on this Senior Note (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on the Record Date. Holders must surrender this Senior Note to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. Payments in respect of this Senior Note represented by a Global Note (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) shall be made in immediately available funds to DTC or its nominees, as the case may be, as the Holder of such Global Note. The Issuer shall make all payments in respect of any certificated Senior Note (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) at the office of the Paying Agent, except that, at the option of the Issuer, payment of interest may be made by mailing a check to the registered address of each Holder thereof or, upon request of a Holder of at least $1,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes, by wire transfer to an account located in the United States by the payee.
| 3. | Paying Agent and Registrar |
Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), shall act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuer may act as Paying Agent.
| 4. | Indenture |
The Issuer issued this Senior Note under an Indenture dated as of May 26, 2021 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Issuer and the Trustee, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2021 (the “First Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”). The terms of this Senior Note include those stated in the Indenture, and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the “TIA”). Terms defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. This Senior Note is subject to all terms and provisions of the Indenture, and Holders (as defined in the Indenture) are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms and provisions. In the event of a conflict between any provision of this Senior Note and the Indenture, the Indenture shall govern such provision.
This Senior Note is a senior unsecured obligation of the Issuer of which an unlimited aggregate principal amount may be at any one time Outstanding. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Issuer and its Significant Subsidiaries to, among other things, create or incur Liens and enter into certain Sale-Leaseback Transactions. The Indenture also imposes limitations on the ability of the Issuer to consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all its property.
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| 5. | Optional Redemption |
At any time and from time to time, on or after June 1, 2022 (the “Par Call Date”), the Issuer may redeem the Senior Notes at its option, either in whole or in part, upon at least 15 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice given by mail to the registered address of each Holder of the Senior Notes to be redeemed or otherwise delivered electronically to Holders of Global Notes, with a copy to the Trustee, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed on the Redemption Date, plus accrued and unpaid interest on such notes to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. The Senior Notes shall not be redeemable prior to the Par Call Date, except pursuant to Section 2.7.
| 6. | Special Mandatory Redemption |
If (i) the consummation of the Acquisition does not occur on or before 5:00 p.m. New York City time on October 29, 2021, (ii) the Issuer notifies the Trustee and the Holders of the Senior Notes that the Issuer will not pursue the consummation of the Acquisition or (iii) the Purchase Agreement has been terminated without the consummation of the Acquisition (each of (i), (ii) and (iii), a “Special Mandatory Redemption Trigger”), the Issuer shall be required to redeem the Senior Notes then Outstanding (such redemption, the “Special Mandatory Redemption”) at a redemption price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Special Mandatory Redemption Date (the “Special Mandatory Redemption Price”).
In the event that the Issuer becomes obligated to redeem the Senior Notes pursuant to the Special Mandatory Redemption, the Issuer shall promptly, and in any event not more than two Business Days after the date on which a Special Mandatory Redemption Trigger occurred, deliver notice to the Trustee and the Holders of the Senior Notes of the Special Mandatory Redemption and the date upon which the Senior Notes will be redeemed (the “Special Mandatory Redemption Date,” which date shall be on or about the fifth Business Day following the date of such notice) together with a notice of Special Mandatory Redemption for the Trustee to deliver to each registered Holder of Senior Notes to be redeemed. At the Issuer’s request given at least two Business Days before such notice is to be sent, the Trustee shall then promptly mail, or electronically deliver, according to the procedures of DTC, such notice of Special Mandatory Redemption to each registered Holder of the Senior Notes to be redeemed. Unless the Issuer defaults in payment of the Special Mandatory Redemption Price, on and after such Special Mandatory Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the notes to be redeemed.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on any Senior Notes that are due and payable on interest payment dates falling on or prior to the Special Mandatory Redemption Date will be payable on such interest payment dates to the registered Holders as of the close of business on the relevant record dates in accordance with the Senior Notes and the Indenture.
| 7. | Sinking Fund |
This Senior Note is not subject to any sinking fund.
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| 8. | Notice of Redemption |
If the Issuer elects to redeem this Senior Note pursuant to Section 5 hereof, it shall furnish the Trustee, at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth (1) the Redemption Date and (2) the CUSIP and/or ISIN numbers of this Senior Note.
Such notice of redemption to the Holders of this Senior Note at the option of the Issuer shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed or otherwise delivered electronically to holders of Global Notes, with a copy to the Trustee, not fewer than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date to each such Holder at such Holder’s last address appearing in the Senior Note Register.
| 9. | Repurchase of this Senior Note at the Option of Holders upon Change of Control Repurchase Event |
If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs, unless the Issuer has exercised its right to redeem this Senior Note as described in the Indenture, the Issuer will be required to make an offer to each Holder of this Senior Note to repurchase all or any part (in excess of $2,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) of the applicable percentage of this Senior Note at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such percentage of this Senior Note plus any accrued and unpaid interest on this Senior Note repurchased to, but not including, the date of repurchase, as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the Indenture.
| 10. | Denominations; Transfer; Exchange |
Senior Notes may be issued in registered form in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may transfer or exchange this Senior Note in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any transfer or exchange, the Issuer and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay any taxes required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Issuer need not register the transfer of or exchange this Senior Note if selected for redemption (except, in the event it will be redeemed in part, the portion not to be redeemed) or to transfer or exchange this Senior Note for a period of 15 days prior to a selection of Senior Notes to be redeemed.
| 11. | Persons Deemed Owners |
With certain exceptions, the registered Holder of this Senior Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.
| 12. | Unclaimed Money |
Subject to applicable abandoned property laws, if money for the payment of principal or interest, if any, remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee shall pay the money back to the Issuer at its request. After any such payment, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Issuer for payment as unsecured general creditors and the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall have no further liability with respect to such monies.
| 13. | Discharge and Defeasance |
Subject to certain conditions, the Issuer at any time may terminate some of or all its obligations under this Senior Note and the Indenture if the Issuer deposits with the Trustee U.S. dollars or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, this Senior Note to redemption or maturity, as the case may be.
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| 14. | Amendment, Waiver |
Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture may be amended under certain circumstances with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes and (ii) certain defaults may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without the consent of the Holders of any Senior Notes, the Issuer and the Trustee may amend the Indenture: (i) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Issuer and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer under the Indenture and the Senior Notes; (ii) to add to the covenants of the Issuer for the benefit of Holders of the Senior Notes or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Issuer; (iii) to add any additional events of default for the benefit of Holders of the Senior Notes; (iv) to add to or change any of the provisions of the Indenture as necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Senior Notes in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons, or to permit or facilitate the issuance of Senior Notes in uncertificated form; (v) to secure the Senior Notes; (vi) to add or appoint a successor or separate Trustee; (vii) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; (viii) to supplement any of the provisions of the Indenture as necessary to permit or facilitate the defeasance and discharge of Senior Notes; provided that the interests of the holders of the Senior Notes are not adversely affected in any material respect; (ix) to make any other change that would not adversely affect the Holders of the Senior Notes; (x) to make any change necessary to comply with any requirement of the Commission in connection with the qualification of the Indenture or any supplemental Indenture under the TIA; (xi) to conform the Indenture to the section entitled “Description of the Notes” in the prospectus supplement dated May 12, 2021 relating to the Senior Notes; and (xii) to reflect the issuance of additional Notes as permitted by Section 2.01 and Section 2.02 of the Indenture.
| 15. | Defaults and Remedies |
If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Issuer) with respect to this Senior Note occurs and is continuing, then either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes may declare the principal of all Outstanding Senior Notes, and the interest to the date of acceleration, if any, accrued thereon, to be immediately due and payable by notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the Trustee if given by Holders) specifying the Event of Default. If an Event of Default relating to a merger or certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Issuer occurs, then the principal amount of all the Senior Notes then Outstanding and interest accrued thereon, if any, shall become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or the Holders of the Senior Notes, to the full extent permitted by applicable law.
Under certain circumstances, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes may rescind any such acceleration with respect to the Senior Notes and its consequences.
No Holder of this Senior Note may institute any action, unless and until: (i) such Holder has given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Senior Notes; (ii) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes have made a written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder; (iii) such Holder or Holders has or have offered the Trustee, and if requested, provided indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request; (iv) the Trustee has failed to institute any such proceeding for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity; and (v) no inconsistent direction has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes.
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| 16. | Trustee Dealings with the Issuer |
Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of this Senior Note and may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.
| 17. | Authentication |
This Senior Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Senior Note.
| 18. | Governing Law |
THIS SENIOR NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO RULES GOVERNING THE CONFLICTS OF LAW.
| 19. | CUSIP and ISIN Numbers |
The Issuer has caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers to be printed on this Senior Note and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on this Senior Note or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
The Issuer shall furnish to any Holder of this Senior Note upon written request and without charge to the Holder a copy of the Indenture which has in it the text of this Senior Note.
Exhibit 4.3
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
(as Issuer)
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(as Trustee)
Second Supplemental Indenture
Dated as of May 26, 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| ARTICLE I. | |
| DEFINITIONS | |
| SECTION 1.1. Definitions | 1 |
| ARTICLE II. | |
| TERMS OF THE NOTES | |
| SECTION 2.1. Title | 4 |
| SECTION 2.2. Aggregate Principal Amount | 4 |
| SECTION 2.3. Maturity | 4 |
| SECTION 2.4. Interest | 4 |
| SECTION 2.5. Place of Payment | 4 |
| SECTION 2.6. Optional Redemption | 4 |
| SECTION 2.7. Change of Control Repurchase | 7 |
| SECTION 2.8. Issue Date | 8 |
| SECTION 2.9. Issue Price | 8 |
| SECTION 2.10. Definitive and Global Notes | 8 |
| SECTION 2.11. Denomination | 8 |
| SECTION 2.12. Defeasance and Discharge of Covenants upon Deposit of Moneys, U.S. Government Obligations | 8 |
| SECTION 2.13. Events of Default | 8 |
| SECTION 2.14. Limitation on Liens | 8 |
THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, between Skyworks Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), having its principal office at 5260 California Avenue, Irvine, California 92617, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), is made and entered into as of this 26th day of May, 2021.
RECITALS OF THE ISSUER
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Trustee executed and delivered an Indenture dated as of May 26, 2021 (the “Indenture”), to provide for the issuance by the Issuer from time to time of debt securities;
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein, not otherwise defined, shall have the same meanings given them in the Indenture, as supplemented;
WHEREAS, pursuant to a board resolution, the Issuer has authorized the issuance of $500,000,000 of its 1.800% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Senior Notes”);
WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to establish the terms of the Senior Notes in accordance with Section 2.01 of the Indenture; and
WHEREAS, this Second Supplemental Indenture shall modify the Indenture only with respect to the Senior Notes.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1. Definitions. For all purposes of this Second Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following: (1) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d) and Section 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than the Issuer or one of its Subsidiaries; (2) the adoption of a plan relating to the Issuer’s liquidation or dissolution; (3) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” or “group” (as those terms are used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than the Issuer or its Subsidiaries, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13(d)(3) and 13(d)(5) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Issuer’s Voting Stock or other Voting Stock into which the Issuer’s Voting Stock is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; or (4) the Issuer consolidates with, or merges with or into, any person, or any person consolidates with, or merges with or into the Issuer, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding voting stock of the Issuer or such other person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the shares of the voting stock of the Issuer outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the voting stock of the surviving person immediately after giving effect to such transaction.
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“Change of Control Repurchase Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Ratings Event.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Senior Notes to be redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, that the Senior Notes matured on the Par Call Date) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Senior Notes.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (1) the arithmetic average of three Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than five Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the arithmetic average of all Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date.
“Corporate Trust Office” means, the office of the Trustee in the City of New York at which at any particular time this Second Supplemental Indenture shall be principally administered, which office at the date hereof is located at U.S. Bank National Association, 633 West Fifth Street, 24th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071; Attn: B. Scarbrough (Skyworks Solutions, Inc.).
“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
“Independent Investment Banker” means one of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, or their respective successors, as may be appointed from time to time by the Issuer.
“Investment Grade” means a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor Rating Categories of S&P); a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Fitch); and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Issuer.
“Par Call Date” means May 1, 2026 (one month prior to the Maturity Date of the Senior Notes).
“Rating Agency” means (1) each of S&P and Fitch; and (2) if any of S&P and Fitch ceases to rate the Senior Notes or fails to make a rating of the Senior Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the control of the Issuer, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, selected by the Issuer (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors) as a replacement for such rating agency.
“Ratings Event” means the rating of the Senior Notes is lowered by both Rating Agencies and the Senior Notes are rated below Investment Grade by both Rating Agencies on any day during the period (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Senior Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) commencing on the earlier of the date of the first public occurrence of a Change of Control or the date of public notice of an agreement that, if consummated, would result in a Change of Control and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control.
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“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of (1) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, or their affiliates, and their respective successors and (2) one other primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a “primary treasury dealer”) selected by the Issuer and its successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary treasury dealer, the Issuer shall substitute therefor another primary treasury dealer.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the arithmetic average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed, in each case, as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.
“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to any Senior Note to be redeemed, the Remaining Scheduled Payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related Redemption Date but for such redemption (assuming, for this purpose, that the Senior Notes matured on the Par Call Date); provided, however, that, if such Redemption Date is not an Interest Payment Date with respect to such Senior Note, the amount of the next scheduled interest payment thereon shall be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such Redemption Date.
“Revolving Credit Agreement” means the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated on or about the Issue Date, among the Issuer, the borrowing subsidiaries party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, replaced or refinanced from time to time (such amendment, restatement, amendment and restatement, supplement, modification, replacement or refinancing may be successive or non-successive), including by means of one or more other credit agreements or credit facilities; provided that any such amendment, restatement, amendment and restatement, supplement, modification, replacement or refinancing is in the form of a revolving credit facility (or similar arrangement).
“Senior Notes” has the meaning assigned in the Recitals.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
“Second Supplemental Indenture” means this Second Supplemental Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the arithmetic mean (rounded to the nearest 1/100th of a percentage point) of the yields for the immediately preceding full week published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (or if such statistical release is no longer published, any such other reasonably comparable index published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) that has become publicly available prior to the date of determination and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue; provided that if no maturity is within three months before or after the Maturity of the Senior Notes (assuming, for this purpose, that the Senior Notes maturated on the Par Call Date), yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month; or if that release, or any successor release, is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for that Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate shall be calculated on the third business day preceding the Redemption Date.
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“Voting Stock” of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such Person.
ARTICLE II.
TERMS OF THE NOTES
SECTION 2.1. Title. The Senior Notes shall constitute a series of Notes having the title “1.800% Senior Notes due 2026” and shall be in the form attached as Exhibit A.
SECTION 2.2. Aggregate Principal Amount. The aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Second Supplemental Indenture shall be unlimited; provided that the Issuer complies with the provisions of this Second Supplemental Indenture.
SECTION 2.3. Maturity. The entire outstanding principal amount of the Senior Notes shall be payable on June 1, 2026.
SECTION 2.4. Interest. The Senior Notes shall accrue interest at a rate of 1.800% per year. Interest shall accrue on the Senior Notes from the most recent Interest Payment Date to or for which interest has been paid or duly provided for (or if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from the Issue Date of the Senior Notes), payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2021. The Record Dates for payment of interest shall be May 15 and November 15 of each year.
SECTION 2.5. Place of Payment. The place where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, with respect to the Senior Notes shall be payable shall be the Corporate Trust Office.
SECTION 2.6. Optional Redemption.
(a) If the Issuer elects to redeem the Senior Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 2.6(i), it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth (1) the Redemption Date, and (2) the CUSIP and/or ISIN numbers of the Senior Notes.
(b) If fewer than all the Senior Notes are to be redeemed, the particular Senior Notes to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee from the Outstanding Senior Notes not previously called for redemption, pro rata, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and in accordance with the applicable procedures of DTC in the case of Global Notes, and may provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for the Senior Notes or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of Senior Notes of a denomination larger than the minimum authorized denomination for the Senior Notes.
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(c) The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Senior Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Senior Notes selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
(d) For all purposes of this Second Supplemental Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Senior Notes shall relate, in the case of any Senior Note redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal of such Senior Note which has been or is to be redeemed.
(e) Notice of redemption to the Holders of Senior Notes to be redeemed as a whole or in part at the option of the Issuer shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed or otherwise delivered electronically to holders of Global Notes, with a copy to the Trustee, not fewer than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each such Holder at such Holder’s last address appearing in the Security Register. All notices of redemption shall state:
(i) the Redemption Date;
(ii) the Redemption Price, or if not then ascertainable, the manner of calculating the Redemption Price;
(iii) if fewer than all Outstanding Senior Notes are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption, the respective principal amounts) of the Senior Notes to be redeemed from the Holder to whom the notice is given and that on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Senior Note, a new Senior Note or Senior Notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof shall be issued in accordance with Section 2.6(h);
(iv) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price shall become due and payable upon each Senior Note called for redemption, and that interest, if any, thereon shall cease to accrue from and after said date;
(v) the place where Senior Notes called for redemption are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, which shall be the office or agency maintained by the Issuer pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Indenture;
(vi) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(vii) that the Senior Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price; and
(viii) the CUSIP and/or ISIN number, and that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP and/or ISIN number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Senior Notes.
Notice of redemption of Senior Notes shall be given by the Issuer or, at the Issuer’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer; provided, that if the Issuer requests the Trustee to give such notice, it shall provide an execution version of such notice to the Trustee at least five days prior to the date such notice is required to be sent to the Holders (or such shorter period as shall be acceptable to the Trustee).
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(f) On or prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 9.03 of the Indenture) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and accrued interest on, all the Senior Notes which are to be redeemed on that date.
(g) Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Senior Notes (or portions thereof) so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Redemption Date therein specified and from and after such date (unless the Issuer shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price) such Senior Notes shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of such Senior Notes for redemption in accordance with the notice, such Senior Notes shall be paid by the Issuer at the Redemption Price. Any installment of interest due and payable on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Senior Notes registered as such on the relevant Record Date according to the terms and the provisions of Section 2.06 of the Indenture. If any Senior Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor by the Senior Note.
(h) Any Senior Note that is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at the office or agency maintained by the Issuer pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Indenture (with, if the Issuer or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or the Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Senior Note without service charge and at the expense of the Issuer, a new Senior Note or Senior Notes, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of such Senior Note so surrendered.
(i) Prior to the Par Call Date, the Issuer may redeem the Senior Notes at its option at any time in whole or in part upon at least 15 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice given by mail to the registered address of each Holder of the Senior Notes to be redeemed. If the Issuer elects to redeem the Senior Notes prior to the Par Call Date, it shall pay a Redemption Price equal to the greater of the following amounts, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the Redemption Date:
(i) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed on the Redemption Date; or
(ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments.
In determining the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments the Issuer shall discount such payments to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 0.15%.
In addition, at any time and from time to time, on or after the Par Call Date, the Issuer may redeem the Senior Notes at its option, either in whole or in part, upon at least 15 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice given by mail to the registered address of each Holder of the Senior Notes to be redeemed or otherwise delivered electronically to Holders of Global Notes, with a copy to the Trustee, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed on the redemption date, plus accrued and unpaid interest on such notes to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.
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Any redemption pursuant to this Section 2.6(i) shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.6(a) through (h).
SECTION 2.7. Change of Control Repurchase.
(a) If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs, unless the Issuer has redeemed the Senior Notes as set forth in Section 2.6, the Issuer shall be required to make an offer to each Holder of the Senior Notes to repurchase all or any part (in excess of $2,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that Holder’s Senior Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Senior Notes repurchased to, but not including, the date of repurchase.
(b) Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the option of the Issuer, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, the Issuer shall send a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase the Senior Notes on the payment date specified in the notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent. The notice shall, if sent prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice.
(c) The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other securities laws and regulations to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Senior Notes as a result of a Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 2.7, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 2.7 by virtue of compliance with such securities laws or regulations.
(d) On the repurchase date following a Change of Control Repurchase Event, the Issuer shall, to the extent lawful:
(i) accept for payment all the Senior Notes or portions of the Senior Notes properly tendered pursuant to its offer;
(ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price in respect of all the Senior Notes or portions of the Senior Notes properly tendered; and
(iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Senior Notes properly accepted, together with an Officer’s Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes being purchased by the Issuer.
(e) The Paying Agent shall promptly mail or deliver by wire transfer to each Holder of Senior Notes properly tendered the purchase price for the Senior Notes, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Senior Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Senior Notes surrendered.
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(f) The Issuer shall not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Senior Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Issuer and such third party purchases all Senior Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.
(g) Should the Issuer choose to exercise its rights under Section 3.02 of the Indenture, it shall no longer be obligated to make an offer to repurchase the Senior Notes following a Change of Control Repurchase Event.
SECTION 2.8. Issue Date. The Issue Date of the Senior Notes is May 26, 2021.
SECTION 2.9. Issue Price. The issue price of the Senior Notes is 99.952% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes.
SECTION 2.10. Definitive and Global Notes. The Senior Notes are issuable in whole or in part in the form of Global Notes and the Depositary for such Global Notes shall be DTC.
SECTION 2.11. Denomination. The Senior Notes shall be issued in registered form in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
SECTION 2.12. Defeasance and Discharge of Covenants upon Deposit of Moneys, U.S. Government Obligations.
(a) Sub-clause (b) of the first paragraph of Section 3.02 of the Indenture is hereby supplemented to add after “9.07” thereof:
“and Section 2.7 of the Second Supplemental Indenture”
(b) The last sentence of the third to last paragraph of Section 3.02 of the Indenture is hereby supplemented to add to the end thereof:
“and the Issuer shall no longer be obligated to make an offer under Section 2.7 of the Second Supplemental Indenture upon the occurrence of a Change of Control.”
SECTION 2.13. Events of Default. In addition to the Events of Default set forth in Section 4.01 of the Indenture, the Senior Notes shall include the following additional Event of Default designated as clause (8) of such Section, which shall be deemed an Event of Default under Section 4.01 of the Indenture:
“(8) a failure by the Issuer to repurchase Senior Notes tendered for repurchase following the occurrence of a Change of Control Repurchase Event in conformity with Section 2.7 of the Second Supplemental Indenture.”
SECTION 2.14. Limitation on Liens. Section 9.06 of the Indenture shall be amended by including the following additional exceptions designated as clauses (11) and (12) of such Section:
“(11) liens existing on the date of the prospectus supplement dated May 12, 2021; and
(12) liens securing obligations under the Revolving Credit Agreement (as defined in the Second Supplemental Indenture) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $750,000,000.”
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
| SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Kris Sennesael | |
| Name: | Kris Sennesael | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | ||
| as Trustee | ||
| By: | /s/ Bradley E. Scarbrough | |
| Name: | Bradley E. Scarbrough | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
Exhibit A
Form of Senior Note
THIS IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
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No. R-[●]
1.800% Senior Note due 2026
CUSIP No. 83088M AK8
ISIN No. US83088MAK80
Principal Amount: $[●]
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum listed on the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global Note attached hereto on June 1, 2026.
Interest Payment Dates: June 1 and December 1, beginning on December 1, 2021.
Record Dates: May 15 and November 15.
Additional provisions of this Senior Note are set forth on the other side of this Senior Note.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this instrument to be duly executed.
| SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
Dated:
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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | ||
| as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Senior Notes referred to in the Second Supplemental Indenture. | ||
| By: | ||
| Authorized signatory | ||
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[REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]
SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL NOTE
The initial principal amount of this Global Note is $[●]. The following increases or decreases in this Global Note have been made:
| Date of Exchange |
Amount of decrease in Principal Amount of this Global Note |
Amount of Principal Amount |
Principal amount of this Global Note following such decrease or increase |
Signature of authorized signatory of Trustee |
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1.800% Senior Notes due 2026
1. Interest
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (such corporation, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “Issuer”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Senior Note at the rate per annum shown above. The Issuer shall pay interest semiannually on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2021. The Record Dates for payment of interest shall be May 15 and November 15 of each year. Interest on this Senior Note shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from May 26, 2021 until the principal hereof is due. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
2. Method of Payment
The Issuer shall pay interest on this Senior Note (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on the Record Date. Holders must surrender this Senior Note to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. Payments in respect of this Senior Note represented by a Global Note (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) shall be made in immediately available funds to DTC or its nominees, as the case may be, as the Holder of such Global Note. The Issuer shall make all payments in respect of any certificated Senior Note (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) at the office of the Paying Agent, except that, at the option of the Issuer, payment of interest may be made by mailing a check to the registered address of each Holder thereof or, upon request of a Holder of at least $1,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes, by wire transfer to an account located in the United States by the payee.
3. Paying Agent and Registrar
Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), shall act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuer may act as Paying Agent.
4. Indenture
The Issuer issued this Senior Note under an Indenture dated as of May 26, 2021 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Issuer and the Trustee, as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2021 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”). The terms of this Senior Note include those stated in the Indenture, and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the “TIA”). Terms defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. This Senior Note is subject to all terms and provisions of the Indenture, and Holders (as defined in the Indenture) are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms and provisions. In the event of a conflict between any provision of this Senior Note and the Indenture, the Indenture shall govern such provision.
This Senior Note is a senior unsecured obligation of the Issuer of which an unlimited aggregate principal amount may be at any one time Outstanding. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Issuer and its Significant Subsidiaries to, among other things, create or incur Liens and enter into certain Sale-Leaseback Transactions. The Indenture also imposes limitations on the ability of the Issuer to consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all its property.
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5. Optional Redemption
Prior to May 1, 2026 (one month prior to the Maturity Date of this Senior Note) (the “Par Call Date”), the Issuer may redeem this Senior Note at its option at any time in whole or in part upon at least 15 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice given by mail to the registered address of each Holder of the Senior Notes to be redeemed, or electronically, in the case of Global Notes, with a copy to the Trustee. If the Issuer elects to redeem this Senior Note, it will pay a Redemption Price equal to the greater of the following amounts, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the Redemption Date:
| · | 100% of the aggregate principal amount of this Senior Note; or |
| · | the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments. In determining the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments the Issuer shall discount such payments to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 0.15%. |
In addition, at any time and from time to time, on or after the Par Call Date, the Issuer may redeem the Senior Notes at its option, either in whole or in part, upon at least 15 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice given by mail to the registered address of each Holder of the Senior Notes to be redeemed or otherwise delivered electronically to holders of Global Notes, with a copy to the Trustee, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed on the Redemption Date, plus accrued and unpaid interest on such notes to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.
6. Sinking Fund
This Senior Note is not subject to any sinking fund.
7. Notice of Redemption
If the Issuer elects to redeem this Senior Note pursuant to Section 5 hereof, it shall furnish the Trustee, at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth (1) the Redemption Date and (2) the CUSIP and/or ISIN numbers of this Senior Note.
Such notice of redemption to the Holders of this Senior Note at the option of the Issuer shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed or otherwise delivered electronically to holders of Global Notes, with a copy to the Trustee, not fewer than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date to each such Holder at such Holder’s last address appearing in the Senior Note Register.
8. Repurchase of this Senior Note at the Option of Holders upon Change of Control Repurchase Event
If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs, unless the Issuer has exercised its right to redeem this Senior Note as described in the Indenture, the Issuer will be required to make an offer to each Holder of this Senior Note to repurchase all or any part (in excess of $2,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) of the applicable percentage of this Senior Note at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such percentage of this Senior Note plus any accrued and unpaid interest on this Senior Note repurchased to, but not including, the date of repurchase, as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the Indenture.
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9. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange
Senior Notes may be issued in registered form in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may transfer or exchange this Senior Note in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any transfer or exchange, the Issuer and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay any taxes required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Issuer need not register the transfer of or exchange this Senior Note if selected for redemption (except, in the event it will be redeemed in part, the portion not to be redeemed) or to transfer or exchange this Senior Note for a period of 15 days prior to a selection of Senior Notes to be redeemed.
10. Persons Deemed Owners
With certain exceptions, the registered Holder of this Senior Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.
11. Unclaimed Money
Subject to applicable abandoned property laws, if money for the payment of principal or interest, if any, remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee shall pay the money back to the Issuer at its request. After any such payment, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Issuer for payment as unsecured general creditors and the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall have no further liability with respect to such monies.
12. Discharge and Defeasance
Subject to certain conditions, the Issuer at any time may terminate some of or all its obligations under this Senior Note and the Indenture if the Issuer deposits with the Trustee U.S. dollars or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, this Senior Note to redemption or maturity, as the case may be.
13. Amendment, Waiver
Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture may be amended under certain circumstances with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes and (ii) certain defaults may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without the consent of the Holders of any Senior Notes, the Issuer and the Trustee may amend the Indenture: (i) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Issuer and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer under the Indenture and the Senior Notes; (ii) to add to the covenants of the Issuer for the benefit of Holders of the Senior Notes or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Issuer; (iii) to add any additional events of default for the benefit of Holders of the Senior Notes; (iv) to add to or change any of the provisions of the Indenture as necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Senior Notes in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons, or to permit or facilitate the issuance of Senior Notes in uncertificated form; (v) to secure the Senior Notes; (vi) to add or appoint a successor or separate Trustee; (vii) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; (viii) to supplement any of the provisions of the Indenture as necessary to permit or facilitate the defeasance and discharge of Senior Notes; provided that the interests of the holders of the Senior Notes are not adversely affected in any material respect; (ix) to make any other change that would not adversely affect the Holders of the Senior Notes; (x) to make any change necessary to comply with any requirement of the Commission in connection with the qualification of the Indenture or any supplemental Indenture under the TIA; (xi) to conform the Indenture to the section entitled “Description of the Notes” in the prospectus supplement dated May 12, 2021 relating to the Senior Notes; and (xii) to reflect the issuance of additional Notes as permitted by Section 2.01 and Section 2.02 of the Indenture.
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14. Defaults and Remedies
If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Issuer) with respect to this Senior Note occurs and is continuing, then either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes may declare the principal of all Outstanding Senior Notes, and the interest to the date of acceleration, if any, accrued thereon, to be immediately due and payable by notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the Trustee if given by Holders) specifying the Event of Default. If an Event of Default relating to a merger or certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Issuer occurs, then the principal amount of all the Senior Notes then Outstanding and interest accrued thereon, if any, shall become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or the Holders of the Senior Notes, to the full extent permitted by applicable law.
Under certain circumstances, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes may rescind any such acceleration with respect to the Senior Notes and its consequences.
No Holder of this Senior Note may institute any action, unless and until: (i) such Holder has given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Senior Notes; (ii) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes have made a written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder; (iii) such Holder or Holders has or have offered the Trustee, and if requested, provided indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request; (iv) the Trustee has failed to institute any such proceeding for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity; and (v) no inconsistent direction has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes.
15. Trustee Dealings with the Issuer
Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of this Senior Note and may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.
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16. Authentication
This Senior Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Senior Note.
17. Governing Law
THIS SENIOR NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO RULES GOVERNING THE CONFLICTS OF LAW.
18. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers
The Issuer has caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers to be printed on this Senior Note and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on this Senior Note or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
The Issuer shall furnish to any Holder of this Senior Note upon written request and without charge to the Holder a copy of the Indenture which has in it the text of this Senior Note.
Exhibit 4.4
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
(as Issuer)
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(as Trustee)
Third Supplemental Indenture
Dated as of May 26, 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS | |
| SECTION 1.1. Definitions | 1 |
| ARTICLE II. TERMS OF THE NOTES | |
| SECTION 2.1. Title | 4 |
| SECTION 2.2. Aggregate Principal Amount | 4 |
| SECTION 2.3. Maturity | 4 |
| SECTION 2.4. Interest | 4 |
| SECTION 2.5. Place of Payment | 4 |
| SECTION 2.6. Optional Redemption | 4 |
| SECTION 2.7. Change of Control Repurchase | 7 |
| SECTION 2.8. Issue Date | 8 |
| SECTION 2.9. Issue Price | 8 |
| SECTION 2.10. Definitive and Global Notes | 8 |
| SECTION 2.11. Denomination | 8 |
| SECTION 2.12. Defeasance and Discharge of Covenants upon Deposit of Moneys, U.S. Government Obligations | 8 |
| SECTION 2.13. Events of Default | 8 |
| SECTION 2.14. Limitation on Liens | 9 |
THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, between Skyworks Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), having its principal office at 5260 California Avenue, Irvine, California 92617, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), is made and entered into as of this 26th day of May, 2021.
RECITALS OF THE ISSUER
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Trustee executed and delivered an Indenture dated as of May 26, 2021 (the “Indenture”), to provide for the issuance by the Issuer from time to time of debt securities;
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein, not otherwise defined, shall have the same meanings given them in the Indenture, as supplemented;
WHEREAS, pursuant to a board resolution, the Issuer has authorized the issuance of $500,000,000 of its 3.000% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “Senior Notes”);
WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to establish the terms of the Senior Notes in accordance with Section 2.01 of the Indenture; and
WHEREAS, this Third Supplemental Indenture shall modify the Indenture only with respect to the Senior Notes.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1. Definitions. For all purposes of this Third Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following: (1) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d) and Section 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than the Issuer or one of its Subsidiaries; (2) the adoption of a plan relating to the Issuer’s liquidation or dissolution; (3) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” or “group” (as those terms are used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than the Issuer or its Subsidiaries, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13(d)(3) and 13(d)(5) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Issuer’s Voting Stock or other Voting Stock into which the Issuer’s Voting Stock is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; or (4) the Issuer consolidates with, or merges with or into, any person, or any person consolidates with, or merges with or into the Issuer, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding voting stock of the Issuer or such other person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the shares of the voting stock of the Issuer outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the voting stock of the surviving person immediately after giving effect to such transaction.
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“Change of Control Repurchase Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Ratings Event.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Senior Notes to be redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, that the Senior Notes matured on the Par Call Date) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Senior Notes.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (1) the arithmetic average of three Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than five Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the arithmetic average of all Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date.
“Corporate Trust Office” means, the office of the Trustee in the City of New York at which at any particular time this Third Supplemental Indenture shall be principally administered, which office at the date hereof is located at U.S. Bank National Association, 633 West Fifth Street, 24th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071, Attn. B. Scarbrough (Skyworks Solutions, Inc.).
“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
“Independent Investment Banker” means one of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, or their respective successors, as may be appointed from time to time by the Issuer.
“Investment Grade” means a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor Rating Categories of S&P); a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Fitch); and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Issuer.
“Par Call Date” means March 1, 2031 (three months prior to the Maturity Date of the Senior Notes).
“Rating Agency” means (1) each of S&P and Fitch; and (2) if any of S&P and Fitch ceases to rate the Senior Notes or fails to make a rating of the Senior Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the control of the Issuer, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, selected by the Issuer (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors) as a replacement for such rating agency.
“Ratings Event” means the rating of the Senior Notes is lowered by both Rating Agencies and the Senior Notes are rated below Investment Grade by both Rating Agencies on any day during the period (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Senior Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) commencing on the earlier of the date of the first public occurrence of a Change of Control or the date of public notice of an agreement that, if consummated, would result in a Change of Control and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control.
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“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of (1) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, or their affiliates, and their respective successors and (2) one other primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a “primary treasury dealer”) selected by the Issuer and its successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary treasury dealer, the Issuer shall substitute therefor another primary treasury dealer.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the arithmetic average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed, in each case, as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.
“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to any Senior Note to be redeemed, the Remaining Scheduled Payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related Redemption Date but for such redemption (assuming, for this purpose, that the Senior Notes matured on the Par Call Date); provided, however, that, if such Redemption Date is not an Interest Payment Date with respect to such Senior Note, the amount of the next scheduled interest payment thereon shall be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such Redemption Date.
“Revolving Credit Agreement” means the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated on or about the Issue Date, among the Issuer, the borrowing subsidiaries party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, replaced or refinanced from time to time (such amendment, restatement, amendment and restatement, supplement, modification, replacement or refinancing may be successive or non-successive), including by means of one or more other credit agreements or credit facilities; provided that any such amendment, restatement, amendment and restatement, supplement, modification, replacement or refinancing is in the form of a revolving credit facility (or similar arrangement).
“Senior Notes” has the meaning assigned in the Recitals.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
“Third Supplemental Indenture” means this Third Supplemental Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the arithmetic mean (rounded to the nearest 1/100th of a percentage point) of the yields for the immediately preceding full week published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (or if such statistical release is no longer published, any such other reasonably comparable index published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) that has become publicly available prior to the date of determination and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities,” for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue; provided that if no maturity is within three months before or after the Maturity of the Senior Notes (assuming, for this purpose, that the Senior Notes maturated on the Par Call Date), yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be determined and the Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from those yields on a straight line basis rounding to the nearest month; or if that release, or any successor release, is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for that Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate shall be calculated on the third business day preceding the Redemption Date.
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“Voting Stock” of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such Person.
ARTICLE
II.
TERMS OF THE NOTES
SECTION 2.1. Title. The Senior Notes shall constitute a series of Notes having the title “3.000% Senior Notes due 2031” and shall be in the form attached as Exhibit A.
SECTION 2.2. Aggregate Principal Amount. The aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Third Supplemental Indenture shall be unlimited; provided that the Issuer complies with the provisions of this Third Supplemental Indenture.
SECTION 2.3. Maturity. The entire outstanding principal amount of the Senior Notes shall be payable on June 1, 2031.
SECTION 2.4. Interest. The Senior Notes shall accrue interest at a rate of 3.000% per year. Interest shall accrue on the Senior Notes from the most recent Interest Payment Date to or for which interest has been paid or duly provided for (or if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from the Issue Date of the Senior Notes), payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2021. The Record Dates for payment of interest shall be May 15 and November 15 of each year.
SECTION 2.5. Place of Payment. The place where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, with respect to the Senior Notes shall be payable shall be the Corporate Trust Office.
SECTION 2.6. Optional Redemption.
(a) If the Issuer elects to redeem the Senior Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 2.6(i), it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth (1) the Redemption Date, and (2) the CUSIP and/or ISIN numbers of the Senior Notes.
(b) If fewer than all the Senior Notes are to be redeemed, the particular Senior Notes to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee from the Outstanding Senior Notes not previously called for redemption, pro rata, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and in accordance with the applicable procedures of DTC in the case of Global Notes, and may provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for the Senior Notes or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of Senior Notes of a denomination larger than the minimum authorized denomination for the Senior Notes.
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(c) The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Senior Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Senior Notes selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
(d) For all purposes of this Third Supplemental Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Senior Notes shall relate, in the case of any Senior Note redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal of such Senior Note which has been or is to be redeemed.
(e) Notice of redemption to the Holders of Senior Notes to be redeemed as a whole or in part at the option of the Issuer shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed or otherwise delivered electronically to holders of Global Notes, with a copy to the Trustee, not fewer than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each such Holder at such Holder’s last address appearing in the Security Register. All notices of redemption shall state:
(i) the Redemption Date;
(ii) the Redemption Price, or if not then ascertainable, the manner of calculating the Redemption Price;
(iii) if fewer than all Outstanding Senior Notes are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption, the respective principal amounts) of the Senior Notes to be redeemed from the Holder to whom the notice is given and that on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Senior Note, a new Senior Note or Senior Notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof shall be issued in accordance with Section 2.6(h);
(iv) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price shall become due and payable upon each Senior Note called for redemption, and that interest, if any, thereon shall cease to accrue from and after said date;
(v) the place where Senior Notes called for redemption are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, which shall be the office or agency maintained by the Issuer pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Indenture;
(vi) the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(vii) that the Senior Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price; and
(viii) the CUSIP and/or ISIN number, and that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP and/or ISIN number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Senior Notes.
Notice of redemption of Senior Notes shall be given by the Issuer or, at the Issuer’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer; provided, that if the Issuer requests the Trustee to give such notice, it shall provide an execution version of such notice to the Trustee at least five days prior to the date such notice is required to be sent to the Holders (or such shorter period as shall be acceptable to the Trustee).
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(f) On or prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 9.03 of the Indenture) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and accrued interest on, all the Senior Notes which are to be redeemed on that date.
(g) Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Senior Notes (or portions thereof) so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Redemption Date therein specified and from and after such date (unless the Issuer shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price) such Senior Notes shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of such Senior Notes for redemption in accordance with the notice, such Senior Notes shall be paid by the Issuer at the Redemption Price. Any installment of interest due and payable on or prior to the Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of such Senior Notes registered as such on the relevant Record Date according to the terms and the provisions of Section 2.06 of the Indenture. If any Senior Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor by the Senior Note.
(h) Any Senior Note that is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at the office or agency maintained by the Issuer pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Indenture (with, if the Issuer or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or the Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Senior Note without service charge and at the expense of the Issuer, a new Senior Note or Senior Notes, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of such Senior Note so surrendered.
(i) Prior to the Par Call Date, the Issuer may redeem the Senior Notes at its option at any time in whole or in part upon at least 15 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice given by mail to the registered address of each Holder of the Senior Notes to be redeemed. If the Issuer elects to redeem the Senior Notes prior to the Par Call Date, it shall pay a Redemption Price equal to the greater of the following amounts, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the Redemption Date:
(i) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed on the Redemption Date; or
(ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments.
In determining the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments the Issuer shall discount such payments to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 0.20%.
In addition, at any time and from time to time, on or after the Par Call Date, the Issuer may redeem the Senior Notes at its option, either in whole or in part, upon at least 15 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice given by mail to the registered address of each Holder of the Senior Notes to be redeemed or otherwise delivered electronically to holders of Global Notes, with a copy to the Trustee, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed on the redemption date, plus accrued and unpaid interest on such notes to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.
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Any redemption pursuant to this Section 2.6(i) shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.6(a) through (h).
SECTION 2.7. Change of Control Repurchase.
(a) If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs, unless the Issuer has redeemed the Senior Notes as set forth in Section 2.6, the Issuer shall be required to make an offer to each Holder of the Senior Notes to repurchase all or any part (in excess of $2,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that Holder’s Senior Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Senior Notes repurchased to, but not including, the date of repurchase.
(b) Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the option of the Issuer, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, the Issuer shall send a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase the Senior Notes on the payment date specified in the notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent. The notice shall, if sent prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice.
(c) The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other securities laws and regulations to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Senior Notes as a result of a Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 2.7, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 2.7 by virtue of compliance with such securities laws or regulations.
(d) On the repurchase date following a Change of Control Repurchase Event, the Issuer shall, to the extent lawful:
(i) accept for payment all the Senior Notes or portions of the Senior Notes properly tendered pursuant to its offer;
(ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price in respect of all the Senior Notes or portions of the Senior Notes properly tendered; and
(iii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Senior Notes properly accepted, together with an Officer’s Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes being purchased by the Issuer.
(e) The Paying Agent shall promptly mail or deliver by wire transfer to each Holder of Senior Notes properly tendered the purchase price for the Senior Notes, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Senior Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Senior Notes surrendered.
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(f) The Issuer shall not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Senior Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Issuer and such third party purchases all Senior Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.
(g) Should the Issuer choose to exercise its rights under Section 3.02 of the Indenture, it shall no longer be obligated to make an offer to repurchase the Senior Notes following a Change of Control Repurchase Event.
SECTION 2.8. Issue Date. The Issue Date of the Senior Notes is May 26, 2021.
SECTION 2.9. Issue Price. The issue price of the Senior Notes is 99.614% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes.
SECTION 2.10. Definitive and Global Notes. The Senior Notes are issuable in whole or in part in the form of Global Notes and the Depositary for such Global Notes shall be DTC.
SECTION 2.11. Denomination. The Senior Notes shall be issued in registered form in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
SECTION 2.12. Defeasance and Discharge of Covenants upon Deposit of Moneys, U.S. Government Obligations.
(a) Sub-clause (b) of the first paragraph of Section 3.02 of the Indenture is hereby supplemented to add after “9.07” thereof:
“and Section 2.7 of the Third Supplemental Indenture”
(b) The last sentence of the third to last paragraph of Section 3.02 of the Indenture is hereby supplemented to add to the end thereof:
“and the Issuer shall no longer be obligated to make an offer under Section 2.7 of the Third Supplemental Indenture upon the occurrence of a Change of Control.”
SECTION 2.13. Events of Default. In addition to the Events of Default set forth in Section 4.01 of the Indenture, the Senior Notes shall include the following additional Event of Default designated as clause (8) of such Section, which shall be deemed an Event of Default under Section 4.01 of the Indenture:
“(8) a failure by the Issuer to repurchase Senior Notes tendered for repurchase following the occurrence of a Change of Control Repurchase Event in conformity with Section 2.7 of the Third Supplemental Indenture.”
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SECTION 2.14. Limitation on Liens. Section 9.06 of the Indenture shall be amended by including the following additional exceptions designated as clauses (11) and (12) of such Section:
“(11) liens existing on the date of the prospectus supplement dated May 12, 2021; and
(12) liens securing obligations under the Revolving Credit Agreement (as defined in the Third Supplemental Indenture) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $750,000,000.”
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
| SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Kris Sennesael | |
| Name: | Kris Sennesael | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | ||
| as Trustee | ||
| By: | /s/ Bradley E. Scarbrough | |
| Name: | Bradley E. Scarbrough | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
EXHIBIT A
Form of Senior Note
THIS IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
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No. R-[●]
3.000% Senior Note due 2031
CUSIP No. 83088M AL6
ISIN No. US83088MAL63
Principal Amount: $[●]
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum listed on the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global Note attached hereto on June 1, 2031.
Interest Payment Dates: June 1 and December 1, beginning on December 1, 2021.
Record Dates: May 15 and November 15.
Additional provisions of this Senior Note are set forth on the other side of this Senior Note.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this instrument to be duly executed.
| SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. | |||
| By: | |||
| Name: | |||
| Title: | |||
Dated:
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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | |
| as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Senior Notes referred to in the Third Supplemental Indenture. |
| By: | ||
| Authorized signatory |
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[REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]
SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL NOTE
The initial principal amount of this Global Note is $[●]. The following increases or decreases in this Global Note have been made:
| Date of Exchange |
Amount of decrease in Principal Amount of this Global Note |
Amount of increase in Principal Amount of this Global Note |
Principal amount of this Global Note following such decrease or increase |
Signature of authorized signatory of Trustee |
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3.000% Senior Notes due 2031
1. Interest
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (such corporation, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “Issuer”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Senior Note at the rate per annum shown above. The Issuer shall pay interest semiannually on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2021. The Record Dates for payment of interest shall be May 15 and November 15 of each year. Interest on this Senior Note shall accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for or, if no interest has been paid or duly provided for, from May 26, 2021 until the principal hereof is due. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
2. Method of Payment
The Issuer shall pay interest on this Senior Note (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on the Record Date. Holders must surrender this Senior Note to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. Payments in respect of this Senior Note represented by a Global Note (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) shall be made in immediately available funds to DTC or its nominees, as the case may be, as the Holder of such Global Note. The Issuer shall make all payments in respect of any certificated Senior Note (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) at the office of the Paying Agent, except that, at the option of the Issuer, payment of interest may be made by mailing a check to the registered address of each Holder thereof or, upon request of a Holder of at least $1,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes, by wire transfer to an account located in the United States by the payee.
3. Paying Agent and Registrar
Initially, U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), shall act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Issuer may act as Paying Agent.
4. Indenture
The Issuer issued this Senior Note under an Indenture dated as of May 26, 2021 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Issuer and the Trustee, as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2021 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”). The terms of this Senior Note include those stated in the Indenture, and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture (the “TIA”). Terms defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. This Senior Note is subject to all terms and provisions of the Indenture, and Holders (as defined in the Indenture) are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of such terms and provisions. In the event of a conflict between any provision of this Senior Note and the Indenture, the Indenture shall govern such provision.
This Senior Note is a senior unsecured obligation of the Issuer of which an unlimited aggregate principal amount may be at any one time Outstanding. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Issuer and its Significant Subsidiaries to, among other things, create or incur Liens and enter into certain Sale-Leaseback Transactions. The Indenture also imposes limitations on the ability of the Issuer to consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all its property.
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5. Optional Redemption
Prior to March 1, 2031 (three months prior to the Maturity Date of this Senior Note) (the “Par Call Date”), the Issuer may redeem this Senior Note at its option at any time in whole or in part upon at least 15 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice given by mail to the registered address of each Holder of the Senior Notes to be redeemed, or electronically, in the case of Global Notes, with a copy to the Trustee. If the Issuer elects to redeem this Senior Note, it will pay a Redemption Price equal to the greater of the following amounts, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the Redemption Date:
| · | 100% of the aggregate principal amount of this Senior Note; or |
| · | the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments. In determining the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments the Issuer shall discount such payments to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus 0.20%. |
In addition, at any time and from time to time, on or after the Par Call Date, the Issuer may redeem the Senior Notes at its option, either in whole or in part, upon at least 15 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice given by mail to the registered address of each Holder of the Senior Notes to be redeemed or otherwise delivered electronically to holders of Global Notes, with a copy to the Trustee, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed on the Redemption Date, plus accrued and unpaid interest on such notes to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.
6. Sinking Fund
This Senior Note is not subject to any sinking fund.
7. Notice of Redemption
If the Issuer elects to redeem this Senior Note pursuant to Section 5 hereof, it shall furnish the Trustee, at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth (1) the Redemption Date and (2) the CUSIP and/or ISIN numbers of this Senior Note.
Such notice of redemption to the Holders of this Senior Note at the option of the Issuer shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed or otherwise delivered electronically to holders of Global Notes, with a copy to the Trustee, not fewer than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date to each such Holder at such Holder’s last address appearing in the Senior Note Register.
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8. Repurchase of this Senior Note at the Option of Holders upon Change of Control Repurchase Event
If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs, unless the Issuer has exercised its right to redeem this Senior Note as described in the Indenture, the Issuer will be required to make an offer to each Holder of this Senior Note to repurchase all or any part (in excess of $2,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) of the applicable percentage of this Senior Note at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such percentage of this Senior Note plus any accrued and unpaid interest on this Senior Note repurchased to, but not including, the date of repurchase, as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the Indenture.
9. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange
Senior Notes may be issued in registered form in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may transfer or exchange this Senior Note in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any transfer or exchange, the Issuer and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay any taxes required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Issuer need not register the transfer of or exchange this Senior Note if selected for redemption (except, in the event it will be redeemed in part, the portion not to be redeemed) or to transfer or exchange this Senior Note for a period of 15 days prior to a selection of Senior Notes to be redeemed.
10. Persons Deemed Owners
With certain exceptions, the registered Holder of this Senior Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.
11. Unclaimed Money
Subject to applicable abandoned property laws, if money for the payment of principal or interest, if any, remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee shall pay the money back to the Issuer at its request. After any such payment, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Issuer for payment as unsecured general creditors and the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall have no further liability with respect to such monies.
12. Discharge and Defeasance
Subject to certain conditions, the Issuer at any time may terminate some of or all its obligations under this Senior Note and the Indenture if the Issuer deposits with the Trustee U.S. dollars or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, this Senior Note to redemption or maturity, as the case may be.
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13. Amendment, Waiver
Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture may be amended under certain circumstances with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes and (ii) certain defaults may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without the consent of the Holders of any Senior Notes, the Issuer and the Trustee may amend the Indenture: (i) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Issuer and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer under the Indenture and the Senior Notes; (ii) to add to the covenants of the Issuer for the benefit of Holders of the Senior Notes or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Issuer; (iii) to add any additional events of default for the benefit of Holders of the Senior Notes; (iv) to add to or change any of the provisions of the Indenture as necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Senior Notes in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons, or to permit or facilitate the issuance of Senior Notes in uncertificated form; (v) to secure the Senior Notes; (vi) to add or appoint a successor or separate Trustee; (vii) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; (viii) to supplement any of the provisions of the Indenture as necessary to permit or facilitate the defeasance and discharge of Senior Notes; provided that the interests of the holders of the Senior Notes are not adversely affected in any material respect; (ix) to make any other change that would not adversely affect the Holders of the Senior Notes; (x) to make any change necessary to comply with any requirement of the Commission in connection with the qualification of the Indenture or any supplemental Indenture under the TIA; (xi) to conform the Indenture to the section entitled “Description of the Notes” in the prospectus supplement dated May 12, 2021 relating to the Senior Notes; and (xii) to reflect the issuance of additional Notes as permitted by Section 2.01 and Section 2.02 of the Indenture.
14. Defaults and Remedies
If any Event of Default (other than an Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Issuer) with respect to this Senior Note occurs and is continuing, then either the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes may declare the principal of all Outstanding Senior Notes, and the interest to the date of acceleration, if any, accrued thereon, to be immediately due and payable by notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the Trustee if given by Holders) specifying the Event of Default. If an Event of Default relating to a merger or certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Issuer occurs, then the principal amount of all the Senior Notes then Outstanding and interest accrued thereon, if any, shall become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or the Holders of the Senior Notes, to the full extent permitted by applicable law.
Under certain circumstances, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes may rescind any such acceleration with respect to the Senior Notes and its consequences.
No Holder of this Senior Note may institute any action, unless and until: (i) such Holder has given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Senior Notes; (ii) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes have made a written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder; (iii) such Holder or Holders has or have offered the Trustee, and if requested, provided indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request; (iv) the Trustee has failed to institute any such proceeding for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity; and (v) no inconsistent direction has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Senior Notes.
15. Trustee Dealings with the Issuer
Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of this Senior Note and may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.
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16. Authentication
This Senior Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Senior Note.
17. Governing Law
THIS SENIOR NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO RULES GOVERNING THE CONFLICTS OF LAW.
18. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers
The Issuer has caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers to be printed on this Senior Note and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on this Senior Note or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
The Issuer shall furnish to any Holder of this Senior Note upon written request and without charge to the Holder a copy of the Indenture which has in it the text of this Senior Note.
Exhibit 5.1
90 South Seventh Street • Suite 4950 • Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
TELEPHONE: +1.612.217.8800 • FACSIMILE: +1.844.345.3178
May 26, 2021
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
5260 California Avenue
Irvine, California 92617
| Re: | $500,000,000 of 0.900% Senior Notes due 2023, $500,000,000 of 1.800% Senior Notes due 2026, and $500,000,000 of 3.000% Senior Notes due 2031 of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are acting as counsel for Skyworks Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the issuance and sale of $500,000,000 principal amount of its 0.900% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”), $500,000,000 principal amount of its 1.800% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) and $500,000,000 principal amount of its 3.000% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes” and, together with the 2023 Notes and the 2026 Notes, the “Notes”), pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, dated May 12, 2021 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), by and among the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. The Notes are being issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2021 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated May 26, 2021 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated May 26, 2021 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”) and the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated May 26, 2021 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”) by and between the Company and the Trustee (the Base Indenture as so amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture and the Third Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”).
In connection with the opinion expressed herein, we have examined such documents, records and matters of law as we have deemed relevant or necessary for purposes of such opinion. Based on the foregoing, and subject to the further limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Notes constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company.
For purposes of the opinion expressed herein, we have assumed that (i) the Trustee has authorized, executed and delivered the Indenture, (ii) the Notes have been duly authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture and (iii) the Indenture is the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Trustee.
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The opinion expressed herein is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer and fraudulent conveyance, voidable preference, moratorium or other similar laws and related regulations and judicial doctrines from time to time in effect relating to or affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally, and by general equitable principles and public policy considerations, whether such principles and considerations are considered in a proceeding at law or at equity.
As to facts material to the opinion and assumptions expressed herein, we have relied upon oral or written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others. The opinion expressed herein is limited to the (i) laws of the State of New York and (ii) General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, in each case as currently in effect, and we express no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated the date hereof filed by the Company and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-255945) (the “Registration Statement”), filed by the Company to effect the registration of the Notes under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) and to the reference to Jones Day under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus constituting a part of such Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Jones Day |
EXHIBIT 10.1
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TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of
May 21, 2021,
among
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.,
the LENDERS party hereto
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
___________________________
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. ___________________________
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., ___________________________
BARCLAYS BANK PLC as Documentation Agents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
| ARTICLE I | |
| Definitions | |
| SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms | 1 |
| SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings | 34 |
| SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally | 35 |
| SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP; Pro Forma Calculations | 35 |
| SECTION 1.05. Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification | 36 |
| SECTION 1.06. Divisions | 37 |
| SECTION 1.07. Blocking Regulation | 37 |
| SECTION 1.08. Effectuation of Transactions | 37 |
| SECTION 1.09. Most Favored Nation Provision | 38 |
| ARTICLE II | |
| The Credits | |
| SECTION 2.01. Commitments | 38 |
| SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings | 38 |
| SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings | 39 |
| SECTION 2.04. Funding of Borrowings | 40 |
| SECTION 2.05. Interest Elections | 40 |
| SECTION 2.06. Termination of Commitments | 42 |
| SECTION 2.07. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt | 42 |
| SECTION 2.08. Prepayment of Loans | 43 |
| SECTION 2.09. Fees | 43 |
| SECTION 2.10. Interest | 44 |
| SECTION 2.11. Alternate Rate of Interest | 44 |
| SECTION 2.12. Increased Costs; Illegality | 47 |
| SECTION 2.13. Break Funding Payments | 49 |
| SECTION 2.14. Taxes | 50 |
| SECTION 2.15. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs | 54 |
| SECTION 2.16. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders | 55 |
| SECTION 2.17. Defaulting Lenders | 56 |
| ARTICLE III | |
| Representations and Warranties | |
| SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers | 58 |
| SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability | 58 |
| SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; Absence of Conflicts | 58 |
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| SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change | 58 |
| SECTION 3.05. Litigation and Environmental Matters | 59 |
| SECTION 3.06. Compliance with Laws | 59 |
| SECTION 3.07. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions | 59 |
| SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status | 60 |
| SECTION 3.09. ERISA | 60 |
| SECTION 3.10. Taxes | 60 |
| SECTION 3.11. Solvency | 60 |
| SECTION 3.12. Disclosure | 61 |
| SECTION 3.13. Federal Reserve Regulations | 61 |
| SECTION 3.14. Use of Proceeds | 61 |
| SECTION 3.15. Affected Financial Institutions | 61 |
| ARTICLE IV | |
| Conditions Precedent | |
| SECTION 4.01. Conditions to Effective Date | 62 |
| SECTION 4.02. Conditions to Funding Date | 63 |
| ARTICLE V | |
| Affirmative Covenants | |
| SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information | 65 |
| SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events | 66 |
| SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business | 67 |
| SECTION 5.04. Payment of Taxes | 67 |
| SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties and Rights | 67 |
| SECTION 5.06. Insurance | 67 |
| SECTION 5.07. Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights | 68 |
| SECTION 5.08. Compliance with Laws | 68 |
| SECTION 5.09. Use of Proceeds | 68 |
| ARTICLE VI | |
| Negative Covenants | |
| SECTION 6.01. Subsidiary Indebtedness | 69 |
| SECTION 6.02. Liens | 71 |
| SECTION 6.03. Sale/Leaseback Transactions | 74 |
| SECTION 6.04. Fundamental Changes | 74 |
| SECTION 6.05. Restrictive Agreements | 75 |
| SECTION 6.06. Leverage Ratio | 76 |
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| ARTICLE VII | |
| Events of Default | |
| ARTICLE VIII | |
| Agency | |
| SECTION 8.01. Authorization and Action | 79 |
| SECTION 8.02. Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Limitation of Liability, Etc. | 82 |
| SECTION 8.03. Posting of Communications | 83 |
| SECTION 8.04. The Administrative Agent Individually | 85 |
| SECTION 8.05. Successor Administrative Agent | 85 |
| SECTION 8.06. Acknowledgments of Lenders | 86 |
| SECTION 8.07. Certain ERISA Matters | 88 |
| SECTION 8.08. Miscellaneous | 89 |
| ARTICLE IX | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| SECTION 9.01. Notices | 90 |
| SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments | 91 |
| SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Limitation on Liability | 93 |
| SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns | 96 |
| SECTION 9.05. Survival | 100 |
| SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution | 100 |
| SECTION 9.07. Severability | 102 |
| SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff | 102 |
| SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process | 102 |
| SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 103 |
| SECTION 9.11. Headings | 104 |
| SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality | 104 |
| SECTION 9.13. Interest Rate Limitation | 105 |
| SECTION 9.14. USA PATRIOT Act Notice and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation | 105 |
| SECTION 9.15. No Fiduciary Relationship | 105 |
| SECTION 9.16. Non-Public Information | 106 |
| SECTION 9.17. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions | 107 |
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| SCHEDULES: | ||
| Schedule 2.01 | — | Commitments |
| Schedule 6.01 | — | Existing Indebtedness |
| Schedule 6.02 | — | Existing Liens |
| Schedule 6.05 | — | Existing Restrictive Agreements |
| EXHIBITS: | ||
| Exhibit A | — | Form of Assignment and Assumption |
| Exhibit B | — | Form of Borrowing Request |
| Exhibit C | — | Form of Compliance Certificate |
| Exhibit D | — | Form of Interest Election Request |
| Exhibit E | — | Form of Solvency Certificate |
| Exhibit F-1 | — | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Foreign Lenders that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
| Exhibit F-2 | — | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Foreign Lenders that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
| Exhibit F-3 | — | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Non-U.S. Participants that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
| Exhibit F-4 | — | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Non-U.S. Participants that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
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TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of May 21, 2021, among SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation, the LENDERS party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as the 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.
“Acquisition” means any transaction, or series of related transactions, resulting, directly or indirectly, in the acquisition of (a) the Equity Interests in a Person if, as a result of such acquisition, such Person shall become a Subsidiary of the Company (or shall be merged or consolidated with or into the Company or any Subsidiary) or (b) all or substantially all the assets of any Person (or of any business unit, division, product line or line of business of any Person).
“Acquisition Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary that has been incurred for the purpose of financing, in whole or in part, a Material Acquisition (including the IAB Acquisition) and any related transactions (including for the purpose of refinancing or replacing all or a portion of any related bridge facilities or any pre-existing Indebtedness of the Persons or assets to be acquired); provided that either (a) the release of the proceeds thereof to the Company and the Subsidiaries is contingent upon the substantially simultaneous consummation of such Material Acquisition (and, if the definitive agreement for such Material Acquisition is terminated prior to the consummation of such Material Acquisition, or if such Material Acquisition is otherwise not consummated by the date specified in the definitive documentation evidencing, governing the rights of the holders of or otherwise relating to such Indebtedness, then, in each case, such proceeds are, and pursuant to the terms of such definitive documentation are required to be, promptly applied to satisfy and discharge all obligations of the Company and the Subsidiaries in respect of such Indebtedness) or (b) such Indebtedness contains a “special mandatory redemption” provision (or a similar provision) if such Material Acquisition is not consummated by the date specified in the definitive documentation evidencing, governing the rights of the holders of or otherwise relating to such Indebtedness (and, if the definitive agreement for such Material Acquisition is terminated prior to the consummation of such Material Acquisition or such Material Acquisition is otherwise not consummated by the date so specified, such Indebtedness is, and pursuant to such “special mandatory redemption” (or similar) provision is required to be, redeemed or otherwise satisfied and discharged within 90 days of such termination or such specified date, as the case may be).
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“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.
“Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as the administrative agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Article VIII. Unless the context requires otherwise, the term “Administrative Agent” shall include any Affiliate of JPMorgan through which JPMorgan shall perform any of its obligations in such capacity hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.
“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 Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Agreement” means this Term Credit Agreement.
“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day; (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% per annum; and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) for a deposit in US Dollars with a maturity of one month plus 1%. For purposes of clause (c) above, the Adjusted LIBO Rate on any day shall be based on the LIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day for deposits in US Dollars with a maturity of one month (or, if the LIBO Screen Rate is not available for a maturity of one month but is available for periods both longer and shorter than such period, the Interpolated Screen Rate as of such time); provided that (i) if such rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero and (ii) if such rate shall not be available, such rate shall be deemed to be zero. 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, as the case may be.
“Ancillary Document” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(b).
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq. and all other laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery, corruption or money laundering.
“Applicable Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any ABR Loan or any Eurocurrency Loan, the rate per annum set forth in the table below under the caption “ABR Loans Spread” or “Eurocurrency Loans Spread”, as the case may be, in each case, based upon the Ratings by Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, respectively, applicable on such day.
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| Ratings (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch) |
ABR Loans Spread | Eurocurrency Loans Spread | |
| Category 1 | Equal to or higher than Baa1 / BBB+ / BBB+ |
0.000% | 1.000% |
| Category 2 | Baa2 / BBB / BBB | 0.125% | 1.125% |
| Category 3 | Baa3 / BBB- / BBB- | 0.250% | 1.250% |
| Category 4 | Ba1 / BB+ / BB+ | 0.500% | 1.500% |
| Category 5 | Equal to or lower than Ba2 / BB / BB |
0.875% | 1.875% |
For purposes of the foregoing, (a) if any of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch shall not have in effect a Rating (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this paragraph), then (i) if only one rating agency shall not have in effect a Rating, the applicable Category shall be determined by reference to the remaining two effective Ratings, (ii) if two rating agencies shall not have in effect a Rating, one of such rating agencies shall be deemed to have in effect a Rating in Category 5 and the applicable Category shall be determined by reference to such deemed Rating and the remaining effective Rating and (iii) if no rating agency shall have in effect a Rating, then Category 5 shall apply, (b) if the Ratings in effect or deemed to be in effect shall fall within different Categories, then (i) if three Ratings are in effect, then either (x) if two of the three Ratings are in the same Category, such Category shall apply or (y) if all three of the Ratings are in different Categories, then the Category corresponding to the middle Rating shall apply and (ii) if only two Ratings are in effect or deemed to be in effect, the applicable Category shall be the Category in which the higher of the Ratings shall fall unless the Ratings differ by two or more Categories, in which case the applicable Category shall be the Category one level below that corresponding to the higher Rating and (c) if any Rating shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of the applicable rating agency), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first publicly announced by the applicable rating agency making such change, irrespective of when notice of such change shall have been furnished by the Company to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. Each change in the Category for any Rating shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating system of any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch shall change, or if such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations and corporate credit, the Company and the Required Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of Ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Rating used to determine the Applicable Rate shall be deemed to be that most recently in effect from such rating agency prior to such change or cessation.
“Approved Electronic Platform” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.03(a).
“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
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“Arrangers” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citibank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, MUFG Bank, Ltd., Truist Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, in their capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the credit facility established hereunder.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee, with the consent of any Person whose consent is required by Section 9.04, and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Assumption Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(a).
“Attributable Debt” means, with respect to any Sale/Leaseback Transaction, the present value (discounted at the rate set forth or implicit in the terms of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments (other than amounts required to be paid on account of taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance, assessments, utilities, operating and labor costs and other items that do not constitute payments for property rights) during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended). In the case of any lease that is terminable by the lessee upon payment of a penalty, the Attributable Debt shall be the lesser of the Attributable Debt determined assuming termination on the first date such lease may be terminated (in which case the Attributable Debt shall also include the amount of the penalty, but no rent shall be considered as required to be paid under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated) or the Attributable Debt determined assuming no such termination.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period 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 Section 2.11(b)(v).
“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 that 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).
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“Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, that such Person has become the subject of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, liquidator, 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 or has had any order for relief in such proceeding entered in respect thereof; provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority; provided, however, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States of America or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any agreements made by such Person.
“Benchmark” means, initially, LIBO Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-In Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to LIBO Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.11(b)(i) or (b)(ii).
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Company) for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(a) the sum of: (i) Term SOFR and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(b) the sum of: (i) Daily Simple SOFR and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; and
(c) the sum of: (i) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Company as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (x) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (y) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for US Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
provided that, in the case of clause (a), 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, 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 (a) of this definition (subject to the first proviso above). If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (a), (b) or (c) 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.
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“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:
(a) for purposes of clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement”, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Company):
(i) 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;
(ii) 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
(b) for purposes of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement”, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Company for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (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 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 US Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities;
provided that, in the case of clause (a) 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.
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“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 in its reasonable discretion 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 the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(a) in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of such 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);
(b) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein;
(c) in the case of a Term SOFR Transition Event, the date that is 30 days after the date a Term SOFR Notice is provided to the Lenders and the Company pursuant to Section 2.11(b)(ii); or
(d) in the case of an Early Opt-In Election, the sixth Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-In Election is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the fifth Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-In Election is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-In Election from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
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“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(a) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(b) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Board of Governors, the NYFRB, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(c) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer 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 the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) 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 2.11(b) and (b) 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 2.11(b).
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“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
“Bona Fide Debt Fund” means any debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated lending entity that is engaged primarily in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business for financial investment purposes and with respect to which no personnel involved with the investment in the relevant competitor of the Company or any Subsidiary, or the management, control or operation thereof, directly or indirectly, possesses the power to direct the investment policies of such fund, vehicle or entity.
“Borrowing” means Loans of the same Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Company for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03, which shall be in the form of Exhibit B or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent acting reasonably.
“Bridge Facility” means a senior unsecured 364-day bridge loan facility of the Company, in an aggregate principal amount of up to US$1,000,000,000, to be established in connection with the IAB Acquisition.
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in US Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means, subject to Section 1.04(a), 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. For purposes of Section 6.02, a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to be secured by a Lien on the property being leased and such property shall be deemed to be owned by the lessee.
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“Certain Funds Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to and including the earlier of the funding of the Loans on the Funding Date and the termination of all the Commitments.
A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if (a) any Person or group of Persons shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder) of more than 40% of the outstanding Voting Stock in the Company, (b) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Company by persons who were not (i) directors of the Company on the date of this Agreement or nominated, appointed or approved for consideration by shareholders for election by the board of directors of the Company or (ii) appointed by directors so nominated, appointed or approved or (c) a “change in control” (or similar event, however denominated), under and as defined in any indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the rights of the holders of any Material Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, shall have occurred with respect to the Company.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, promulgated or issued.
“Charges” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.13.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make a Loan on the Funding Date, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Loan to be made by such Lender, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.06 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments is US$1,000,000,000.
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“Commitment Letter” means the Commitment Letter, dated April 22, 2021, by and between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., relating to, among other things, the credit facility established hereunder.
“Commitment Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) October 22, 2021, (b) the date of the consummation of the IAB Acquisition, effective immediately following such consummation, with or without the use of any proceeds of any Loans, and (c) the valid termination of the IAB Acquisition Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein that is distributed by or to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section 9.01, including through the Approved Electronic Platform.
“Company” means Skyworks Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto permitted under Section 6.04(a)(ii).
“Compliance Certificate” means a Compliance Certificate in the form of Exhibit C or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Confidential Information Memorandum” means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated April 2021, relating to the Company and the Financing Transactions.
“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 EBITDA” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus
(a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum for such period of:
(i) consolidated interest expense (including imputed interest expense in respect of Capital Lease Obligations);
(ii) consolidated income tax expense;
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(iii) depreciation and amortization expense;
(iv) non-cash charges or losses, including stock option and other equity-based compensation charges, impairment charges and any write-offs or write-downs of assets, but excluding (A) any non-cash charge that results from an accrual of a reserve for cash charges to be taken in any future period, (B) an amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid and not expensed in a prior period or (C) write-down or write-off with respect to accounts receivable (including any addition to bad debt reserves or bad debt expense);
(v) extraordinary charges or losses;
(vi) unusual or non-recurring charges or losses;
(vii) (A) restructuring charges or losses, (B) transition, integration and similar charges and losses related to Acquisitions and Dispositions and (C) charges and losses in connection with the consolidation, exit and/or abandonment of facilities, in each case, including retention and severance costs, costs of relocation of employees, systems establishment costs and contract termination costs, including future lease commitments;
(viii) transaction fees, costs and expenses, or any amortization thereof, incurred in connection with the Transactions;
(ix) any transaction fees, costs or expenses, or any amortization thereof, relating to any Acquisition or joint venture investment, Disposition, issuance of Equity Interests, recapitalization or the incurrence, prepayment, amendment, modification, restructuring or refinancing of Indebtedness (including the Loans), in each case, whether or not consummated;
(x) any earn-out or similar contingent consideration payments actually made to sellers during such period in connection with any Acquisition, and any losses for such period arising from the remeasurement of the fair value of any liability recorded with respect to any earn-out or similar contingent consideration arising from any Acquisition;
(xi) any unrealized losses attributable to the application of “mark to market” accounting in respect of Hedging Agreements;
(xii) any net after-tax loss attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or obligations under Hedging Agreements;
(xiii) any currency translation losses relating to currency hedges or remeasurements of Indebtedness; and
(xiv) the cumulative effect for such period of a change in accounting principles;
provided that the aggregate amount added back pursuant to clauses (vi), (vii) and (ix) above for any period may not exceed 10.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (calculated without giving effect to such addbacks); minus
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(b) without duplication and to the extent included in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum for such period of:
(i) any non-cash gains or items of income (other than the accrual of revenue), but excluding any such items in respect of which cash was received in a prior period or will be received in a future period;
(ii) extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring gains or items of income;
(iii) any gains for such period arising from the remeasurement of the fair value of any liability recorded with respect to any earn-out or similar contingent consideration arising from any Acquisition;
(iv) any unrealized gains attributable to the application of “mark to market” accounting in respect of Hedging Agreements;
(v) any net after-tax gain attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or obligations under Hedging Agreements;
(vi) any currency translation gains relating to currency hedges or remeasurements of Indebtedness; and
(vii) the cumulative effect for such period of a change in accounting principles;
provided that Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated so as to exclude the effect of any gain or loss that represents after-tax gains or losses attributable to any Disposition. For the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period, if at any time during such period the Company or any Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition or a Material Disposition, Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be determined giving pro forma effect thereto in accordance with Section 1.04(b).
“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such period, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, at any date, (a) total assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries (minus applicable reserves) determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP minus (b) the sum of (i) current liabilities of the Company and the Subsidiaries, except for current maturities of long-term Indebtedness and Capital Lease Obligations, and (ii) goodwill and other intangible assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, all as reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the Company most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) (or, prior to the first delivery of such financial statements, the most recent consolidated financial statements of the Company referred to in Section 3.04(a)).
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“Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, (a) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Indebtedness for borrowed money, including the Loans, (ii) Indebtedness evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) Capital Lease Obligations and (iv) purchase money Indebtedness, in each case, of the Company and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, and (b) the aggregate amount of all Securitizations of the Company and the Subsidiaries; provided that, for purposes of determining Consolidated Total Indebtedness at any time after the definitive agreement for any Material Acquisition (including the IAB Acquisition) shall have been executed, any Acquisition Indebtedness with respect to such Material Acquisition shall, unless such Material Acquisition has been consummated, be disregarded.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies, or the dismissal or appointment of the management, 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 adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
“Credit Party” means the Administrative Agent and each Lender.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which may include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for business loans; provided that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, examinership, court protection, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes, or upon notice, lapse of time or both would constitute, an Event of Default.
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“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, (i) to fund any portion of its Loans or (ii) to pay 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 in such writing, including, if applicable, by reference to a specific Default) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Company or the Administrative Agent in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good-faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified in such writing, including, if applicable, by reference to a specific Default) to funding a Loan cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Company made in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations as of the date of such certification) to fund prospective Loans; provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon the Administrative Agent’s or the Company’s, as applicable, receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it, or (d) has become, or is a subsidiary of a Person that has become, the subject of a Bankruptcy Event or a Bail-In Action.
“Disposition” means any sale, transfer or other disposition, or series of related sales, transfers, or dispositions (including pursuant to any merger or consolidation or a similar transaction), of property that constitutes (a) assets comprising all or substantially all the assets of any Person (or of any business unit, division, product line or line of business, or any other material portion of the assets, of any Person) or (b) all or substantially all of the Equity Interests in a Person.
“Disqualified Lenders” means (a) any Person that is determined by the Company to be a competitor of the Company or the Subsidiaries and that the Company has identified, by name, in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time on or after the Effective Date and (b) Affiliates of any Person described in clause (a) above (other than Bona Fide Debt Funds) if such Affiliates are identified, by name, by the Company in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time on or after the Effective Date or are otherwise clearly identifiable as an Affiliate of such Person based solely on the similarity of such Affiliate’s name to the name of such Person, it being understood and agreed that (i) the foregoing provisions shall not apply retroactively to any Person if such Person shall have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest (or shall have previously entered into a trade therefor) prior thereto, but shall disqualify such Person from taking any further assignment or participation thereafter and (ii) each written supplement shall become effective two Business Days after delivery thereof to the Administrative Agent via email to JPMDQ Contact@jpmorgan.com.
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“Dividing Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.06.
“Division” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.06.
“Documentation Agents” means Barclays Bank PLC and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., in their capacity as documentation agents with respect to the credit facility established hereunder.
“Early Opt-In Election” means, if the then-current Benchmark is LIBO Rate, the occurrence of:
(a) a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the Company to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding US 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
(b) the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Company to trigger a fallback from LIBO Rate and the provision by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Lenders.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country that is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country that is a parent of any Person described in clause (a) above or (c) any entity established in an EEA Member Country that is a subsidiary of any Person described in clause (a) or (b) above 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 set forth in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).
“Electronic Signature” means an electronic signature, sound, symbol or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
“Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund and (d) any other Person, other than, in each case, a natural person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person), a Defaulting Lender, a Disqualified Lender, the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate of the Company.
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“Environmental Laws” means all rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, judgments, orders, decrees, directives, laws, injunctions or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority and relating in any way to pollution or protection of the environment, to preservation or reclamation of natural resources, to the management, Release or threatened Release or the classification, registration, disclosure, export or import of any toxic or hazardous material, substance or waste or to related health or safety matters.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, obligation, loss, claim, action, order or cost, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties and 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 Material, (c) any exposure to any Hazardous Material, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests, beneficial interests or other ownership interests, whether voting or nonvoting, in, or interests in the income or profits of, a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing (other than, prior to the date of conversion, Indebtedness that is convertible into any such Equity Interests).
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Company or any Subsidiary, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or 414(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(m) or 414(o) of the Code.
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“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) any failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, in each case whether or not waived, (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan, (d) a determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in “at-risk” status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code), (e) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan, (f) the receipt by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan, (g) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (h) the receipt by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, or in endangered or critical status, within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA, (i) the occurrence of a “prohibited transaction” with respect to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a “disqualified person” (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code) or a “party in interest” (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA) with respect to which the Company or any such Subsidiary could otherwise be liable or (j) a Foreign Benefit Event.
“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.
“Eurocurrency”, 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.
“Events of Default” has the meaning set forth in Article VII.
“Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in such Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Company under Section 2.16(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.14, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in such Loan 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 2.14(f) and (d) any Taxes imposed under FATCA; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of clause (b)(i), in the case of an interest in a Loan acquired pursuant to the funding of a Commitment, such Lender shall be treated as acquiring such interest on the date such Lender acquired an interest in the Commitment pursuant to which such Loan was funded.
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“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantially comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or official 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 such rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero.
“Fee Letters” means, collectively, the Arranger Fee Letter and the Administrative Agent Fee Letter, in each case, dated April 22, 2021, relating to the credit facility established hereunder, by and between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“Financial Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the chief financial officer, vice president, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such Person.
“Financing Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof.
“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to LIBO Rate.
“Foreign Benefit Event” means, with respect to any Foreign Plan, (a) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount permitted under any applicable law, (b) the failure to make the required contributions or payments, under any applicable law, on or before the due date for such contributions or payments, (c) the receipt of a notice by a Governmental Authority relating to the termination of any such Foreign Plan or the appointment of a trustee or similar official to administer any such Foreign Plan, (d) the incurrence of any liability by the Company or any Subsidiary under any applicable law on account of the complete or partial termination of such Foreign Plan or the complete or partial withdrawal of any participating employer therein or (e) the occurrence of any transaction that is prohibited under any applicable law and that would reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any material liability by the Company or any Subsidiary.
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“Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“Foreign Plan” means each “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) maintained or contributed to by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries outside the United States with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could have any actual or contingent liability, other than a Plan.
“Funding Date” means the date, on or after the Effective Date, on which the conditions specified in Section 4.02 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).
“GAAP” means, subject to Section 1.04(a), generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time.
“Governmental Approvals” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, permits, licenses and exemptions of, registrations and filings with, and reports to, Governmental Authorities.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation or any political subdivision of any thereof, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national body exercising such powers or functions, such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty or a similar instrument issued to support such Indebtedness; provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount, as of any date of determination, of any Guarantee shall be the principal amount outstanding on such date of the Indebtedness or other obligation guaranteed thereby (or, in the case of (i) any Guarantee the terms of which limit the monetary exposure of the guarantor or (ii) any Guarantee of an obligation that does not have a principal amount, the maximum monetary exposure as of such date of the guarantor under such Guarantee (as determined, in the case of clause (i), pursuant to such terms or, in the case of clause (ii), reasonably and in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Company)).
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“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive, radioactive, hazardous or toxic materials, substances, wastes, contaminants or pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates or by-products, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, lead-based paint, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Hedging Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction, or any option or similar agreement, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, prices of equity or debt securities or instruments, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value, or any similar transaction or combination of the foregoing 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 Company or the Subsidiaries shall be a Hedging Agreement. The amount of the obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Company or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.
“IAB Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Company, directly or indirectly, of the assets, and the assumption by the Company, directly or indirectly, of the liabilities, in each case, identified in, and pursuant to, the IAB Acquisition Agreement.
“IAB Acquisition Agreement” means the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2021, by and between Silicon Laboratories Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the Company, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, the disclosure schedules referred to therein, the ancillary agreements referred to therein and all related documents.
“IAB Acquisition Agreement Representations” means the representations and warranties made by Silicon Laboratories Inc. in the IAB Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders (in their capacities as such), but only to the extent that the Company (or any of its Affiliates) has the right to terminate its (or its Affiliate’s) obligations under the IAB Acquisition Agreement or the right to elect not to consummate the IAB Acquisition as a result of any inaccuracy of such representations and warranties in the IAB Acquisition Agreement.
“IAB Material Adverse Effect” has the meaning assigned to the term “Material Adverse Effect” in the IAB Acquisition Agreement as in effect on the Signing Date.
“IBA” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.05.
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“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person (excluding trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (i) current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) deferred compensation payable to directors, officers, employees or consultants and (iii) any purchase price adjustment or earnout incurred in connection with an Acquisition, except to the extent that the amount thereof becomes payable), (e) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) the maximum aggregate amount of all letters of credit and letters of guaranty in respect of which such Person is an account party, (g) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (h) all Indebtedness of others secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed by such Person, (i) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others and (j) all obligations of such Person incurred under or in connection with a Securitization; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, obligations of such Person arising under the Supply Chain Financing Arrangements solely as a result of a recharacterization of a sale by such Person of accounts receivable as incurrence of debt shall not constitute Indebtedness. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (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 other Person, 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 the Company under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b).
“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.12.
“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Company to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.05, which shall be in the form of Exhibit D or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December, and (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency 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 Eurocurrency 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.
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“Interest Period” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, three or six months thereafter (or such shorter or longer period as shall have been consented to by each Lender participating in such Borrowing), as the Company may elect hereunder; provided that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, and (b) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“Interpolated Screen Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period or clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”, a 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) that results from interpolating on a linear basis between (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest maturity for which a LIBO Screen Rate is available that is shorter than the applicable period and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest maturity for which a LIBO Screen Rate is available that is longer than the applicable period, in each case as of the time the Interpolated Screen Rate is otherwise required to be determined in accordance with this Agreement; provided that if such rate would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero.
“ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.
“Lender-Related Person” means the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Arranger, each Syndication Agent, each Documentation Agent and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons.
“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that shall have ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
“Leverage Ratio” means, on any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company most recently ended on or prior to such date.
“Liabilities” means any losses, claims (including intraparty claims), demands, damages or liabilities of any kind.
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“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, the LIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two 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, then the LIBO Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate.
“LIBO Screen Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period or in respect of any determination of Alternate Base Rate pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of such term, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for deposits in US Dollars for a period equal in length to the applicable period as displayed on the Reuters screen that displays such rate (currently LIBOR01 or LIBOR02) (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a page of the Reuters screen, on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion); provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge in the nature of a security interest, security interest or other encumbrance on, in or of such asset, and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Assumption Agreement (if any) and, except for purposes of Section 9.02, any promissory notes delivered pursuant to Section 2.07(c).
“Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Company pursuant to this Agreement.
“Mandatory Restrictions” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.07.
“Material Acquisition” means any Acquisition by the Company or any Subsidiary involving payment of consideration of US$300,000,000 or more.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, liabilities, operations or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Company to perform its payment or other material obligations under the Loan Documents or (c) the rights of or benefits available to the Lenders under the Loan Documents.
“Material Disposition” means any Disposition by the Company or any Subsidiary involving receipt of consideration of US$300,000,000 or more.
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“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than under the Loan Documents), or obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements, of any one or more of the Company and the Subsidiaries in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of US$200,000,000 or more. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Company or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.
“Material Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary that is a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Regulation S-X of the Securities Act.
“Maturity Date” means the third anniversary of the Funding Date or, if such date is not a Business Day, then the immediately preceding Business Day.
“Maximum Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.13.
“MNPI” means material information concerning the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their securities that has not been disseminated in a manner making it available to investors generally, within the meaning of Regulation FD under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. For purposes of this definition, “material information” means information concerning the Company, the Subsidiaries or any of their securities that could reasonably be expected to be material for purposes of the United States federal and state securities laws.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the foregoing rates as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero.
“NYFRB’s Website” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“OFAC” means the United States Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or 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 2.16(b)).
“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurocurrency borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate.
“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(c)(ii).
“Participants” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(c)(i).
“Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.06(c)(i).
“Payment Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.06(c)(ii).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Permitted Liens” means:
(a) Liens imposed by law for Taxes that are not yet overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;
(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, landlord’s, bailee’s and other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(c) pledges and deposits made (i) in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security or similar laws (other than any Lien imposed pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303(k) of ERISA or a violation of Section 436 of the Code) and (ii) in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or similar instruments issued for the account of the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business supporting obligations of the type set forth in clause (i) above;
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(d) pledges and deposits made (i) to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts (other than for payment of Indebtedness), leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations), statutory obligations (other than any Lien imposed pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303(k) of ERISA or a violation of Section 436 of the Code), surety, customs, payment and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business and (ii) in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments issued for the account of the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business supporting obligations of the type set forth in clause (i) above;
(e) judgment Liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (k) of Article VII or Liens securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments;
(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 the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(g) banker’s liens, rights of setoff or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with depository institutions and securities accounts and other financial assets maintained with securities intermediaries;
(h) Liens arising by virtue of Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings (or similar filings under applicable law) regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(i) Liens representing any interest or title of a licensor, lessor or sublicensor or sublessor, or a licensee, lessee or sublicensee or sublessee, in the property subject to any lease (other than Capital Lease Obligations), license or sublicense or concession agreement permitted by this Agreement;
(j) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;
(k) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds thereof of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or letters of credit issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods in the ordinary course of business;
(l) deposits of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by the Company or any Subsidiary to secure the performance of its obligations under the lease for such premises, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
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(m) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off;
(n) Liens on contracts entered into with its customers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the assets related thereto to secure the performance of such contracts by the Company or such Subsidiary, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; and
(o) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods, or in connection with any demonstration or evaluation equipment, entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan”, as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), that is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates 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.
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Board of Governors 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 Board of Governors (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.
“Private Side Lender Representatives” means, with respect to any Lender, representatives of such Lender that are not Public Side Lender Representatives.
“Proceeding” means any claim, litigation, investigation, action, suit, arbitration or administrative, judicial or regulatory proceeding.
“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 Side Lender Representatives” means, with respect to any Lender, representatives of such Lender that do not wish to receive MNPI.
“Qualified Material Acquisition” means any Acquisition by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries that involves the incurrence by the Company or its Subsidiaries of Indebtedness to finance the acquisition consideration therefor (including refinancing of any Indebtedness of the acquired Person), or assumption by the Company or the Subsidiaries of existing Indebtedness of the acquired Person (or the acquired business unit, division, product line or line of business), in an aggregate principal amount of US$1,000,000,000 or more.
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“Rating” means, with respect to S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, a public rating by such rating agency of the Company’s senior unsecured non-credit enhanced long-term indebtedness for borrowed money.
“Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any combination thereof (as the context requires).
“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (a) 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 (b) if such Benchmark is not LIBO Rate, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(b)(iv).
“Related Lender Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) any controlling Person or controlled Affiliate of such Person, (b) the respective directors, officers or employees of such Person or any of its controlling Persons or controlled Affiliates, and (c) the respective agents and representatives of such Person or any of its controlling Persons or controlled Affiliates, in the case of this clause (c), acting at the express instructions of such Person, such controlling Person or such controlled Affiliate; provided that each reference to a controlling Person or controlled Affiliate in this definition pertains to a controlling Person or controlled Affiliate involved in the negotiation of this Agreement.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the directors, officers, partners, members, trustees, employees, agents, managers, representatives and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into or through the environment or within or upon any building, structure, facility or fixture.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Loans and Commitments representing more than 50% of the aggregate principal amount of all the Loans outstanding and all the Commitments in effect at such time.
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“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the Financial Officer or the chief executive officer, general counsel or another executive officer of such Person.
“Restricted Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.07.
“Reuters” means Thomson Reuters Corporation, Refinitiv or, in each case, a successor thereto.
“Revolving Credit Agreement” means the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2021, among the Company, the borrowing subsidiaries party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, replaced or refinanced from time to time.
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.
“Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means an arrangement relating to property owned by the Company or any Subsidiary whereby the Company or such Subsidiary sells or transfers such property to any Person and the Company or any Subsidiary leases such property, or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or transferred, from such Person or its Affiliates.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory that at such time is itself or whose government is the subject or target of any Sanctions.
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person 50% or more owned or controlled by any Person or Persons described in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) or (d) any Person otherwise the subject of any Sanctions.
“Sanctions” means 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 OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933.
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“Securitization” means any transfer by the Company or any Subsidiary of accounts receivable, proceeds thereof or interests therein or assets relating thereto (a) to a trust, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity, which transfer is funded in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by the incurrence or issuance by the transferee or successor transferee of Indebtedness or other securities that are to receive payments from, or that represent interests in, the cash flow derived from such accounts receivable, proceeds thereof or interests therein or assets relating thereto, or (b) directly to one or more investors or other purchasers; provided that any obligations arising therefrom do not permit or provide recourse to the Company or any Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Entity) or any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than the property or assets of a Securitization Entity or any Equity Interests in a Securitization Entity), other than with respect to any representations, warranties, servicer obligations, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary of a type that are reasonable and customary in “true sale” arrangements; provided further that a Supply Chain Financing Arrangement shall not constitute a Securitization. The “amount” or “principal amount” of any Securitization shall be deemed at any time to be the aggregate principal or stated amount of the Indebtedness or other securities referred to in the first sentence of this definition or, if there shall be no such principal or stated amount, the uncollected amount of the accounts receivable or interests therein transferred pursuant to such Securitization, net of any such accounts receivables or interests therein that have been written off as uncollectible.
“Securitization Entity” means any limited purpose Subsidiary that purchases accounts receivable of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to a Securitization.
“Signing Date” means April 22, 2021.
“SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website 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, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“Specified Permitted Lender” means (a) any Lender or (b) a commercial or investment bank that at the time of the applicable assignment has corporate rating (however denominated) or senior unsecured, non-credit enhanced long-term indebtedness rating from S&P that is BBB- or higher or from Moody’s that is Baa3 or higher.
“Specified Provision” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.07.
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“Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01(a) (as to the Company only), 3.02, 3.03(c), 3.08, 3.11, 3.13 and 3.14.
“Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves), expressed as a decimal, established by the Board of Governors for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board of Governors). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurocurrency Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”), any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other Equity Interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the Voting Stock or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, by the parent and/or one or more subsidiaries of the parent.
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company.
“Supply Chain Financing Arrangement” means an arrangement whereby the Company or any of its Subsidiaries sells, on a non-recourse basis except to the extent customary in “true sale” arrangements, its accounts receivable, in connection with the collection of such accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business and to effect an acceleration of payment thereof (and not as part of a financing by the Company or any Subsidiary), pursuant to a “supply chain financing” program established at the request of the customer that is the account debtor with respect to such accounts receivable.
“Syndication Agents” means Bank of America, N.A., BNP Paribas, Citibank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, MUFG Bank, Ltd., Truist Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., in their capacity as the syndication agents for the credit facility established hereunder.
“Taxes” means 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 and penalties applicable thereto.
“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.
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“Term SOFR Notice” means a notification by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders and the Company 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, has previously occurred resulting in a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 2.11(b) that is not Term SOFR.
“Test Period” means, on any date of determination, the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company most recently ended on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been delivered, or are required to have been delivered, pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) or, if prior to the date of the delivery of the first financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b), the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a).
“Ticking Fee Accrual Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(b).
“Transactions” means (a) the Financing Transactions, (b) the IAB Acquisition and (c) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing.
“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 or the Alternate Base Rate.
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any Person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain Affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“US Dollars” or “US$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
“USA Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.
“U.S. Person” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
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“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(f)(ii)(B)(3).
“Voting Stock” means, with respect to any Person, capital stock or other Equity Interests of any class of such Person entitled to vote in the election of directors (or other governing body), or otherwise to participate in the direction of the management and policies, of such Person, excluding capital stock or other Equity Interests entitled so to vote or participate only upon the happening of some contingency.
“wholly owned”, when used in reference to a subsidiary of any Person, means that all the Equity Interests in such subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares and other nominal amounts of Equity Interests that are required to be held by other Persons under applicable law) are owned, beneficially and of record, by such Person, another wholly owned subsidiary of such Person or any combination thereof.
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such term is 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 and Borrowings may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Loan” or “Eurocurrency Borrowing”).
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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 “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all real and personal, tangible and intangible assets and properties. 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, writs and decrees, of all Governmental Authorities. Except as otherwise provided herein and unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the IAB Acquisition Agreement) 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, and all references to any statute shall be construed as referring to all rules, regulations, rulings and official interpretations promulgated or issued thereunder, (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment 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 and (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.
SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP; Pro Forma Calculations. (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time; provided that (i) if the Company, by notice to the Administrative Agent, shall request an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, by notice to the Company, shall 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 and (ii) notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed (other than for purposes of Sections 3.04, 5.01(a) and 5.01(b)), and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, (A) without giving effect to (x) any election under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification having a similar result or effect) (and related interpretations) to value any Indebtedness at “fair value”, as defined therein, or (y) any other accounting principle that results in any Indebtedness being reflected on a balance sheet at an amount less than the stated principal amount thereof, including the application of Accounting Standards Update 2015-03, Interest, issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, (B) without giving effect to any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification having a similar result or effect) (and related interpretations) 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, and (C) without giving effect to any change in accounting for leases resulting from the implementation of Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), to the extent that such change would require the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for any lease (or similar arrangement conveying the right to use) that would not be classified as a capital lease under GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2018.
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(b) All pro forma computations required to be made hereunder giving effect to any Material Acquisition, Material Disposition or other transaction shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such transaction had occurred on the first day of the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) (or, prior to the delivery of any such financial statements, ending with the last fiscal quarter included in the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a)), and, to the extent applicable, to the historical earnings and cash flows associated with the assets acquired or disposed of and any related incurrence or reduction of Indebtedness, all in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act. If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of determination had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Agreement applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging Agreement has a remaining term in excess of 12 months).
SECTION 1.05. Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification. The interest rate on Eurocurrency Loans is determined by reference to the LIBO Rate, which is derived from the London interbank offered rate. The London interbank offered rate is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. In July 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority announced that, after the end of 2021, it would no longer persuade or compel contributing banks to make rate submissions to the ICE Benchmark Administration (together with any successor to the ICE Benchmark Administrator, the “IBA”) for purposes of the IBA setting the London interbank offered rate. As a result, it is possible that commencing in 2022, the London interbank offered rate may no longer be available or may no longer be deemed an appropriate reference rate upon which to determine the interest rate on Eurocurrency Loans. In light of this eventuality, public and private sector industry initiatives are currently underway to identify new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of the London interbank offered rate. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-In Election, Section 2.11(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Company, pursuant to Section 2.11(b), of any change to the reference rate upon which the interest rate on Eurocurrency 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 or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate or other rates in the definition of “LIBO Rate” or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof (including, without limitation, (a) any such alternative, successor or replacement rate implemented pursuant to Section 2.11(b), whether upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-In Election, and (b) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes pursuant to Section 2.11(b)), 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 have the same volume or liquidity as did the London interbank offered rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability.
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SECTION 1.06. 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) (each, a “Division”): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person (the “Dividing 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.
SECTION 1.07. Blocking Regulation. In relation to any Lender that is subject to the regulations referred to below (each, a “Restricted Lender”), any representation, warranty or covenant set forth herein that refers to Sanctions (each, a “Specified Provision”) shall only apply for the benefit of such Restricted Lender to the extent that such Specified Provision would not result in a violation of, conflict with or liability under Council Regulation (EC) 2271/96 (or any law implementing such regulation in any member state of the European Union), as amended, or any similar blocking or anti-boycott law in Germany (including, in the case of Germany, section 7 foreign trade rules (Auβenwirtschaftsverordnung – AWV) in connection with section 4 paragraph 1 foreign trade law (Auβenwirtschaftsgesetz – AWG)) or in the United Kingdom (the “Mandatory Restrictions”). In the event of any consent or direction by Lenders in respect of any Specified Provision of which a Restricted Lender does not have the benefit due to a Mandatory Restriction, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the definition of Required Lenders, for so long as such Restricted Lender shall be subject to a Mandatory Restriction, the Commitment and Loans of such Restricted Lender will be disregarded for the purpose of determining whether the requisite consent of the Lenders has been obtained or direction by the requisite Lenders has been made, it being agreed, however, that, unless, in connection with any such determination, the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from any Lender stating that such Lender is a Restricted Lender with respect thereto, each Lender shall be presumed, in connection with such determination, not to be a Restricted Lender.
SECTION 1.08. Effectuation of Transactions. All references herein to the Company and the Subsidiaries on the Funding Date shall be deemed to be references to such Persons, and all the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement on the Funding Date shall be deemed made, in each case, after giving effect to the Transactions to occur on the Funding Date, unless the context otherwise requires.
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SECTION 1.09. Most Favored Nation Provision. In the event the Revolving Credit Agreement shall contain (a) any negative or financial covenant or any event of default that is (as reasonably determined by the Company) either more restrictive (or more favorable to the lenders thereunder) than the corresponding negative or financial covenant or event of default set forth in this Agreement or is not comparable to any negative or financial covenant or event of default set forth in this Agreement or (b) any requirement that any Subsidiary Guarantee any obligations of the Company under the Revolving Credit Agreement, then, in each case, this Agreement shall automatically be deemed to have been amended to incorporate such restrictive or financial covenant or event of default or such requirement, mutatis mutandis, as if set forth fully herein, without any further action required on the part of any Person. The Company shall give reasonably prompt written notice to the Administrative Agent of the effectiveness of any such automatic amendment to this Agreement and provide to the Administrative Agent true and complete copies of the Revolving Credit Agreement, and shall execute any and all further documents and agreements, including amendments hereto, and take (and, if applicable, cause the Subsidiaries to take) all such further actions, as shall be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to evidence such automatic amendment. Failure by the Company or any Subsidiary to observe or perform any such incorporated negative or financial covenant described in clause (a) above shall constitute an Event of Default under clause (d) of Article VII. Failure by the Company or any Subsidiary to observe any such incorporated requirement described in clause (b) above shall, after giving effect to any applicable grace periods, constitute an Event of Default under clause (e) of Article VII.
ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION 2.01. Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make a Loan in US Dollars to the Company on the Funding Date in a principal amount not exceeding its Commitment. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of the Loans may not be reborrowed.
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings. (a) Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments. 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.
(b) Subject to Section 2.11, each Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans as the Company may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Company to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of US$1,000,000 and not less than US$5,000,000; provided that a Eurocurrency Borrowing that results from a continuation of an outstanding Eurocurrency Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to such outstanding Borrowing. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of US$1,000,000 and not less than US$5,000,000. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of five (or such greater number as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent) Eurocurrency Borrowings outstanding.
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(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert to or continue, any Eurocurrency 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 Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by delivering to the Administrative Agent a completed Borrowing Request, executed by a Responsible Officer of the Company, (a) in the case of a request for a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of a request for an ABR Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the day of the proposed Borrowing (or such later time on such day as may be agreed to in writing by the Administrative Agent). Each Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable; provided that a Borrowing Request may, at the Company’s option, be conditioned on the consummation (or substantially concurrent consummation) of the IAB Acquisition on the date of the requested Borrowing, in which case such Borrowing Request may be withdrawn by the Company by facsimile or e-mail notice to the Administrative Agent, which must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of such requested Borrowing. Each Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the aggregate principal amount of the requested Borrowing;
(ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing;
(iv) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and
(v) the location and number of the Company’s account (or such other account as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) to which funds are to be disbursed.
If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Borrowing, then the Company 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.
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SECTION 2.04. Funding of Borrowings. (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the Funding Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 10:00 a.m., New York City time (or, in the case of ABR Loans, such later time as shall be two hours after the delivery by the Company of a Borrowing Request therefor in accordance with Section 2.03), in each case, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Company by promptly remitting the amounts so received, in like funds, to the account or accounts specified by the Company in the applicable Borrowing Request.
(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 and may, in reliance on such assumption, make available to the Company 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 Company 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 Company to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of a payment to be made by the Company, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If the Company and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Company the amount of such interest paid by the Company for such period. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any such payment by the Company shall be without prejudice to any claim the Company may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 2.05. Interest Elections. (a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in the applicable Borrowing Request or as otherwise provided in Section 2.03. Thereafter, the Company may elect to convert such Borrowing to a Borrowing of a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Company 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.
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(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by delivering to the Administrative Agent a completed Interest Election Request, executed by a Responsible Officer of the Company, by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Company were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable. Each Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) 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 or a Eurocurrency Borrowing; and
(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is to be a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Company shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
(c) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(d) If the Company fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurocurrency 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 such Borrowing shall be continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing for an additional Interest Period of one month. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default under clause (h) or (i) of Article VII has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Company, or if any other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, has notified the Company of the election to give effect to this sentence on account of such other Event of Default, then, in each such case, so long as such Event of Default is continuing, (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
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SECTION 2.06. Termination of Commitments. (a) Unless previously terminated, the Commitment of each Lender shall automatically terminate on the earlier of (i) immediately after the making of the Loan by such Lender on the Funding Date and (ii) the Commitment Termination Date.
(b) The Company may at any time terminate, or from time to time permanently reduce, the Commitments; provided that each reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of US$1,000,000 and not less than US$5,000,000.
(c) The Company shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying the effective date thereof. The Company shall provide the Administrative Agent reasonably prompt written notice of the occurrence of the Commitment Termination Date (other than on account of clause (a) of the definition of such term). Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Company pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination or reduction of the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.
SECTION 2.07. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The Company hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Loan of such Lender on the Maturity Date.
(b) The records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be (in the case of the Lenders, to the extent they are not inconsistent with the records maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.04(b)(iv)) prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Company in respect of the Loans, interest and fees due or accrued hereunder; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to maintain such records or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Company to pay any amounts due hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) Any Lender may request in writing that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. Upon the Company’s receipt of any such written request, the Company shall prepare (substantially consistent with a form promissory note supplied to the Company by the Administrative Agent), execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable 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 payable to the payee named therein and its registered assigns.
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SECTION 2.08. Prepayment of Loans. (a) The Company shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (but subject to Section 2.13), subject to the requirements of this Section.
(b) The Company shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any optional prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment and (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date, the Borrowing or Borrowings to be prepaid and the principal amount of each such Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that a notice of optional prepayment of Borrowings may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date of prepayment) if such condition is not satisfied. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amounts prepaid.
SECTION 2.09. Fees. (a) The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender a ticking fee, which shall accrue at 0.125% per annum on the daily amount of the Commitment of such Lender during the period (the “Ticking Fee Accrual Period”) from (i) the 60th day after the Signing Date to but excluding (ii) the earlier of (A) the Funding Date and (B) the date on which the Commitment of such Lender terminates. Accrued ticking fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of the Ticking Fee Accrual Period (or, if such day is not a Business Day, then on the next following Business Day). All ticking 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 but excluding the last day).
(b) The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Company and the Administrative Agent.
(c) The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon by the Company and the Arrangers pursuant to the fee letters entered into by the Company in connection herewith.
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(d) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent for distribution, in the case of the ticking fees or the fees referred to in paragraph (c) of this Section, to the Lenders entitled thereto. Fees paid hereunder shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
SECTION 2.10. Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(b) The Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any other amount payable by the Company hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of or interest on any Loan, 2.00% per annum plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2.00% per annum plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans, as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.
(d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and on the Maturity Date; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan, accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of a Eurocurrency Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.
(e) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.11. Alternate Rate of Interest. (a) Subject to Section 2.11(b), if prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing:
(i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period (including because the LIBO Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis); provided that no Benchmark Transition Event shall have occurred at such time; or
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(ii) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof (which may be by telephone) to the Company and the Lenders as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Company and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (A) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be ineffective and such Borrowing shall, unless repaid, continue as an ABR Borrowing and (B) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing.
(b) (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-In Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (A) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any other Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (B) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any other Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the fifth Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document and subject to the proviso below in this paragraph, if a Term SOFR Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then the applicable Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder or under any other Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that this paragraph shall not be effective unless the Administrative Agent has delivered to the Lenders and the Company a Term SOFR Notice. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to deliver a Term SOFR Notice after a Term SOFR Transition Event and may do so in its sole discretion.
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(iii) In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(iv) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Company and the Lenders of (A) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-In Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, (B) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (C) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (D) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to paragraph (b)(v) below and (E) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.11, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.11.
(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (A) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR or LIBO Rate) and either (x) any tenor for such Benchmark is not 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 or (y) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (B) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (A) above either (x) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (y) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
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(vi) Upon the Company’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Company may revoke any request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Company will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a borrowing of or conversion to ABR Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Alternate Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Alternate Base Rate and such component shall be deemed to be zero.
SECTION 2.12. Increased Costs; Illegality. (a) If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate);
(ii) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender; or
(iii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of the term “Excluded Taxes” and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or other Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any Loan, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, from time to time within 30 days following written request of such Lender or other Recipient (accompanied by a certificate in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section), the Company will pay to such Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or other Recipient for such additional costs or expenses incurred or reduction suffered; provided that such Lender or other Recipient shall only be entitled to seek such additional amounts if such Person is generally seeking or is commencing to seek the payment of similar additional amounts from similarly situated borrowers in comparable credit facilities to the extent it is entitled to do so.
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(b) If any Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any lending office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has had or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by such Lender to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then, from time to time within 30 days following written request of such Lender (accompanied by a certificate in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section), the Company will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered; provided that such Lender shall only be entitled to seek such additional amounts if such Person is generally seeking or is commencing to seek the payment of similar additional amounts from similarly situated borrowers in comparable credit facilities to the extent it is entitled to do so.
(c) A certificate of a Lender setting forth, in reasonable detail (to the extent practicable), the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Company shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 30 days after the Company’s receipt of such certificate.
(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Company shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or expenses incurred or reductions suffered more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Company of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or expenses or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs, expenses or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
(e) If any Lender determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for such Lender or the applicable lending office of such Lender to make, maintain or fund any Eurocurrency Loan or to charge interest with respect to any Loan, or to determine or charge interest rates, based upon the LIBO Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, US Dollars in the London interbank market, then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Company and the Administrative Agent, (i) any obligation of such Lender to make, maintain or fund any Eurocurrency Loan, or to continue any Eurocurrency Loan or convert any ABR Loan into a Eurocurrency Loan, or to charge interest with respect to any Loan, or to determine or charge interest rates, based upon the LIBO Rate, in each case, shall be suspended, and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining ABR Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate component of the Alternate Base Rate, the interest rate on the ABR Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate component of the Alternate Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (A) the Company shall, upon written demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurocurrency Loans of such Lender to ABR Loans (the interest rate on the ABR Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate component of the Alternate Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Loans and (B) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the LIBO Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Alternate Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the LIBO Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Company shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.
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SECTION 2.13. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion or continuation of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert or continue any Eurocurrency Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (whether or not such notice may be revoked in accordance with the terms hereof), (d) the failure to prepay any Eurocurrency Loan on a date specified therefor in any notice of prepayment given by the Company (whether or not such notice may be revoked in accordance with the terms hereof) or (e) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Company pursuant to Section 2.16, then, in any such event, the Company shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event (but not lost profits) within 30 days following written request of such Lender (accompanied by a certificate described below in this Section). Such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan (but not including the Applicable Rate applicable thereto), for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest that would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate such Lender would bid if it were to bid, at the commencement of such period, for US Dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the London interbank market. A certificate of any Lender delivered to the Company and setting forth, in reasonable detail (to the extent practicable), any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Company shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 30 days after the Company’s receipt of such certificate.
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SECTION 2.14. Taxes. (a) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Company under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable withholding agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a withholding agent, then the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Company shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Company. The Company shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or if the Administrative Agent shall have advised the Company in writing that it shall make such payment, timely reimburse the Administrative Agent for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(c) Evidence of Payment. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Company to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section, the Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, upon Administrative Agent’s written request, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(d) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall indemnify each Recipient, within 30 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Company by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(e) Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Company has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Company to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.04(c)(ii) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (e).
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(f) Status of Lenders.
(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Company and the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.14(f)(ii)(A), 2.14(f)(ii)(B) or 2.14(f)(ii)(D)) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent on or about the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding tax;
(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or about the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(1) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
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(2) executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(3) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Company within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Company as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W 8BEN-E; or
(4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W 8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 or Exhibit F-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or about the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. Federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Company or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
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(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Company and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Company and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(g) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph (g) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(h) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(i) For purposes of this Section, the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.
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SECTION 2.15. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs. (a) The Company shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document prior to the time expressly required hereunder or under such other Loan Document for such payment (or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time), on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without any defense, setoff, recoupment or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at such account as may be specified by the Administrative Agent, except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto and payments pursuant to other Loan Documents shall be made to the Persons specified therein. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payment received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment under any Loan Document shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder and under each other Loan Document shall be made in US Dollars.
(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied towards payment of the amounts then due hereunder ratably among the parties entitled thereto, in accordance with the amounts then due to such parties.
(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall notify the Administrative Agent of such fact and shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the amount of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amounts of principal of and accrued interest on their Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph (c) shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, as in effect from time to time) or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any Person that is an Eligible Assignee (as such term is defined herein from time to time). The Company consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Company rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Company in the amount of such participation.
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(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Company prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders that the Company will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Company has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the Company has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it hereunder to or for the account of the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations in respect of such payment until all such unsatisfied obligations have been discharged.
SECTION 2.16. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.12 (or gives a notice under Section 2.12(e)), or if the Company is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or to any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Company) use commercially reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign and delegate its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment and delegation (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.12 or 2.14, as the case may be, in the future (or, in the case of a notice under Section 2.12(e), would eliminate the illegality referred to in such Section) and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Company hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment and delegation within 30 days following written request of such Lender (accompanied by reasonable back-up documentation relating thereto).
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(b) If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.12 (or gives a notice under Section 2.12(e)), (ii) the Company is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14, (iii) any Lender has become a Defaulting Lender, (iv) any Lender is a Disqualified Lender or (v) any Lender has failed to consent to a proposed amendment, waiver or other modification that under Section 9.02 requires the consent of all the Lenders (or all the affected Lenders) and with respect to which the Required Lenders shall have granted their consent, then the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 2.12 or 2.14) and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment and delegation); provided that (A) the Company shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, (B) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder from the assignee (in the case of such principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Company (in the case of all other amounts), (C) in the case of any such assignment and delegation resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.12 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.14, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments, (D) such assignment does not conflict with applicable law and (E) in the case of any such assignment and delegation resulting from the failure to provide a consent, the assignee shall have given such consent and, as a result of such assignment and delegation and any contemporaneous assignments and delegations and consents, the applicable amendment, waiver, discharge or termination can be effected. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver or consent by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Company to require such assignment and delegation have ceased to apply. Each party hereto agrees that an assignment and delegation required pursuant to this paragraph (b) may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and that the Lender required to make such assignment and delegation need not be a party thereto.
SECTION 2.17. Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
(a) the ticking fees shall cease to accrue on the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender;
(b) the Commitment and the Loans of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders or any other requisite Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 9.02); provided that any amendment, waiver or other modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or all Lenders affected thereby shall, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.02, require the consent of such Defaulting Lender in accordance with the terms hereof; and
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(c) any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.15(c) shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, as the Company may request (so long as no Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Company, to be held in a deposit account and released in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement; fourth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fifth, so long as no Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Company as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Company against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and sixth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Article IV were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Commitments. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this Section shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and such Defaulting Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
In the event that the Administrative Agent and the Company each agree that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then on such date such Lender shall take such actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be appropriate in connection with such Lender ceasing to be a Defaulting Lender, and such Lender shall thereupon cease to be a Defaulting Lender (but all amendments, waivers or modifications effected without its consent in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.02 and this Section during such period shall be binding on it).
The rights and remedies against, and with respect to, a Defaulting Lender under this Section are in addition to, and cumulative and not in limitation of, all other rights and remedies that the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Company may at any time have against, or with respect to, such Defaulting Lender.
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ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
The Company represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the Effective Date and the Funding Date, that:
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized, validly existing and, to the extent such concept is applicable in the relevant jurisdiction, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all power and authority required for the ownership and operation of its properties and the conduct of its business as now conducted and (c) is qualified to do business and is in good standing (or the equivalent, if applicable), in every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except, in each case under clauses (a) (other than with respect to the Company), (b) and (c) above, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The Financing Transactions to be entered into by the Company are within the Company’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, shareholder action of the Company. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable Debtor Relief Laws and to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; Absence of Conflicts. The Financing Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (b) do not and will not violate any applicable law, including any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) do not and will not violate the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, (d) do not and will not violate or result (alone or with notice or lapse of time or both) in a default under any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their assets, and (e) do not and will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Company or any Subsidiary, other than Liens permitted under Section 6.02, in each case under clause (a), (b) and (d) above, except to the extent that any of the foregoing would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. (a) The Company has heretofore made available to the Lenders (i) its consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2020, audited by and accompanied by the opinion of KPMG LLP, and (ii) its unaudited consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal quarters and the portion of the fiscal year ended January 1, 2021 and April 2, 2021. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and the results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of certain footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause (ii) above.
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(b) Since October 2, 2020, there has been no event or condition that has resulted, or would reasonably be expected to result, in a material adverse change in the business, assets, liabilities, operations or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
SECTION 3.05. Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a) There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator pending against or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company or any Subsidiary that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except with respect to any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) since October 2, 2020 has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any Governmental Approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) is subject to any Environmental Liability or (iii) since October 2, 2020 has received written notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability.
SECTION 3.06. Compliance with Laws. The Company and each Subsidiary is in compliance with all laws, including all Environmental Laws, and all orders of any Governmental Authority, applicable to it, its operations or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.07. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. The Company has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to promote compliance in all material respects by the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective officers and directors and, to the knowledge of the Company, their respective employees and agents are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of (a) the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective directors or officers or, to the knowledge of the Company, their respective employees, or (b) to the knowledge of the Company, any agent of the Company or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from any credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person.
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SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status. The Company is not an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.
SECTION 3.09. ERISA. No ERISA Events have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur that would, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each ERISA Affiliate is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has (a) sought a waiver of the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Code in respect of any Plan, (b) failed to make any contribution or payment to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or made any amendment to any Plan that has resulted or could result in the imposition of a Lien or the posting of a bond or other security under ERISA or the Code, or (c) incurred any liability under Title IV of ERISA other than a liability to the PBGC for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA that are not past due. The assets of the Company are not and will not be “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Plans during the term of the Loans and the Commitments.
SECTION 3.10. Taxes. The Company and each Subsidiary has timely filed, or caused to be filed, all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid, or caused to be paid, all Taxes required to be paid by it, except where (a) (i) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and (ii) the Company or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books reserves with respect thereto to the extent required by GAAP or (b) the failure to file such return or make such payment would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.11. Solvency. On the Effective Date and on the Funding Date, immediately after giving effect to the Transactions to occur on such date, including the making of the Loans and the application of the proceeds thereof, (a) the fair value of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, will exceed their debts and liabilities, on a consolidated basis, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities on their debts and other liabilities, on a consolidated basis, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured, (c) the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured and (d) the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are not engaged in and are not about to engage in business for which they will have unreasonably small capital. For purposes of this Section, the amount of the contingent liabilities of the Company and the Subsidiaries at any time shall be computed at the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing as of the Effective Date or the Funding Date, as the case may be, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
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SECTION 3.12. Disclosure. As of the Effective Date, neither the Confidential Information Memorandum nor any other written information (other than any projections and forward-looking statements and information of a general economic or industry-specific nature) furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement, when taken as a whole after giving effect to all supplements and updates theretofore furnished, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements are made. Any projections or other forward-looking statements that have been furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions that are believed by the Company to be reasonable at the time made and at the time such projections are furnished to the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any Lender, it being recognized that projections and other forward-looking statements are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company’s control and are not to be viewed as facts, that actual results during the period or periods covered by the projections may differ from the projected results, that such differences may be material and that no assurance can be given that any projection will be realized.
SECTION 3.13. Federal Reserve Regulations. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is engaged or will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, for any purpose that violates (including on the part of any Lender) any of the regulations of the Board of Governors, including Regulations U and X.
SECTION 3.14. Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the proceeds of the Loans solely to finance, in part, the IAB Acquisition and the payment of fees, costs and expenses related to the Transactions. The Company will not request any Borrowing, and the Company will not use, and will procure that the Subsidiaries will not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing (a) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (b) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (c) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
SECTION 3.15. Affected Financial Institutions. The Company is not an Affected Financial Institution.
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ARTICLE IV
Conditions Precedent
SECTION 4.01. Conditions to Effective Date. This Agreement shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions shall be satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02); provided that the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans are further subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 9.02) of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02:
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement executed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which, subject to Section 9.06(b), may include any Electronic Signatures transmitted by emailed .pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of Jones Day, counsel for the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Company, dated the Effective Date and executed by the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, attaching (i) a copy of the articles of incorporation of the Company, which shall be certified as of the Effective Date or a recent date prior thereto by the appropriate Governmental Authority, and the bylaws of the Company, (ii) signature and incumbency certificates of the officers of the Company executing any Loan Document, (iii) resolutions of the board of directors of the Company approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents, certified as of the Effective Date by such secretary or assistant secretary as being in full force and effect without modification or amendment, and (iv) a good standing certificate from the applicable Governmental Authority of the State of Delaware, dated the Effective Date or a recent date prior thereto.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a customary certificate, dated the Effective Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company, certifying that, as of the Effective Date, (i) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the Loan Documents are true and correct (A) in the case of the representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, in all respects and (B) otherwise, in all material respects and (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing.
(e) The Company shall have paid, on or prior to the Effective Date, all fees, expenses and other amounts payable by it on or prior to the Effective Date under this Agreement, the Commitment Letter and the Fee Letters (in the case of expenses and other amounts, solely to the extent invoiced at least two Business Days prior to the Effective Date).
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(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received, at least two Business Days prior to the Effective Date, all documentation and other information requested by it (including at the request of any Lender) in writing to the Company at least 10 Business Days prior to the Effective Date that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the USA PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
SECTION 4.02. Conditions to Funding Date. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan hereunder is subject to the occurrence of the Effective Date, receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Borrowing Request therefor in accordance with Section 2.03 and the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 9.02) of the following conditions:
(a) The IAB Acquisition shall have been (or, substantially concurrently with the funding of the Loans on the Funding Date, shall be) consummated pursuant to, and in all material respects in accordance with, the terms of the IAB Acquisition Agreement. The IAB Acquisition Agreement shall not have been amended, supplemented or modified in any respect, or any provision or condition therein waived, or any consent granted thereunder (directly or indirectly), by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, if such amendment, supplementation, modification, waiver or consent would be material and adverse to the interests of the Lenders or the Arrangers (in either case, in their capacities as such) without the Arrangers’ prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), it being understood and agreed that (i) any reduction, when taken together with all prior reductions, of less than 10% in the original consideration for the IAB Acquisition will be deemed not to be (and any such reduction of 10% or more will be deemed to be) material and adverse to interests of the Lenders or the Arrangers, provided, in the case of any such reduction of less than 10%, that the aggregate principal amount of the Bridge Facility (and, upon the termination of the Bridge Facility, the Commitments) shall have been reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis, (ii) any increase, when taken together with all prior increases, of less than 10% in the original consideration for the IAB Acquisition will be deemed not to be (and any such increase of 10% or more will be deemed to be) material and adverse to interests of the Lenders and the Arrangers and (iii) the updating of certain schedules to the disclosure schedules referred to in the IAB Acquisition Agreement, as such updating is expressly contemplated by the IAB Acquisition Agreement as in effect on the Signing Date, will be deemed not to be material and adverse to interests of the Lenders and the Arrangers.
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(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a customary certificate, dated the Funding Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company, certifying that, as of the Funding Date, the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) of this Section have been satisfied.
(c) At the time of and after giving effect to the borrowing of the Loans on the Funding Date and application of the proceeds thereof, (i) the IAB Acquisition Agreement Representations shall be true and correct, (ii) the Specified Representations shall be true and correct (A) in the case of the representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, in all respects and (B) otherwise, in all material respects and (iii) there shall not exist any Event of Default under clause (a) or (b) of Article VII or, with respect to the Company, under clause (h) or (i) of Article VII.
(d) Since January 2, 2021, there shall not have occurred an IAB Material Adverse Effect.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit E, dated as of the Funding Date and executed by the chief financial officer of the Company, certifying that, as of the Funding Date, the Company and the Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Transactions that are to occur on such date, are solvent.
(f) The Arrangers shall have received a copy of the Release Documentation (as defined in the IAB Acquisition Agreement as in effect on the Signing Date) and the releases and terminations contemplated thereby shall have, or substantially concurrently with the consummation of the IAB Acquisition shall, become effective.
(g) The Company shall have paid, on or prior to the Funding Date (or concurrently with the funding of the Loans on the Funding Date shall pay), all fees, expenses and other amounts payable by it on or prior to the Funding Date under this Agreement, the Commitment Letter and the Fee Letters (in the case of expenses and other amounts, solely to the extent invoiced at least two Business Days prior to the Funding Date).
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Funding Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
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ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants
Until the Commitments shall have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees and other amounts payable hereunder (other than contingent obligations for indemnification, expense reimbursement, tax gross-up or yield protection as to which no claim has been made) shall have been paid in full, the Company covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information. The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of each Lender:
(a) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, its audited consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statements of operation, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the prior fiscal year, all audited by and accompanied by the opinion of KPMG LLP or another independent registered public accounting firm of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification, exception or emphasis and without any qualification, exception or emphasis as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of and for such year in accordance with GAAP;
(b) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal quarter, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, in each case setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the prior fiscal year, all certified by a Financial Officer of the Company as presenting fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter or, as applicable, such portion of the fiscal year in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of certain footnotes;
(c) within five Business Days of each delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Financial Officer of the Company, (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and is continuing on such date and, if a Default has occurred and is continuing on such date, specifying the reasonable details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations of the financial covenant in Section 6.06;
(d) reasonably promptly after publication of any change by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch in its Rating, notice of such change;
(e) reasonably promptly following a written request therefor, any documentation or other information that the Administrative Agent or a Lender (through the Administrative Agent) reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the USA PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; and
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(f) reasonably promptly after any written request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs, assets, liabilities (including contingent liabilities) and financial condition of the Company or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request in writing; provided that the Company shall not be required to provide any such information to the extent that the provision thereof would, in the Company’s good faith judgment, violate any work product or attorney-client privilege (or result in the loss thereof), violate any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company and/or any Subsidiary or any obligation of confidentiality to a third party binding on the Company and/or any Subsidiary (so long as such confidentiality obligation was not entered into in contemplation of preventing such information from being provided and the Company and the applicable Subsidiary use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a waiver of any such confidentiality obligation); provided further that the Company shall provide the Administrative Agent with notice of the existence of any such information that is being withheld.
Information required to be delivered pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of this Section shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders if such information, or one or more annual or quarterly reports containing such information, shall have been posted by the Administrative Agent on the Approved Electronic Platform or shall be publicly available on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section to the Administrative Agent may also be delivered by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events. Reasonably promptly after any Responsible Officer of the Company obtains knowledge thereof, the Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent written notice of the following:
(a) the occurrence of any Default;
(b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Company or any Subsidiary, or any adverse development in any such pending action, suit or proceeding not previously disclosed in writing by the Company to the Administrative Agent, that in each case would reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) the occurrence of any ERISA Events or Foreign Benefit Events that would reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect; or
(d) any violations of any Environmental Law or the assertion of any Environmental Liability that would reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Company (in the case of clause (a) above, stating that it is a “notice of default”) setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
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SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business. The Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect (a) its legal existence and (b) the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, except, other than with respect to the legal existence of the Company, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any transaction permitted under Section 6.04(a).
SECTION 5.04. Payment of Taxes. The Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, pay its Taxes before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) (i) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and (ii) the Company or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books reserves with respect thereto to the extent required by GAAP or (b) the failure to make such payment would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties and Rights. The Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and casualty and condemnation excepted, and will take all actions that in the reasonable judgment of the Company are reasonably necessary to protect all patents, trademarks, copyrights, licenses, technology, software, domain names and other intellectual property rights necessary to the conduct of its business as currently conducted and proposed to be conducted, except in each case where the failure to take any such actions or keep or maintain such property, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any transaction permitted under Section 6.04(a).
SECTION 5.06. Insurance. The Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, maintain, with insurance companies that the Company believes (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Company) are financially sound and reputable (including captive insurance subsidiaries), insurance in such amounts (with no greater risk retention) and against such risks as is customarily maintained by companies of established repute engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations or consistent with the Company’s past practices.
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SECTION 5.07. Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights. The Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, keep proper books of record and account in which entries that are true and correct in all material respects are made of all material dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities sufficient to permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, permit the Administrative Agent (acting on its own behalf or on behalf of any of the Lenders), and any agent designated by the Administrative Agent, upon reasonable prior written notice, (a) to visit and reasonably inspect its properties, (b) to examine and make extracts from its books and records and (c) to discuss its operations, business affairs, assets, liabilities (including contingent liabilities) and financial condition with its officers and accountants, all at such reasonable times during normal business hours as reasonably requested; provided that the Administrative Agent may not exercise such rights more often than once during any calendar year (it being understood that any expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith shall be subject to reimbursement by the Company in accordance with Section 9.03); provided further that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent (or any of its agents) may do any of the foregoing (at the expense of the Company) at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent shall give the Company the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Company’s independent accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter to the extent that such disclosure, inspection, examination or discussion would, in the Company’s good faith judgment, violate any work product or attorney-client privilege (or result in the loss thereof), violate any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company and/or any Subsidiary or any obligation of confidentiality to a third party binding on the Company or any Subsidiary (so long as such confidentiality obligation was not entered into in contemplation of preventing such disclosure, inspection, examination or discussion and the Company or the applicable Subsidiary uses commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a waiver of any such confidentiality obligation); provided that, to the extent the Company is legally and contractually permitted to do so and such notice doesn’t violate any order of any court or administrative agency, the Company shall provide the Administrative Agent with reasonable notice of the existence of any such information that is being so withheld.
SECTION 5.08. Compliance with Laws. The Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, comply with all laws, including all Environmental Laws, and all orders of any Governmental Authority, applicable to it, its operations or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to promote compliance in all material respects by the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
SECTION 5.09. Use of Proceeds. (a) The proceeds of the Loans will be used solely to finance, in part, the IAB Acquisition and to pay fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions.
(b) The Company will not request any Borrowing, and the Company will not use, and will ensure that its Subsidiaries will not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
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ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
Until the Commitments shall have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees and other amounts payable hereunder (other than contingent obligations for indemnification, expense reimbursement, tax gross-up or yield protection as to which no claim has been made) shall have been paid in full, the Company covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 6.01. Subsidiary Indebtedness. The Company will not permit any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, other than:
(a) Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 6.01 and any renewals, extensions, refinancings or replacements thereof; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such renewal, extension, refinancing or replacement thereof except by an amount equal to any premium or other amount paid, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such renewal, extension, refinancing or replacement;
(b) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary owed to the Company or any other Subsidiary; provided that such Indebtedness shall not have been transferred to any Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary;
(c) Guarantees by any Subsidiary of Indebtedness of any other Subsidiary; provided that a Subsidiary shall not Guarantee Indebtedness of any other Subsidiary that it would not have been permitted to incur under this Section if it were a primary obligor thereon;
(d) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary (i) incurred to finance the acquisition, construction, repair or improvement, as applicable, of any fixed or capital assets (including Capital Lease Obligations) or any demonstration or evaluation equipment (including with respect to equipment bailments and equipment demonstration or evaluation loans); provided that such Indebtedness related to the acquisition, construction, repair or improvement of (x) any fixed or capital assets is incurred prior to or within 270 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction, repair or improvement and the principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing, repairing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (y) any demonstration or evaluation equipment is incurred prior to or within 18 months after such demonstration or evaluation equipment is received by the applicable Subsidiary and the principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing, repairing or improving such demonstration or evaluation equipment, or (ii) assumed in connection with the acquisition of any fixed or capital assets, or any demonstration or evaluation equipment, and, in each case, any renewals, extensions, refinancings or replacements thereof; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such renewal, extension, refinancing or replacement thereof except by an amount equal to any premium or other amount paid, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such renewal, extension, refinancing or replacement;
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(e) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into a Subsidiary in a transaction permitted hereunder) after the Effective Date, or Indebtedness of any Person that is assumed by any Subsidiary after the Effective Date in connection with an acquisition of assets by such Subsidiary in an Acquisition permitted hereunder; provided that such Indebtedness exists at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) or such assets are acquired and is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation) or such assets being acquired, and any renewals, extensions, refinancings and replacements thereof; provided, further, that the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such renewal, extension, refinancing or replacement thereof except by an amount equal to any premium or other amount paid, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such renewal, extension, refinancing or replacement;
(f) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances and similar instruments issued for the account of any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(g) Indebtedness in respect of netting services, overdraft protections and otherwise arising from treasury, depository and cash management services or in connection with any automated clearing-house transfers of funds, overdraft or any similar services, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(h) (i) Indebtedness with respect to surety, appeal, indemnity, performance, bid or other similar bonds in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Indebtedness in the form of purchase price adjustments, earn-outs, earnest money or similar obligations incurred in connection with any Acquisition or any Disposition or joint venture investment not prohibited hereunder and (iii) Indebtedness in the form of guaranties of performance, completion, quality and the like provided by any Subsidiary with respect to performance or similar obligations owing to any customer or supplier by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(i) Indebtedness owing to any insurance company in connection with the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business;
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(j) customer and supplier consignments, deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers or suppliers for goods or services purchased or sold in the ordinary course of business;
(k) in the case of Subsidiaries that are designated as borrowers under the Revolving Credit Agreement, Indebtedness of such Subsidiaries under the Revolving Credit Agreement;
(l) obligations of any Subsidiary incurred under or in connection with any Securitization; provided that such Securitization shall be permitted by Section 6.02(n)(i); and
(m) other Indebtedness; provided that at the time of and after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of any such Indebtedness and the application of the proceeds thereof, the sum, without duplication, of (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness permitted in reliance on this clause (m), (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted in reliance on Section 6.02(o) and (iii) the Attributable Debt in respect of all outstanding Sale/Leaseback Transactions permitted in reliance on Section 6.03(b) does not exceed 15.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
SECTION 6.02. Liens. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof (including pursuant to a Securitization), except:
(a) Permitted Liens;
(b) any Lien on any asset (and any additions, parts, attachments, improvements and accessions thereto and the proceeds thereof) of the Company or any Subsidiary existing on the Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 6.02; provided that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than additions, parts, attachments, improvements or accessions thereto and the proceeds thereof) and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the Effective Date and extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof except by an amount equal to any premium or other amount paid, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement;
(c) Liens on fixed or capital assets (and any additions, parts, attachments, improvements and accessions thereto and the proceeds thereof) acquired, constructed, repaired or improved by the Company or any Subsidiary securing Indebtedness or other obligations incurred to finance such acquisition, construction, repair or improvement (including purchase money Liens) and extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacement thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof except by an amount equal to any premium or other amount paid, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement; provided that (i) such Liens and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 270 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing, repairing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (iii) such Liens shall not apply to any other assets of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than additions, parts, attachments, improvements and accessions thereto and the proceeds thereof); provided further that individual financings of equipment or other fixed or capital assets in favor of any Person (or its Affiliates) that are, in each case, permitted to be secured under this clause (c) may be cross-collateralized to other such financings provided by such Person (or its Affiliates);
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(d) any Lien on any asset (and any additions, parts, attachments, improvements and accessions thereto and the proceeds thereof) acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary after the Effective Date existing at the time of the acquisition thereof or existing on any asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into the Company or a Subsidiary in a transaction permitted hereunder) after the Effective Date and prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated); provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation), as the case may be, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other assets of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than additions, parts, attachments, improvements and accessions thereto and the proceeds thereof) and (iii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), as the case may be, and extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof except by an amount equal to any premium or other amount paid, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement;
(e) in connection with the sale or transfer of any Equity Interests or other assets in a transaction permitted under Section 6.04, customary rights and restrictions contained in agreements relating to such sale or transfer pending the completion thereof;
(f) in the case of (i) any Subsidiary that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary or (ii) the Equity Interests in any Person that is not a Subsidiary, any encumbrance or restriction, including any first rights of refusal, options, put and call arrangements, related to Equity Interests in such Subsidiary or such other Person set forth in the organizational documents or other applicable agreement of such Subsidiary or such other Person or any related joint venture, shareholders’, partnerships or similar agreement;
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(g) Liens solely on any cash deposits, escrow arrangements or similar arrangements made by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement for an Acquisition or other transaction not prohibited hereunder;
(h) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Sale/Leaseback Transactions permitted by Section 6.03(a);
(i) (i) deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure obligations to insurance carriers providing casualty, liability or other insurance to the Company and the Subsidiaries and (ii) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;
(j) (i) Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4-208 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York (or, if applicable, the corresponding section of the Uniform Commercial Code in the relevant jurisdiction) on items in the course of collection and (ii) Liens on cash deposited with a trustee or a similar Person to defease or to satisfy and discharge any Indebtedness, provided that such defeasance or satisfaction and discharge is permitted hereunder;
(k) Liens arising under repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements held by the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business as part of its cash management policies
(l) (i) Liens granted to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders and other customary secured parties, securing Indebtedness and other obligations arising hereunder (and any similar Liens granted under the Revolving Credit Agreement on an equally and ratably secured basis on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and (ii) Liens on cash and cash equivalents securing obligations with respect to letters of credit under the Revolving Credit Agreement;
(m) Liens on cash and cash equivalents arising in connection with any margin posted related to Hedge Agreements entered by the Company or any Subsidiary other than for speculative purposes;
(n) (i) Securitizations entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary, provided that the aggregate amount of Securitizations permitted by this clause (n) shall not exceed US$500,000,000 at any time outstanding and (ii) Liens on accounts receivable, the proceeds thereof and interests therein and assets relating thereto (and, in the case of clause (B) below, on Equity Interests in any Securitization Entity) existing or deemed to exist in connection with (A) any Supply Chain Financing Arrangement, solely to the extent arising as a result of a recharacterization of a sale of accounts receivable thereunder, or (B) any Securitization permitted pursuant to clause (i) above; and
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(o) other Liens; provided that at the time of and after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of any such Lien (or any Indebtedness secured thereby and the application of the proceeds thereof), the sum, without duplication, of (i) the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted in reliance on this clause (o), (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Indebtedness of Subsidiaries permitted in reliance on Section 6.01(m) and (iii) the Attributable Debt in respect of all outstanding Sale/Leaseback Transactions permitted in reliance on Section 6.03(b) does not exceed 15.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
SECTION 6.03. Sale/Leaseback Transactions. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale/Leaseback Transaction, except:
(a) any Sale/Leaseback Transaction entered into to finance the acquisition or construction of any fixed or capital assets by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that such Sale/Leaseback Transaction is entered into prior to or within 270 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction and the Attributable Debt in respect thereof does not exceed the cost of acquiring or constructing such fixed or capital assets; and
(b) other Sale/Leaseback Transactions; provided that at the time of and after giving pro forma effect to any such Sale/Leaseback Transaction, the sum, without duplication, of (i) the Attributable Debt in respect of all outstanding Sale/Leaseback Transactions permitted in reliance on this clause (b), (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Indebtedness of Subsidiaries permitted in reliance on Section 6.01(m) and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted in reliance on Section 6.02(o) does not exceed 15.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
SECTION 6.04. Fundamental Changes. (a) The Company will not divide, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving pro forma effect thereto no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (i) any Person may merge or consolidate with the Company in a transaction in which the Company is the surviving entity and (ii) the Company may merge or consolidate with any Person in a transaction in which such Person is the surviving entity; provided that, in the case of the foregoing clause (ii), (A) such Person is a corporation organized under the laws of a State of the United States, (B) prior to or substantially concurrently with the consummation of such merger or consolidation, (x) such Person shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an assumption agreement (the “Assumption Agreement”), in a form provided by the Administrative Agent and otherwise in substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which such Person shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (y) such Person shall deliver to the Administrative Agent such documents, certificates and opinions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request relating to such Person, such merger or consolidation or the Assumption Agreement, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (C) the Lenders shall have received, at least five Business Days prior to the date of the consummation of such merger or consolidation, (x) all documentation and other information regarding such Person required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the USA PATRIOT Act, that has been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender at least 10 Business Days prior to the date of the consummation of such merger or consolidation and (y) to the extent such Person qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Person, it being agreed that upon the execution and delivery to the Administrative Agent of the Assumption Agreement and the satisfaction of the other conditions set forth in this clause (ii), such Person shall become a party to this Agreement, shall succeed to and assume all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all obligations in respect of outstanding Loans) and shall thenceforth, for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, be the “Company”.
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(b) The Company will not, and will not permit its Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of, directly or through any merger or consolidation and whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions, assets (including Equity Interests in Subsidiaries) representing all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(c) The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, engage to any material extent in any material line of business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Company and the Subsidiaries on the Effective Date (after giving effect to the consummation of the IAB Acquisition) and businesses that are extensions thereof or otherwise incidental, complementary, reasonably related or ancillary thereto.
SECTION 6.05. Restrictive Agreements. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement with any Person (other than any such agreements or arrangements between or among the Company and the Subsidiaries) that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to its Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to (a) prohibitions, restrictions or conditions imposed by law or by the Loan Documents, (b) prohibitions, restrictions or conditions contained in, or existing by reason of, any agreement or instrument set forth on Schedule 6.05 (but shall apply to any amendment or modification expanding the scope of any such prohibition, restriction or condition), (c) in the case of any Subsidiary that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary, prohibitions, restrictions and conditions imposed by its organizational documents or any related joint venture, shareholders’ or similar agreement; provided that such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to such Subsidiary and to any Equity Interests in such Subsidiary, (d) customary prohibitions, restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary that are applicable solely pending such sale; provided that such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold, (e) prohibitions, restrictions and conditions imposed by agreements relating to Indebtedness of any Subsidiary in existence at the time such Subsidiary became a Subsidiary and not created in contemplation thereof or in connection therewith (but shall apply to any amendment or modification expanding the scope of any such restriction or condition); provided that such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to such Subsidiary, and (f) prohibitions, restrictions and conditions imposed by agreements relating to any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary permitted hereunder to the extent, in the good faith judgment of the Company, such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions, at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, are on customary market terms for Indebtedness of such type, so long as the Company has determined in good faith that such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions would not reasonably be expected to impair in any material respect the ability of the Company to meet its obligations under the Loan Documents.
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SECTION 6.06. Leverage Ratio. The Company will not permit the Leverage Ratio on the last day of any Test Period to exceed 3.00 to 1.00; provided that, upon the consummation of a Qualified Material Acquisition, with respect to the fiscal quarter in which such Qualified Material Acquisition is consummated and the subsequent three consecutive fiscal quarters, the maximum permitted Leverage Ratio set forth above shall, at the election of the Company by notice to the Administrative Agent, be increased to 3.50 to 1.00; provided further that following any such election by the Company, no subsequent election may be made by the Company unless the Leverage Ratio has been at or below 3.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of at least two consecutive fiscal quarters immediately preceding such subsequent election.
ARTICLE VII
Events of Default
If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:
(a) the Company shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;
(b) the Company shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days;
(c) any representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Company in any Loan Document or in any certificate provided pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document shall prove to have been untrue in any material respect when made or deemed made;
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(d) the Company shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02(a), 5.03 (solely with respect to the existence of the Company) or 5.09 or in Article VI;
(e) the Company shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Company;
(f) the Company or any Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable after giving effect to any applicable grace period;
(g) any default by the Company or any Subsidiary occurs in respect of any Material Indebtedness that results in such Material Indebtedness becoming due or being terminated or required to be prepaid, repurchased, redeemed or defeased prior to its scheduled maturity, or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, but only after the expiration of any applicable grace period) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf, or, in the case of any Hedging Agreement, the applicable counterparty, to cause such Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, or, in the case of a Hedging Agreement, to terminate any related hedging transaction, in each case prior to its scheduled maturity or termination; provided that this clause (g) shall not apply to (i) any secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of, or any casualty with respect to, assets securing such Indebtedness, (ii) any Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of a voluntary prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, or any refinancing thereof, permitted under this Agreement, (iii) in the case of any Hedging Agreement, termination events or equivalent events pursuant to the terms of such Hedging Agreement not arising as a result of a default by the Company or any Subsidiary thereunder or (iv) any prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance of any Acquisition Indebtedness if the related Acquisition is not consummated;
(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization, moratorium, winding-up or other relief in respect of the Company or any Material Subsidiary or its material debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Debtor Relief Laws now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
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(i) the Company or any Material Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, winding-up or other relief under any Debtor Relief Laws now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in sub-clause (i) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding or (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the Board of Directors (or similar governing body) of the Company or any Material Subsidiary (or any committee thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to above in this clause (i) or clause (h) of this Article;
(j) the Company or any Material Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due in the ordinary course;
(k) one or more final judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of US$200,000,000 (to the extent not paid or covered by insurance (other than under a self-insurance program) as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage) shall be rendered against the Company, any Material Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Company or any Material Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;
(l) one or more ERISA Events shall have occurred that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
(m) a Change in Control shall occur;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Company described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, in each case subject to the next following paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall at the request of, and may with the consent of, the Required Lenders, by notice to the Company, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments (to the extent not already terminated pursuant to Section 2.06), and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Company hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Company; and in the case of any event with respect to the Company described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate (to the extent not already terminated pursuant to Section 2.06), and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Company hereunder, shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Company.
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During the Certain Funds Period, and notwithstanding (I) any failure by the Company or any Subsidiary to observe or perform the covenants set forth in Article V or VI hereof, (II) the occurrence of any Event of Default (other than any Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing under clause (b) or, if with respect to the Company, clause (h) or (i) of this Article) or (III) subject to the parenthetical provisions in clause (II) above, any provision to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall be entitled to (1) rescind, terminate or cancel any of the Commitments hereunder, or exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the extent that to do so would prevent, limit or delay the making by any Lender of its Loan on the Funding Date, (2) in the case of any Lender, refuse to make its Loan on the Funding Date or (3) in the case of any Lender, exercise any right of set-off or counterclaim in respect of its Loan to the extent that to do so would prevent, limit or delay the making of its Loan on the Funding Date; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the borrowing of the Loans on the Funding Date shall be subject only to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 9.02) of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) the rights, remedies and entitlements of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.02 shall not be limited in the event that any such condition is not satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02) on the Funding Date, (y) immediately after the funding of the Loans on the Funding Date, all of the rights, remedies and entitlements of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be available and may be exercised by them notwithstanding that such rights, remedies or entitlements were not available prior to such time as a result of the provisions of this paragraph and (z) nothing in this paragraph shall affect the rights, remedies or entitlements (or the ability to exercise the same) of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders with respect to any Event of Default under clause (b) or, if with respect to the Company, clause (h) or (i) of this Article, including any such rights, remedies or entitlements set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph.
ARTICLE VIII
Agency
SECTION 8.01. Authorization and Action. (a) Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints the entity named as Administrative Agent in the heading of this Agreement and its successors and assigns to serve as Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Lenders hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, each of the Loan Documents to which the Administrative Agent is a party, and to exercise all rights, powers and remedies that the Administrative Agent may have under such Loan Documents.
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(b) As to any matters not expressly provided for herein and in the other Loan Documents (including enforcement or collection), the Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the written instructions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, pursuant to the terms in the Loan Documents), and, unless and until revoked in writing, such instructions shall be binding upon each Lender; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that (i) the Administrative Agent in good faith believes exposes the Administrative Agent to liability unless the Administrative Agent receives an indemnification and is exculpated in a manner satisfactory to it from the Lenders with respect to such action or (ii) is contrary to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or applicable law, including any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any requirement of law relating to Debtor Relief Laws or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any requirement of Debtor Relief Laws; provided, further, that the Administrative Agent may seek clarification or direction from the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, pursuant to the terms in the Loan Documents) prior to the exercise of any such instructed action and may refrain from acting until such clarification or direction has been provided. Except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Administrative Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
(c) In performing its functions and duties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent is acting solely on behalf of the Lenders (except in limited circumstances expressly provided for herein relating to the maintenance of the Register), and its duties are entirely mechanical and administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
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(i) the Administrative Agent does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation or duty or any other relationship as the agent, fiduciary or trustee of or for any Lender other than as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and it is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” (or any similar term) herein or in any other Loan Document with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary duty or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law, and that such term is used as a matter of market custom and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties); and each Lender agrees that it will not assert any claim against the Administrative Agent based on an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; and
(ii) nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall require the Administrative Agent to account to any Lender for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by the Administrative Agent for its own account.
(d) The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of their respective duties and exercise their respective rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article IX shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facility provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.
(e) In case of the pendency of any proceeding with respect to the Company under any Debtor Relief Laws now or hereafter in effect, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Company) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other obligations under the Loan Documents that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim under Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 9.03) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
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(ii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due to it, in its capacity as the Administrative Agent, under the Loan Documents (including under Section 9.03). Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Company’s obligations under the Loan Documents or the rights of any Lender r or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.
SECTION 8.02. Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Limitation of Liability, Etc. (a) Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties under or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (x) with the consent of or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in the Loan Documents) or (y) in the absence of its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (such absence to be presumed unless otherwise determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment).
(b) The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of (i) any of the events or circumstances set forth or described in Section 5.02 unless and until written notice thereof stating that it is a “notice under Section 5.02” in respect of this Agreement and identifying the specific clause under such Section is given to the Administrative Agent by the Company, or (ii) any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof (stating that it is a “notice of Default” or a “notice of an Event of Default”) is given to the Administrative Agent by the Company or a Lender. Further, the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (A) any recital, statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (B) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (C) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (D) the sufficiency, value, validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the Administrative Agent’s reliance on any Electronic Signature transmitted by e-mailed .pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page) or (E) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items (which on their face purport to be such items) expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent or satisfaction of any condition that expressly refers to the matters described therein being acceptable or satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent (x) shall not be liable for, or be responsible for any loss, cost or expense suffered by the Company or any Lender as a result of, any determination that any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, or the effective date of such status, it being further understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall not have any obligation to determine whether any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, and (y) shall not have any duty to ascertain, monitor or enforce compliance with the list of Disqualified Lenders and will not have any liability with respect to any assignment or participation made to a Disqualified Lender, is being further understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent will be authorized to disclose the list of Disqualified Lenders to the Lenders and the Lenders will be authorized to disclose such list on a confidential basis, to potential assignees and participants. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have no knowledge of any Lender being a Restricted Lender unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received the written notice from such Lender referred to in Section 1.07, and then only as and to the extent specified in such notice, and any determination of whether the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) shall have provided a consent or direction in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall not be affected by any delivery to the Administrative Agent of any such written notice subsequent to such consent or direction being provided by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of Lenders).
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(c) Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrative Agent (i) may treat the payee of any promissory note as its holder until such promissory note has been assigned in accordance with Section 9.04, (ii) may rely on the Register to the extent set forth in Section 9.04(b), (iii) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel to the Company), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts, (iv) in determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice to the contrary from such Lender sufficiently in advance of the making of such Loan and (v) shall be entitled to rely on, and shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon, any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which writing may be a fax, electronic mail or other electronic message, internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) or any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents for being the signatory, sender or maker thereof), and may act upon any such oral or telephonic statement prior to receipt of written confirmation, if requested, thereof.
SECTION 8.03. Posting of Communications. (a) The Company agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make any Communications available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on IntraLinks™, DebtDomain, SyndTrak, ClearPar or any other electronic platform chosen by the Administrative Agent to be its electronic transmission system (the “Approved Electronic Platform”).
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(b) Although the Approved Electronic Platform and its primary web portal are secured with generally-applicable security procedures and policies implemented or modified by the Administrative Agent from time to time (including, as of the Effective Date, a user ID/password authorization system) and the Approved Electronic Platform is secured through a per-deal authorization method whereby each user may access the Approved Electronic Platform only on a deal-by-deal basis, each of the Lenders and the Company acknowledges and agrees that the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure, that the Administrative Agent is not responsible for approving or vetting the representatives or contacts of any Lender that are added to the Approved Electronic Platform and that there may be confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution. Each of the Lenders and the Company hereby approves distribution of the Communications through the Approved Electronic Platform and understands and assumes the risks of such distribution.
(c) THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND THE COMMUNICATIONS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. THE APPLICABLE PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS, OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND THE COMMUNICATIONS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY THE APPLICABLE PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY ARRANGER, ANY DOCUMENTATION AGENT, ANY SYNDICATION AGENT OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RELATED PARTIES (COLLECTIVELY, THE “APPLICABLE PARTIES”) HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO THE COMPANY, ANY LENDER OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF THE COMPANY’S OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM EXCEPT, BUT SUBJECT TO SECTION 9.03(d), IN THE CASE OF ANY APPLICABLE PARTY, TO THE EXTENT THAT A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION DETERMINES IN A FINAL AND NONAPPEALABLE JUDGMENT THAT SUCH APPLICABLE PARTY OR ITS RELATED LENDER PARTIES ACTED WITH GROSS NEGLIGENCE, BAD FAITH OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM.
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(d) Each Lender agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that Communications have been posted to the Approved Electronic Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to such Lender for purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Lender agrees (i) to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (which could be in the form of electronic communication) from time to time of such Lender’s (as applicable) e-mail address to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and (ii) that the foregoing notice may be sent to such e-mail address.
(e) Each of the Lenders and the Company agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but (except as may be required by applicable law) shall not be obligated to, store the Communications on the Approved Electronic Platform in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s generally applicable document retention procedures and policies; provided that if the Administrative Agent stores Communications in any other manner other than Administrative Agent’s generally applicable document retention procedures and policies, such storage is reasonable under the circumstances and takes into account appropriate security and confidentiality considerations.
(f) Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent, any Lender to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document in any other manner specified in such Loan Document.
SECTION 8.04. The Administrative Agent Individually. With respect to its Commitment and Loans, if any, the Person serving as the Administrative Agent shall have and may exercise the same rights and powers hereunder and is subject to the same obligations and liabilities as and to the extent set forth herein for any other Lender. The terms “Lenders”, “Required Lenders” and any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender or as one of the Required Lenders, as applicable. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates as if such Person was not acting as the Administrative Agent and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
SECTION 8.05. Successor Administrative Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days’ prior written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Company, whether or not a successor Administrative Agent has been appointed. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York or an Affiliate of any such bank. In either case, such appointment shall be subject to the prior written approval of the Company (which approval may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and shall not be required while an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing). Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall succeed to, and become vested with, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent. Upon the acceptance of appointment as Administrative Agent by a successor Administrative Agent, the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Prior to any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent, the retiring Administrative Agent shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to assign to the successor Administrative Agent its rights as Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents. The fees payable by the Company to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed by the Company and such successor.
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(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this Section 8.05, in the event no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its intent to resign, the retiring Administrative Agent may give notice of the effectiveness of its resignation to the Lenders and the Company, whereupon, on the date of effectiveness of such resignation stated in such notice, (i) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (ii) the Required Lenders shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent; provided that (A) all payments required to be made hereunder or under any other Loan Document to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Person other than the Administrative Agent shall be made directly to such Person and (B) all notices and other communications required or contemplated to be given or made to the Administrative Agent shall directly be given or made to each Lender.
(c) Following the effectiveness of the Administrative Agent’s resignation from its capacity as such, the provisions of this Article VIII and Section 9.03, as well as any exculpatory, reimbursement and indemnification provisions set forth in any other Loan Document, shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
SECTION 8.06. Acknowledgments of Lenders. (a) Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility, (ii) it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and in providing other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender, in each case in the ordinary course of business, and not for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument (and each Lender agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing), (iii) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Syndication Agent, any Documentation Agent or any other Lender, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement as a Lender and to make, acquire or hold Loans hereunder and (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire and/or hold commercial loans and to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable to such Lender, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire and/or hold such commercial loans or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring or holding such commercial loans or providing such other facilities. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Syndication Agent, any Documentation Agent or any other Lender, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information (which may contain MNPI) as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
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(b) Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement on the Effective Date, or delivering its signature page to an Assignment and Assumption or other applicable document pursuant to which it shall become a Lender hereunder, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, this Agreement and each other document required to be delivered to, or be approved by or satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders on the Effective Date.
(c) (i) Each Lender hereby agrees that (A) if the Administrative Agent notifies such Lender that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion that any funds received by such Lender from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (whether as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees or otherwise; individually and collectively, a “Payment”) were erroneously transmitted to such Lender (whether or not known to such Lender), and demands the return of such Payment (or a portion thereof), such Lender shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect, and (B) to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Lender shall not assert, and hereby waives, as to the Administrative Agent, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Payments received, including any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender under this Section 8.06(c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(ii) Each Lender hereby further agrees that if it receives a Payment from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (A) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such Payment (a “Payment Notice”) or (B) that was not preceded or accompanied by a Payment Notice, it shall be on notice, in each such case, that an error has been made with respect to such Payment. Each Lender agrees that, in each such case, or if it otherwise becomes aware a Payment (or portion thereof) may have been sent in error, such Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such occurrence and, upon demand from the Administrative Agent, it shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect.
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(iii) The Company hereby agrees that (A) in the event an erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Lender that has received such Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights of such Lender with respect to such amount and (B) an erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any obligations of the Company under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(iv) Each party’s obligations under this Section 8.06(c) shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent or any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, or the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
SECTION 8.07. Certain ERISA Matters. Each Lender (a) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (b) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Company, to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement,
(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement,
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(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding paragraph is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding paragraph, such Lender further (a) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (b) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Company, that the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents and their respective Affiliates are not fiduciaries with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
SECTION 8.08. Miscellaneous. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents and the Documentation Agents shall have any duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent or a Lender hereunder, and shall incur no liability hereunder or thereunder, but shall have the benefit of the indemnities, reimbursement and exculpation provisions set forth herein. The provisions of this Article VIII are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and, except solely to the extent of the Company’s express rights to consent pursuant to and subject to the conditions set forth in this Article VIII, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary under any such provisions.
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ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
SECTION 9.01. Notices. (a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone and subject to paragraph (b) of this Section, all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail, or sent by fax or email, as follows:
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Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
5221 California Avenue
Irvine, CA 92617
Attention: Kris Sennesael, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
E-mail: Kris.Sennesael@skyworksinc.com
Phone: 949-231-4247;
Fax: 949-725-1772
| (ii) | if to the Administrative Agent, to: |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
10 S Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60603
Attention: Lacey Watkins
E-mail: lacey.watkins@chase.com
jpm.agency.cri@jpmorgan.com
Phone: 312-732-6344
Fax: 844-490-5663; and
| (iii) | if to any Lender, to it at its address (or telephone number, email address and fax number, as applicable) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire. |
(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications (including email) or using the Approved Electronic Platform pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices under Article II to any Lender if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication or using the Approved Electronic Platform. The Administrative Agent or the Company may, in its discretion and in addition to email, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
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(c) Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by fax shall be deemed to have been given when sent (but if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgment), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Approved Electronic Platform shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its email address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.
(d) Any party hereto may change its address, telephone number, fax number or email address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto (or (i) in the case of any change by a Lender, by notice to the Company and the Administrative Agent and (ii) in the case of any change by the Company, by notice solely to the Administrative Agent).
SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments. (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by the Company therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.
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(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this Section, none of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except, in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders or, in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Company, in each case with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender, or change the currency in which Loans are available thereunder, without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or reduce the rate of interest thereon or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of any principal of any Loan, or any scheduled date for the payment of any interest or fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of termination of any Commitment (including any such postponement of the schedule date of termination as a result of any waiver, amendment or other modification to the definition of the term “Commitment Termination Date”), without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.15(b) or 2.15(c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender or (v) change any of the provisions of this paragraph (b) or the percentage set forth in the definition of the term “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify, extend or otherwise affect the rights or obligations of the Administrative Agent without the written consent of the Administrative Agent.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in paragraph (b) of this Section:
(i) any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Company and the Administrative Agent to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency so long as, in each case, the Lenders shall have received at least five Business Days’ prior written notice thereof and the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five Business Days of the date of such notice to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that the Required Lenders object to such amendment;
(ii) no consent with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be required of any Defaulting Lender, except with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the first proviso of paragraph (b) of this Section and then only in the event such Defaulting Lender shall be directly and adversely affected by such amendment, waiver or other modification;
(iii) in the case of any amendment, waiver or other modification referred to in the first proviso of paragraph (b) of this Section, no consent with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be required of any Lender that receives payment in full of the principal of and interest accrued on each Loan made by such Lender, and all other amounts owing to or accrued for the account of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, at the time such amendment, waiver or other modification becomes effective and whose Commitments terminate by the terms and upon the effectiveness of such amendment, waiver or other modification; and
(iv) this Agreement may be amended in the manner provided in Sections 1.09 and 2.11(b).
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(d) The Administrative Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, with the concurrence of any Lender, execute amendments, waivers or other modifications on behalf of such Lender. Any amendment, waiver or other modification effected in accordance with this Section shall be binding upon each Person that is at the time thereof a Lender and each Person that subsequently becomes a Lender.
SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Limitation on Liability. (a) The Company shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, which shall be limited, in the case of counsel expenses, to the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of a single firm of U.S. counsel and, if reasonably deemed necessary by the Administrative Agent, a single firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (which may be a single firm of local counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions), in each case, for the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates taken as a whole, in connection with the structuring, arrangement and syndication of the credit facility provided for herein, including the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), and (ii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans (but limited, in the case of counsel, to the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of a single firm of U.S. counsel and, if reasonably deemed necessary by the Administrative Agent, a single firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (which may be a single firm of local counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions), in each case, for the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, taken as a whole, and, in the case of an actual or perceived (in good faith) conflict of interest, where the Person affected by such conflict informs the Company of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of another firm of U.S. counsel and, if reasonably deemed necessary by such affected Person, one additional firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of local counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) (for each such affected Person).
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(b) The Company shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Arranger, each Syndication Agent, each Documentation Agent, each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all Liabilities and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses, joint or several, including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, (but limited to a single firm of U.S. counsel and, if reasonably deemed necessary by the Indemnitees, a single firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (which may be a single firm of local counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions), in each case, for the Indemnitees, taken as a whole, and, in the case of an actual or perceived (in good faith) conflict of interest, where the Indemnitee affected by such conflict informs the Company of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of another firm of U.S. counsel and, if reasonably deemed necessary by such affected Indemnitee, one additional firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of local counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for each group of similarly affected Indemnitees), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the structuring, arrangement and syndication of the credit facility provided for herein, the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents of their obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or the use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or Release of any Hazardous Material at, in, on or from any property currently or formerly owned, based or operated by the Company or any Subsidiary (or Person that was formerly a Subsidiary) of any of them, or any other Environmental Liability related in any way to the Company, any Subsidiary (or Person that was formerly a Subsidiary) of any of them, or (iv) any actual or prospective Proceeding relating to any of the foregoing or to any of the Loan Documents, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and whether initiated against or by any party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any Affiliate of any of the foregoing or any third party (and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such Liabilities or related expenses (A) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from (1) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Lender Parties or (2) a material breach of the obligations of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Lender Parties under this Agreement or (B) arise from any dispute among the Indemnitees or any of their Related Lender Parties, other than any Proceeding against any of the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Syndication Agent, any Documentation Agent or any other titled person in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as such and other than any Proceeding arising out of any act or omission on the part of the Company or any of its Affiliates. Each Indemnitee shall be obligated to refund and return promptly any and all amounts actually paid by the Company to such Indemnitee under this paragraph (b) for any Liabilities or related expenses to the extent such Indemnitee is subsequently determined, by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to not be entitled to payment of such amounts in accordance with the terms of this paragraph (b). The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of an Indemnitee (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), effect any settlement or consent to the entry of any judgment of any pending or threatened (in writing) Proceeding against an Indemnitee in respect of which indemnity has been or could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnitee unless such settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnitee, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnitee, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter thereof and (ii) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of such Indemnitee or any injunctive relief or other non-monetary remedy. The Company acknowledges that any failure to comply with its obligations under the preceding sentence may cause irreparable harm to the Indemnitees. This paragraph (b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.
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(c) To the extent that the Company fails indefeasibly to pay any amount required under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) or any Related Party of any of the foregoing (and without limiting its obligation to do so), each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified Liabilities or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent). For purposes of this Section, a Lender’s “pro rata share” shall be determined based upon its share of the sum of the aggregate amount of the Loans or Commitments at the time outstanding or in effect (or most recently outstanding or in effect, if the foregoing shall no longer be outstanding or in effect at such time).
(d) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall not assert, and the Company hereby waives, (i) any claim against any Lender-Related Person, on any theory of liability, for any Liabilities arising from the use by others of information or other materials (including, without limitation, any personal data) obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet and the Approved Electronic Platform); provided that the foregoing shall not apply as to any Lender-Related Person to the extent such Liabilities are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final, non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Lender-Related Person or any of its Related Lender Parties, or (ii) any Liabilities against any Lender-Related Person, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof.
(e) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no Lender-Related Person shall assert, and each of them hereby waives, any Liabilities against the Company, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided, that nothing in this paragraph (e) shall limit the Company’s indemnity and reimbursement obligations set forth in this Section or elsewhere in the Loan Documents.
(f) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable within 30 days after receipt by the Company of a reasonably detailed invoice therefor (or, if an invoice therefor shall have been provided at least two Business Days prior to the Effective Date or at least two Business Days prior to the Funding Date, then on the Effective Date or the Funding Date, as the case may be).
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SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) other than as expressly provided in Section 6.04(a)(ii), the Company may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Company without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, sub-agents of the Administrative Agent, Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section), the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Lender-Related Persons) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) of:
(A) the Company; provided that no consent of the Company shall be required (1) for an assignment to a Specified Permitted Lender, (2) after the Funding Date, for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, (3) after the Funding Date, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or (4) for an assignment among Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC; provided further in each case that the Company shall be deemed to have consented to any assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after having received written notice thereof; and
(B) the Administrative Agent; provided that after the Funding Date, no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.
(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than US$5,000,000 unless each of the Company and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents; provided that (1) no such consent of the Company shall be required if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (2) the Company shall be deemed to have consented to any assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after having received written notice thereof;
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(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement;
(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption (or an agreement incorporating by reference a form of Assignment and Assumption posted on the Approved Electronic Platform), together with a processing and recordation fee of US$3,500; provided that (x) only one such processing and recordation fee shall be payable in the event of simultaneous assignments from any Lender or its Approved Funds to one or more other Approved Funds of such Lender and (y) such processing and recordation fee may be waived by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion ; and
(D) the assignee, if it shall not already be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain MNPI) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable law, including United States (Federal or State) and foreign securities laws.
(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(v) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption (or an agreement incorporating by reference a form of Assignment and Assumption posted on the Approved Electronic Platform) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 9.03 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.14(f))); provided that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender having been a Defaulting Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 9.04(c).
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(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Company, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and records of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Company, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Company and, as to entries pertaining to it, any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(v) Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of an Assignment and Assumption (or an agreement incorporating by reference a form of Assignment and Assumption posted on the Approved Electronic Platform) executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender) and the processing and recordation fee referred to in this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register; provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to accept such Assignment and Assumption or so record the information contained therein if the Administrative Agent reasonably believes that such Assignment and Assumption lacks any written consent required by this Section or is otherwise not in proper form, it being acknowledged that the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or obligation (and shall incur no liability) with respect to obtaining (or confirming the receipt) of any such written consent or with respect to the form of (or any defect in) such Assignment and Assumption, any such duty and obligation being solely with the assigning Lender and the assignee. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph, and following such recording, unless otherwise determined by the Administrative Agent (such determination to be made in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, which determination may be conditioned on the consent of the assigning Lender and the assignee), shall be effective notwithstanding any defect in the Assignment and Assumption relating thereto. Each assigning Lender and the assignee, by its execution and delivery of an Assignment and Assumption, shall be deemed to have represented to the Administrative Agent that all written consents required by this Section with respect thereto (other than the consent of the Administrative Agent) have been obtained and that such Assignment and Assumption is otherwise duly completed and in proper form, and each assignee, by its execution and delivery of an Assignment and Assumption, shall be deemed to have represented to the assigning Lender and the Administrative Agent that such assignee is an Eligible Assignee.
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(c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Company or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more Eligible Assignees (“Participants”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and Loans); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Company, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant or requires the approval of all the Lenders. The Company agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.13 and 2.14 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.14(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.14(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (x) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.15 and 2.16 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section and (y) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.12 or 2.14 with respect to any participation than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Company’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Company to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.16(b) with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.15(c) as though it were a Lender.
(ii) Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Company, maintain records of the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans or other rights and/or obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that any such Commitment, Loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as such) shall not have any responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
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(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or grant to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or grant of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or grant of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
SECTION 9.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Company in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto or thereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Syndication Agent, any Documentation Agent, any Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any Loan Document was executed and delivered or any credit was extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any interest accrued on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid (other than contingent obligations for indemnification, expense reimbursement, tax gross-up or yield protection as to which no claim has been made) and so long as any of the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15(d), 2.15(e) and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the Transactions or the other transaction contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans and the expiration or termination of the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution. (a) This Agreement 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. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate fee letters entered into in connection with the credit facility provided for herein constitute the entire agreement among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof, including the commitments of the Lenders and, if applicable, their Affiliates with respect to the credit facility established hereunder under any commitment advices submitted by any Lender (but do not supersede any provisions of the Commitment Letter that by the terms of such documents survive the effectiveness of this Agreement, all of which provisions shall remain in full force and effect). Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
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(b) Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any notice delivered pursuant to Section 9.01), certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or the transactions contemplated hereby and/or thereby (each, an “Ancillary Document”) that is an Electronic Signature transmitted by fax, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement, such other Loan Document or such Ancillary Document, as applicable. The words “execution”, “signed”, “signature”, “delivery”, and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, electronic deliveries or the keeping of records in any electronic form (including deliveries by fax, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page), each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept Electronic Signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent and pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (i) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept any Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the Company without further verification thereof and (ii) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any Electronic Signature shall be reasonably promptly followed by a manually executed counterpart. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company hereby (A) agrees that, for all purposes, including, without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Company, Electronic Signatures transmitted by fax, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means and/or any electronic images of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, (B) agrees that the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders may, at its option, create one or more copies of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document in the form of an imaged electronic record in any format, which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document (and all such electronic records shall be considered an original for all purposes and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record), (C) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, such other Loan Document and/or such Ancillary Document, respectively, including with respect to any signature pages thereto and (D) waives any claim against any Lender-Related Person for any Liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s and/or any Lender’s reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures and/or transmissions by fax, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page, including any Liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Company to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature.
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SECTION 9.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff. Subject to the final paragraph of Article VII, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) or other amounts at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or by such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Company against any of and all the obligations then due of the Company now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations of the Company are owed to a branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of each Lender and each Affiliate of any Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or Affiliate may have. Each Lender agrees to notify the Company and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York; provided that (i) the interpretation of the definition of “IAB Material Adverse Effect” and whether or not an IAB Material Adverse Effect exists or has occurred, (ii) the determination of the accuracy of any IAB Acquisition Agreement Representations and whether as a result of any inaccuracy thereof the Company (or any of its Affiliates) has the right to terminate its (or any of its Affiliate’s) obligations under the IAB Acquisition Agreement or the right to elect not to consummate the IAB Acquisition and (iii) the determination of whether the IAB Acquisition has been consummated pursuant to, and in all material respects in accordance with, the terms of the IAB Acquisition Agreement, in each case, will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of the conflicts of laws principles of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction.
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(b) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York and of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document brought by it or any of its controlled Affiliates shall be brought, and shall be heard and determined, exclusively in such United States District Court or, if that court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, such Supreme Court. Each party hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(c) Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such suit, action or proceeding in any such court.
(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
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SECTION 9.11. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Related Parties, including accountants, legal counsel and other agents and advisors, on a need to know basis, it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made are informed of the confidential nature of such Information and either are subject to confidentiality obligations of employment or professional practice or have agreed to treat such information confidentially in accordance with the terms of this Section (or provisions substantially similar to this Section), (b) to the extent required or requested by any Governmental Authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) (in which case such Person agrees to inform the Company promptly thereof prior to such disclosure to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable law (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any Governmental Authority exercising examination or regulatory authority)), (c) to the extent required by applicable law or by any subpoena or similar legal process (in which case such Person agrees to inform the Company promptly thereof prior to such disclosure to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable law), (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder or any Transactions, (f) subject to an agreement containing confidentiality undertakings substantially similar to those of this Section (which shall be deemed to include those required to be made in order to obtain access to information posted on any Approved Electronic Platform), to (i) any assignee of or Participant in (or its Related Parties), or any prospective assignee of or Participant in (or its Related Parties), any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its Related Parties) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Company or any Subsidiary and their respective obligations, (g) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating the Company or its Subsidiaries or the credit facility provided for herein or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the credit facility provided for herein, (h) with the consent of the Company, (i) to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that such information is limited to the information about this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (j) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Company or any Subsidiary that is not known by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Related Party to be prohibited from disclosing such Information to such Person by a legal, contractual, or fiduciary obligation owed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (k) to the extent that such information (i) was already in the possession of the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing or (ii) is independently developed by the Administrative Agent or such Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing or (l) to any credit insurance provider (or its Related Parties) relating to the Company and its obligations. For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Company or any Subsidiary relating to the Company or any Subsidiary or its businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Company or any Subsidiary. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has used commercially reasonable efforts to exercise the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. It is agreed that, notwithstanding the restrictions of any prior confidentiality agreement binding on the Administrative Agent or any Arranger, such Persons may disclose Information as provided in this Section.
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SECTION 9.13. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts that are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the NYFRB Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.
SECTION 9.14. USA PATRIOT Act Notice and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation. Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Company that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act and/or the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Company, which information includes the name and address of the Company and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Company in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act and/or the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
SECTION 9.15. No Fiduciary Relationship. The Company, on behalf of itself and the Subsidiaries, agrees that in connection with all aspects of the transactions contemplated hereby and any communications in connection therewith, the Company, the Subsidiaries and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their Affiliates, on the other hand, will have a business relationship that does not create, by implication or otherwise, any fiduciary duty on the part of the Administrative Agent, any Lenders or any of their respective Affiliates, and no such duty will be deemed to have arisen in connection with any such transactions or communications. The Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged, for their own accounts or the accounts of customers, in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company and its Subsidiaries and other Affiliates, and none of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agent, the Lenders or their respective Affiliates has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company hereby agrees that not to assert any claims against the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents, the Lenders or their respective Affiliates with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or a fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
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SECTION 9.16. Non-Public Information. (a) Each Lender acknowledges that all information, including requests for waivers and amendments, furnished by the Company or the Administrative Agent pursuant to or in connection with, or in the course of administering, this Agreement will be syndicate-level information, which may contain MNPI. Each Lender represents to the Company and the Administrative Agent that (i) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of MNPI and that it will handle MNPI in accordance with such procedures and applicable law, including Federal, state and foreign securities laws, and (ii) it has identified in its Administrative Questionnaire a credit contact who may receive information that may contain MNPI in accordance with its compliance procedures and applicable law, including United States (Federal or state) and foreign securities laws.
(b) The Company and each Lender acknowledges that, if information furnished by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement is being distributed by the Administrative Agent through the Approved Electronic Platform, (i) the Administrative Agent may post any information that the Company has indicated as containing MNPI solely on that portion of the Approved Electronic Platform designated for Private Side Lender Representatives and (ii) if the Company has not indicated whether any information furnished by it pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement contains MNPI, the Administrative Agent reserves the right to post such information solely on that portion of the Approved Electronic Platform designated for Private Side Lender Representatives. At the request of the Administrative Agent, the Company agrees to clearly designate all information provided to the Administrative Agent by or on behalf of the Company that is suitable to be made available to Public Side Lender Representatives, and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely on any such designation by the Company without liability or responsibility for the independent verification thereof.
(c) If the Company does not file this Agreement with the SEC, then the Company hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to distribute the execution version of this Agreement and the Loan Documents to all Lenders, including their Public Side Lender Representatives. The Company acknowledges its understanding that Lenders, including their Public Side Lender Representatives, may be trading in securities of the Company and its Affiliates while in possession of the Loan Documents.
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SECTION 9.17. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any of the parties hereto, each such party acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
[Signature pages follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
| SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Kris Sennesael | ||
| Name: | Kris Sennesael | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
[Signature Page to Term Credit Agreement]
| JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually and as the Administrative Agent |
| By: | /s/ Zachary Quan | ||
| Name: | Zachary Quan | ||
| Title: | Vice President | ||
[Signature Page to Term Credit Agreement]
| SIGNATURE PAGE TO | |
| TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT OF | |
| SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. |
| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. |
| By: | /s/ Duke Banson | ||
| Name: | Duke Banson | ||
| Title: | Vice President | ||
| For any Lender requiring a second signature line: |
| By: | / | |
| Name: | ||
| Title: |
[Signature Page to Term Credit Agreement]
| SIGNATURE PAGE TO | |
| TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT OF | |
| SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. |
| BNB PARIBAS: |
| By: | /s/ Brendan Heneghan | ||
| Name: | Brendan Heneghan | ||
| Title: | Director | ||
| By: | /s/ Nicolas Doche | ||
| Name: | Nicolas Doche | ||
| Title: | Vice President | ||
[Signature Page to Term Credit Agreement]
| SIGNATURE PAGE TO | |
| TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT OF | |
| SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. |
| CITIBANK, N.A.: |
| By: | /s/ Susan M. Olsen | ||
| Name: | Susan M. Olsen | ||
| Title: | Vice President | ||
[Signature Page to Term Credit Agreement]
| SIGNATURE PAGE TO | |
| TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT OF | |
| SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. |
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA |
| By: | /s/ Thomas Manning | ||
| Name: | Thomas Manning | ||
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | ||
[Signature Page to Term Credit Agreement]
| SIGNATURE PAGE TO | |
| TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT OF | |
| SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. |
| MUFG Bank, Ltd. |
| By: | /s/ Lillian Kim | ||
| Name: | Lillian Kim | ||
| Title: | Director | ||
[Signature Page to Term Credit Agreement]
| SIGNATURE PAGE TO | |
| TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT OF | |
| SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. |
| Truist Bank: |
| By: | /s/ Cynthia Burton | ||
| Name: | Cynthia Burton | ||
| Title: | Director | ||
[Signature Page to Term Credit Agreement]
| Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
| By: | /s/ Lacy Houstoun | ||
| Name: | Lacy Houstoun | ||
| Title: | Managing Director | ||
[Signature Page to Term Credit Agreement]
| SIGNATURE PAGE TO | |
| TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT OF | |
| SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. |
| Name of Lender: BARCLAYS BANK PLC |
| By: | /s/ Sean Duggan | ||
| Name: | Sean Duggan | ||
| Title: | Vice President | ||
[Signature Page to Term Credit Agreement]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT OF
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
| Mizuho Bank, Ltd. |
| By: | /s/ Tracy Rahn | |
| Name: Tracy Rahn | ||
| Title: Executive Director |
[Signature Page to Term Credit Agreement]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT OF
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
| BANK OF CHINA, LOS ANGELES BRANCH, as a Lender |
| By: | /s/ Yong Ou | |
| Name: Yong Ou | ||
| Title: SVP & Branch Manager |
[Signature Page to Term Credit Agreement]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT OF
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
| Name of Lender: DBS Bank Ltd. |
| By: | /s/ Josephine Lim | |
| Name: Josephine Lim | ||
| Title: Senior Vice President |
[Signature Page to Term Credit Agreement]
| Fifth Third Bank, National Association, as a Lender |
| By: | /s/ Joseph Alexander | |
| Name: Joe Alexander | ||
| Title: Principal |
[Signature Page to Term Credit Agreement]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT OF
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
| Name of Lender: HSBC Bank USA, National Association |
| By: | /s/ Tomoko Hoffman | |
| Name: Tomoko Hoffman, #22682 | ||
| Title: SVP |
| For any Lender requiring a second signature line: |
| By: | / | |
| Name: | ||
| Title: |
[Signature Page to Term Credit Agreement]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT OF
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
| Name of Lender: Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation | |
| Limited, Los Angeles Agency |
| By: | /s/ Charles Ong | |
| Name: Charles Ong | ||
| Title: General Manager |
[Signature Page to Term Credit Agreement]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT OF
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
| Name of Lender: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
| By: | /s/ Susan M. Bowes | |
| Name: Susan M. Bowes | ||
| Title: Senior Vice President |
[Signature Page to Term Credit Agreement]
EXHIBIT 10.2
|
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of
May 21, 2021,
among
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.,
the BORROWING SUBSIDIARIES party hereto,
the LENDERS party hereto
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
___________________________
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
___________________________
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication Agents ___________________________
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, TRUIST BANK, as Documentation Agents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| ARTICLE I | |
| Definitions | |
| SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms | 1 |
| SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings | 37 |
| SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally | 37 |
| SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP; Pro Forma Calculations | 38 |
| SECTION 1.05. Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification | 39 |
| SECTION 1.06. Divisions | 39 |
| SECTION 1.07. Blocking Regulation | 39 |
| SECTION 1.08. Effectuation of Transactions | 40 |
| SECTION 1.09. Most Favored Nation Provision | 40 |
| ARTICLE II | |
| The Credits | |
| SECTION 2.01. Commitments | 41 |
| SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings | 41 |
| SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings | 42 |
| SECTION 2.04. Funding of Borrowings | 42 |
| SECTION 2.05. Interest Elections | 43 |
| SECTION 2.06. Termination and Reduction of Commitments | 44 |
| SECTION 2.07. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt | 45 |
| SECTION 2.08. Prepayment of Loans | 45 |
| SECTION 2.09. Fees | 46 |
| SECTION 2.10. Interest | 47 |
| SECTION 2.11. Alternate Rate of Interest | 48 |
| SECTION 2.12. Increased Costs; Illegality | 51 |
| SECTION 2.13. Break Funding Payments | 53 |
| SECTION 2.14. Taxes | 54 |
| SECTION 2.15. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs | 58 |
| SECTION 2.16. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders | 59 |
| SECTION 2.17. Defaulting Lenders | 61 |
| SECTION 2.18. Extension of Maturity Date | 63 |
| SECTION 2.19. Commitment Increases | 65 |
| SECTION 2.20. Letters of Credit | 66 |
| SECTION 2.21. Borrowing Subsidiaries | 72 |
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| ARTICLE III | |
| Representations and Warranties | |
| SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers | 73 |
| SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability | 73 |
| SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; Absence of Conflicts | 73 |
| SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change | 73 |
| SECTION 3.05. Litigation and Environmental Matters | 74 |
| SECTION 3.06. Compliance with Laws | 74 |
| SECTION 3.07. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions | 74 |
| SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status | 74 |
| SECTION 3.09. ERISA | 74 |
| SECTION 3.10. Taxes | 75 |
| SECTION 3.11. Solvency | 75 |
| SECTION 3.12. Disclosure | 75 |
| SECTION 3.13. Federal Reserve Regulations | 76 |
| SECTION 3.14. Use of Proceeds | 76 |
| SECTION 3.15. Affected Financial Institutions | 76 |
| ARTICLE IV | |
| Conditions Precedent | |
| SECTION 4.01. Conditions to Effective Date | 76 |
| SECTION 4.02. Conditions to Availability Date | 77 |
| SECTION 4.03. Conditions to Each Credit Event | 78 |
| SECTION 4.04. Conditions to Initial Credit Extension to Each Borrowing Subsidiary | 78 |
| ARTICLE V | |
| Affirmative Covenants | |
| SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information | 79 |
| SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events | 80 |
| SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business | 80 |
| SECTION 5.04. Payment of Taxes | 80 |
| SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties and Rights | 81 |
| SECTION 5.06. Insurance | 81 |
| SECTION 5.07. Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights | 81 |
| SECTION 5.08. Compliance with Laws | 82 |
| SECTION 5.09. Use of Proceeds | 82 |
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| ARTICLE VI | |
| Negative Covenants | |
| SECTION 6.01. Subsidiary Indebtedness | 83 |
| SECTION 6.02. Liens | 85 |
| SECTION 6.03. Sale/Leaseback Transactions | 87 |
| SECTION 6.04. Fundamental Changes | 88 |
| SECTION 6.05. Restrictive Agreements | 89 |
| SECTION 6.06. Leverage Ratio | 90 |
| ARTICLE VII | |
| Events of Default | |
| ARTICLE VIII | |
| Agency | |
| SECTION 8.02. Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Limitation of Liability, Etc. | 95 |
| SECTION 8.03. Posting of Communications | 97 |
| SECTION 8.04. The Administrative Agent Individually | 98 |
| SECTION 8.05. Successor Administrative Agent | 99 |
| SECTION 8.06. Acknowledgments of Lenders and Issuing Banks | 100 |
| SECTION 8.07. Certain ERISA Matters | 102 |
| SECTION 8.08. Miscellaneous | 103 |
| ARTICLE IX | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| SECTION 9.01. Notices | 103 |
| SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments | 105 |
| SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Limitation on Liability | 107 |
| SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns | 110 |
| SECTION 9.05. Survival | 113 |
| SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution | 114 |
| SECTION 9.07. Severability | 115 |
| SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff | 115 |
| SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process | 116 |
| SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 117 |
| SECTION 9.11. Headings | 117 |
| SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality | 118 |
| SECTION 9.13. Interest Rate Limitation | 119 |
| SECTION 9.14. USA PATRIOT Act Notice and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation | 119 |
| SECTION 9.15. No Fiduciary Relationship | 119 |
| SECTION 9.16. Non-Public Information | 120 |
| SECTION 9.17. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions | 121 |
| SECTION 9.18. Judgment Currency | 121 |
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| ARTICLE X | |
| Guarantee | |
| SCHEDULES: | ||
| Schedule 2.01 | — | Commitments |
| Schedule 2.20 | — | LC Commitments |
| Schedule 6.01 | — | Existing Indebtedness |
| Schedule 6.02 | — | Existing Liens |
| Schedule 6.05 | — | Existing Restrictive Agreements |
| EXHIBITS: | ||
| Exhibit A | — | Form of Assignment and Assumption |
| Exhibit B | — | Form of Borrowing Request |
| Exhibit C-1 | — | Form of Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement |
| Exhibit C-2 | — | Form of Borrowing Subsidiary Termination |
| Exhibit D | — | Form of Compliance Certificate |
| Exhibit E | — | Form of Interest Election Request |
| Exhibit F | — | Form of Solvency Certificate |
| Exhibit G-1 | — | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Foreign Lenders that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
| Exhibit G-2 | — | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Foreign Lenders that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
| Exhibit G-3 | — | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Non-U.S. Participants that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
| Exhibit G-4 | — | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Non-U.S. Participants that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes |
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REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of May 21, 2021, among SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation, the BORROWING SUBSIDIARIES party hereto, the LENDERS party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as the 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.
“Accession Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(a).
“Acquisition” means any transaction, or series of related transactions, resulting, directly or indirectly, in the acquisition of (a) the Equity Interests in a Person if, as a result of such acquisition, such Person shall become a Subsidiary of the Company (or shall be merged or consolidated with or into the Company or any Subsidiary) or (b) all or substantially all the assets of any Person (or of any business unit, division, product line or line of business of any Person).
“Acquisition Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary that has been incurred for the purpose of financing, in whole or in part, a Material Acquisition (including the IAB Acquisition) and any related transactions (including for the purpose of refinancing or replacing all or a portion of any related bridge facilities or any pre-existing Indebtedness of the Persons or assets to be acquired); provided that either (a) the release of the proceeds thereof to the Company and the Subsidiaries is contingent upon the substantially simultaneous consummation of such Material Acquisition (and, if the definitive agreement for such Material Acquisition is terminated prior to the consummation of such Material Acquisition, or if such Material Acquisition is otherwise not consummated by the date specified in the definitive documentation evidencing, governing the rights of the holders of or otherwise relating to such Indebtedness, then, in each case, such proceeds are, and pursuant to the terms of such definitive documentation are required to be, promptly applied to satisfy and discharge all obligations of the Company and the Subsidiaries in respect of such Indebtedness) or (b) such Indebtedness contains a “special mandatory redemption” provision (or a similar provision) if such Material Acquisition is not consummated by the date specified in the definitive documentation evidencing, governing the rights of the holders of or otherwise relating to such Indebtedness (and, if the definitive agreement for such Material Acquisition is terminated prior to the consummation of such Material Acquisition or such Material Acquisition is otherwise not consummated by the date so specified, such Indebtedness is, and pursuant to such “special mandatory redemption” (or similar) provision is required to be, redeemed or otherwise satisfied and discharged within 90 days of such termination or such specified date, as the case may be).
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“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.
“Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as the administrative agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Article VIII. Unless the context requires otherwise, the term “Administrative Agent” shall include any Affiliate of JPMorgan through which JPMorgan shall perform any of its obligations in such capacity hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.
“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 Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Aggregate Commitment” means, at any time, the sum of the Commitments of all the Lenders at such time.
“Aggregate Revolving Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of the Revolving Exposures of all the Lenders at such time.
“Agreement” means this Revolving Credit Agreement.
“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day; (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% per annum; and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) for a deposit in US Dollars with a maturity of one month plus 1%. For purposes of clause (c) above, the Adjusted LIBO Rate on any day shall be based on the LIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day for deposits in US Dollars with a maturity of one month (or, if the LIBO Screen Rate is not available for a maturity of one month but is available for periods both longer and shorter than such period, the Interpolated Screen Rate as of such time); provided that (i) if such rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero and (ii) if such rate shall not be available, such rate shall be deemed to be zero. 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, as the case may be.
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“Ancillary Document” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(b).
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, et seq. and all other laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery, corruption or money laundering.
“Applicable Creditor” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.18(b).
“Applicable Percentage” means, at any time, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the Aggregate Commitment represented by such Lender’s Commitment at such time. If all the Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.
“Applicable Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any ABR Loan or any Eurocurrency Loan, or with respect to the commitment fees payable hereunder, the rate per annum set forth in the table below under the caption “ABR Loans Spread”, “Eurocurrency Loans Spread” or “Commitment Fee Rate”, as the case may be, in each case, based upon the Ratings by Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, respectively, applicable on such day.
| Ratings (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch) |
ABR Loans Spread | Eurocurrency Loans Spread | Commitment Fee Rate | |
| Category 1 | Equal to or higher than Baa1 / BBB+ / BBB+ |
0.125% | 1.125% |
0.100% |
| Category 2 | Baa2 / BBB / BBB | 0.250% | 1.250% | 0.125% |
| Category 3 | Baa3 / BBB- / BBB- | 0.375% | 1.375% | 0.175% |
| Category 4 | Ba1 / BB+ / BB+ | 0.625% | 1.625% | 0.225% |
| Category 5 | Equal to or lower than Ba2 / BB / BB |
1.000% | 2.000% |
0.275% |
For purposes of the foregoing, (a) if any of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch shall not have in effect a Rating (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this paragraph), then (i) if only one rating agency shall not have in effect a Rating, the applicable Category shall be determined by reference to the remaining two effective Ratings, (ii) if two rating agencies shall not have in effect a Rating, one of such rating agencies shall be deemed to have in effect a Rating in Category 5 and the applicable Category shall be determined by reference to such deemed Rating and the remaining effective Rating and (iii) if no rating agency shall have in effect a Rating, then Category 5 shall apply, (b) if the Ratings in effect or deemed to be in effect shall fall within different Categories, then (i) if three Ratings are in effect, then either (x) if two of the three Ratings are in the same Category, such Category shall apply or (y) if all three of the Ratings are in different Categories, then the Category corresponding to the middle Rating shall apply and (ii) if only two Ratings are in effect or deemed to be in effect, the applicable Category shall be the Category in which the higher of the Ratings shall fall unless the Ratings differ by two or more Categories, in which case the applicable Category shall be the Category one level below that corresponding to the higher Rating and (c) if any Rating shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of the applicable rating agency), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first publicly announced by the applicable rating agency making such change, irrespective of when notice of such change shall have been furnished by the Company to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. Each change in the Category for any Rating shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating system of any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch shall change, or if such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations and corporate credit, the Company and the Required Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of Ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Rating used to determine the Applicable Rate shall be deemed to be that most recently in effect from such rating agency prior to such change or cessation.
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“Approved Electronic Platform” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.03(a).
“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Arrangers” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc., Citibank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, in their capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the credit facility established hereunder.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee, with the consent of any Person whose consent is required by Section 9.04, and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Assumption Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(a).
“Attributable Debt” means, with respect to any Sale/Leaseback Transaction, the present value (discounted at the rate set forth or implicit in the terms of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments (other than amounts required to be paid on account of taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance, assessments, utilities, operating and labor costs and other items that do not constitute payments for property rights) during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended). In the case of any lease that is terminable by the lessee upon payment of a penalty, the Attributable Debt shall be the lesser of the Attributable Debt determined assuming termination on the first date such lease may be terminated (in which case the Attributable Debt shall also include the amount of the penalty, but no rent shall be considered as required to be paid under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated) or the Attributable Debt determined assuming no such termination.
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“Availability Date” means the date, on or after the Effective Date, on which the conditions specified in Section 4.02 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).
“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Availability Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Commitments.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period 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 Section 2.11(b)(v).
“Backstopped Letter of Credit” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(c).
“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 that is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, that such Person has become the subject of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, liquidator, 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 or has had any order for relief in such proceeding entered in respect thereof; provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority; provided, however, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States of America or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any agreements made by such Person.
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“Benchmark” means, initially, LIBO Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-In Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to LIBO Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.11(b)(i) or (b)(ii).
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Company) for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(a) the sum of: (i) Term SOFR and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(b) the sum of: (i) Daily Simple SOFR and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; and
(c) the sum of: (i) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Company as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (x) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (y) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for US Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
provided that, in the case of clause (a), 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, 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 (a) of this definition (subject to the first proviso above). If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (a), (b) or (c) 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:
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(a) for purposes of clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement”, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Company):
(i) 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;
(ii) 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
(b) for purposes of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement”, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Company for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (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 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 US Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities;
provided that, in the case of clause (a) 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 in its reasonable discretion 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).
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“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(a) in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of such 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);
(b) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event”, the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein;
(c) in the case of a Term SOFR Transition Event, the date that is 30 days after the date a Term SOFR Notice is provided to the Lenders and the Company pursuant to Section 2.11(b)(ii); or
(d) in the case of an Early Opt-In Election, the sixth Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-In Election is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the fifth Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-In Election is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-In Election from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(a) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
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(b) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Board of Governors, the NYFRB, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(c) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer 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 the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) 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 2.11(b) and (b) 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 2.11(b).
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
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“Bona Fide Debt Fund” means any debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated lending entity that is engaged primarily in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business for financial investment purposes and with respect to which no personnel involved with the investment in the relevant competitor of the Company or any Subsidiary, or the management, control or operation thereof, directly or indirectly, possesses the power to direct the investment policies of such fund, vehicle or entity.
“Borrowers” means the Company and the Borrowing Subsidiaries.
“Borrowing” means Loans of the same Type made, converted or continued on the same date and to the same Borrower and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
“Borrowing Request” means a request by or on behalf of the applicable Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03, which shall be in the form of Exhibit B or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent acting reasonably.
“Borrowing Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary that has become a Borrowing Subsidiary as provided in Section 2.21, in each case other than any Subsidiary that has ceased to be a Borrowing Subsidiary as provided in such Section.
“Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement” means a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement duly executed by the Company and the applicable Subsidiary and substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1, with such modifications to such form as may be reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent and the Company.
“Borrowing Subsidiary Termination” means a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination duly executed by the Company and substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2, with such modifications to such form as may be reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent and the Company.
“Bridge Facility” means a senior unsecured 364-day bridge loan facility of the Company, in an aggregate principal amount of up to US$1,000,000,000, to be established in connection with the IAB Acquisition.
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in US Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means, subject to Section 1.04(a), 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. For purposes of Section 6.02, a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to be secured by a Lien on the property being leased and such property shall be deemed to be owned by the lessee.
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A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if (a) any Person or group of Persons shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder) of more than 40% of the outstanding Voting Stock in the Company, (b) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Company by persons who were not (i) directors of the Company on the date of this Agreement or nominated, appointed or approved for consideration by shareholders for election by the board of directors of the Company or (ii) appointed by directors so nominated, appointed or approved or (c) a “change in control” (or similar event, however denominated), under and as defined in any indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the rights of the holders of any Material Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, shall have occurred with respect to the Company.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, promulgated or issued.
“Charges” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.13.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit, expressed as an amount representing the maximum permitted amount of such Lender’s Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.06, (b) increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.19 and (c) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption or the Accession Agreement pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed or provided its Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments is US$750,000,000.
“Commitment Increase” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(b).
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“Commitment Letter” means the Commitment Letter dated April 22, 2021, by and between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., relating to, among other things, the credit facility established hereunder.
“Commitment Termination Date” means the earlier to occur of (a) the valid termination of the IAB Acquisition Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof and (b) the Maturity Date; provided that in the event the Availability Date shall not have occurred on or prior to the earlier of (i) immediately following the consummation of the IAB Acquisition and (ii) October 22, 2021, the term “Commitment Termination Date” shall mean the earlier of clauses (i) and (ii) above.
“Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Borrower pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein that is distributed by or to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section 9.01, including through the Approved Electronic Platform.
“Company” means Skyworks Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto permitted under Section 6.04(a)(ii).
“Compliance Certificate” means a Compliance Certificate in the form of Exhibit D or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Confidential Information Memorandum” means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated April 2021, relating to the Company and the Financing Transactions.
“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 EBITDA” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus
(a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum for such period of:
(i) consolidated interest expense (including imputed interest expense in respect of Capital Lease Obligations);
(ii) consolidated income tax expense;
(iii) depreciation and amortization expense;
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(iv) non-cash charges or losses, including stock option and other equity-based compensation charges, impairment charges and any write-offs or write-downs of assets, but excluding (A) any non-cash charge that results from an accrual of a reserve for cash charges to be taken in any future period, (B) an amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid and not expensed in a prior period or (C) write-down or write-off with respect to accounts receivable (including any addition to bad debt reserves or bad debt expense);
(v) extraordinary charges or losses;
(vi) unusual or non-recurring charges or losses;
(vii) (A) restructuring charges or losses, (B) transition, integration and similar charges and losses related to Acquisitions and Dispositions and (C) charges and losses in connection with the consolidation, exit and/or abandonment of facilities, in each case, including retention and severance costs, costs of relocation of employees, systems establishment costs and contract termination costs, including future lease commitments;
(viii) transaction fees, costs and expenses, or any amortization thereof, incurred in connection with the Transactions;
(ix) any transaction fees, costs or expenses, or any amortization thereof, relating to any Acquisition or joint venture investment, Disposition, issuance of Equity Interests, recapitalization or the incurrence, prepayment, amendment, modification, restructuring or refinancing of Indebtedness (including the Loans), in each case, whether or not consummated;
(x) any earn-out or similar contingent consideration payments actually made to sellers during such period in connection with any Acquisition, and any losses for such period arising from the remeasurement of the fair value of any liability recorded with respect to any earn-out or similar contingent consideration arising from any Acquisition;
(xi) any unrealized losses attributable to the application of “mark to market” accounting in respect of Hedging Agreements;
(xii) any net after-tax loss attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or obligations under Hedging Agreements;
(xiii) any currency translation losses relating to currency hedges or remeasurements of Indebtedness; and
(xiv) the cumulative effect for such period of a change in accounting principles;
provided that the aggregate amount added back pursuant to clauses (vi), (vii) and (ix) above for any period may not exceed 10.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (calculated without giving effect to such addbacks); minus
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(b) without duplication and to the extent included in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum for such period of:
(i) any non-cash gains or items of income (other than the accrual of revenue), but excluding any such items in respect of which cash was received in a prior period or will be received in a future period;
(ii) extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring gains or items of income;
(iii) any gains for such period arising from the remeasurement of the fair value of any liability recorded with respect to any earn-out or similar contingent consideration arising from any Acquisition;
(iv) any unrealized gains attributable to the application of “mark to market” accounting in respect of Hedging Agreements;
(v) any net after-tax gain attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or obligations under Hedging Agreements;
(vi) any currency translation gains relating to currency hedges or remeasurements of Indebtedness; and
(vii) the cumulative effect for such period of a change in accounting principles;
provided that Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated so as to exclude the effect of any gain or loss that represents after-tax gains or losses attributable to any Disposition. For the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period, if at any time during such period the Company or any Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition or a Material Disposition, Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be determined giving pro forma effect thereto in accordance with Section 1.04(b).
“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such period, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, at any date, (a) total assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries (minus applicable reserves) determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP minus (b) the sum of (i) current liabilities of the Company and the Subsidiaries, except for current maturities of long-term Indebtedness and Capital Lease Obligations, and (ii) goodwill and other intangible assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, all as reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the Company most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) (or, prior to the first delivery of such financial statements, the most recent consolidated financial statements of the Company referred to in Section 3.04(a)).
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“Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, (a) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Indebtedness for borrowed money, including the Loans, (ii) Indebtedness evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) Capital Lease Obligations and (iv) purchase money Indebtedness, in each case, of the Company and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, and (b) the aggregate amount of all Securitizations of the Company and the Subsidiaries; provided that, for purposes of determining Consolidated Total Indebtedness at any time after the definitive agreement for any Material Acquisition (including the IAB Acquisition) shall have been executed, any Acquisition Indebtedness with respect to such Material Acquisition shall, unless such Material Acquisition has been consummated, be disregarded.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies, or the dismissal or appointment of the management, 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 adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
“Credit Party” means the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which may include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for business loans; provided that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, examinership, court protection, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“Default” means any event or condition that constitutes, or upon notice, lapse of time or both would constitute, an Event of Default.
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“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, (i) to fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) to fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or (iii) to pay to 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 in such writing, including, if applicable, by reference to a specific Default) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified a 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 in such writing, including, if applicable, by reference to a specific Default) to funding a Loan cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent, an Issuing Bank or the Company made in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations as of the date of such certification) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit; provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon the Administrative Agent’s, such Issuing Bank’s or the Company’s, as applicable, receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it, or (d) has become, or is a subsidiary of a Person that has become, the subject of a Bankruptcy Event or a Bail-In Action.
“Disposition” means any sale, transfer or other disposition, or series of related sales, transfers, or dispositions (including pursuant to any merger or consolidation or a similar transaction), of property that constitutes (a) assets comprising all or substantially all the assets of any Person (or of any business unit, division, product line or line of business, or any other material portion of the assets, of any Person) or (b) all or substantially all of the Equity Interests in a Person.
“Disqualified Lenders” means (a) any Person that is determined by the Company to be a competitor of the Company or the Subsidiaries and that the Company has identified, by name, in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time on or after the Effective Date and (b) Affiliates of any Person described in clause (a) above (other than Bona Fide Debt Funds) if such Affiliates are identified, by name, by the Company in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time on or after the Effective Date or are otherwise clearly identifiable as an Affiliate of such Person based solely on the similarity of such Affiliate’s name to the name of such Person, it being understood and agreed that (i) the foregoing provisions shall not apply retroactively to any Person if such Person shall have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest (or shall have previously entered into a trade therefor) prior thereto, but shall disqualify such Person from taking any further assignment or participation thereafter and (ii) each written supplement shall become effective two Business Days after delivery thereof to the Administrative Agent via email to JPMDQ Contact@jpmorgan.com.
“Dividing Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.06.
“Division” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.06.
“Documentation Agents” means Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., MUFG Bank, Ltd. and Truist Bank, in their capacity as documentation agents with respect to the credit facility established hereunder.
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“Domestic Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Early Opt-In Election” means, if the then-current Benchmark is LIBO Rate, the occurrence of:
(a) a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the Company to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding US 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
(b) the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Company to trigger a fallback from LIBO Rate and the provision by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Lenders.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country that is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country that is a parent of any Person described in clause (a) above or (c) any entity established in an EEA Member Country that is a subsidiary of any Person described in clause (a) or (b) above 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 set forth in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).
“Electronic Signature” means an electronic signature, sound, symbol or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
“Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund and (d) any other Person, other than, in each case, a natural person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person), a Defaulting Lender, a Disqualified Lender, the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate of the Company.
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“Environmental Laws” means all rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, judgments, orders, decrees, directives, laws, injunctions or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority and relating in any way to pollution or protection of the environment, to preservation or reclamation of natural resources, to the management, Release or threatened Release or the classification, registration, disclosure, export or import of any toxic or hazardous material, substance or waste or to related health or safety matters.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, obligation, loss, claim, action, order or cost, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties and 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 Material, (c) any exposure to any Hazardous Material, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests, beneficial interests or other ownership interests, whether voting or nonvoting, in, or interests in the income or profits of, a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing (other than, prior to the date of conversion, Indebtedness that is convertible into any such Equity Interests).
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Company or any Subsidiary, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or 414(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(m) or 414(o) 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) any failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, in each case whether or not waived, (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan, (d) a determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in “at-risk” status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code), (e) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan, (f) the receipt by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan, (g) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (h) the receipt by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, or in endangered or critical status, within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA, (i) the occurrence of a “prohibited transaction” with respect to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a “disqualified person” (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code) or a “party in interest” (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA) with respect to which the Company or any such Subsidiary could otherwise be liable or (j) a Foreign Benefit Event.
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“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.
“Eurocurrency”, 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.
“Events of Default” has the meaning set forth in Article VII.
“Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“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) with respect to any Loan or Commitment made to a U.S. Borrower, in the case of a Lender, U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in such Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Company under Section 2.16(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.14, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in such Loan 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 2.14(f) and (d) any Taxes imposed under FATCA; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of clause (b)(i), in the case of an interest in a Loan acquired pursuant to the funding of a Commitment, such Lender shall be treated as acquiring such interest on the date such Lender acquired an interest in the Commitment pursuant to which such Loan was funded.
“Existing Maturity Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(a).
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“Extending Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(b).
“Extension” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(a).
“Extension Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(b).
“Extension Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(a).
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantially comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or official 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 such rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero.
“Fee Letters” means, collectively, the Arranger Fee Letter and the Administrative Agent Fee Letter, in each case, dated April 22, 2021, relating to the credit facility established hereunder, by and between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“Financial Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the chief financial officer, vice president, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such Person.
“Financing Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrowers of the Loan Documents to which they are a party, the borrowing of Loans and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof.
“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to LIBO Rate.
“Foreign Benefit Event” means, with respect to any Foreign Plan, (a) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount permitted under any applicable law, (b) the failure to make the required contributions or payments, under any applicable law, on or before the due date for such contributions or payments, (c) the receipt of a notice by a Governmental Authority relating to the termination of any such Foreign Plan or the appointment of a trustee or similar official to administer any such Foreign Plan, (d) the incurrence of any liability by the Company or any Subsidiary under any applicable law on account of the complete or partial termination of such Foreign Plan or the complete or partial withdrawal of any participating employer therein or (e) the occurrence of any transaction that is prohibited under any applicable law and that would reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any material liability by the Company or any Subsidiary.
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“Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“Foreign Plan” means each “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) maintained or contributed to by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries outside the United States with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could have any actual or contingent liability, other than a Plan.
“Foreign Borrowing Subsidiary” means any Borrowing Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“GAAP” means, subject to Section 1.04(a), generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time.
“Governmental Approvals” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, permits, licenses and exemptions of, registrations and filings with, and reports to, Governmental Authorities.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation or any political subdivision of any thereof, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national body exercising such powers or functions, such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty or a similar instrument issued to support such Indebtedness; provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount, as of any date of determination, of any Guarantee shall be the principal amount outstanding on such date of the Indebtedness or other obligation guaranteed thereby (or, in the case of (i) any Guarantee the terms of which limit the monetary exposure of the guarantor or (ii) any Guarantee of an obligation that does not have a principal amount, the maximum monetary exposure as of such date of the guarantor under such Guarantee (as determined, in the case of clause (i), pursuant to such terms or, in the case of clause (ii), reasonably and in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Company)).
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“Guaranteed Obligations” means (a) the due and punctual payment by the Borrowing Subsidiaries of (i) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including interest accruing, at the rate specified herein, during the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on all Loans made to the Borrowing Subsidiaries, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, and (ii) each payment required to be made by any Borrowing Subsidiary under any Loan Document in respect of any Letter of Credit, when and as due, including payments in respect of reimbursement of LC Disbursements, interest thereon (including interest accruing, at the rate specified herein, during the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) and obligations to provide cash collateral, and (b) the due and punctual payment or performance by the Borrowing Subsidiaries of all other monetary obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations accruing, at the rate specified herein or therein, or incurred during the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding).
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive, radioactive, hazardous or toxic materials, substances, wastes, contaminants or pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates or by-products, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, lead-based paint, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Hedging Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction, or any option or similar agreement, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, prices of equity or debt securities or instruments, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value, or any similar transaction or combination of the foregoing 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 Company or the Subsidiaries shall be a Hedging Agreement. The amount of the obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Company or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.
“IAB Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Company, directly or indirectly, of the assets, and the assumption by the Company, directly or indirectly, of the liabilities, in each case, identified in, and pursuant to, the IAB Acquisition Agreement.
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“IAB Acquisition Agreement” means the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of April 22, 2021, by and between Silicon Laboratories Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the Company, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, the disclosure schedules referred to therein, the ancillary agreements referred to therein and all related documents.
“IAB Acquisition Agreement Representations” means the representations and warranties made by Silicon Laboratories Inc. in the IAB Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders (in their capacities as such), but only to the extent that the Company (or any of its Affiliates) has the right to terminate its (or its Affiliate’s) obligations under the IAB Acquisition Agreement or the right to elect not to consummate the IAB Acquisition as a result of any inaccuracy of such representations and warranties in the IAB Acquisition Agreement.
“IAB Material Adverse Effect” has the meaning assigned to the term “Material Adverse Effect” in the IAB Acquisition Agreement as in effect on the Signing Date.
“IBA” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.05.
“Increase Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(a).
“Increasing Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(a).
“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person (excluding trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (i) current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) deferred compensation payable to directors, officers, employees or consultants and (iii) any purchase price adjustment or earnout incurred in connection with an Acquisition, except to the extent that the amount thereof becomes payable), (e) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) the maximum aggregate amount of all letters of credit and letters of guaranty in respect of which such Person is an account party, (g) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (h) all Indebtedness of others secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed by such Person, (i) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others and (j) all obligations of such Person incurred under or in connection with a Securitization; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, obligations of such Person arising under the Supply Chain Financing Arrangements solely as a result of a recharacterization of a sale by such Person of accounts receivable as incurrence of debt shall not constitute Indebtedness. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (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 other Person, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
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“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 the Borrowers under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b).
“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.12.
“Initial Borrowings” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(b).
“Interest Election Request” means a request by or on behalf of the applicable Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.05, which shall be in the form of Exhibit E or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December, and (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency 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 Eurocurrency 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.
“Interest Period” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, three or six months thereafter (or such shorter or longer period as shall have been consented to by each Lender participating in such Borrowing), as the applicable Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) may elect hereunder; provided that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, and (b) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“Interpolated Screen Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period or clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base Rate”, a 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) that results from interpolating on a linear basis between (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest maturity for which a LIBO Screen Rate is available that is shorter than the applicable period and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest maturity for which a LIBO Screen Rate is available that is longer than the applicable period, in each case as of the time the Interpolated Screen Rate is otherwise required to be determined in accordance with this Agreement; provided that if such rate would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero.
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“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 (a) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., (b) Bank of America, N.A., (c) Citibank, N.A., (d) Goldman Sachs Bank USA, (e) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and (f) each Lender that shall have become an Issuing Bank hereunder as provided in Section 2.20(j) (other than any Person that shall have ceased to be an Issuing Bank as provided in Section 2.20(k)), each in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. Each Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by branches or Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such branch or Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such branch or Affiliate (it being agreed that such Issuing Bank shall, or shall cause such branch or Affiliate to, comply with the requirements of Section 2.20 with respect to such Letters of Credit).
“Judgment Currency” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.18(b).
“LC Commitment” means, with respect to any Issuing Bank, the maximum permitted amount of the LC Exposure that may be attributable to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank. The initial amount of each Issuing Bank’s LC Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.20 or, in the case of any Issuing Bank that becomes an “Issuing Bank” hereunder pursuant to Section 2.20(j), in the applicable written agreement referred to in such Section, or, in each case, such other maximum permitted amount with respect to any Issuing Bank as may have been agreed in writing (and notified in writing to the Administrative Agent) by such Issuing Bank and the Company.
“LC Disbursement” means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of all Letters of Credit remaining available for drawing at such time and (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrowers at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time, adjusted to give effect to any reallocation under Section 2.17 of the LC Exposures of Defaulting Lenders in effect at such time.
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“Lender-Related Person” means the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Arranger, each Syndication Agent, each Documentation Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons.
“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or an Accession Agreement, other than any such Person that shall have ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement, other than any such letter of credit that shall have ceased to be a “Letter of Credit” outstanding hereunder pursuant to Section 9.05.
“Leverage Ratio” means, on any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company most recently ended on or prior to such date.
“Liabilities” means any losses, claims (including intraparty claims), demands, damages or liabilities of any kind.
“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, the LIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two 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, then the LIBO Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate.
“LIBO Screen Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period or in respect of any determination of Alternate Base Rate pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of such term, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for deposits in US Dollars for a period equal in length to the applicable period as displayed on the Reuters screen that displays such rate (currently LIBOR01 or LIBOR02) (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a page of the Reuters screen, on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion); provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge in the nature of a security interest, security interest or other encumbrance on, in or of such asset, and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Assumption Agreement (if any), any agreement with respect to a Commitment Increase referred to in Section 2.19(a), each Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement, each Borrowing Subsidiary Termination, any agreement designating an additional Issuing Bank as contemplated by Section 2.20(j) and, except for purposes of Section 9.02, any promissory notes delivered pursuant to Section 2.07(c).
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“Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement.
“Mandatory Restrictions” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.07.
“Material Acquisition” means any Acquisition by the Company or any Subsidiary involving payment of consideration of US$300,000,000 or more.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, liabilities, operations or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrowers to perform their payment or other material obligations under the Loan Documents or (c) the rights of or benefits available to the Lenders under the Loan Documents.
“Material Disposition” means any Disposition by the Company or any Subsidiary involving receipt of consideration of US$300,000,000 or more.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than under the Loan Documents), or obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements, of any one or more of the Company and the Subsidiaries in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of US$200,000,000 or more. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Company or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.
“Material Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary that is a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Regulation S-X of the Securities Act.
“Maturity Date” means the fifth anniversary of the Availability Date, subject to extension pursuant to Section 2.18; provided that, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall then be the immediately preceding Business Day.
“Maximum Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.13.
“MNPI” means material information concerning the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their securities that has not been disseminated in a manner making it available to investors generally, within the meaning of Regulation FD under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. For purposes of this definition, “material information” means information concerning the Company, the Subsidiaries or any of their securities that could reasonably be expected to be material for purposes of the United States federal and state securities laws.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.
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“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Non-Extending Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(b).
“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the foregoing rates as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero.
“NYFRB’s Website” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“OFAC” means the United States Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or 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 2.16(b)).
“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurocurrency borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate.
“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(c)(ii).
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“Participants” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(c)(i).
“Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.06(c)(i).
“Payment Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.06(c)(ii).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Permitted Liens” means:
(a) Liens imposed by law for Taxes that are not yet overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;
(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, landlord’s, bailee’s and other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(c) pledges and deposits made (i) in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security or similar laws (other than any Lien imposed pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303(k) of ERISA or a violation of Section 436 of the Code) and (ii) in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or similar instruments issued for the account of the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business supporting obligations of the type set forth in clause (i) above;
(d) pledges and deposits made (i) to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts (other than for payment of Indebtedness), leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations), statutory obligations (other than any Lien imposed pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303(k) of ERISA or a violation of Section 436 of the Code), surety, customs, payment and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business and (ii) in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments issued for the account of the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business supporting obligations of the type set forth in clause (i) above;
(e) judgment Liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (k) of Article VII or Liens securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments;
(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 the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
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(g) banker’s liens, rights of setoff or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with depository institutions and securities accounts and other financial assets maintained with securities intermediaries;
(h) Liens arising by virtue of Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings (or similar filings under applicable law) regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(i) Liens representing any interest or title of a licensor, lessor or sublicensor or sublessor, or a licensee, lessee or sublicensee or sublessee, in the property subject to any lease (other than Capital Lease Obligations), license or sublicense or concession agreement permitted by this Agreement;
(j) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;
(k) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds thereof of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or letters of credit issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods in the ordinary course of business;
(l) deposits of cash with the owner or lessor of premises leased and operated by the Company or any Subsidiary to secure the performance of its obligations under the lease for such premises, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(m) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off;
(n) Liens on contracts entered into with its customers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the assets related thereto to secure the performance of such contracts by the Company or such Subsidiary, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; and
(o) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods, or in connection with any demonstration or evaluation equipment, entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan”, as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), that is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates 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.
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“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Board of Governors 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 Board of Governors (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.
“Private Side Lender Representatives” means, with respect to any Lender, representatives of such Lender that are not Public Side Lender Representatives.
“Proceeding” means any claim, litigation, investigation, action, suit, arbitration or administrative, judicial or regulatory proceeding.
“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 Side Lender Representatives” means, with respect to any Lender, representatives of such Lender that do not wish to receive MNPI.
“Qualified Material Acquisition” means any Acquisition by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries that involves the incurrence by the Company or its Subsidiaries of Indebtedness to finance the acquisition consideration therefor (including refinancing of any Indebtedness of the acquired Person), or assumption by the Company or the Subsidiaries of existing Indebtedness of the acquired Person (or the acquired business unit, division, product line or line of business), in an aggregate principal amount of US$1,000,000,000 or more.
“Rating” means, with respect to S&P, Moody’s or Fitch, a public rating by such rating agency of the Company’s senior unsecured non-credit enhanced long-term indebtedness for borrowed money.
“Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any combination thereof (as the context requires).
“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (a) 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 (b) if such Benchmark is not LIBO Rate, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(b)(iv).
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“Related Lender Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) any controlling Person or controlled Affiliate of such Person, (b) the respective directors, officers or employees of such Person or any of its controlling Persons or controlled Affiliates, and (c) the respective agents and representatives of such Person or any of its controlling Persons or controlled Affiliates, in the case of this clause (c), acting at the express instructions of such Person, such controlling Person or such controlled Affiliate; provided that each reference to a controlling Person or controlled Affiliate in this definition pertains to a controlling Person or controlled Affiliate involved in the negotiation of this Agreement.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the directors, officers, partners, members, trustees, employees, agents, managers, representatives and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into or through the environment or within or upon any building, structure, facility or fixture.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the Aggregate Revolving Exposure and the unused Aggregate Commitment at such time.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the Financial Officer or the chief executive officer, general counsel or another executive officer of such Person.
“Restricted Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.07.
“Reuters” means Thomson Reuters Corporation, Refinitiv or, in each case, a successor thereto.
“Revolving Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Loans outstanding at such time and such Lender’s LC Exposure at such time.
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.
“Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means an arrangement relating to property owned by the Company or any Subsidiary whereby the Company or such Subsidiary sells or transfers such property to any Person and the Company or any Subsidiary leases such property, or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or transferred, from such Person or its Affiliates.
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“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory that at such time is itself or whose government is the subject or target of any Sanctions.
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person 50% more owned or controlled by any Person or Persons described in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) or (d) any Person otherwise the subject of any Sanctions.
“Sanctions” means 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 OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933.
“Securitization” means any transfer by the Company or any Subsidiary of accounts receivable, proceeds thereof or interests therein or assets relating thereto (a) to a trust, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity, which transfer is funded in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by the incurrence or issuance by the transferee or successor transferee of Indebtedness or other securities that are to receive payments from, or that represent interests in, the cash flow derived from such accounts receivable, proceeds thereof or interests therein or assets relating thereto, or (b) directly to one or more investors or other purchasers; provided that any obligations arising therefrom do not permit or provide recourse to the Company or any Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Entity) or any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than the property or assets of a Securitization Entity or any Equity Interests in a Securitization Entity), other than with respect to any representations, warranties, servicer obligations, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary of a type that are reasonable and customary in “true sale” arrangements; provided further that a Supply Chain Financing Arrangement shall not constitute a Securitization. The “amount” or “principal amount” of any Securitization shall be deemed at any time to be the aggregate principal or stated amount of the Indebtedness or other securities referred to in the first sentence of this definition or, if there shall be no such principal or stated amount, the uncollected amount of the accounts receivable or interests therein transferred pursuant to such Securitization, net of any such accounts receivables or interests therein that have been written off as uncollectible.
“Securitization Entity” means any limited purpose Subsidiary that purchases accounts receivable of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to a Securitization.
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“Signing Date” means April 22, 2021.
“SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website 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, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“Specified Provision” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.07.
“Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves), expressed as a decimal, established by the Board of Governors for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board of Governors). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurocurrency Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
“Subsequent Borrowings” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(b).
“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”), any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other Equity Interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the Voting Stock or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, by the parent and/or one or more subsidiaries of the parent.
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company.
“Supply Chain Financing Arrangement” means an arrangement whereby the Company or any of its Subsidiaries sells, on a non-recourse basis except to the extent customary in “true sale” arrangements, its accounts receivable, in connection with the collection of such accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business and to effect an acceleration of payment thereof (and not as part of a financing by the Company or any Subsidiary), pursuant to a “supply chain financing” program established at the request of the customer that is the account debtor with respect to such accounts receivable.
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“Syndication Agents” means Bank of America, N.A., Citibank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., in their capacity as the syndication agents for the credit facility established hereunder.
“Taxes” means 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 and penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Credit Agreement” means the Term Credit Agreement dated as of May 21, 2021, among the Company, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, replaced or refinanced from time to time.
“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 Company 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, has previously occurred resulting in a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 2.11(b) that is not Term SOFR.
“Test Period” means, on any date of determination, the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company most recently ended on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been delivered, or are required to have been delivered, pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) or, if prior to the date of the delivery of the first financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b), the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a).
“Ticking Fee Accrual Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(b).
“Transactions” means (a) the Financing Transactions, (b) the IAB Acquisition and (c) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing.
“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 or the Alternate Base Rate.
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any Person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain Affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
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“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.
“U.S. Borrower” means the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary that is a U.S. Person.
“US Dollars” or “US$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
“USA Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.
“U.S. Person” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(f)(ii)(B)(3).
“Voting Stock” means, with respect to any Person, capital stock or other Equity Interests of any class of such Person entitled to vote in the election of directors (or other governing body), or otherwise to participate in the direction of the management and policies, of such Person, excluding capital stock or other Equity Interests entitled so to vote or participate only upon the happening of some contingency.
“wholly owned”, when used in reference to a subsidiary of any Person, means that all the Equity Interests in such subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares and other nominal amounts of Equity Interests that are required to be held by other Persons under applicable law) are owned, beneficially and of record, by such Person, another wholly owned subsidiary of such Person or any combination thereof.
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such term is defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that Person or any other Person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
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SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans and Borrowings may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Loan” or “Eurocurrency 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 “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all real and personal, tangible and intangible assets and properties. 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, writs and decrees, of all Governmental Authorities. Except as otherwise provided herein and unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the IAB Acquisition Agreement) 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, and all references to any statute shall be construed as referring to all rules, regulations, rulings and official interpretations promulgated or issued thereunder, (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment 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 and (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.
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SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP; Pro Forma Calculations. (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time; provided that (i) if the Company, by notice to the Administrative Agent, shall request an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, by notice to the Company, shall 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 and (ii) notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed (other than for purposes of Sections 3.04, 5.01(a) and 5.01(b)), and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, (A) without giving effect to (x) any election under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification having a similar result or effect) (and related interpretations) to value any Indebtedness at “fair value”, as defined therein, or (y) any other accounting principle that results in any Indebtedness being reflected on a balance sheet at an amount less than the stated principal amount thereof, including the application of Accounting Standards Update 2015-03, Interest, issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, (B) without giving effect to any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification having a similar result or effect) (and related interpretations) 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, and (C) without giving effect to any change in accounting for leases resulting from the implementation of Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), to the extent that such change would require the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for any lease (or similar arrangement conveying the right to use) that would not be classified as a capital lease under GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2018.
(b) All pro forma computations required to be made hereunder giving effect to any Material Acquisition, Material Disposition or other transaction shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such transaction had occurred on the first day of the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) (or, prior to the delivery of any such financial statements, ending with the last fiscal quarter included in the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 3.04(a)), and, to the extent applicable, to the historical earnings and cash flows associated with the assets acquired or disposed of and any related incurrence or reduction of Indebtedness, all in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act. If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of determination had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Agreement applicable to such Indebtedness if such Hedging Agreement has a remaining term in excess of 12 months).
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SECTION 1.05. Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification. The interest rate on Eurocurrency Loans is determined by reference to the LIBO Rate, which is derived from the London interbank offered rate. The London interbank offered rate is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. In July 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority announced that, after the end of 2021, it would no longer persuade or compel contributing banks to make rate submissions to the ICE Benchmark Administration (together with any successor to the ICE Benchmark Administrator, the “IBA”) for purposes of the IBA setting the London interbank offered rate. As a result, it is possible that commencing in 2022, the London interbank offered rate may no longer be available or may no longer be deemed an appropriate reference rate upon which to determine the interest rate on Eurocurrency Loans. In light of this eventuality, public and private sector industry initiatives are currently underway to identify new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of the London interbank offered rate. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-In Election, Section 2.11(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Company, pursuant to Section 2.11(b), of any change to the reference rate upon which the interest rate on Eurocurrency 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 or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate or other rates in the definition of “LIBO Rate” or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof (including, without limitation, (a) any such alternative, successor or replacement rate implemented pursuant to Section 2.11(b), whether upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-In Election, and (b) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes pursuant to Section 2.11(b)), 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 have the same volume or liquidity as did the London interbank offered rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability.
SECTION 1.06. 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) (each, a “Division”): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person (the “Dividing 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.
SECTION 1.07. Blocking Regulation. In relation to any Lender that is subject to the regulations referred to below (each, a “Restricted Lender”), any representation, warranty or covenant set forth herein that refers to Sanctions (each, a “Specified Provision”) shall only apply for the benefit of such Restricted Lender to the extent that such Specified Provision would not result in a violation of, conflict with or liability under Council Regulation (EC) 2271/96 (or any law implementing such regulation in any member state of the European Union), as amended, or any similar blocking or anti-boycott law in Germany (including, in the case of Germany, section 7 foreign trade rules (Auβenwirtschaftsverordnung – AWV) in connection with section 4 paragraph 1 foreign trade law (Auβenwirtschaftsgesetz – AWG)) or in the United Kingdom (the “Mandatory Restrictions”). In the event of any consent or direction by Lenders in respect of any Specified Provision of which a Restricted Lender does not have the benefit due to a Mandatory Restriction, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the definition of Required Lenders, for so long as such Restricted Lender shall be subject to a Mandatory Restriction, the Commitment and Loans of such Restricted Lender will be disregarded for the purpose of determining whether the requisite consent of the Lenders has been obtained or direction by the requisite Lenders has been made, it being agreed, however, that, unless, in connection with any such determination, the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from any Lender stating that such Lender is a Restricted Lender with respect thereto, each Lender shall be presumed, in connection with such determination, not to be a Restricted Lender.
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SECTION 1.08. Effectuation of Transactions. All references herein to the Company and the Subsidiaries on the Availability Date shall be deemed to be references to such Persons, and all the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement on the Availability Date shall be deemed made, in each case, after giving effect to the Transactions to occur on the Availability Date, unless the context otherwise requires.
SECTION 1.09. Most Favored Nation Provision. In the event the Term Credit Agreement shall contain (a) any negative or financial covenant or any event of default that is (as reasonably determined by the Company) either more restrictive (or more favorable to the lenders thereunder) than the corresponding negative or financial covenant or event of default set forth in this Agreement or is not comparable to any negative or financial covenant or event of default set forth in this Agreement or (b) any requirement that any Subsidiary Guarantee any obligations of the Company under the Term Credit Agreement, then, in each case, this Agreement shall automatically be deemed to have been amended to incorporate such restrictive or financial covenant or event of default or such requirement, mutatis mutandis, as if set forth fully herein, without any further action required on the part of any Person. The Company shall give reasonably prompt written notice to the Administrative Agent of the effectiveness of any such automatic amendment to this Agreement and provide to the Administrative Agent true and complete copies of the Term Credit Agreement, and shall execute any and all further documents and agreements, including amendments hereto, and take (and, if applicable, cause the Subsidiaries to take) all such further actions, as shall be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to evidence such automatic amendment. Failure by the Company or any Subsidiary to observe or perform any such incorporated negative or financial covenant described in clause (a) above shall constitute an Event of Default under clause (d) of Article VII. Failure by the Company or any Subsidiary to observe any such incorporated requirement described in clause (b) above shall, after giving effect to any applicable grace periods, constitute an Event of Default under clause (e) of Article VII.
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ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION 2.01. Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make Loans in US Dollars to the Borrowers from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (a) the Aggregate Revolving Exposure exceeding the Aggregate Commitment or (b) the Revolving Exposure of any Lender exceeding its Commitment. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Loans.
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings. (a) Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Type made by the Lenders to the same Borrower ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments. 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.
(b) Subject to Section 2.11, each Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans as the applicable Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the applicable Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of US$1,000,000 and not less than US$5,000,000; provided that a Eurocurrency Borrowing that results from a continuation of an outstanding Eurocurrency Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to such outstanding Borrowing. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of US$1,000,000 and not less than US$5,000,000; provided that an ABR Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to (i) the entire unused balance of the Commitments or (ii) the amount required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.20(f). Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of five (or such greater number as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent) Eurocurrency Borrowings outstanding.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrowers shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert to or continue, any Eurocurrency Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.
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SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings. To request a Borrowing, the applicable Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by delivering to the Administrative Agent a completed Borrowing Request, executed by a Responsible Officer of such Borrower (or, as applicable, of the Company), (a) in the case of a request for a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of a request for an ABR Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the day of the proposed Borrowing (or such later time on such day as may be agreed to in writing by the Administrative Agent). Each Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable. Each Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the Borrower requesting the Borrowing (or on whose behalf the Company is requesting such Borrowing);
(ii) the aggregate principal amount of the requested 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 Eurocurrency Borrowing;
(v) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and
(vi) the location and number of the applicable Borrower’s account (or such other account as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) to which funds are to be disbursed, or, in the case of any ABR Borrowing requested to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.20(f), the identity of the Issuing Bank that made such LC Disbursement.
If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Borrowing, then the applicable Borrower 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.
SECTION 2.04. Funding of Borrowings. (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 10:00 a.m., New York City time (or, in the case of ABR Loans, such later time as shall be two hours after the delivery by or on behalf of the applicable Borrower of a Borrowing Request therefor in accordance with Section 2.03), in each case, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the applicable Borrower by promptly remitting the amounts so received, in like funds, to the account or accounts specified by or on behalf of the applicable Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request; provided that ABR Loans identified in the applicable Borrowing Request to be made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.20(f) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the applicable Issuing Bank.
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(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 and may, in reliance on 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 applicable Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to such Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of a payment to be made by any Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If such Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to such Borrower the amount of such interest paid by such Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any such payment by any Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim such Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 2.05. Interest Elections. (a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in the applicable Borrowing Request or as otherwise provided in Section 2.03. Thereafter, the applicable Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a Borrowing of a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The applicable Borrower 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.
(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the applicable Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by delivering to the Administrative Agent a completed Interest Election Request, executed by a Responsible Officer of the applicable Borrower (or, as applicable, of the Company), by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if such Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable. Each Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
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(i) 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 or a Eurocurrency Borrowing; and
(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is to be a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
(c) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(d) If any Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurocurrency 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 such Borrowing shall be continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing for an additional Interest Period of one month. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default under clause (h) or (i) of Article VII has occurred and is continuing with respect to the any Borrower, or if any other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, has notified the Company of the election to give effect to this sentence on account of such other Event of Default, then, in each such case, so long as such Event of Default is continuing, (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
SECTION 2.06. Termination and Reduction of Commitments. (a) Unless previously terminated, the Commitments of each Lender shall automatically terminate on the Commitment Termination Date.
(b) The Company may at any time terminate, or from time to time permanently reduce, the Commitments; provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of US$1,000,000 and not less than US$5,000,000 and (ii) the Company shall not terminate or reduce the Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.08, (A) the Aggregate Revolving Exposure would exceed the Aggregate Commitment or (B) the Revolving Exposure of any Lender would exceed its Commitment.
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(c) The Company shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying the effective date thereof. The Company shall provide the Administrative Agent reasonably prompt written notice of the occurrence of the Commitment Termination Date (other than on account of clause (a) of the definition of such term). Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Company pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination or reduction of the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.
SECTION 2.07. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) Each Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Loan of such Lender on the Maturity Date.
(b) The records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be (in the case of the Lenders, to the extent they are not inconsistent with the records maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.04(b)(iv)) prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrowers in respect of the Loans, LC Disbursements, interest and fees due or accrued hereunder; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to maintain such records or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrowers to pay any amounts due hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) Any Lender may request in writing that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. Upon the Company’s receipt of any such written request, the Borrowers shall prepare (substantially consistent with a form promissory note supplied to the Company by the Administrative Agent), execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable 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 payable to the payee named therein and its registered assigns.
SECTION 2.08. Prepayment of Loans. (a) Each Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (but subject to Section 2.13), subject to the requirements of this Section.
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(b) The applicable Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any optional prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment and (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date, the Borrowing or Borrowings to be prepaid and the principal amount of each such Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that a notice of optional prepayment of Borrowings may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein, in which case such notice may be revoked by the applicable Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date of prepayment) if such condition is not satisfied. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amounts prepaid to the extent required by Section 2.10(d).
SECTION 2.09. Fees. (a) The Company agrees 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 unused Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the Availability Date to but excluding the date on which such Commitment terminates. Commitment fees accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable in arrears on the 15th Business Day following such last day and on the date on which the Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Availability Date. 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 but excluding the last day).
(b) The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender a ticking fee, which shall accrue at 0.125% per annum on the daily amount of the Commitment of such Lender during the period (the “Ticking Fee Accrual Period”) from (i) the 60th day after the Signing Date to but excluding (ii) the earlier of (A) the Availability Date and (B) the date on which the Commitment of such Lender terminates. Accrued ticking fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of the Ticking Fee Accrual Period (or, if such day is not a Business Day, then on the next following Business Day). All ticking 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 but excluding the last day).
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(c) The Company agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate used to determine the interest rate applicable to Eurocurrency Loans on the average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof that is attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Availability Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Lender’s Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure, and (ii) to each Issuing Bank a fronting fee, which shall accrue at 0.125% per annum on the average daily amount of the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank (excluding any portion thereof that is attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Availability Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any such LC Exposure, as well as such Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on the 15th Business Day following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Availability Date; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Commitments terminate, and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to an Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within 30 days after written demand therefor. All participation fees and fronting 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 but excluding the last day).
(d) The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Company and the Administrative Agent.
(e) The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon by the Company and the Arrangers pursuant to the fee letters entered into by the Company in connection herewith.
(f) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the applicable Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to any Issuing Bank) for distribution, in the case of commitment fees, the ticking fees, the Letter of Credit participation fees or the fees referred to in paragraph (e) of this Section, to the Lenders entitled thereto. Fees paid hereunder shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
SECTION 2.10. Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(b) The Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any other amount payable by the Company hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of or interest on any Loan or any LC Disbursement, 2.00% per annum plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan or LC Disbursement as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or in Section 2.20(h) or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2.00% per annum plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans, as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.
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(d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan, upon termination of the Commitments and on the Maturity Date; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of a Eurocurrency Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.
(e) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.11. Alternate Rate of Interest. (a) Subject to Section 2.11(b), if prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing:
(i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period (including because the LIBO Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis); provided that no Benchmark Transition Event shall have occurred at such time; or
(ii) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof (which may be by telephone) to the Company and the Lenders as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Company and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (A) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be ineffective and such Borrowing shall, unless repaid, continue as an ABR Borrowing and (B) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing.
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(b) (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-In Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (A) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any other Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (B) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any other Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the fifth Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document and subject to the proviso below in this paragraph, if a Term SOFR Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then the applicable Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder or under any other Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that this paragraph shall not be effective unless the Administrative Agent has delivered to the Lenders and the Company a Term SOFR Notice. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to deliver a Term SOFR Notice after a Term SOFR Transition Event and may do so in its sole discretion.
(iii) In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
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(iv) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Company and the Lenders of (A) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-In Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, (B) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (C) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (D) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to paragraph (b)(v) below and (E) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.11, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.11.
(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (A) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR or LIBO Rate) and either (x) any tenor for such Benchmark is not 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 or (y) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (B) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (A) above either (x) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (y) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
(vi) Upon the Company’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, any Borrower may revoke any request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, such Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a borrowing of or conversion to ABR Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Alternate Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Alternate Base Rate and such component shall be deemed to be zero.
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SECTION 2.12. Increased Costs; Illegality. (a) If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or any Issuing Bank;
(ii) impose on any Lender or Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; or
(iii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of the term “Excluded Taxes” and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any Loan) or of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, from time to time within 30 days following written request of such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Recipient (accompanied by a certificate in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section), the Company will pay to such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs or expenses incurred or reduction suffered; provided that such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Recipient shall only be entitled to seek such additional amounts if such Person is generally seeking or is commencing to seek the payment of similar additional amounts from similarly situated borrowers in comparable credit facilities to the extent it is entitled to do so.
(b) If any Lender or Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or Issuing Bank or any lending office of such Lender or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has had or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments or Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then, from time to time within 30 days following written request of such Lender or such Issuing Bank (accompanied by a certificate in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section), the Company will pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered; provided that such Lender or Issuing Bank shall only be entitled to seek such additional amounts if such Person is generally seeking or is commencing to seek the payment of similar additional amounts from similarly situated borrowers in comparable credit facilities to the extent it is entitled to do so.
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(c) If the cost to any Lender of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan to (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or the cost to any Lender or any Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit issued for the account of or made to any Foreign Borrowing Subsidiary (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or issue any such Letter of Credit) is increased (or the amount of any sum received or receivable by any Lender or any Issuing Bank (or its applicable lending office) is reduced) by reason of the fact that such Foreign Borrowing Subsidiary is organized in, has its principal place of business in, or borrows from a jurisdiction outside the United States, then, from time to time within 30 days following written request of such Lender or Issuing Bank (accompanied by a certificate in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section), the Company will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank for such additional costs or expenses incurred or reduction suffered; provided that such Lender or Issuing Bank shall only be entitled to seek such additional amounts if such Person is generally seeking or is commencing to seek the payment of similar additional amounts from similarly situated borrowers in comparable credit facilities to the extent it is entitled to do so.
(d) A certificate of a Lender or Issuing Bank setting forth, in reasonable detail (to the extent practicable), the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this Section shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Company shall pay such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 30 days after the Company’s receipt of such certificate.
(e) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Company shall not be required to compensate a Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or expenses incurred or reductions suffered more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Company of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or expenses or reductions and of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs, expenses or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
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(f) If any Lender determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for such Lender or the applicable lending office of such Lender to make, maintain or fund any Eurocurrency Loan or to charge interest with respect to any Loan, or to determine or charge interest rates, based upon the LIBO Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, US Dollars in the London interbank market, then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Company and the Administrative Agent, (i) any obligation of such Lender to make, maintain or fund any Eurocurrency Loan, or to continue any Eurocurrency Loan or convert any ABR Loan into a Eurocurrency Loan, or to charge interest with respect to any Loan, or to determine or charge interest rates, based upon the LIBO Rate, in each case, shall be suspended, and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining ABR Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate component of the Alternate Base Rate, the interest rate on the ABR Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate component of the Alternate Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (A) the Borrowers shall, upon written demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurocurrency Loans of such Lender to ABR Loans (the interest rate on the ABR Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate component of the Alternate Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Loans and (B) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the LIBO Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Alternate Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the LIBO Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.
SECTION 2.13. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion or continuation of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert or continue any Eurocurrency Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (whether or not such notice may be revoked in accordance with the terms hereof), (d) the failure to prepay any Eurocurrency Loan on a date specified therefor in any notice of prepayment given by any Borrower (whether or not such notice may be revoked in accordance with the terms hereof) or (e) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Company pursuant to Section 2.16, then, in any such event, the applicable Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event (but not lost profits) within 30 days following written request of such Lender (accompanied by a certificate described below in this Section). Such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan (but not including the Applicable Rate applicable thereto), for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest that would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate such Lender would bid if it were to bid, at the commencement of such period, for US Dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the London interbank market. A certificate of any Lender delivered to the Company and setting forth, in reasonable detail (to the extent practicable), any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The applicable Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 30 days after the Company’s receipt of such certificate.
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SECTION 2.14. Taxes. (a) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrowers under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable withholding agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a withholding agent, then the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrowers. The Borrowers shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or if the Administrative Agent shall have advised the Company in writing that the Administrative Agent shall make such payment, timely reimburse the Administrative Agent for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(c) Evidence of Payment. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section, such Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, upon the Administrative Agent’s written request, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(d) Indemnification by the Borrowers. The Borrowers shall indemnify each Recipient, within 30 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Company by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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(e) Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrowers have not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of any Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.04(c)(ii) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (e).
(f) Status of Lenders.
(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Company and the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.14(f)(ii)(A), 2.14(f)(ii)(B) or 2.14(f)(ii)(D)) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent on or about the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding tax;
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(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or about the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(1) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
(2) executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(3) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Company within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Company as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W 8BEN-E; or
(4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W 8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2 or Exhibit G-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or about the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. Federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Company or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
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(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Company and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Company and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(g) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph (g) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
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(h) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(i) For purposes of this Section, (i) the term “applicable law” includes FATCA and (ii) the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank.
SECTION 2.15. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs. (a) Each Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document prior to the time expressly required hereunder or under such other Loan Document for such payment (or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time), on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without any defense, setoff, recoupment or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at such account as may be specified by the Administrative Agent, except that payments to be made directly to an Issuing Bank as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto and payments pursuant to other Loan Documents shall be made to the Persons specified therein. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payment received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment under any Loan Document shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder and under each other Loan Document shall be made in US Dollars.
(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied towards payment of the amounts then due hereunder ratably among the parties entitled thereto, in accordance with the amounts then due to such parties.
(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall notify the Administrative Agent of such fact and shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of other Lenders and participations in LC Disbursements of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the amount of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amounts of principal of and accrued interest on their Loans and participations in LC Disbursements; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph (c) shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by any Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (for the avoidance of doubt, as in effect from time to time), including Section 2.19, or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any Person that is an Eligible Assignee (as such term is defined herein from time to time). Each Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against any Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount of such participation.
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(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the applicable Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Banks hereunder that the applicable Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the applicable Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Banks, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it hereunder to or for the account of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank, then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations in respect of such payment until all such unsatisfied obligations have been discharged.
SECTION 2.16. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) If any Lender or Issuing Bank requests compensation under Section 2.12 (or gives a notice under Section 2.12(f)), or if any Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or Issuing Bank or to any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.14, then such Lender or Issuing Bank shall (at the request of the Company) use commercially reasonable efforts to designate a different lending or issuing office for funding, booking or issuing its Loans or Letters of Credit hereunder or its participation in any Letter of Credit affected by such event, or to assign and delegate its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates if, in the judgment of such Lender or Issuing Bank, such designation or assignment and delegation (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.12 or 2.14, as the case may be, in the future (or, in the case of a notice under Section 2.12(f), would eliminate the illegality referred to in such Section) and (ii) would not subject such Lender or Issuing Bank to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender or Issuing Bank. The Company hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or Issuing Bank in connection with any such designation or assignment and delegation within 30 days following written request of such Lender or Issuing Bank (accompanied by reasonable back-up documentation relating thereto).
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(b) If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.12 (or gives a notice under Section 2.12(f)), (ii) any Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14, (iii) any Lender has become a Defaulting Lender, (iv) any Lender is a Disqualified Lender, (v) any Lender is a Non-Extending Lender or (vi) any Lender has failed to consent to a proposed amendment, waiver or other modification that under Section 9.02 requires the consent of all the Lenders (or all the affected Lenders) and with respect to which the Required Lenders shall have granted their consent, then the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 2.12 or 2.14) and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment and delegation); provided that (A) the Company shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, (B) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and, if applicable, participations in LC Disbursements, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder from the assignee (in the case of such principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrowers (in the case of all other amounts), (C) in the case of any such assignment and delegation resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.12 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.14, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments, (D) such assignment does not conflict with applicable law and (E) in the case of any such assignment and delegation resulting from the failure to provide a consent, the assignee shall have given such consent and, as a result of such assignment and delegation and any contemporaneous assignments and delegations and consents, the applicable amendment, waiver, discharge or termination can be effected. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver or consent by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Company to require such assignment and delegation have ceased to apply. Each party hereto agrees that an assignment and delegation required pursuant to this paragraph (b) may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and that the Lender required to make such assignment and delegation need not be a party thereto.
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SECTION 2.17. Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
(a) the commitment fees and the ticking fees shall cease to accrue on the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender;
(b) the Commitment and the Revolving Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders or any other requisite Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 9.02); provided that any amendment, waiver or other modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or all Lenders affected thereby shall, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.02, require the consent of such Defaulting Lender in accordance with the terms hereof;
(c) any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 9.08 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any Issuing Bank hereunder; third, to cash collateralize the Issuing Banks’ LC Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.20(i); fourth, as the Company may request (so long as no Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Company, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) cash collateralize the Issuing Banks’ future LC Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement in accordance with Section 2.20(i); sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the Issuing Banks against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to any Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by such Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or LC Disbursements in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.03 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and LC Disbursements owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or LC Disbursements owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their Applicable Percentages and funded and unfunded participations are held in accordance with their Applicable Percentages, in each case, without giving effect to Section 2.17(d). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this Section shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and such Defaulting Lender irrevocably consents hereto; and
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(d) if any LC Exposure exists at the time such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:
(i) the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender (other than any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements with respect to which such Defaulting Lender shall have funded its participation as contemplated by Sections 2.20(d) and 2.20(f)) shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages but only to the extent that (A) the sum of all Non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Exposures after giving effect to such reallocation would not exceed the sum of all Non-Defaulting Lenders’ Commitments and (B) after giving effect to any such reallocation, no Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Exposure shall exceed its Commitment;
(ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrowers shall within one Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent cash collateralize for the benefit of the Issuing Banks the portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure (other than any portion thereof referred to in the parenthetical in such clause (i)) that has not been reallocated in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.20(i) for so long as such LC Exposure is outstanding;
(iii) if a Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Company shall not be required to pay participation fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.09(c) with respect to such portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure for so long as such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is cash collateralized;
(iv) if any portion of the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Sections 2.09(a) and 2.09(c) shall be adjusted to give effect to such reallocation; and
(v) if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure that is subject to reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of any Issuing Bank or any other Lender hereunder, all participation fees payable under Section 2.09(c) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure shall be payable to the Issuing Banks (and allocated among them ratably based on the amount of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by each Issuing Bank) until and to the extent that such LC Exposure is reallocated and/or cash collateralized; and
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(e) so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit, unless, in each case, it is satisfied that the related exposure and the Defaulting Lender’s then outstanding LC Exposure will be fully covered by the Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral provided by the Borrowers in accordance with Section 2.17(d), and participating interests in any such issued, amended or extended Letter of Credit will be allocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 2.17(d)(i) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein).
(f) In the event that the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and the Company each agree that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the LC Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Lenders as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, and such Lender shall thereupon cease to be a Defaulting Lender (but shall not be entitled to receive any fees that shall have ceased to accrue pursuant to this Section during the period when it was a Defaulting Lender, and all amendments, waivers or modifications effected without its consent in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.02 and this Section during such period shall be binding on it).
The rights and remedies against, and with respect to, a Defaulting Lender under this Section are in addition to, and cumulative and not in limitation of, all other rights and remedies that the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any Borrower may at any time have against, or with respect to, such Defaulting Lender.
SECTION 2.18. Extension of Maturity Date. (a) The Company may, by written notice (an “Extension Notice”) delivered to the Administrative Agent not fewer than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to any anniversary of the Availability Date, request an extension (each, an “Extension”) of the Maturity Date to the one-year anniversary of the then existing Maturity Date (such existing Maturity Date, the “Existing Maturity Date”); provided that not more than two Extensions may be requested since the Availability Date.
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(b) The Administrative Agent shall promptly furnish a copy of each Extension Notice to each Lender, and shall request that each Lender advise the Administrative Agent whether or not such Lender agrees to the requested Extension within 20 days of delivery to such Lender of such Extension Notice; provided that any Lender that does not advise the Administrative Agent by the 20th day after the date of such Extension Notice shall be deemed to have declined the requested Extension (each Lender agreeing to the requested Extension being called an “Extending Lender”, and each Lender declining or deemed to have declined to agree to the requested Extension being called a “Non-Extending Lender”). The decision to agree or withhold agreement to any Extension hereunder shall be at the sole discretion of each Lender. If Lenders constituting the Required Lenders shall have agreed to extend the Maturity Date before the anniversary of the Availability Date immediately following the delivery of the applicable Extension Notice, then, effective as of the Extension Closing Date with respect thereto, the Maturity Date applicable to the Extending Lenders shall be the first anniversary of the Existing Maturity Date; provided that no extension of the Maturity Date pursuant to this Section 2.18 shall become effective unless (the first date on which such consent of the Required Lenders is obtained and the conditions specified in this proviso are satisfied with respect to the applicable Extension being called the “Extension Closing Date”) (i) the representations and warranties of the Borrowers set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct (x) in the case of the representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, in all respects and (y) otherwise, in all material respects, in each case on and as of the Extension Closing Date, except in the case of any such representation and warranty that expressly relates to a prior date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be so true and correct on and as of such prior date, (ii) on the Extension Closing Date, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing immediately prior to or immediately after giving effect thereto, (iii) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate dated as of the Extension Closing Date and executed by a Responsible Officer of the Company to the effect that the conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above have been satisfied and (iv) the Borrowers shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent such legal opinions, board resolutions, secretary’s certificates and other closing documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in writing and reasonably in advance of such closing. Promptly after the occurrence of any Extension Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders thereof. The Commitment of each Non-Extending Lender shall terminate on the Existing Maturity Date, and the principal amount of any outstanding Loans made by such Non-Extending Lender, together with any accrued interest thereon, and any accrued fees and other amounts payable to or for the account of such Non-Extending Lender hereunder, shall be due and payable on the Existing Maturity Date and on the Existing Maturity Date the Borrowers shall also make such other prepayments of the Loans pursuant to Section 2.08 as shall be required in order that, after giving effect to the termination of the Commitments of, and all payments to, Non-Extending Lenders pursuant to this sentence, (x) the Aggregate Revolving Exposure would not exceed the Aggregate Commitments and (y) the Revolving Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed its Commitment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Availability Period and the Maturity Date (without taking into consideration any extension pursuant to this Section), as such terms are used in reference to any Issuing Bank or any Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Banks, may not be extended without the prior written consent of such Issuing Bank, it being understood and agreed that, in the event any Issuing Bank shall not have consented to any such extension, (A) such Issuing Bank shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank hereunder through the applicable Existing Maturity Date (or the Availability Period determined on the basis thereof, as applicable), and thereafter shall have no obligation to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit (but shall, in each case, continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.14, 2.20 and 9.03, as applicable, as to Letters of Credit issued prior to such time), and (B) the Borrowers shall cause the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank to be zero no later than the day on which such LC Exposure would have been required to have been reduced to zero in accordance with the terms hereof without giving effect to any effectiveness of the extension of the applicable Existing Maturity Date pursuant to this Section (and, in any event, no later than the applicable Existing Maturity Date).
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SECTION 2.19. Commitment Increases.
(a) After the Availability Date, the Company may at any time and from time to time, by written agreement executed by the Company and one or more financial institutions that is a Lender or other Eligible Assignee (any such financial institution being called an “Increasing Lender”) and delivered to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), cause Commitments of the Increasing Lenders to be increased (or cause the Increasing Lenders to extend new Commitments) in an amount for each Increasing Lender set forth in such agreement; provided that (i) no Lender shall have any obligation to increase its Commitment pursuant to this paragraph, (ii) the aggregate amount of all new Commitments and increases in existing Commitments becoming effective under this paragraph since the Availability Date shall not exceed US$250,000,000, (iii) each Increasing Lender shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank (in each case, such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and (iv) each Increasing Lender, if not already a Lender hereunder, shall become a party to this Agreement by completing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a duly executed accession agreement in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Company (an “Accession Agreement”). Upon the effectiveness of any Accession Agreement to which any Increasing Lender is a party (and the effectiveness of the new Commitment of such Lender in accordance with this paragraph), such Increasing Lender shall thereafter be deemed to be a party to this Agreement and shall be entitled to all rights, benefits and privileges accorded a Lender hereunder and subject to all obligations of a Lender hereunder. New Commitments and increases in Commitments shall become effective on the date specified in the applicable agreement delivered pursuant to this paragraph (which date shall be at least five Business Days after the date of delivery of such notice, unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent); provided that no increase in the Commitments (or in the Commitment of any Lender) pursuant to this paragraph shall become effective unless (A) on the effective date of such increase, the representations and warranties of the Borrowers set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct (x) in the case of the representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, in all respects and (y) otherwise, in all material respects, in each case on and as of the date of such effectiveness, except in the case of any such representation and warranty that expressly relates to a prior date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be so true and correct on and as of such prior date, (B) on the effective date of such increase, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing immediately prior to or immediately after giving effect thereto, (C) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate dated such date and executed by a Responsible Officer of the Company to the effect that the conditions set forth in clauses (A) and (B) above shall have been satisfied and (D) the Borrowers shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent such legal opinions, board resolutions, secretary’s certificates and other closing documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the effective date of the increase in the Commitments pursuant to this paragraph (the “Increase Effective Date”), and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
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(b) On the Increase Effective Date of any increase in the Commitments pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section (a “Commitment Increase”), (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding (the “Initial Borrowings”) immediately prior to the Commitment Increase on the Increase Effective Date shall be deemed to be repaid, (ii) each Increasing Lender that shall have had a Commitment prior to the Commitment Increase shall pay to the Administrative Agent in same day funds and in US Dollars an amount equal to the difference between (A) the product of (1) such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (calculated after giving effect to the Commitment Increase) multiplied by (2) the amount of each Subsequent Borrowing (as hereinafter defined) and (B) the product of (1) such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (calculated without giving effect to the Commitment Increase) multiplied by (2) the amount of each Initial Borrowing, (iii) each Increasing Lender that shall not have had a Commitment prior to the Commitment Increase shall pay to Administrative Agent in same day funds and in US Dollars an amount equal to the product of (1) such Increasing Lender’s Applicable Percentage (calculated after giving effect to the Commitment Increase) multiplied by (2) the amount of each Subsequent Borrowing, (iv) after the Administrative Agent receives the funds specified in clauses (ii) and (iii) above, the Administrative Agent shall pay to each Lender the portion of such funds that is equal to the difference between (A) the product of (1) such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (calculated without giving effect to the Commitment Increase) multiplied by (2) the amount of each Initial Borrowing, and (B) the product of (1) such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (calculated after giving effect to the Commitment Increase) multiplied by (2) the amount of each Subsequent Borrowing, (v) after the effectiveness of the Commitment Increase, each Borrower shall be deemed to have made new Borrowings (the “Subsequent Borrowings”) in amounts equal to the amounts of the Initial Borrowings of such Borrower and of the Types and for the Interest Periods specified in a Borrowing Request delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.03, (vi) each Lender shall be deemed to hold its Applicable Percentage of each Subsequent Borrowing (calculated after giving effect to the Commitment Increase) and (vii) the Borrowers shall pay each Lender any and all accrued but unpaid interest on its Loans comprising the Initial Borrowings. To the extent applicable, the deemed payments of the Initial Borrowings made pursuant to clause (i) above shall be subject to compensation by the Borrowers pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.13 if the Increase Effective Date occurs other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto.
SECTION 2.20. Letters of Credit. (a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Borrower may request any Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit (or to amend or extend outstanding Letters of Credit) for its own account (or, so long as the Company is a joint and several co-applicant with respect thereto, the account of any Subsidiary that is not a Borrower, provided that if such Subsidiary is a Foreign Subsidiary, the jurisdiction of organization thereof shall be reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank), denominated in US Dollars and in a form reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Letter of Credit, any letter of credit application or any other document entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary with any Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, in the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions thereof and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. A Letter of Credit issued by any Issuing Bank will only be of a type approved for issuance hereunder by such Issuing Bank (it being understood and agreed that standby Letters of Credit shall be deemed of the type that is approved), and issuance, amendment and extension of Letters of Credit by any Issuing Bank shall be subject to its customary policies and procedures for issuance of letters of credit. An Issuing Bank shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any law, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Issuing Bank or any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or request that such Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Effective Date, or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Effective Date and which such Issuing Bank in good faith deems material to it.
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(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Extension; Certain Conditions. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit or the amendment or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit (other than an automatic extension permitted pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section), the applicable Borrower shall deliver to the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent, reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment or extension, a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended or extended, and specifying the requested date of issuance, amendment 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), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to enable the applicable Issuing Bank to prepare, amend or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable Issuing Bank, the applicable Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on such Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any such request. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended or extended only if (and upon each issuance, amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment or extension, (i) the LC Exposure will not exceed US$50,000,000, (ii) the portion of the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by any Issuing Bank will not exceed the LC Commitment of such Issuing Bank (unless otherwise agreed by such Issuing Bank), (iii) no Lender will have a Revolving Exposure greater than its Commitment, (iv) the Aggregate Revolving Exposure will not exceed the Aggregate Commitment and (v) in the event the Maturity Date shall have been extended as provided in Section 2.18, the total LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit expiring after any Existing Maturity Date shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments that shall have been extended to a date after the latest expiration date of such Letters of Credit.
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(c) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall by its terms expire 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 extension thereof, one year after such extension) and (ii) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date; provided that any Issuing Bank may, in its sole direction, issue any Letter of Credit that expires after such date so long as such Letter of Credit is cash collateralized or backstopped, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank (any such Letter of Credit, a “Backstopped Letter of Credit”); provided that any Letter of Credit may contain customary automatic extension provisions agreed upon by the applicable Borrower and the applicable Issuing Bank pursuant to which the expiration date of such Letter of Credit shall automatically be extended for a period of up to 12 months (but not, except in the case of any Backstopped Letter of Credit, to a date later than the date set forth in clause (ii) above), subject to a right on the part of such Issuing Bank to prevent any such extension from occurring by giving notice to the beneficiary in advance of any such extension.
(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 applicable Issuing Bank or any Lender, the Issuing Bank that is the issuer thereof hereby grants to each Lender, and each Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit and not reimbursed by the applicable Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (f) of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the applicable Borrower for any reason. Each 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 or extension of any Letter of Credit, the occurrence and continuance of a Default, any reduction or termination of the Commitments or any force majeure or other event that under any rule of law or uniform practices to which any Letter of Credit is subject (including Section 3.14 of ISP 98 or any successor publication of the International Chamber of Commerce) permits a drawing to be made under such Letter of Credit after the expiration thereof or of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Lender further acknowledges and agrees that, in issuing, amending or extending any Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank shall be entitled to rely, and shall not incur any liability for relying, upon the representation and warranty of the Borrowers deemed made pursuant to Section 4.02, unless, at least two Business Days prior to the time such Letter of Credit is issued, amended or extended (or, in the case of an automatic extension permitted pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section, at least two Business Days prior to the time by which the election not to extend must be made by the applicable Issuing Bank), the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall have notified the applicable Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in writing that, as a result of one or more events or circumstances described in such notice, one or more of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.03(a) or 4.03(b) would not be satisfied if such Letter of Credit were then issued, amended or extended (it being understood and agreed that, in the event any Issuing Bank shall have received any such notice, no Issuing Bank shall have any obligation to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit until and unless it shall be satisfied that the events and circumstances described in such notice shall have been cured or otherwise shall have ceased to exist).
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(e) Disbursements. The Issuing Bank that is the issuer of such Letter of Credit shall, within the time allowed by applicable law or the specific terms of the applicable Letter of Credit following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit and, promptly after such examination, shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Company, by telephone, fax or e-mail of such demand for payment and whether such 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 applicable Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.
(f) Reimbursements. If an Issuing Bank shall make an LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately following the day that such Borrower receives notice that such LC Disbursement is made; provided that the applicable Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 that such payment be financed with an ABR Borrowing and, to the extent so financed, such Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Borrowing. If the applicable Borrower fails to reimburse any LC Disbursement by the time specified above, the applicable Issuing Bank shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of such failure, the payment then due from such Borrower in respect of the applicable LC Disbursement and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice (and in any event, if such notice is received by 12:00 noon, New York City time, on a Business Day, no later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time on such Business Day and if received after 12:00 noon, New York City time, on a Business Day, no later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the immediately succeeding Business Day), each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the amount then due from such Borrower, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.04 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.04 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders pursuant to this paragraph), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the applicable Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the applicable Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse an Issuing Bank for an LC Disbursement (other than the funding of an ABR Borrowing as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the applicable Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.
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(g) Obligations Absolute. Each Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (f) of this Section is 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 thereof or hereof, (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) payment by an 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, (iv) any force majeure or other event that under any rule of law or uniform practices to which any Letter of Credit is subject (including Section 3.14 of ISP 98 or any successor publication of the International Chamber of Commerce) permits a drawing to be made under such Letter of Credit after the stated expiration date thereof or of the Commitments or (v) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this paragraph, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, such Borrower’s obligations hereunder. None of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks 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, any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), 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 other act, failure to act or other event or circumstance; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse any Issuing Bank from liability to the applicable Borrower 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 such Borrower that are caused by such 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, bad faith or wilful misconduct on the part of an Issuing Bank (with such absence to be presumed unless otherwise determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable judgment), such 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 that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, an 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.
(h) Interim Interest. If an Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the applicable Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is 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 such Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement in full, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Loans; provided that if the applicable Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (f) of this Section, Section 2.10(c) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to paragraph (f) of this Section to reimburse such Issuing Bank for such LC Disbursement shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment, and shall be payable on demand or, if no demand has been made, on the date on which the applicable Borrower reimburses the applicable LC Disbursement in full.
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(i) Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Company 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 Lenders, an amount in cash equal to 101% of the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid fees and 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. The Borrowers also shall deposit cash collateral in accordance with this paragraph as and to the extent required by Section 2.17. Each such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrowers’ risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Banks for LC Disbursements for which they have not been reimbursed, together with related fees, costs and customary processing charges, and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrowers for the LC Exposure at such time. If the Borrowers are required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrowers within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived. If the Borrowers are required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder pursuant to Section 2.17, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrowers as promptly as practicable to the extent that, after giving effect to such return, no Issuing Bank shall have any exposure in respect of any outstanding Letter of Credit that is not fully covered by the Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders and/or the remaining cash collateral and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(j) Designation of Additional Issuing Banks. The Company may, at any time and from time to time, designate as additional Issuing Banks one or more Lenders that agree to serve in such capacity as provided below. The acceptance by a Lender of an appointment as an Issuing Bank hereunder shall be evidenced by an agreement, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and shall set forth the LC Commitment of such designated Lender), executed by the Company, the Administrative Agent and such designated Lender, which shall set forth the LC Commitment of such Lender, and, from and after the effective date of such agreement, (i) such Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to include such Lender in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.
(k) Termination of an Issuing Bank. The Company may terminate the appointment of any Issuing Bank as an “Issuing Bank” hereunder by providing a written notice thereof to such Issuing Bank, with a copy to the Administrative Agent. Any such termination shall become effective upon the earlier of (i) such Issuing Bank acknowledging receipt of such notice and (ii) the 10th Business Day following the date of the delivery thereof; provided that no such termination shall become effective until and unless the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank (or its branches or Affiliates) shall have been reduced to zero. At the time any such termination shall become effective, the Company shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the terminated Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.09(c). Notwithstanding the effectiveness of any such termination, the terminated Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such termination, but shall not be required to issue any additional Letters of Credit or amend or extend any existing Letter of Credit.
(l) Issuing Bank Reports to the Administrative Agent. Each Issuing Bank shall, in addition to its notification obligations set forth elsewhere in this Section, report in writing to the Administrative Agent (i) periodic activity (for such period or recurrent periods as shall be requested by the Administrative Agent) in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, including all issuances, extensions and amendments, all expirations and cancelations and all disbursements and reimbursements and (ii) such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request as to the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank.
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(m) LC Exposure Determination.
(i) 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 (other than any such increase consisting of the reinstatement of an amount previously drawn thereunder and reimbursed), whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at the time of determination.
(ii) For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Article 29(a) of the UCP, Rule 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the ISP or similar terms of the Letter of Credit itself, or if compliant documents have been presented but not yet honored, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” and “undrawn” in the amount so remaining available to be paid, and the obligations of the Borrowers and each Lender hereunder shall remain in full force and effect until the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall have no further obligations to make any payments or disbursements under any circumstances with respect to any Letter of Credit.
(n) Letters of Credit Issued for Account of Others. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder supports any obligations of, or is for the account of, any Subsidiary that is not a Borrower, or states that any Subsidiary that is not a Borrower is the “account party”, “applicant”, “customer”, “instructing party” or the like of or for such Letter of Credit, and without derogating from any rights of the applicable Issuing Bank (whether arising by contract, at law, in equity or otherwise) against such Subsidiary in respect of such Letter of Credit, the Company (i) shall reimburse, indemnify and compensate the applicable Issuing Bank hereunder for such Letter of Credit (including to reimburse any and all LC Disbursements thereunder, the payment of interest thereon and the payment of fees due under Section 2.09(c)) as if such Letter of Credit had been issued solely for the account of the Company and (ii) irrevocably waives any and all defenses that might otherwise be available to it as a guarantor or surety of any or all of the obligations of such Subsidiary in respect of such Letter of Credit. The Company hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for its Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Company, and that the Company’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 2.21. Borrowing Subsidiaries.
(a) The Company may at any time and from time to time request the designation of any wholly-owned Subsidiary as a Borrowing Subsidiary by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written notice requesting such designation. As soon as practicable upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall make a copy thereof available to each Lender and each Issuing Bank. So long as (i) no Lender or Issuing Bank shall have informed the Administrative Agent in writing, within five Business Days (or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, within 15 Business Days) following its receipt of such notice, that it is unlawful for such Lender or Issuing Bank to extend credit to such Subsidiary or that such Lender is restricted by internal policies of general applicability from extending credit to Persons organized or located in the jurisdiction in which such Subsidiary is organized or located and (ii) each Lender and each Issuing Bank shall have received all documentation and other information with respect to such Subsidiary required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, in each case, that shall have been requested by such Lender or Issuing Bank (through the Administrative Agent) within five Business Days following its receipt of such notice, such Subsidiary shall, upon delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement executed by such Subsidiary and the Company, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, become a Borrowing Subsidiary hereunder for all purposes hereof.
(b) Upon the execution by the Company and delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination with respect to any Borrowing Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall cease to be a Borrowing Subsidiary and a party to this Agreement; provided that no Borrowing Subsidiary Termination will become effective as to any Borrowing Subsidiary (other than to terminate such Borrowing Subsidiary’s right to make further Borrowings or obtain Letters of Credit under this Agreement) at a time when any principal of or interest on any Loan to such Borrowing Subsidiary, or any Letter of Credit issued for the account of such Borrowing Subsidiary, shall be outstanding hereunder or any fees or other amounts remain unpaid with respect thereto. As soon as practicable upon receipt of a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination, the Administrative Agent shall make a copy thereof available to each Lender and each Issuing Bank.
(c) Each Borrowing Subsidiary hereby irrevocably appoints the Company as its agent for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including (i) the giving and receipt of notices (including any Borrowing Request, any Interest Election Request and any request for a Letter of Credit) and (ii) the execution and delivery of all documents, instruments and certificates contemplated herein. Each Borrowing Subsidiary hereby acknowledges that any amendment or other modification to this Agreement or any other Loan Document may be effected as set forth in Section 9.02, that no consent of such Borrowing Subsidiary shall be required to effect any such amendment or other modification and that such Borrowing Subsidiary shall be bound by this Agreement or any other Loan Document (if it is theretofore a party thereto) as so amended or modified.
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ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
The Company represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on the Effective Date, the Availability Date and thereafter as of each other date such representations and warranties are required to be or are deemed to be made pursuant to this Agreement that:
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized, validly existing and, to the extent such concept is applicable in the relevant jurisdiction, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all power and authority required for the ownership and operation of its properties and the conduct of its business as now conducted and (c) is qualified to do business and is in good standing (or the equivalent, if applicable), in every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except, in each case under clauses (a) (other than with respect to any Borrower), (b) and (c) above, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The Financing Transactions to be entered into by each Borrower are within such Borrower’s corporate or other organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational and, if required, shareholder action of such Borrower. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Borrower is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such Borrower will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company or the applicable Borrower, as the case may be, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable Debtor Relief Laws and to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; Absence of Conflicts. The Financing Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (b) do not and will not violate any applicable law, including any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) do not and will not violate the articles of incorporation or bylaws of any Borrower, (d) do not and will not violate or result (alone or with notice or lapse of time or both) in a default under any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their assets, and (e) do not and will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Company or any Subsidiary, other than Liens permitted under Section 6.02, in each case under clause (a), (b) and (d) above, except to the extent that any of the foregoing would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. (a) The Company has heretofore made available to the Lenders (i) its consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2020, audited by and accompanied by the opinion of KPMG LLP, and (ii) its unaudited consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal quarters and the portion of the fiscal year ended January 1, 2021 and April 2, 2021. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and the results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of certain footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause (ii) above.
(b) Since October 2, 2020, there has been no event or condition that has resulted, or would reasonably be expected to result, in a material adverse change in the business, assets, liabilities, operations or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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SECTION 3.05. Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a) There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator pending against or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company or any Subsidiary that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except with respect to any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) since October 2, 2020 has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any Governmental Approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) is subject to any Environmental Liability or (iii) since October 2, 2020 has received written notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability.
SECTION 3.06. Compliance with Laws. The Company and each Subsidiary is in compliance with all laws, including all Environmental Laws, and all orders of any Governmental Authority, applicable to it, its operations or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.07. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. The Company has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to promote compliance in all material respects by the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective officers and directors and, to the knowledge of the Company, their respective employees and agents are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of (a) the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective directors or officers or, to the knowledge of the Company, their respective employees, or (b) to the knowledge of the Company, any agent of the Company or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from any credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person.
SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status. No Borrower is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.
SECTION 3.09. ERISA. No ERISA Events have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur that would, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each ERISA Affiliate is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has (a) sought a waiver of the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Code in respect of any Plan, (b) failed to make any contribution or payment to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or made any amendment to any Plan that has resulted or could result in the imposition of a Lien or the posting of a bond or other security under ERISA or the Code, or (c) incurred any liability under Title IV of ERISA other than a liability to the PBGC for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA that are not past due. The assets of the Company are not and will not be “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Plans during the term of the Loans and the Commitments.
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SECTION 3.10. Taxes. The Company and each Subsidiary has timely filed, or caused to be filed, all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid, or caused to be paid, all Taxes required to be paid by it, except where (a) (i) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and (ii) the Company or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books reserves with respect thereto to the extent required by GAAP or (b) the failure to file such return or make such payment would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.11. Solvency. On the Effective Date and on the Availability Date, immediately after giving effect to the Transactions to occur on such date, including the making of the Loans and the application of the proceeds thereof, (a) the fair value of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, will exceed their debts and liabilities, on a consolidated basis, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities on their debts and other liabilities, on a consolidated basis, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured, (c) the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured and (d) the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are not engaged in and are not about to engage in business for which they will have unreasonably small capital. For purposes of this Section, the amount of the contingent liabilities of the Company and the Subsidiaries at any time shall be computed at the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing as of the Effective Date or the Availability Date, as the case may be, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
SECTION 3.12. Disclosure. As of the Effective Date, neither the Confidential Information Memorandum nor any other written information (other than any projections and forward-looking statements and information of a general economic or industry-specific nature) furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Lender or any Issuing Bank in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement, when taken as a whole after giving effect to all supplements and updates theretofore furnished, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements are made. Any projections or other forward-looking statements that have been furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Lender or any Issuing Bank in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions that are believed by the Company to be reasonable at the time made and at the time such projections are furnished to the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Lender or any Issuing Bank, it being recognized that projections and other forward-looking statements are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company’s control and are not to be viewed as facts, that actual results during the period or periods covered by the projections may differ from the projected results, that such differences may be material and that no assurance can be given that any projection will be realized.
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SECTION 3.13. Federal Reserve Regulations. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is engaged or will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, for any purpose that violates (including on the part of any Lender) any of the regulations of the Board of Governors, including Regulations U and X.
SECTION 3.14. Use of Proceeds(a) .. The Borrowers will use the proceeds of the Loans and the Letters of Credit solely for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Company and its Subsidiaries. No Borrower will request any Borrowing, and no Borrower will use, and the Company will procure that the Subsidiaries will not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing (a) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (b) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (c) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
SECTION 3.15. Affected Financial Institutions. No Borrower is an Affected Financial Institution.
ARTICLE IV
Conditions Precedent
SECTION 4.01. Conditions to Effective Date. This Agreement shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions shall be satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02); provided that the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Banks to issue, amend or extend Letters of Credit are further subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 9.02) of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02:
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement executed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which, subject to Section 9.06(b), may include any Electronic Signatures transmitted by emailed .pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks and dated the Effective Date) of Jones Day, counsel for the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Company, dated the Effective Date and executed by the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, attaching (i) a copy of the articles of incorporation of the Company, which shall be certified as of the Effective Date or a recent date prior thereto by the appropriate Governmental Authority, and the bylaws of the Company, (ii) signature and incumbency certificates of the officers of the Company executing any Loan Document, (iii) resolutions of the board of directors of the Company approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents, certified as of the Effective Date by such secretary or assistant secretary as being in full force and effect without modification or amendment, and (iv) a good standing certificate from the applicable Governmental Authority of the State of Delaware, dated the Effective Date or a recent date prior thereto.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a customary certificate, dated the Effective Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company, certifying that, as of the Effective Date, (i) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the Loan Documents are true and correct (A) in the case of the representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, in all respects and (B) otherwise, in all material respects and (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing.
(e) The Company shall have paid, on or prior to the Effective Date, all fees, expenses and other amounts payable by it on or prior to the Effective Date under this Agreement, the Commitment Letter and the Fee Letters (in the case of expenses and other amounts, solely to the extent invoiced at least two Business Days prior to the Effective Date).
(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received, at least two Business Days prior to the Effective Date, all documentation and other information requested by it (including at the request of any Lender) in writing to the Company at least 10 Business Days prior to the Effective Date that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the USA PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
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SECTION 4.02. Conditions to Availability Date. The obligations of each Lender to make Loans and of each Issuing Bank to issue, amend or extend Letters of Credit hereunder are subject to the occurrence of the Effective Date and satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 9.02) of the following conditions; provided that the foregoing obligations are further subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 9.02) of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.03:
(a) The IAB Acquisition shall have been (or, substantially concurrently shall be) consummated pursuant to, and in all material respects in accordance with, the terms of the IAB Acquisition Agreement. The IAB Acquisition Agreement shall not have been amended, supplemented or modified in any respect, or any provision or condition therein waived, or any consent granted thereunder (directly or indirectly), by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, if such amendment, supplementation, modification, waiver or consent would be material and adverse to the interests of the Lenders or the Arrangers (in either case, in their capacities as such) without the Arrangers’ prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), it being understood and agreed that (i) any reduction, when taken together with all prior reductions, of less than 10% in the original consideration for the IAB Acquisition will be deemed not to be (and any such reduction of 10% or more will be deemed to be) material and adverse to interests of the Lenders or the Arrangers, provided, in the case of any such reduction of less than 10%, that the aggregate principal amount of the Bridge Facility (and, upon the termination of the Bridge Facility, the commitments under the Term Credit Agreement) shall have been reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis, (ii) any increase, when taken together with all prior increases, of less than 10% in the original consideration for the IAB Acquisition will be deemed not to be (and any such increase of 10% or more will be deemed to be) material and adverse to interests of the Lenders and the Arrangers and (iii) the updating of certain schedules to the disclosure schedules referred to in the IAB Acquisition Agreement, as such updating is expressly contemplated by the IAB Acquisition Agreement as in effect on the Signing Date, will be deemed not to be material and adverse to interests of the Lenders and the Arrangers.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a customary certificate, dated the Availability Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Company, certifying that, as of the Availability Date, (i) the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) of this Section have been satisfied, (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrowers set forth in the Loan Documents are true and correct (A) in the case of the representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, in all respects and (B) otherwise, in all material respects and (iii) no Default has occurred and is continuing.
(c) At the time of and after giving effect to the borrowing of the Loans on the Availability Date and application of the proceeds thereof, the IAB Acquisition Agreement Representations shall be true and correct.
(d) Since January 2, 2021, there shall not have occurred an IAB Material Adverse Effect.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, dated as of the Availability Date and executed by the chief financial officer of the Company, certifying that, as of the Availability Date, the Company and the Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Transactions that are to occur on such date, are solvent.
(f) The Arrangers shall have received a copy of the Release Documentation (as defined in the IAB Acquisition Agreement as in effect on the Signing Date) and the releases and terminations contemplated thereby shall have, or substantially concurrently with the consummation of the IAB Acquisition shall, become effective.
(g) The Company shall have paid, on or prior to the Availability Date, all fees, expenses and other amounts payable by it on or prior to the Availability Date under this Agreement, the Commitment Letter and the Fee Letters (in the case of expenses and other amounts, solely to the extent invoiced at least two Business Days prior to the Availability Date).
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Availability Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
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SECTION 4.03. Conditions to Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing (other than any conversion or continuation of any Loan) and of each Issuing Bank to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit is subject to the receipt of a request therefor in accordance herewith and to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 9.02) of the following conditions:
(a) The representations and warranties of each Borrower set forth in the Loan Documents (other than, after the Availability Date, the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.04(b) and 3.05(a)) shall be true and correct (i) in the case of the representations and warranties qualified as to materiality, in all respects and (ii) otherwise, in all material respects, in each case on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, except in the case of any such representation and warranty that expressly relates to a prior date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be so true and correct on and as of such prior date.
(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
On the date of any Borrowing (other than any conversion or continuation of any Loan) or the issuance, amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit, the Company and each other applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that the conditions specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) above have been satisfied.
SECTION 4.04. Conditions to Initial Credit Extension to Each Borrowing Subsidiary. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit hereunder to or for the account of any Borrowing Subsidiary shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following additional conditions shall be satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received such Borrowing Subsidiary’s Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement, duly executed by all parties thereto.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks) of counsel for such Borrowing Subsidiary (or, where customary, of counsel to the Administrative Agent) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request in writing (including email) in advance of such credit extension relating to the organization, existence and good standing of such Borrowing Subsidiary, the authorization of the Financing Transactions insofar as they relate to such Borrowing Subsidiary and any other legal matters relating to such Borrowing Subsidiary, its Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement or such Financing Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
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ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants
Until the Commitments shall have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees and other amounts payable hereunder (other than contingent obligations for indemnification, expense reimbursement, tax gross-up or yield protection as to which no claim has been made) shall have been paid in full, the Company covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information. The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of each Lender:
(a) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, its audited consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statements of operation, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the prior fiscal year, all audited by and accompanied by the opinion of KPMG LLP or another independent registered public accounting firm of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification, exception or emphasis and without any qualification, exception or emphasis as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of and for such year in accordance with GAAP;
(b) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal quarter, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, in each case setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the prior fiscal year, all certified by a Financial Officer of the Company as presenting fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter or, as applicable, such portion of the fiscal year in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of certain footnotes;
(c) within five Business Days of each delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Financial Officer of the Company, (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and is continuing on such date and, if a Default has occurred and is continuing on such date, specifying the reasonable details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, and (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations of the financial covenant in Section 6.06;
(d) reasonably promptly after publication of any change by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch in its Rating, notice of such change;
(e) reasonably promptly following a written request therefor, any documentation or other information that the Administrative Agent or a Lender (through the Administrative Agent) reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the USA PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; and
(f) reasonably promptly after any written request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs, assets, liabilities (including contingent liabilities) and financial condition of the Company or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request in writing; provided that the Company shall not be required to provide any such information to the extent that the provision thereof would, in the Company’s good faith judgment, violate any work product or attorney-client privilege (or result in the loss thereof), violate any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company and/or any Subsidiary or any obligation of confidentiality to a third party binding on the Company and/or any Subsidiary (so long as such confidentiality obligation was not entered into in contemplation of preventing such information from being provided and the Company and the applicable Subsidiary use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a waiver of any such confidentiality obligation); provided further that the Company shall provide the Administrative Agent with notice of the existence of any such information that is being withheld.
Information required to be delivered pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of this Section shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders if such information, or one or more annual or quarterly reports containing such information, shall have been posted by the Administrative Agent on the Approved Electronic Platform or shall be publicly available on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section to the Administrative Agent may also be delivered by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent.
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SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events. Reasonably promptly after any Responsible Officer of the Company obtains knowledge thereof, the Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent written notice of the following:
(a) the occurrence of any Default;
(b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Company or any Subsidiary, or any adverse development in any such pending action, suit or proceeding not previously disclosed in writing by the Company to the Administrative Agent, that in each case would reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) the occurrence of any ERISA Events or Foreign Benefit Events that would reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect; or
(d) any violations of any Environmental Law or the assertion of any Environmental Liability that would reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Company (in the case of clause (a) above, stating that it is a “notice of default”) setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business. The Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect (a) its legal existence and (b) the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, except, other than with respect to the legal existence of any Borrower, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any transaction permitted under Section 6.04(a).
SECTION 5.04. Payment of Taxes. The Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, pay its Taxes before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) (i) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and (ii) the Company or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books reserves with respect thereto to the extent required by GAAP or (b) the failure to make such payment would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties and Rights. The Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and casualty and condemnation excepted, and will take all actions that in the reasonable judgment of the Company are reasonably necessary to protect all patents, trademarks, copyrights, licenses, technology, software, domain names and other intellectual property rights necessary to the conduct of its business as currently conducted and proposed to be conducted, except in each case where the failure to take any such actions or keep or maintain such property, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any transaction permitted under Section 6.04(a).
SECTION 5.06. Insurance. The Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, maintain, with insurance companies that the Company believes (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Company) are financially sound and reputable (including captive insurance subsidiaries), insurance in such amounts (with no greater risk retention) and against such risks as is customarily maintained by companies of established repute engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations or consistent with the Company’s past practices.
SECTION 5.07. Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights. The Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, keep proper books of record and account in which entries that are true and correct in all material respects are made of all material dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities sufficient to permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, permit the Administrative Agent (acting on its own behalf or on behalf of any of the Lenders), and any agent designated by the Administrative Agent, upon reasonable prior written notice, (a) to visit and reasonably inspect its properties, (b) to examine and make extracts from its books and records and (c) to discuss its operations, business affairs, assets, liabilities (including contingent liabilities) and financial condition with its officers and accountants, all at such reasonable times during normal business hours as reasonably requested; provided that the Administrative Agent may not exercise such rights more often than once during any calendar year (it being understood that any expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith shall be subject to reimbursement by the Company in accordance with Section 9.03); provided further that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent (or any of its agents) may do any of the foregoing (at the expense of the Company) at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent shall give the Company the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Company’s independent accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter to the extent that such disclosure, inspection, examination or discussion would, in the Company’s good faith judgment, violate any work product or attorney-client privilege (or result in the loss thereof), violate any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company and/or any Subsidiary or any obligation of confidentiality to a third party binding on the Company or any Subsidiary (so long as such confidentiality obligation was not entered into in contemplation of preventing such disclosure, inspection, examination or discussion and the Company or the applicable Subsidiary uses commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a waiver of any such confidentiality obligation); provided that, to the extent the Company is legally and contractually permitted to do so and such notice doesn’t violate any order of any court or administrative agency, the Company shall provide the Administrative Agent with reasonable notice of the existence of any such information that is being so withheld.
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SECTION 5.08. Compliance with Laws. The Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, comply with all laws, including all Environmental Laws, and all orders of any Governmental Authority, applicable to it, its operations or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to promote compliance in all material respects by the Company and the Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
SECTION 5.09. Use of Proceeds. (a) The proceeds of the Loans and the Letters of Credit will be used solely for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(b) No Borrower will request any Borrowing, and no Borrower will use, and the Company will ensure that its Subsidiaries will not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
Until the Commitments shall have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees and other amounts payable hereunder (other than contingent obligations for indemnification, expense reimbursement, tax gross-up or yield protection as to which no claim has been made) shall have been paid in full, the Company covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
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SECTION 6.01. Subsidiary Indebtedness. The Company will not permit any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, other than:
(a) Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 6.01 and any renewals, extensions, refinancings or replacements thereof; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such renewal, extension, refinancing or replacement thereof except by an amount equal to any premium or other amount paid, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such renewal, extension, refinancing or replacement;
(b) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary owed to the Company or any other Subsidiary; provided that such Indebtedness shall not have been transferred to any Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary;
(c) Guarantees by any Subsidiary of Indebtedness of any other Subsidiary; provided that a Subsidiary shall not Guarantee Indebtedness of any other Subsidiary that it would not have been permitted to incur under this Section if it were a primary obligor thereon;
(d) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary (i) incurred to finance the acquisition, construction, repair or improvement, as applicable, of any fixed or capital assets (including Capital Lease Obligations) or any demonstration or evaluation equipment (including with respect to equipment bailments and equipment demonstration or evaluation loans); provided that such Indebtedness related to the acquisition, construction, repair or improvement of (x) any fixed or capital assets is incurred prior to or within 270 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction, repair or improvement and the principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing, repairing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (y) any demonstration or evaluation equipment is incurred prior to or within 18 months after such demonstration or evaluation equipment is received by the applicable Subsidiary and the principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing, repairing or improving such demonstration or evaluation equipment, or (ii) assumed in connection with the acquisition of any fixed or capital assets, or any demonstration or evaluation equipment, and, in each case, any renewals, extensions, refinancings or replacements thereof; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such renewal, extension, refinancing or replacement thereof except by an amount equal to any premium or other amount paid, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such renewal, extension, refinancing or replacement;
(e) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into a Subsidiary in a transaction permitted hereunder) after the Effective Date, or Indebtedness of any Person that is assumed by any Subsidiary after the Effective Date in connection with an acquisition of assets by such Subsidiary in an Acquisition permitted hereunder; provided that such Indebtedness exists at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) or such assets are acquired and is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation) or such assets being acquired, and any renewals, extensions, refinancings and replacements thereof; provided, further, that the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such renewal, extension, refinancing or replacement thereof except by an amount equal to any premium or other amount paid, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such renewal, extension, refinancing or replacement;
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(f) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances and similar instruments issued for the account of any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(g) Indebtedness in respect of netting services, overdraft protections and otherwise arising from treasury, depository and cash management services or in connection with any automated clearing-house transfers of funds, overdraft or any similar services, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(h) (i) Indebtedness with respect to surety, appeal, indemnity, performance, bid or other similar bonds in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Indebtedness in the form of purchase price adjustments, earn-outs, earnest money or similar obligations incurred in connection with any Acquisition or any Disposition or joint venture investment not prohibited hereunder and (iii) Indebtedness in the form of guaranties of performance, completion, quality and the like provided by any Subsidiary with respect to performance or similar obligations owing to any customer or supplier by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(i) Indebtedness owing to any insurance company in connection with the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business;
(j) customer and supplier consignments, deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers or suppliers for goods or services purchased or sold in the ordinary course of business;
(k) Indebtedness of the Borrowing Subsidiaries under the Loan Documents;
(l) obligations of any Subsidiary incurred under or in connection with any Securitization; provided that such Securitization shall be permitted by Section 6.02(n)(i); and
(m) other Indebtedness; provided that at the time of and after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of any such Indebtedness and the application of the proceeds thereof, the sum, without duplication, of (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indebtedness permitted in reliance on this clause (m), (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted in reliance on Section 6.02(o) and (iii) the Attributable Debt in respect of all outstanding Sale/Leaseback Transactions permitted in reliance on Section 6.03(b) does not exceed 15.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
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SECTION 6.02. Liens. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof (including pursuant to a Securitization), except:
(a) Permitted Liens;
(b) any Lien on any asset (and any additions, parts, attachments, improvements and accessions thereto and the proceeds thereof) of the Company or any Subsidiary existing on the Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 6.02; provided that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than additions, parts, attachments, improvements or accessions thereto and the proceeds thereof) and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the Effective Date and extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof except by an amount equal to any premium or other amount paid, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement;
(c) Liens on fixed or capital assets (and any additions, parts, attachments, improvements and accessions thereto and the proceeds thereof) acquired, constructed, repaired or improved by the Company or any Subsidiary securing Indebtedness or other obligations incurred to finance such acquisition, construction, repair or improvement (including purchase money Liens) and extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacement thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof except by an amount equal to any premium or other amount paid, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement; provided that (i) such Liens and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 270 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing, repairing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (iii) such Liens shall not apply to any other assets of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than additions, parts, attachments, improvements and accessions thereto and the proceeds thereof); provided further that individual financings of equipment or other fixed or capital assets in favor of any Person (or its Affiliates) that are, in each case, permitted to be secured under this clause (c) may be cross-collateralized to other such financings provided by such Person (or its Affiliates);
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(d) any Lien on any asset (and any additions, parts, attachments, improvements and accessions thereto and the proceeds thereof) acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary after the Effective Date existing at the time of the acquisition thereof or existing on any asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into the Company or a Subsidiary in a transaction permitted hereunder) after the Effective Date and prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated); provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation), as the case may be, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other assets of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than additions, parts, attachments, improvements and accessions thereto and the proceeds thereof) and (iii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), as the case may be, and extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof except by an amount equal to any premium or other amount paid, and fees and expenses incurred, in connection with such extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement;
(e) in connection with the sale or transfer of any Equity Interests or other assets in a transaction permitted under Section 6.04, customary rights and restrictions contained in agreements relating to such sale or transfer pending the completion thereof;
(f) in the case of (i) any Subsidiary that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary or (ii) the Equity Interests in any Person that is not a Subsidiary, any encumbrance or restriction, including any first rights of refusal, options, put and call arrangements, related to Equity Interests in such Subsidiary or such other Person set forth in the organizational documents or other applicable agreement of such Subsidiary or such other Person or any related joint venture, shareholders’, partnerships or similar agreement;
(g) Liens solely on any cash deposits, escrow arrangements or similar arrangements made by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement for an Acquisition or other transaction not prohibited hereunder;
(h) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Sale/Leaseback Transactions permitted by Section 6.03(a);
(i) (i) deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure obligations to insurance carriers providing casualty, liability or other insurance to the Company and the Subsidiaries and (ii) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;
(j) (i) Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4-208 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York (or, if applicable, the corresponding section of the Uniform Commercial Code in the relevant jurisdiction) on items in the course of collection and (ii) Liens on cash deposited with a trustee or a similar Person to defease or to satisfy and discharge any Indebtedness; provided that such defeasance or satisfaction and discharge is permitted hereunder;
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(k) Liens arising under repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements held by the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business as part of its cash management policies;
(l) (i) Liens granted to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and other customary secured parties, securing Indebtedness and other obligations arising under the Loan Documents (and any similar Liens granted under the Term Credit Agreement on an equally and ratably secured basis on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and (ii) Liens on cash and cash equivalents securing obligations with respect to Letters of Credit under any Loan Document (including Liens securing any Backstopped Letter of Credit);
(m) Liens on cash and cash equivalents arising in connection with any margin posted related to Hedging Agreements entered by the Company or any Subsidiary other than for speculative purposes;
(n) (i) Securitizations entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that the aggregate amount of Securitizations permitted by this clause (n) shall not exceed US$500,000,000 at any time outstanding and (ii) Liens on accounts receivable, the proceeds thereof and interests therein and assets relating thereto (and, in the case of clause (B) below, on Equity Interests in any Securitization Entity) existing or deemed to exist in connection with (A) any Supply Chain Financing Arrangement, solely to the extent arising as a result of a recharacterization of a sale of accounts receivable thereunder, or (B) any Securitization permitted pursuant to clause (i) above; and
(o) other Liens; provided that at the time of and after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of any such Lien (or any Indebtedness secured thereby and the application of the proceeds thereof), the sum, without duplication, of (i) the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted in reliance on this clause (o), (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Indebtedness of Subsidiaries permitted in reliance on Section 6.01(m) and (iii) the Attributable Debt in respect of all outstanding Sale/Leaseback Transactions permitted in reliance on Section 6.03(b) does not exceed 15.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
SECTION 6.03. Sale/Leaseback Transactions. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale/Leaseback Transaction, except:
(a) any Sale/Leaseback Transaction entered into to finance the acquisition or construction of any fixed or capital assets by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that such Sale/Leaseback Transaction is entered into prior to or within 270 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction and the Attributable Debt in respect thereof does not exceed the cost of acquiring or constructing such fixed or capital assets; and
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(b) other Sale/Leaseback Transactions; provided that at the time of and after giving pro forma effect to any such Sale/Leaseback Transaction, the sum, without duplication, of (i) the Attributable Debt in respect of all outstanding Sale/Leaseback Transactions permitted in reliance on this clause (b), (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Indebtedness of Subsidiaries permitted in reliance on Section 6.01(m) and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted in reliance on Section 6.02(o) does not exceed 15.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
SECTION 6.04. Fundamental Changes. (a) No Borrower will merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving pro forma effect thereto no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (i) any Person may merge or consolidate with the Company in a transaction in which the Company is the surviving entity, (ii) any Person (other than the Company) may merge or consolidate with any Borrowing Subsidiary in a transaction in which such Borrowing Subsidiary is the surviving entity (or, if more than one Borrowing Subsidiary is a party to such transaction, in which a Borrowing Subsidiary is the surviving entity) and (iii) the Company may merge or consolidate with any Person in a transaction in which such Person is the surviving entity; provided that, in the case of the foregoing clause (iii), (A) such Person is a corporation organized under the laws of a State of the United States, (B) prior to or substantially concurrently with the consummation of such merger or consolidation, (x) such Person shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an assumption agreement (the “Assumption Agreement”), in a form provided by the Administrative Agent and otherwise in substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which such Person shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (y) such Person shall deliver to the Administrative Agent such documents, certificates and opinions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request relating to such Person, such merger or consolidation or the Assumption Agreement, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (C) the Lenders and the Issuing Banks shall have received, at least five Business Days prior to the date of the consummation of such merger or consolidation, (x) all documentation and other information regarding such Person required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the USA PATRIOT Act, that has been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank at least 10 Business Days prior to the date of the consummation of such merger or consolidation and (y) to the extent such Person qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Person, it being agreed that upon the execution and delivery to the Administrative Agent of the Assumption Agreement and the satisfaction of the other conditions set forth in this clause (iii), such Person shall become a party to this Agreement, shall succeed to and assume all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all obligations in respect of outstanding Loans made to, and Letters of Credit issued for the account of, the Company) and shall thenceforth, for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, be the “Company”.
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(b) The Company will not, and will not permit its Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of, directly or through any merger or consolidation and whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions, assets (including Equity Interests in Subsidiaries) representing all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(c) The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, engage to any material extent in any material line of business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Company and the Subsidiaries on the Effective Date (after giving effect to the consummation of the IAB Acquisition) and businesses that are extensions thereof or otherwise incidental, complementary, reasonably related or ancillary thereto.
(d) The Company shall not permit any Borrowing Subsidiary, for so long as it is a Borrowing Subsidiary, to cease to be a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company.
SECTION 6.05. Restrictive Agreements. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement with any Person (other than any such agreements or arrangements between or among the Company and the Subsidiaries) that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to its Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to (a) prohibitions, restrictions or conditions imposed by law or by the Loan Documents, (b) prohibitions, restrictions or conditions contained in, or existing by reason of, any agreement or instrument set forth on Schedule 6.05 (but shall apply to any amendment or modification expanding the scope of any such prohibition, restriction or condition), (c) in the case of any Subsidiary that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary, prohibitions, restrictions and conditions imposed by its organizational documents or any related joint venture, shareholders’ or similar agreement; provided that such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to such Subsidiary and to any Equity Interests in such Subsidiary, (d) customary prohibitions, restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary that are applicable solely pending such sale; provided that such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold, (e) prohibitions, restrictions and conditions imposed by agreements relating to Indebtedness of any Subsidiary in existence at the time such Subsidiary became a Subsidiary and not created in contemplation thereof or in connection therewith (but shall apply to any amendment or modification expanding the scope of any such restriction or condition); provided that such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions apply only to such Subsidiary, and (f) prohibitions, restrictions and conditions imposed by agreements relating to any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary permitted hereunder to the extent, in the good faith judgment of the Company, such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions, at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, are on customary market terms for Indebtedness of such type, so long as the Company has determined in good faith that such prohibitions, restrictions and conditions would not reasonably be expected to impair in any material respect the ability of the Company to meet its obligations under the Loan Documents.
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SECTION 6.06. Leverage Ratio. The Company will not permit the Leverage Ratio on the last day of any Test Period to exceed 3.00 to 1.00; provided that, upon the consummation of a Qualified Material Acquisition, with respect to the fiscal quarter in which such Qualified Material Acquisition is consummated and the subsequent three consecutive fiscal quarters, the maximum permitted Leverage Ratio set forth above shall, at the election of the Company by notice to the Administrative Agent, be increased to 3.50 to 1.00; provided further that following any such election by the Company, no subsequent election may be made by the Company unless the Leverage Ratio has been at or below 3.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of at least two consecutive fiscal quarters immediately preceding such subsequent election.
ARTICLE VII
Events of Default
If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:
(a) any Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;
(b) any Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days;
(c) any representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Borrower in any Loan Document or in any certificate provided pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document shall prove to have been untrue in any material respect when made or deemed made;
(d) any Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02(a), 5.03 (solely with respect to the existence of any Borrower) or 5.09 or in Article VI;
(e) any Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Company;
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(f) the Company or any Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable after giving effect to any applicable grace period;
(g) any default by the Company or any Subsidiary occurs in respect of any Material Indebtedness that results in such Material Indebtedness becoming due or being terminated or required to be prepaid, repurchased, redeemed or defeased prior to its scheduled maturity, or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, but only after the expiration of any applicable grace period) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf, or, in the case of any Hedging Agreement, the applicable counterparty, to cause such Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, or, in the case of a Hedging Agreement, to terminate any related hedging transaction, in each case prior to its scheduled maturity or termination; provided that this clause (g) shall not apply to (i) any secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of, or any casualty with respect to, assets securing such Indebtedness, (ii) any Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of a voluntary prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, or any refinancing thereof, permitted under this Agreement, (iii) in the case of any Hedging Agreement, termination events or equivalent events pursuant to the terms of such Hedging Agreement not arising as a result of a default by the Company or any Subsidiary thereunder or (iv) any prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance of any Acquisition Indebtedness if the related Acquisition is not consummated;
(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization, moratorium, winding-up or other relief in respect of the Company or any Material Subsidiary or its material debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Debtor Relief Laws now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(i) the Company or any Material Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, winding-up or other relief under any Debtor Relief Laws now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in sub-clause (i) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding or (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the Board of Directors (or similar governing body) of the Company or any Material Subsidiary (or any committee thereof) shall adopt any resolution or otherwise authorize any action to approve any of the actions referred to above in this clause (i) or clause (h) of this Article;
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(j) the Company or any Material Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due in the ordinary course;
(k) one or more final judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of US$200,000,000 (to the extent not paid or covered by insurance (other than under a self-insurance program) as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage) shall be rendered against the Company, any Material Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Company or any Material Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;
(l) one or more ERISA Events shall have occurred that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(m) a Change in Control shall occur; or
(n) the Guarantee of the Company set forth in Article X shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by the Company not to be, a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Company;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to any Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent shall at the request of, and may with the consent of, the Required Lenders, by notice to the Company, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments (to the extent not already terminated pursuant to Section 2.06), and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately and (iii) require the deposit of cash collateral in respect of LC Exposure as provided in Section 2.20(i), in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers; and in the case of any event with respect to any Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate (to the extent not already terminated pursuant to Section 2.06), and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers hereunder, shall immediately and automatically become due and payable and the deposit of such cash collateral in respect of LC Exposure shall immediately and automatically become due, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers.
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ARTICLE VIII
Agency
SECTION 8.01. Authorization and Action. (a) Each of the Lenders and Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably appoints the entity named as Administrative Agent in the heading of this Agreement and its successors and assigns to serve as Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Lenders and Issuing Banks hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, each of the Loan Documents to which the Administrative Agent is a party, and to exercise all rights, powers and remedies that the Administrative Agent may have under such Loan Documents.
(b) As to any matters not expressly provided for herein and in the other Loan Documents (including enforcement or collection), the Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the written instructions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, pursuant to the terms in the Loan Documents), and, unless and until revoked in writing, such instructions shall be binding upon each Lender and each Issuing Bank; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that (i) the Administrative Agent in good faith believes exposes the Administrative Agent to liability unless the Administrative Agent receives an indemnification and is exculpated in a manner satisfactory to it from the Lenders with respect to such action or (ii) is contrary to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or applicable law, including any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any requirement of law relating to Debtor Relief Laws or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any requirement of Debtor Relief Laws; provided, further, that the Administrative Agent may seek clarification or direction from the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, pursuant to the terms in the Loan Documents) prior to the exercise of any such instructed action and may refrain from acting until such clarification or direction has been provided. Except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Administrative Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
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(c) In performing its functions and duties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent is acting solely on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks (except in limited circumstances expressly provided for herein relating to the maintenance of the Register), and its duties are entirely mechanical and administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(i) the Administrative Agent does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation or duty or any other relationship as the agent, fiduciary or trustee of or for any Lender or any Issuing Bank other than as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and it is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” (or any similar term) herein or in any other Loan Document with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary duty or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law, and that such term is used as a matter of market custom and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties); and each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees that it will not assert any claim against the Administrative Agent based on an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; and
(ii) nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall require the Administrative Agent to account to any Lender or any Issuing Bank for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by the Administrative Agent for its own account.
(d) The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of their respective duties and exercise their respective rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article IX shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facility provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.
(e) In case of the pendency of any proceeding with respect to any Borrower under any Debtor Relief Laws now or hereafter in effect, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or any LC Disbursement shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on any Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
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(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, LC Disbursements and all other obligations under the Loan Documents that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent (including any claim under Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 9.03) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(ii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and each Issuing Bank to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due to it, in its capacity as the Administrative Agent, under the Loan Documents (including under Section 9.03). Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or any Issuing Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Company’s obligations under the Loan Documents or the rights of any Lender or any Issuing Bank or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or any Issuing Bank in any such proceeding.
SECTION 8.02. Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Limitation of Liability, Etc. (a) Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties under or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (x) with the consent of or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in the Loan Documents) or (y) in the absence of its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (such absence to be presumed unless otherwise determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment).
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(b) The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of (i) any of the events or circumstances set forth or described in Section 5.02 unless and until written notice thereof stating that it is a “notice under Section 5.02” in respect of this Agreement and identifying the specific clause under such Section is given to the Administrative Agent by a Borrower, or (ii) any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof (stating that it is a “notice of Default” or a “notice of an Event of Default”) is given to the Administrative Agent by a Borrower, a Lender or an Issuing Bank. Further, the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (A) any recital, statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (B) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (C) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (D) the sufficiency, value, validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the Administrative Agent’s reliance on any Electronic Signature transmitted by e-mailed .pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page) or (E) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items (which on their face purport to be such items) expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent or satisfaction of any condition that expressly refers to the matters described therein being acceptable or satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent (x) shall not be liable for, or be responsible for any loss, cost or expense suffered by any Borrower, any Lender or any Issuing Bank as a result of, any determination that any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, or the effective date of such status, it being further understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall not have any obligation to determine whether any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, or any determination of the Aggregate Revolving Exposure or the component amounts thereof, and (y) shall not have any duty to ascertain, monitor or enforce compliance with the list of Disqualified Lenders and will not have any liability with respect to any assignment or participation made to a Disqualified Lender, is being further understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent will be authorized to disclose the list of Disqualified Lenders to the Lenders and the Lenders will be authorized to disclose such list on a confidential basis, to potential assignees and participants. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have no knowledge of any Lender being a Restricted Lender unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received the written notice from such Lender referred to in Section 1.07, and then only as and to the extent specified in such notice, and any determination of whether the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) shall have provided a consent or direction in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall not be affected by any delivery to the Administrative Agent of any such written notice subsequent to such consent or direction being provided by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of Lenders).
(c) Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrative Agent (i) may treat the payee of any promissory note as its holder until such promissory note has been assigned in accordance withSection 9.04, (ii) may rely on the Register to the extent set forth in Section 9.04(b), (iii) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel to any Borrower), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts, (iv) in determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan or issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or an Issuing Bank, as the case may be, may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or such Issuing Bank unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or such Issuing Bank sufficiently in advance of the making of such Loan or the issuance, amendment or extension of such Letter of Credit and (v) shall be entitled to rely on, and shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon, any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which writing may be a fax, electronic mail or other electronic message, internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) or any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents for being the signatory, sender or maker thereof), and may act upon any such oral or telephonic statement prior to receipt of written confirmation, if requested, thereof.
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SECTION 8.03. Posting of Communications. (a) Each Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make any Communications available to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks by posting the Communications on IntraLinks™, DebtDomain, SyndTrak, ClearPar or any other electronic platform chosen by the Administrative Agent to be its electronic transmission system (the “Approved Electronic Platform”).
(b) Although the Approved Electronic Platform and its primary web portal are secured with generally-applicable security procedures and policies implemented or modified by the Administrative Agent from time to time (including, as of the Effective Date, a user ID/password authorization system) and the Approved Electronic Platform is secured through a per-deal authorization method whereby each user may access the Approved Electronic Platform only on a deal-by-deal basis, each of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrowers acknowledges and agrees that the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure, that the Administrative Agent is not responsible for approving or vetting the representatives or contacts of any Lender or any Issuing Bank that are added to the Approved Electronic Platform and that there may be confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution. Each of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrowers hereby approves distribution of the Communications through the Approved Electronic Platform and understands and assumes the risks of such distribution.
(c) THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND THE COMMUNICATIONS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. THE APPLICABLE PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS, OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND THE COMMUNICATIONS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY THE APPLICABLE PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY ARRANGER, ANY DOCUMENTATION AGENT, ANY SYNDICATION AGENT OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RELATED PARTIES (COLLECTIVELY, THE “APPLICABLE PARTIES”) HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY BORROWER, ANY LENDER, ANY ISSUING BANK OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF ANY BORROWER’S OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM EXCEPT, BUT SUBJECT TO SECTION 9.03(d), IN THE CASE OF ANY APPLICABLE PARTY, TO THE EXTENT THAT A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION DETERMINES IN A FINAL AND NONAPPEALABLE JUDGMENT THAT SUCH APPLICABLE PARTY OR ITS RELATED LENDER PARTIES ACTED WITH GROSS NEGLIGENCE, BAD FAITH OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM.
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(d) Each Lender and Issuing Bank agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that Communications have been posted to the Approved Electronic Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to such Lender or Issuing Bank for purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Lender and Issuing Bank agrees (i) to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (which could be in the form of electronic communication) from time to time of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s (as applicable) e-mail address to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and (ii) that the foregoing notice may be sent to such e-mail address.
(e) Each of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrowers agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but (except as may be required by applicable law) shall not be obligated to, store the Communications on the Approved Electronic Platform in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s generally applicable document retention procedures and policies; provided that if the Administrative Agent stores Communications in any other manner other than in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s generally applicable document retention procedures and policies, such storage is reasonable under the circumstances and takes into account appropriate security and confidentiality considerations.
(f) Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document in any other manner specified in such Loan Document.
SECTION 8.04. The Administrative Agent Individually. With respect to its Commitment, Loans, LC Commitment and Letters of Credit, if any, the Person serving as the Administrative Agent shall have and may exercise the same rights and powers hereunder and is subject to the same obligations and liabilities as and to the extent set forth herein for any other Lender or Issuing Bank. The terms “Lenders”, “Required Lenders”, “Issuing Bank” and any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender or an Issuing Bank or as one of the Required Lenders, as applicable. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates as if such Person was not acting as the Administrative Agent and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks.
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SECTION 8.05. Successor Administrative Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days’ prior written notice thereof to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Company, whether or not a successor Administrative Agent has been appointed. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York or an Affiliate of any such bank. In either case, such appointment shall be subject to the prior written approval of the Company (which approval may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and shall not be required while an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing). Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall succeed to, and become vested with, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent. Upon the acceptance of appointment as Administrative Agent by a successor Administrative Agent, the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Prior to any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent, the retiring Administrative Agent shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to assign to the successor Administrative Agent its rights as Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents. The fees payable by the Company to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed by the Company and such successor.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this Section 8.05, in the event no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its intent to resign, the retiring Administrative Agent may give notice of the effectiveness of its resignation to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Company, whereupon, on the date of effectiveness of such resignation stated in such notice, (i) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (ii) the Required Lenders shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent; provided that (A) all payments required to be made hereunder or under any other Loan Document to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Person other than the Administrative Agent shall be made directly to such Person and (B) all notices and other communications required or contemplated to be given or made to the Administrative Agent shall directly be given or made to each Lender and each Issuing Bank.
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(c) Following the effectiveness of the Administrative Agent’s resignation from its capacity as such, the provisions of this Article VIII and Section 9.03, as well as any exculpatory, reimbursement and indemnification provisions set forth in any other Loan Document, shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
SECTION 8.06. Acknowledgments of Lenders and Issuing Banks. (a) Each Lender and each Issuing Bank acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility, (ii) it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and in providing other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender or Issuing Bank, in each case in the ordinary course of business, and not for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument (and each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing), (iii) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Syndication Agent, any Documentation Agent or any other Lender or Issuing Bank, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement as a Lender or an Issuing Bank, as applicable, and to make, acquire or hold Loans hereunder or issue Letters of Credit hereunder and (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire and/or hold commercial loans and to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable to such Lender or Issuing Bank, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire and/or hold such commercial loans or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring or holding such commercial loans or providing such other facilities. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Syndication Agent, any Documentation Agent or any other Lender or Issuing Bank, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information (which may contain MNPI) as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
(b) Each Lender and each Issuing Bank, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement on the Effective Date, or delivering its signature page to an Assignment and Assumption or other applicable document, as the case may be, pursuant to which it shall become a Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document and each other document required to be delivered to, or be approved by or satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or the Issuing Banks on the Effective Date or, in the case of any Lender or Issuing Bank becoming such after the Availability Date, on the Availability Date.
(c) (i) Each Lender and each Issuing Bank hereby agrees that (A) if the Administrative Agent notifies such Lender or such Issuing Bank that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion that any funds received by such Lender or such Issuing Bank from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (whether as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees or otherwise; individually and collectively, a “Payment”) were erroneously transmitted to such Lender or such Issuing Bank (whether or not known to such Lender or such Issuing Bank), and demands the return of such Payment (or a portion thereof), such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender or such Issuing Bank to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect, and (B) to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall not assert, and hereby waives, as to the Administrative Agent, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Payments received, including any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or any Issuing Bank under this Section 8.06(c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
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(ii) Each Lender and each Issuing Bank hereby further agrees that if it receives a Payment from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (A) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such Payment (a “Payment Notice”) or (B) that was not preceded or accompanied by a Payment Notice, it shall be on notice, in each such case, that an error has been made with respect to such Payment. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees that, in each such case, or if it otherwise becomes aware a Payment (or portion thereof) may have been sent in error, such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such occurrence and, upon demand from the Administrative Agent, it shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender or such Issuing Bank to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect.
(iii) The Borrowers hereby agree that (A) in the event an erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Lender or any Issuing Bank that has received such Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights of such Lender or such Issuing Bank with respect to such amount and (B) an erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
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(iv) Each party’s obligations under this Section 8.06(c) shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent or any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender or an Issuing Bank, or the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
SECTION 8.07. Certain ERISA Matters. Each Lender (a) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (b) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrowers, to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement,
(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,
(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
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In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding paragraph is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding paragraph, such Lender further (a) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (b) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrowers, that the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents and their respective Affiliates are not fiduciaries with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
SECTION 8.08. Miscellaneous. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents and the Documentation Agents shall have any duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Issuing Bank hereunder, and shall incur no liability hereunder or thereunder, but shall have the benefit of the indemnities, reimbursement and exculpation provisions set forth herein. The provisions of this Article VIII are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, and, except solely to the extent of the Company’s express rights to consent pursuant to and subject to the conditions set forth in this Article VIII, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary under any such provisions.
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
SECTION 9.01. Notices. (a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone and subject to paragraph (b) of this Section, all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail, or sent by fax or email, as follows:
| (i) | if to any Borrower, to it, or to it in care of the Company, as follows: |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
5221 California Avenue
Irvine, CA 92617
Attention: Kris Sennesael, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
E-mail: Kris.Sennesael@skyworksinc.com
Phone: 949-231-4247
Fax: 949-725-1772;
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| (ii) | if to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank, to: |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
10 S Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60603
Attention: Lacey Watkins
E-mail: lacey.watkins@chase.com
jpm.agency.cri@jpmorgan.com
Phone: 312-732-6344
Fax: 844-490-5663; and
(iii) if to any Lender or Issuing Bank, to it at its address (or telephone number, email address and fax number, as applicable) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.
(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications (including email) or using the Approved Electronic Platform pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices under Article II to any Lender or Issuing Bank if such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication or using the Approved Electronic Platform. The Administrative Agent or any Borrower may, in its discretion and in addition to email, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
(c) Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by fax shall be deemed to have been given when sent (but if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgment from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgment), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Approved Electronic Platform shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its email address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.
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(d) Any party hereto may change its address, telephone number, fax number or email address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto (or (i) in the case of any change by a Lender or an Issuing Bank, by notice to the Company and the Administrative Agent and (ii) in the case of any change by any Borrower, by notice solely to the Administrative Agent).
SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments. (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any Related Party of any of the foregoing may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this Section, none of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except, in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders or, in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Company, in each case with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender, or change the currency in which Loans are available thereunder, without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of any principal of any Loan, or the required date of reimbursement of any LC Disbursement, or any scheduled date for the payment of any interest or fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of termination of any Commitment (including any such postponement of the schedule date of termination as a result of any waiver, amendment or other modification to the definition of the term “Commitment Termination Date”), without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.15(b) or 2.15(c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender, (v) release the Company from its Guarantee under Article X, or limit the liability of the Company in respect of such Guarantee, without the written consent of each Lender or (vi) change any of the provisions of this paragraph (b) or the percentage set forth in the definition of the term “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify, extend or otherwise affect the rights or obligations of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank without the written consent of the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be.
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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in paragraph (b) of this Section:
(i) any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Company and the Administrative Agent to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency so long as, in each case, the Lenders shall have received at least five Business Days’ prior written notice thereof and the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five Business Days of the date of such notice to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that the Required Lenders object to such amendment;
(ii) no consent with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be required of any Defaulting Lender, except with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the first proviso of paragraph (b) of this Section and then only in the event such Defaulting Lender shall be directly and adversely affected by such amendment, waiver or other modification;
(iii) in the case of any amendment, waiver or other modification referred to in the first proviso of paragraph (b) of this Section, no consent with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be required of any Lender that receives payment in full of the principal of and interest accrued on each Loan made by such Lender, and all other amounts owing to or accrued for the account of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, at the time such amendment, waiver or other modification becomes effective and whose Commitments terminate by the terms and upon the effectiveness of such amendment, waiver or other modification; and
(iv) this Agreement may be amended in the manner provided in Sections 1.09, 2.11(b), 2.18, 2.19, 2.20(j), 2.20(k) and 2.21 and the term “LC Commitment”, as such term is used in reference to any Issuing Bank, may be modified as contemplated by the definition of such term.
(d) The Administrative Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, with the concurrence of any Lender, execute amendments, waivers or other modifications on behalf of such Lender. Any amendment, waiver or other modification effected in accordance with this Section shall be binding upon each Person that is at the time thereof a Lender and each Person that subsequently becomes a Lender.
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SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Limitation on Liability. (a) The Company shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, which shall be limited, in the case of counsel expenses, to the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of a single firm of U.S. counsel and, if reasonably deemed necessary by the Administrative Agent, a single firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (which may be a single firm of local counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions), in each case, for the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and their respective Affiliates taken as a whole, in connection with the structuring, arrangement and syndication of the credit facility provided for herein, including the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by each Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Lender or any Issuing Bank in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit (but limited, in the case of counsel, to the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of a single firm of U.S. counsel and, if reasonably deemed necessary by the Administrative Agent, a single firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (which may be a single firm of local counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions), in each case, for the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, taken as a whole, and, in the case of an actual or perceived (in good faith) conflict of interest, where the Person affected by such conflict informs the Company of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of another firm of U.S. counsel and, if reasonably deemed necessary by such affected Person, one additional firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of local counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) (for each such affected Person).
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(b) The Company shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Arranger, each Syndication Agent, each Documentation Agent, each Lender, each Issuing Bank and each Related Party of any of the foregoing (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all Liabilities and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses, joint or several, including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, (but limited to a single firm of U.S. counsel and, if reasonably deemed necessary by the Indemnitees, a single firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (which may be a single firm of local counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions), in each case, for the Indemnitees, taken as a whole, and, in the case of an actual or perceived (in good faith) conflict of interest, where the Indemnitee affected by such conflict informs the Company of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of another firm of U.S. counsel and, if reasonably deemed necessary by such affected Indemnitee, one additional firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of local counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for each group of similarly affected Indemnitees), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the structuring, arrangement and syndication of the credit facility provided for herein, the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents of their obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan, Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or Release of any Hazardous Material at, in, on or from any property currently or formerly owned, based or operated by the Company or any Subsidiary (or Person that was formerly a Subsidiary) of any of them, or any other Environmental Liability related in any way to the Company, any Subsidiary (or Person that was formerly a Subsidiary) of any of them, or (iv) any actual or prospective Proceeding relating to any of the foregoing or to any of the Loan Documents, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and whether initiated against or by any party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any Affiliate of any of the foregoing or any third party (and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto); provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such Liabilities or related expenses (A) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from (1) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Lender Parties or (2) a material breach of the obligations of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Lender Parties under this Agreement or (B) arise from any dispute among the Indemnitees or any of their Related Lender Parties, other than any Proceeding against any of the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Syndication Agent, any Documentation Agent or any other titled person in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as such and other than any Proceeding arising out of any act or omission on the part of the Company or any of its Affiliates. Each Indemnitee shall be obligated to refund and return promptly any and all amounts actually paid by the Company to such Indemnitee under this paragraph (b) for any Liabilities or related expenses to the extent such Indemnitee is subsequently determined, by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment, to not be entitled to payment of such amounts in accordance with the terms of this paragraph (b). The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of an Indemnitee (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), effect any settlement or consent to the entry of any judgment of any pending or threatened (in writing) Proceeding against an Indemnitee in respect of which indemnity has been or could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnitee unless such settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnitee, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnitee, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter thereof and (ii) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of such Indemnitee or any injunctive relief or other non-monetary remedy. The Company acknowledges that any failure to comply with its obligations under the preceding sentence may cause irreparable harm to the Indemnitees. This paragraph (b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.
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(c) To the extent that the Company fails indefeasibly to pay any amount required under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) or any Issuing Bank or any Related Party of any of the foregoing (and without limiting its obligation to do so), each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), such Issuing Bank or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified Liabilities or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such Issuing Bank in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or any Issuing Bank in connection with such capacity. For purposes of this Section, a Lender’s “pro rata share” shall be determined based upon its share of the sum of the total Revolving Exposures and unused Commitments at the time (or most recently outstanding or in effect, if the foregoing shall no longer be outstanding or in effect at such time).
(d) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no Borrower shall assert, and each Borrower hereby waives, (i) any claim against any Lender-Related Person, on any theory of liability, for any Liabilities arising from the use by others of information or other materials (including, without limitation, any personal data) obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet and the Approved Electronic Platform); provided that the foregoing shall not apply as to any Lender-Related Person to the extent such Liabilities are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final, non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Lender-Related Person or any of its Related Lender Parties, or (ii) any Liabilities against any Lender-Related Person, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.
(e) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no Lender-Related Person shall assert, and each of them hereby waives, any Liabilities against any Borrower, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided, that nothing in this paragraph (e) shall limit any Borrower’s indemnity and reimbursement obligations set forth in this Section or elsewhere in the Loan Documents.
(f) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable within 30 days after receipt by the Company of a reasonably detailed invoice therefor (or, if an invoice therefor shall have been provided at least two Business Days prior to the Effective Date or at least two Business Days prior to the Availability Date, then on the Effective Date or the Availability Date, as the case may be).
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SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any branch or Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) other than as expressly provided in Section 6.04(a)(iii), no Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any branch or Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), sub-agents of the Administrative Agent, Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section), the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Lender-Related Persons of the foregoing) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) of:
(A) the Company; provided that no consent of the Company shall be required (1) for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or (2) if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided further in each case that the Company shall be deemed to have consented to any assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after having received written notice thereof; and
(B) the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and
(C) in the case of any assignment of all or a portion of any Lender’s Commitments or any Lender’s obligations in respect of its LC Exposure, each Issuing Bank; provided that no consent of any Issuing Bank shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.
(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than US$5,000,000 unless each of the Company and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents; provided that (1) no such consent of the Company shall be required if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (2) the Company shall be deemed to have consented to any assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after having received written notice thereof;
(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement;
(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption (or an agreement incorporating by reference a form of Assignment and Assumption posted on the Approved Electronic Platform), together with a processing and recordation fee of US$3,500; provided that (x) only one such processing and recordation fee shall be payable in the event of simultaneous assignments from any Lender or its Approved Funds to one or more other Approved Funds of such Lender and (y) such processing and recordation fee may be waived by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion; and
(D) the assignee, if it shall not already be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain MNPI) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable law, including United States (Federal or State) and foreign securities laws.
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(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(v) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption (or an agreement incorporating by reference a form of Assignment and Assumption posted on the Approved Electronic Platform) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 9.03 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.14(f))); provided that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender having been a Defaulting Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 9.04(c).
(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and records of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by any Borrower, any Issuing Bank and, as to entries pertaining to it, any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(v) Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of an Assignment and Assumption (or an agreement incorporating by reference a form of Assignment and Assumption posted on the Approved Electronic Platform) executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender) and the processing and recordation fee referred to in this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register; provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to accept such Assignment and Assumption or so record the information contained therein if the Administrative Agent reasonably believes that such Assignment and Assumption lacks any written consent required by this Section or is otherwise not in proper form, it being acknowledged that the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or obligation (and shall incur no liability) with respect to obtaining (or confirming the receipt) of any such written consent or with respect to the form of (or any defect in) such Assignment and Assumption, any such duty and obligation being solely with the assigning Lender and the assignee. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph, and following such recording, unless otherwise determined by the Administrative Agent (such determination to be made in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, which determination may be conditioned on the consent of the assigning Lender and the assignee), shall be effective notwithstanding any defect in the Assignment and Assumption relating thereto. Each assigning Lender and the assignee, by its execution and delivery of an Assignment and Assumption, shall be deemed to have represented to the Administrative Agent that all written consents required by this Section with respect thereto (other than the consent of the Administrative Agent) have been obtained and that such Assignment and Assumption is otherwise duly completed and in proper form, and each assignee, by its execution and delivery of an Assignment and Assumption, shall be deemed to have represented to the assigning Lender and the Administrative Agent that such assignee is an Eligible Assignee.
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(c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of any Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank sell participations to one or more Eligible Assignees (“Participants”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and Loans); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant or requires the approval of all the Lenders. Each Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.13 and 2.14 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.14(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.14(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (x) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.15 and 2.16 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section and (y) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.12 or 2.14 with respect to any participation than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Company’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Company to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.16(b) with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.15(c) as though it were a Lender.
(ii) Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain records of the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or other rights and/or obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that any such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as such) shall not have any responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
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(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or grant to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or grant of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or grant of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
SECTION 9.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrowers in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto or thereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, any Arranger, any Syndication Agent, any Documentation Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any Loan Document was executed and delivered or any credit was extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any interest accrued on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid (other than contingent obligations for indemnification, expense reimbursement, tax gross-up or yield protection as to which no claim has been made) or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as any of the Commitments have not expired or terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in the event that, in connection with the refinancing or repayment in full of the credit facility provided for herein, an Issuing Bank shall have provided to the Administrative Agent a written consent to the release of the Lenders from their obligations hereunder with respect to any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank (whether as a result of the obligations of the applicable Borrower in respect of such Letter of Credit having been collateralized in full by a deposit of cash with such Issuing Bank, or being supported by a letter of credit that names such Issuing Bank as the beneficiary thereunder, or otherwise), then from and after such time such Letter of Credit shall cease to be a “Letter of Credit” outstanding hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including for purposes of determining whether any Borrower is required to comply with Articles V and VI hereof, but excluding Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 9.03 hereof and any expense reimbursement or indemnity provisions set forth in any other Loan Document), and the Lenders shall be deemed to have no participations in such Letter of Credit, and no obligations with respect thereto, under Sections 2.20(d) or 2.20(f). The provisions of Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15(d), 2.15(e), 9.03 and 9.18 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the Transactions or the other transaction contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans and the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
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SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution. (a) This Agreement 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. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate fee letters entered into in connection with the credit facility provided for herein constitute the entire agreement among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof, including the commitments of the Lenders and, if applicable, their Affiliates with respect to the credit facility established hereunder under any commitment advices submitted by any Lender (but do not supersede any provisions of the Commitment Letter that by the terms of such documents survive the effectiveness of this Agreement, all of which provisions shall remain in full force and effect). Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
(b) Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any notice delivered pursuant to Section 9.01), certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or the transactions contemplated hereby and/or thereby (each, an “Ancillary Document”) that is an Electronic Signature transmitted by fax, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement, such other Loan Document or such Ancillary Document, as applicable. The words “execution”, “signed”, “signature”, “delivery”, and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, electronic deliveries or the keeping of records in any electronic form (including deliveries by fax, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page), each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept Electronic Signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent and pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (i) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept any Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks shall be entitled to rely on such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of each Borrower without further verification thereof and (ii) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any Issuing Bank, any Electronic Signature shall be reasonably promptly followed by a manually executed counterpart. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrowers hereby (A) agree that, for all purposes, including, without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrowers, Electronic Signatures transmitted by fax, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means and/or any electronic images of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, (B) agree that the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks may, at its option, create one or more copies of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document in the form of an imaged electronic record in any format, which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document (and all such electronic records shall be considered an original for all purposes and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record), (C) waive any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, such other Loan Document and/or such Ancillary Document, respectively, including with respect to any signature pages thereto and (D) waive any claim against any Lender-Related Person for any Liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s, any Lender’s and/or any Issuing Bank’s reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures and/or transmissions by fax, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page, including any Liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Borrowers to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature.
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SECTION 9.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each Issuing Bank and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) or other amounts at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, such Issuing Bank or such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary against any of and all the obligations then due of the Company or such Borrowing Subsidiary now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender or such Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or Issuing Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations of the Company or such Borrowing Subsidiary are owed to a branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender or Issuing Bank different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of each Lender, each Issuing Bank and each Affiliate of any Lender or any Issuing Bank under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, Issuing Bank or Affiliate may have. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees to notify the Company and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
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SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York; provided that (i) the interpretation of the definition of “IAB Material Adverse Effect” and whether or not an IAB Material Adverse Effect exists or has occurred, (ii) the determination of the accuracy of any IAB Acquisition Agreement Representations and whether as a result of any inaccuracy thereof the Company (or any of its Affiliates) has the right to terminate its (or any of its Affiliate’s) obligations under the IAB Acquisition Agreement or the right to elect not to consummate the IAB Acquisition and (iii) the determination of whether the IAB Acquisition has been consummated pursuant to, and in all material respects in accordance with, the terms of the IAB Acquisition Agreement, in each case, will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of the conflicts of laws principles of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction.
(b) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York and of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document brought by it or any of its controlled Affiliates shall be brought, and shall be heard and determined, exclusively in such United States District Court or, if that court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, such Supreme Court; provided that each of the parties hereto agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any Foreign Borrowing Subsidiary or any of its properties in the courts of the jurisdiction of formation or organization of such Foreign Borrowing Subsidiary. Each party hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(c) Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such suit, action or proceeding in any such court.
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(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
(e) Each Borrowing Subsidiary hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers the Company, and the Company hereby accepts such appointment, as its designee, appointee and agent to receive, accept and acknowledge for and on its behalf, and in respect of its property, service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents that may be served in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and any other Loan Document. Such service may be made by mailing or delivering a copy of such process to any Borrowing Subsidiary in care of the Company at the Company’s address used for purposes of giving notice under Section 9.01, and each Borrowing Subsidiary hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Company to accept, and the Company agrees to accept, such service on its behalf.
(f) In the event any Foreign Borrowing Subsidiary or any of its assets has or hereafter acquires, in any jurisdiction in which judicial proceedings may at any time be commenced with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any immunity from jurisdiction, legal proceedings, attachment (whether before or after judgment), execution, judgment or setoff, such Borrowing Subsidiary hereby irrevocably agrees not to claim and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives such immunity.
SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
SECTION 9.11. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
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SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Related Parties, including accountants, legal counsel and other agents and advisors, on a need to know basis, it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made are informed of the confidential nature of such Information and either are subject to confidentiality obligations of employment or professional practice or have agreed to treat such information confidentially in accordance with the terms of this Section (or provisions substantially similar to this Section), (b) to the extent required or requested by any Governmental Authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) (in which case such Person agrees to inform the Company promptly thereof prior to such disclosure to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable law (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any Governmental Authority exercising examination or regulatory authority)), (c) to the extent required by applicable law or by any subpoena or similar legal process (in which case such Person agrees to inform the Company promptly thereof prior to such disclosure to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable law), (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder or any Transactions, (f) subject to an agreement containing confidentiality undertakings substantially similar to those of this Section (which shall be deemed to include those required to be made in order to obtain access to information posted on any Approved Electronic Platform), to (i) any assignee of or Participant in (or its Related Parties), or any prospective assignee of or Participant in (or its Related Parties), any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its Related Parties) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Company or any Subsidiary and their respective obligations, (g) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating the Company or its Subsidiaries or the credit facility provided for herein or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the credit facility provided for herein, (h) with the consent of the Company, (i) to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that such information is limited to the information about this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (j) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Company or any Subsidiary that is not known by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank, such Lender or such Related Party to be prohibited from disclosing such Information to such Person by a legal, contractual, or fiduciary obligation owed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (k) to the extent that such information (i) was already in the possession of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing or (ii) is independently developed by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing or (l) to any credit insurance provider (or its Related Parties) relating to the Borrowers and their obligations. For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Company or any Subsidiary relating to the Company or any Subsidiary or its businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Company or any Subsidiary. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has used commercially reasonable efforts to exercise the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. It is agreed that, notwithstanding the restrictions of any prior confidentiality agreement binding on the Administrative Agent or any Arranger, such Persons may disclose Information as provided in this Section.
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SECTION 9.13. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts that are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the NYFRB Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.
SECTION 9.14. USA PATRIOT Act Notice and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation. Each Lender, each Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender or any Issuing Bank) hereby notifies each Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act and/or the Beneficial Ownership Regulation it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender, such Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Borrower in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act and/or the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
SECTION 9.15. No Fiduciary Relationship. Each Borrower (in the case of the Company, on behalf of itself and the Subsidiaries) agrees that in connection with all aspects of the transactions contemplated hereby and any communications in connection therewith, the Company, the Subsidiaries and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and their Affiliates, on the other hand, will have a business relationship that does not create, by implication or otherwise, any fiduciary duty on the part of the Administrative Agent, any Lenders, any Issuing Banks or any of their respective Affiliates, and no such duty will be deemed to have arisen in connection with any such transactions or communications. The Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and their respective Affiliates may be engaged, for their own accounts or the accounts of customers, in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company and its Subsidiaries and other Affiliates, and none of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or their respective Affiliates has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or other Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrowers hereby agree not to assert any claims against the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or their respective Affiliates with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or a fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
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SECTION 9.16. Non-Public Information. (a) Each Lender and each Issuing Bank acknowledges that all information, including requests for waivers and amendments, furnished by any Borrower or the Administrative Agent pursuant to or in connection with, or in the course of administering, this Agreement will be syndicate-level information, which may contain MNPI. Each Lender and each Issuing Banks represents to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent that (i) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of MNPI and that it will handle MNPI in accordance with such procedures and applicable law, including Federal, state and foreign securities laws, and (ii) it has identified in its Administrative Questionnaire a credit contact who may receive information that may contain MNPI in accordance with its compliance procedures and applicable law, including United States (Federal or state) and foreign securities laws.
(b) Each Borrower, each Lender and each Issuing Bank acknowledges that, if information furnished by or on behalf of any Borrower pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document is being distributed by the Administrative Agent through the Approved Electronic Platform, (i) the Administrative Agent may post any information that the Company or such Borrower has indicated as containing MNPI solely on that portion of the Approved Electronic Platform designated for Private Side Lender Representatives and (ii) if the Company or such Borrower has not indicated whether any information furnished by it pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement contains MNPI, the Administrative Agent reserves the right to post such information solely on that portion of the Approved Electronic Platform designated for Private Side Lender Representatives. At the request of the Administrative Agent, the Company agrees to clearly designate all information provided to the Administrative Agent by or on behalf of any Borrower that is suitable to be made available to Public Side Lender Representatives, and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely on any such designation by the Company without liability or responsibility for the independent verification thereof.
(c) If the Company does not file this Agreement with the SEC, then the Company hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to distribute the execution version of this Agreement and the Loan Documents to all Lenders and Issuing Banks, including their Public Side Lender Representatives. The Company acknowledges its understanding that Lenders and Issuing Banks, including their Public Side Lender Representatives, may be trading in securities of the Company and its Affiliates while in possession of the Loan Documents.
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SECTION 9.17. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any of the parties hereto, each such party acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
SECTION 9.18. Judgment Currency. (a) If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum owing hereunder in US Dollars into another currency, each party hereto agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction US Dollars could be purchased with such other currency on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.
(b) The obligations of each party hereto in respect of any sum due to any other party hereto or any holder of the obligations owing hereunder (the “Applicable Creditor”) shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than US Dollars, be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction purchase US Dollars with the Judgment Currency; if the amount of US Dollars so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Applicable Creditor in US Dollars, such party agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Applicable Creditor against such deficiency. The obligations of the parties contained in this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all other amounts owing hereunder.
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ARTICLE X
Guarantee
In order to induce the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to extend credit hereunder to the Borrowing Subsidiaries, the Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the payment when and as due of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Company further agrees that the due and punctual payment of the Guaranteed Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its guarantee hereunder notwithstanding any such extension or renewal of any such Guaranteed Obligation.
The Company waives presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to any Borrowing Subsidiary or other obligor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and also waives notice of acceptance of its obligations and notice of protest for nonpayment. The obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be affected by (a) the failure of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against any Borrowing Subsidiary under the provisions of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise, (b) any extension or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, (c) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or release from, any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, (d) any default, failure or delay, wilful or otherwise, in the performance of the Guaranteed Obligations, (e) any decree or order, or any law or regulation of any jurisdiction or event affecting any term of any Guaranteed Obligation or (f) any other act, omission or delay to do any other act which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Company or otherwise operate as a discharge of a guarantor as a matter of law or equity or which would impair or eliminate any right of the Company to subrogation or any other circumstance that might constitute a defense of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary or other obligor, and any defense arising from the foregoing is hereby waived.
The Company further agrees that its agreement hereunder constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (whether or not any bankruptcy or similar proceeding shall have stayed the accrual or collection of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or operated as a discharge thereof) and not merely of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in favor of any Borrower or any other Person.
The obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason (other than the indefeasible payment in full of all the Guaranteed Obligations), and any defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever, by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, any impossibility in the performance of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise (other than for the indefeasible payment in full of all the Guaranteed Obligations) is hereby waived.
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The Company further agrees that its obligations hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower or other obligor or otherwise.
In furtherance of the foregoing, and not in limitation of any other right the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may have at law or in equity against the Company by virtue hereof, upon the failure of any Borrowing Subsidiary or other obligor to pay any Guaranteed Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or otherwise, the Company hereby promises to and will, upon receipt of written demand by the Administrative Agent, reasonably promptly pay, or cause to be paid, to the Administrative Agent in cash an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of such Guaranteed Obligation then due, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
Upon payment by the Company of any sums as provided above, all rights of the Company against any Borrowing Subsidiary or other obligor arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation or otherwise shall in all respects be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior indefeasible payment in full of all the Guaranteed Obligations owed by such Borrowing Subsidiary or other obligor to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders.
[Signature pages follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
| SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Kris Sennesael | |||
| Name: | Kris Sennesael | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]
| JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
N.A., individually and as an Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent |
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| By: | /s/ Zachary Quan | |||
| Name: | Zachary Quan | |||
| Title: | Vice President | |||
[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT OF
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Duke Banson | |||
| Name: | Duke Banson | |||
| Title: | Vice President | |||
| For any Lender requiring a second signature line: | ||||
| By: | / | |||
| Name: | ||||
| Title: | ||||
[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT OF
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
| CITIBANK, N.A. (including, if such Lender is an Issuing Bank, in its capacity as an Issuing Bank): | ||||
| By: | /s/ Susan M. Olsen | |||
| Name: | Susan M. Olsen | |||
| Title: | Vice President | |||
[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT OF
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA | ||||
| By: | /s/ Thomas Manning | |||
| Name: | Thomas Manning | |||
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||
[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]
| Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A. as a Lender and Issuing Bank |
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| By: | /s/ Lacy Houstoun | |||
| Name: | Lacy Houstoun | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||
[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT OF
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
| Name of Lender: BARCLAYS BANK PLC | ||||
| By: | /s/ Sean Duggan | |||
| Name: | Sean Duggan | |||
| Title: | Vice President | |||
[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT OF
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
| BNB PARIBAS: | ||||
| By: | /s/ Brendan Heneghan | |||
| Name: | Brendan Heneghan | |||
| Title: | Director | |||
| By: | /s/ Nicolas Doche | |||
| Name: | Nicolas Doche | |||
| Title: | Vice President | |||
[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT OF
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
| Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Tracy Rahn | |||
| Name: | Tracy Rahn | |||
| Title: | Executive Director | |||
[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT OF
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
| MUFG Bank, Ltd. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Lillian Kim | |||
| Name: | Lillian Kim | |||
| Title: | Director | |||
[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT OF
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
| Truist Bank: | ||||
| By: | /s/ Cynthia Burton | |||
| Name: | Cynthia Burton | |||
| Title: | Director | |||
[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT OF
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
| BANK OF CHINA, LOS ANGELES BRANCH, as a Lender | ||||
| By: | /s/ Yong Ou | |||
| Name: | Yong Ou | |||
| Title: | SVP & Branch Manager | |||
[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT OF
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
| Name of Lender: DBS Bank Ltd. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Josephine Lim | |||
| Name: | Josephine Lim | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]
| Fifth Third Bank, National Association, as a Lender | |||
| By: | /s/ Joseph Alexander | ||
| Name: | Joe Alexander | ||
| Title: | Principal | ||
[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT OF
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
| Name of Lender (including, if such Lender is an issuing Bank, in its capacity as an Issuing Bank): HSBC Bank USA, National Association |
| By: | /s/ Tomoko Hoffman | |||
| Name: | Tomoko Hoffman, #22682 | |||
| Title: | SVP | |||
| For any Lender requiring a second signature line: |
| By: | / | ||
| Name: | |||
| Title: |
[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT OF
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
Name of Lender: Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, Los Angeles Agency |
| By: | /s/ Charles Ong | |||
| Name: | Charles Ong | |||
| Title: | General Manager | |||
[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT OF
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | ||||
| By: | /s/ Susan M. Bowes | |||
| Name: | Susan M. Bowes | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Agreement]