Exhibit 10.4
JOINDER AGREEMENT AND THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
JOINDER AGREEMENT AND THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT,
dated as of February 13, 2026 (this Amendment”), by and among each of the undersigned Lenders (each,
an Amendment No. 3 Incremental Lender”), Accelevation Intermediate LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“Holdings”), Accelevation Buyer LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Intermediate
Holdings”), Accelevation LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), and MidCap
Financial Trust, as the Administrative Agent.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 2,
2025 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including pursuant to
this Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), among Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, the
several lenders from time to time parties thereto (each a “Lender” and, collectively, the “Lenders”) and
MidCap Financial Trust, as the Administrative Agent (capitalized terms used but not defined herein having
the meaning provided in the Credit Agreement);
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower
may establish New Term Loan Commitments pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement by, among
other things, entering into one or more Joinder Agreements with New Term Loan Lenders;
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower
may amend the Credit Agreement in the manner contemplated by Section 2 of this Amendment with the
consent of the Amendment No. 3 Incremental Lenders.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and
covenants herein contained, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3 hereof,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
Each New Term Loan Lender (each such Lender, an Amendment No. 3 Incremental
Lender) party hereto hereby agrees to commit to provide its respective New Term Loan Commitment as set
forth on Schedule A annexed hereto (such commitments, the “Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loan
Commitments and such Term Loans in respect thereof, the Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loans”).
Each Amendment No. 3 Incremental Lender (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the
Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the schedules and exhibits attached thereto, together
with copies of the financial statements referred to therein and such other documents and information as it
has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Amendment; (ii)
agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent,
any Letter of Credit Issuer, any other Amendment No. 3 Incremental Lender, or any other Lender or Agent
and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its
own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement; (iii) appoints and authorizes
the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise
such powers under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents as are delegated to the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, by the terms thereof, together with such
powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (iv) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their
terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it
as a New Term Loan Lender.
Each New Term Loan Lender hereby agrees to make its Amendment No. 3 Incremental
Term Loan in accordance with its respective Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loan Commitment on
the following terms and conditions:
1.Terms. The Amendment No.3 Incremental Term Loans shall be “fungible” with the Initial Term
Loans and shall have the same terms as the Initial Term Loans except as expressly set forth in the
Credit Documents. The Term Loans made pursuant to the Amendment No.3 Incremental Term
Loan Commitments shall be added to (and form part of) each Borrowing of outstanding Initial
Term Loans on a pro rata basis (based on the principal amount of each Borrowing) so that each
Term Lender will participate proportionately in each then outstanding Borrowing of Initial Term
Loans. The Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loans (x) shall be “Initial Term Loans” and
“Loans” under the Credit Agreement as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (as defined below)
and (y) shall rank equal in right of payment with the Initial Term Loans, shall be secured on a pari
passu basis by the Collateral that secures the Initial Term Loans and shall be guaranteed by the
Guarantors that guarantee the Initial Term Loans. The Borrower hereby directs the Administrative
Agent to apply the proceeds of the Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loans to repay certain
outstanding Revolving Credit Loans as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date. The Borrower
acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing disbursement and application of such proceeds of
Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loans shall constitute delivery of all such proceeds at
Borrower's direction and for Borrower's benefit requested on the date hereof as if all such proceeds
had been advanced to Borrower and the Administrative Agent and the undersigned Amendment
No. 3 Incremental Lenders agree that all required notices for such repayments have been received
or are otherwise waived.
2.Amendments to Credit Agreement; Waiver. Subject to the occurrence of the Amendment No.
3 Effective Date, (i) the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated
textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the underlined text
(indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: underlined text) as set forth in
the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto and (ii) Schedule 1.1(a) to the
Credit Agreement is supplemented by Schedule A hereto.
3.Conditions Precedent. (i) Each Amendment No. 3 Incremental Lender hereby agrees to make its
respective Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loan in accordance with its respective Amendment
No. 3 Incremental Term Loan Commitment on the first date on which the conditions set forth in
this Section 3 shall have been satisfied (or waived by the Amendment No. 3 Incremental Lenders)
(the date of such satisfaction or waiver, the “Amendment No. 3 Effective Date”):
(a)The Administrative Agent shall have a counterpart of (i) this Amendment executed by each of
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrower, (ii) each of the Amendment No. 3
Incremental Lenders and (iii) a guarantor reaffirmation, substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B, executed by each Guarantor that was party to the Guarantee on or prior
to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (the “Existing Guarantors”).
(b)The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate of Intermediate
Holdings, substantially in the form delivered on the Closing Date, dated as of the Amendment
No. 3 Effective Date, executed by the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief
Financial Officer, the Treasurer, the Vice President-Finance or any other senior financial
officer of Intermediate Holdings (with “Solvency” defined in accordance with the Credit
Agreement).
(c)The Administrative Agent shall have received an executed written legal opinion, in
customary form, addressed to the Administrative Agent, each Amendment No. 3 Incremental
Lender and each Lender of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, special New York counsel to the Credit
Parties and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(d)The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Borrower, dated the
Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent with appropriate insertions, executed by an Authorized Officer of the
Borrower, and including or attaching (i) (A) each organizational document of the Borrower
and the other Credit Parties certified, to the extent applicable, as of a recent date by the
applicable Governmental Authority or (B) a certification that there has been no change to
such organizational documents since those delivered on the Closing Date, (ii) (A) signature
and incumbency certificates of the Authorized Officer of the Borrower and the other Credit
Parties executing this Amendment or the guarantor reaffirmation, as applicable, or (B) a
certification that there has been no change to the signature and incumbency certificates since
those delivered on the Closing Date, (iii) resolutions of the board of directors and/or similar
governing bodies of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties approving and authorizing the
execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment or the guarantor reaffirmation, as
applicable, certified as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date by its secretary, an assistant
secretary or an Authorized Officer as being in full force and effect, and (iv) a good standing
certificate (to the extent such concept exists) from the applicable Governmental Authority of
the Borrower’s and the other Credit Parties’ jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or
formation, dated a recent date prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date.
(e)All fees required to be paid on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date pursuant to one or more
fee letters shall, upon the initial borrowing of Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loans,
have been paid (which amounts may be offset against the proceeds of Amendment No. 3
Incremental Term Loans).
(f)The Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing meeting the
requirements of Section 2.3 of the Credit Agreement in respect of the Amendment No. 3
Incremental Term Loans one (1) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective
Date.
(g)The Administrative Agent shall have received an officer’s certificate signed by an Authorized
Officer of the Borrower certifying that, as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, (a) no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (b) all representations
and warranties made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit Documents
shall be true and correct in all material respects (provided that any such representations and
warranties which are qualified by materiality, material adverse effect or similar language
shall be true and correct in all respects) with the same effect as though such representations
and warranties had been made on and as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (except where
such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such
representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects
(provided that any such representations and warranties which are qualified by materiality,
material adverse effect or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such
earlier date).
(h)No Default or Event of Default shall exist on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date.
4.Amendment No. 3 Incremental Lenders. Each Amendment No. 3 Incremental Lender who was
not an existing Lender prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date acknowledges and agrees that
upon its execution of this Amendment and the making of Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term
Loans that such New Term Loan Lender shall become a “Lender” under, and for all purposes of,
the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and shall be subject to and bound by the
terms thereof, and shall perform all the obligations of and shall have all rights of a Lender
thereunder.
5.Representations and Warranties. Each of the Borrower, Intermediate Holdings and Holdings
hereby represents and warrants as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date to the Administrative
Agent and each Amendment No. 3 Incremental Lender as follows:
(a)each of the Borrower, Intermediate Holdings and Holdings is duly organized, validly
existing and (to the extent relevant) in good standing under the Requirements of Law of
the jurisdiction of its organization;
(b)the execution, delivery and performance by the undersigned of this Amendment (and the
performance of the Credit Agreement as modified by this Amendment) are within its
organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action pursuant to
its organizational documents;
(c)this Amendment constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Borrower, Intermediate
Holdings and Holdings, enforceable against the Borrower, Intermediate Holdings and
Holdings in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and
subject to general principles of equity;
(d)no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and
(e)all representations and warranties made by any Credit Party contained in the Credit
Agreement and in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects
(provided that any such representations and warranties which are qualified by materiality,
material adverse effect or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects) with the
same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the
Amendment No. 3 Effective Date (except where such representations and warranties
expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall
have been true and correct in all material respects (provided that any such representations
and warranties which are qualified by materiality, material adverse effect or similar
language shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date).
6.Post-Closing Covenant. Within five (5) Business Days after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date
(or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), the Borrower
shall cause SteelPro LLC, a Mississippi limited liability company, and SteelPro Memphis, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, to be joined as Guarantors.
7.Credit Agreement Governs. Except as set forth in this Amendment, the Amendment No. 3
Incremental Term Loans shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and
the other Credit Documents.
8.Notice. For purposes of the Credit Agreement, the initial notice address of each Amendment No. 3
Incremental Lender shall be as set forth below its signature below.
9.Tax Forms. For each relevant Amendment No. 3 Incremental Lender, delivered herewith to the
Administrative Agent are such forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States
federal income tax withholding matters as such Amendment No. 3 Incremental Lender may be
required to deliver to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.4(e) of the Credit Agreement.
10.Recordation of the Incremental Loans. Upon execution and delivery hereof, the Administrative
Agent will record the Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loans made by each New Term Loan
Lender in the Register.
11.Amendment, Modification and Waiver. This Amendment may not be amended, modified or
waived except in accordance with the terms of Section 13.1 of the Credit Agreement.
12.Entire Agreement. This Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents
constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
thereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and verbal,
among the parties or any of them with respect to the subject matter hereof.
13.GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF
THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE
INTERPRETED, CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
14.Severability. Any term or provision of this Amendment which is invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or
unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of
this Amendment or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this
Amendment in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this Amendment is so broad as to be
unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as would be enforceable.
15.Credit Document. This Amendment shall constitute a Credit Document.
16.Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (including by facsimile or other
electronic (i.e., “pdf” or “tif” format) transmission), each of which shall be deemed to be an original
and shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment, but all of
which shall constitute one and the same agreement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,”
and words of like import in this Amendment shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the
keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or
enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper based recordkeeping system,
as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic
Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic
Transactions Act.
[Signature Pages Follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer
to execute and deliver this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.
MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST, as a New Term Loan
Lender
By:
Apollo Capital Management, L.P., its investment
manager
By:
Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC, its general
partner
By:
/s/ Maurice Amsellem
Name: Maurice Amsellem
Title: Authorized Signatory
[LENDER SIGNATURE PAGES ON FILE]
ACCELEVATION, LLC
ACCELEVATION BUYER LLC
ACCELEVATION INTERMEDIATE LLC
By:
/s/ Charles Hillman
Name: Charles Hillman
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit A
CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of January 2, 2025
as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of September 5, 2025, and
Amendment No. 2, dated as of October 6, 2025 and Amendment No. 3, dated as of February 13, 2026
among
ACCELEVATION INTERMEDIATE LLC,
as Holdings,
ACCELEVATION BUYER LLC,
as Intermediate Holdings
ACCELEVATION FINANCING MERGER SUB LLC,
as Merger Sub and as the Borrower prior to the consummation of the Merger
ACCELEVATION LLC,
as the Borrower upon the consummation of the Merger,
the several Lenders from time to time parties hereto
and
MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST,
as the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent,
_
MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST,
and
MONROE CAPITAL, LLC,
as the Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners
and
BARINGS FINANCE LLC,
as Documentation Agent
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Section 1.
Definitions ...............................................................................................................
2
1.1
Defined Terms .........................................................................................................
2
1.2
Other Interpretive Provisions ..................................................................................
79
1.3
Accounting Terms ...................................................................................................
80
1.4
Rounding .................................................................................................................
81
1.5
References to Agreements, Laws, Etc .....................................................................
81
1.6
Exchange Rates .......................................................................................................
81
1.7
Rates ........................................................................................................................
81
1.8
Times of Day ...........................................................................................................
81
1.9
Timing of Payment or Performance ........................................................................
82
1.10
Certifications ...........................................................................................................
82
1.11
Compliance with Certain Sections ..........................................................................
82
1.12
Pro Forma and Other Calculations ..........................................................................
82
1.13
Form Intercreditor Agreement .................................................................................
85
1.14
Making or Maintaining Benchmark Rate Loans .....................................................
86
Section 2.
Amount and Terms of Credit ...................................................................................
88
2.1
Commitments ..........................................................................................................
88
2.2
Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing; Maximum Number of Borrowings ..........
91
2.3
Notice of Borrowing ................................................................................................
91
2.4
Disbursement of Funds ............................................................................................
92
2.5
Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt ..................................................................
93
2.6
Conversions and Continuations ...............................................................................
95
2.7
Pro Rata Borrowings ...............................................................................................
96
2.8
Interest .....................................................................................................................
96
2.9
Interest Periods ........................................................................................................
97
2.10
Increased Costs, Illegality, Etc ................................................................................
98
2.11
Compensation ..........................................................................................................
99
2.12
Change of Lending Office .......................................................................................
100
2.13
Notice of Certain Costs ...........................................................................................
100
2.14
Incremental Facilities ..............................................................................................
100
2.15
Permitted Debt Exchanges ......................................................................................
106
2.16
Defaulting Lenders ..................................................................................................
108
2.17
Additional Borrowers ..............................................................................................
110
Section 3.
Letters of Credit .......................................................................................................
110
3.1
Letters of Credit .......................................................................................................
110
3.2
Letter of Credit Requests .........................................................................................
112
3.3
Letter of Credit Participations .................................................................................
114
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3.4
Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings ......................................................
115
3.5
Increased Costs ........................................................................................................
117
3.6
New or Successor Letter of Credit Issuer ................................................................
118
3.7
Role of Letter of Credit Issuer .................................................................................
119
3.8
Cash Collateral ........................................................................................................
120
3.9
Applicability of ISP and UCP .................................................................................
120
3.10
Conflict with Issuer Documents ..............................................................................
121
3.11
Letters of Credit Issued for Restricted Subsidiaries ................................................
121
3.12
Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments ..........................
121
Section 4.
Fees ..........................................................................................................................
121
4.1
Fees ..........................................................................................................................
121
4.2
Voluntary Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments and Delayed Draw Term
Loan Commitments ...................................................................................................
123
4.3
Mandatory Termination of Commitments ...............................................................
123
Section 5.
Payments .................................................................................................................
124
5.1
Voluntary Prepayments ...........................................................................................
124
5.2
Mandatory Prepayments ..........................................................................................
125
5.3
Method and Place of Payment .................................................................................
128
5.4
Net Payments ...........................................................................................................
129
5.5
Computations of Interest and Fees ..........................................................................
133
5.6
Limit on Rate of Interest ..........................................................................................
133
Section 6.
Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing ..............................................................
134
6.1
Credit Documents ....................................................................................................
134
6.2
Legal Opinions ........................................................................................................
134
6.3
Closing Certificates .................................................................................................
135
6.4
Authorization of Proceedings of Holdings and the Borrower; Corporate Documents ...
135
6.5
Fees ..........................................................................................................................
135
6.6
Solvency Certificate ................................................................................................
135
6.7
Notice of Borrowing ................................................................................................
135
6.8
Transactions .............................................................................................................
135
6.9
[Reserved] ................................................................................................................
135
6.10
Representations and Warranties ..............................................................................
135
6.11
Patriot Act ................................................................................................................
135
6.12
No Material Adverse Effect .....................................................................................
136
6.13
Refinancing ..............................................................................................................
136
6.14
Equity Investment ....................................................................................................
136
Section 7.
Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events after the Closing Date .........................
137
7.1
No Default; Representations and Warranties ..........................................................
137
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7.2
Notice of Borrowing ................................................................................................
137
7.3
Leverage ..................................................................................................................
137
Section 8.
Representations and Warranties ..............................................................................
138
8.1
Corporate Status ......................................................................................................
138
8.2
Corporate Power and Authority ...............................................................................
138
8.3
No Violation ............................................................................................................
138
8.4
Litigation .................................................................................................................
139
8.5
Margin Regulations .................................................................................................
139
8.6
Governmental Approvals .........................................................................................
139
8.7
Investment Company Act ........................................................................................
139
8.8
True and Complete Disclosure ................................................................................
139
8.9
Financial Condition; Financial Statements ..............................................................
135
8.10
Compliance with Laws ............................................................................................
140
8.11
Tax Matters ..............................................................................................................
140
8.12
Compliance with ERISA .........................................................................................
140
8.13
Subsidiaries..............................................................................................................
140
8.14
Intellectual Property ................................................................................................
141
8.15
Environmental Laws ................................................................................................
141
8.16
Properties .................................................................................................................
141
8.17
Solvency ..................................................................................................................
141
8.18
Use of Proceeds .......................................................................................................
141
8.19
No Other Liabilities .................................................................................................
142
8.20
Labor Matters ..........................................................................................................
142
8.21
Foreign Assets Control Regulations and Anti-Money Laundering .........................
142
Section 9.
Affirmative Covenants ............................................................................................
142
9.1
Information Covenants ............................................................................................
142
9.2
Books, Records, and Inspections .............................................................................
146
9.3
Maintenance of Insurance ........................................................................................
146
9.4
Payment of Taxes ....................................................................................................
147
9.5
Preservation of Existence ........................................................................................
147
9.6
Compliance with Statutes, Regulations, Etc ............................................................
147
9.7
ERISA .....................................................................................................................
147
9.8
Maintenance of Properties .......................................................................................
148
9.9
[Reserved] ................................................................................................................
148
9.10
Additional Guarantors and Grantors .......................................................................
148
9.11
Pledge of Additional Stock and Evidence of Indebtedness .....................................
148
9.12
Use of Proceeds .......................................................................................................
149
9.13
Further Assurances ..................................................................................................
149
9.14
[Reserved] ................................................................................................................
151
9.15
Anti-Corruption, Etc ................................................................................................
151
Section 10.
Negative Covenants .................................................................................................
151
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10.1
Limitation on Indebtedness .....................................................................................
151
10.2
Limitation on Liens .................................................................................................
156
10.3
Limitation on Fundamental Changes .......................................................................
158
10.4
Limitation on Sale of Assets ....................................................................................
160
10.5
Limitation on Restricted Payments .........................................................................
161
10.6
Limitation on Investments .......................................................................................
164
10.7
Limitation on Prepayments of Junior Debt .............................................................
167
10.8
Limitation on Subsidiary Distributions; Negative Pledge .......................................
169
10.9
Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio ......................................
170
10.10
Permitted Activities .................................................................................................
170
10.11
Limitation on Changes to Line of Business ............................................................
171
10.12
Limitation on Changes to End of Fiscal Years ........................................................
171
10.13
[Reserved] ................................................................................................................
171
10.14
Transactions with Affiliates ....................................................................................
171
10.15
Amendment of Organizational Documents; Junior Debt ........................................
172
Section 11.
Events of Default .....................................................................................................
173
11.1
Payments .................................................................................................................
173
11.2
Representations, Etc ................................................................................................
173
11.3
Covenants ................................................................................................................
173
11.4
Default Under Other Agreements ............................................................................
173
11.5
Bankruptcy, Etc .......................................................................................................
174
11.6
ERISA .....................................................................................................................
175
11.7
Guarantee .................................................................................................................
175
11.8
Pledge Agreement ...................................................................................................
175
11.9
Security Agreement .................................................................................................
175
11.10
Judgments ................................................................................................................
175
11.11
Change of Control ...................................................................................................
175
11.12
Remedies Upon Event of Default ............................................................................
175
11.13
Application of Proceeds ..........................................................................................
176
11.14
Equity Cure ..............................................................................................................
177
Section 12.
The Agents...............................................................................................................
178
12.1
Appointment ............................................................................................................
178
12.2
Delegation of Duties ................................................................................................
179
12.3
Exculpatory Provisions ............................................................................................
179
12.4
Reliance by Agents ..................................................................................................
179
12.5
Notice of Default .....................................................................................................
180
12.6
Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Other Lenders .......
180
12.7
Indemnification ........................................................................................................
181
12.8
Agents in Their Individual Capacities .....................................................................
182
12.9
Successor Agents .....................................................................................................
182
12.10
Withholding Tax ......................................................................................................
183
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12.11
Agents Under Security Documents and Guarantee .................................................
184
12.12
Right to Realize on Collateral and Enforce Guarantee ...........................................
185
12.13
Intercreditor Agreement Governs ............................................................................
186
12.14
Certain ERISA Matters ............................................................................................
186
12.15
Erroneous Payment ..................................................................................................
187
Section 13.
Miscellaneous ..........................................................................................................
190
13.1
Amendments, Waivers, and Releases ......................................................................
190
13.2
Notices .....................................................................................................................
194
13.3
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies ..........................................................................
195
13.4
Survival of Representations and Warranties ...........................................................
195
13.5
Payment of Expenses; Indemnification ...................................................................
195
13.6
Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments .......................................
197
13.7
Replacements of Lenders Under Certain Circumstances ........................................
203
13.8
Adjustments; Set-Off ...............................................................................................
204
13.9
Counterparts ............................................................................................................
205
13.10
Severability ..............................................................................................................
205
13.11
Integration ................................................................................................................
205
13.12
GOVERNING LAW ...............................................................................................
205
13.13
Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers
206
13.14
Acknowledgments
206
13.15
WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL
207
13.16
Confidentiality
207
13.17
Direct Website Communications
209
13.18
USA PATRIOT Act
210
13.19
Judgment Currency
211
13.20
Payments Set Aside
211
13.21
No Fiduciary Duty
211
13.22
Nature of Obligations of the Borrower
212
13.23
Cashless Settlement
213
13.24
Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions
213
13.25
Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs
213
SCHEDULES
Schedule 1.1(a)
Commitments of Lenders
Schedule 8.1
Good Standing
Schedule 8.13
Subsidiaries
Schedule 8.15
Environmental
Schedule 8.16
Mortgaged Properties
Schedule 9.13
Post-Closing Actions
Schedule 10.1
Closing Date Indebtedness
Schedule 10.2
Closing Date Liens
Schedule 10.4
Closing Date Factoring Arrangements
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Schedule 10.6
Closing Date Investments
Schedule 13.2
Notice Addresses
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
Form of Joinder Agreement
Exhibit B
Form of Guarantee
Exhibit C
Form of Pledge Agreement
Exhibit D
Form of Security Agreement
Exhibit E
Form of Credit Party Closing Certificate
Exhibit F
Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit G-1
Form of Promissory Note (Term Loans)
Exhibit G-2
Form of Promissory Note (Revolving Loans)
Exhibit H-1
Form of Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement
Exhibit H-2
Form of Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement
Exhibit I-1
Form of Non-Bank Tax Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not
Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit I-2
Form of Non-Bank Tax Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are
Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit I-3
Form of Non-Bank Tax Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not
Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit I-4
Form of Non-Bank Tax Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants That Are
Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit J
Form of Notice of Borrowing or Continuation or Conversion
Exhibit K
Form of Notice of Swingline Loan Borrowing
Exhibit L-1
Form of Hedge Bank Designation
Exhibit L-2
Form of Cash Management Bank Designation
Exhibit M
Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit N
Borrower Joinder Agreement
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
Credit Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2025 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 and as
further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”),
by and among ACCELEVATION INTERMEDIATE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Holdings”), ACCELEVATION BUYER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Intermediate
Holdings”), ACCELEVATION FINANCING MERGER SUB LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “Merger Sub”), as the initial Borrower hereunder (the “Initial Borrower”), whose rights
and obligations herein will, immediately following the consummation of the Merger (as defined below)
be assigned to and assumed by ACCELEVATION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
OpCo”, and following consummation of the Merger, together with any other co-borrower added
pursuant to Section 2.17 of this Agreement, collectively, the “Borrower”), Accelevation Holding
Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Accelevation Holding”), Accelevation Holdings
Blocker, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Accelevation Holdings Blocker”), Accelevation
Blocker, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Accelevation Blocker”), Instor Blocker, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Instor Blocker” and, together with Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, Accelevation
Holding, Accelevation Holdings Blocker and Accelevation Blocker, the “Parent Guarantors”), the
several lenders from time to time parties hereto (each a “Lender” and, collectively, the “Lenders”), each
Letter of Credit Issuer, and MidCap Financial Trust, as the Swingline Lender, Administrative Agent and
the Collateral Agent (such terms and each other capitalized term used but not defined in this preamble
and the recitals having the meaning provided in Section 1).
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 8,
2024 (and together with all exhibits and schedules and other attachments thereto, collectively, as
amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms thereof, the
Acquisition Agreement”), by and among Intermediate Holdings, Accelevation Holding, as the
Company (in such capacity, the “Company”), the sellers party thereto, LFM Capital Partners III-A L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership, as Sellers’ Representative, and Accelevation Holdings Blocker, as the
Blocker, Intermediate Holdings will, immediately following the initial funding hereunder (x) acquire,
directly or indirectly, all of the equity interests of the Company (the “Acquisition”) and (y) cause Merger
Sub to merge with and into the OpCo, with the OpCo surviving the merger (the “Merger”).
WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement, the
Borrower has requested that (i) the Lenders extend credit in the form of (A) Initial Term Loans to the
Borrower on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount of $200,000,000, (B) Delayed Draw
Term Loans to be made available to the Borrower at any time on and after the Closing Date and from
time to time prior to the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date in an aggregate
principal amount not in excess of $75,000,000, (C) Revolving Credit Loans to be made available to the
Borrower at any time and from time to time prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date in an aggregate
principal amount at any time outstanding not in excess of $50,000,000 less the sum of (1) the aggregate
Letters of Credit Outstanding at such time and (2) the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans
outstanding at such time, (ii) the Letter of Credit Issuers issue Letters of Credit at any time and from time
to time prior to the L/C Facility Maturity Date in an aggregate Stated Amount at any time outstanding not
in excess of $20,000,000 and (iii) the Swingline Lender extend credit in the form of Swingline Loans at
any time and from time to time prior to the Swingline Maturity Date in an aggregate principal amount at
any time outstanding not in excess of $7,500,000;
WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Initial Term Loans will be used, together with proceeds of the
Equity Investment (as defined below), (i) to pay consideration in connection with the Acquisition, (ii) to
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refinance, redeem and/or discharge (a) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2022 (as
amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), by and
among, inter alios, the Company, the lenders party thereto, and Abacus Finance Group, LLC, as
administrative agent and sole lead arranger and (b) that certain Senior Subordinated Loan Agreement,
dated as of June 16, 2023 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time), by and among, inter alios, the Company, the lenders party thereto, and
Centerfield Capital Partners V, L.P., as administrative agent ((ii)(a) and (ii)(b), collectively, the
Existing Credit Agreements”) and (iii) to pay Transaction Expenses;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders extend credit in the form of (A)
Amendment No. 1 Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date in
an aggregate principal amount of $20,000,000 and (B) Amendment No. 1 Incremental Revolving Credit
Commitments to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount
of $10,000,000;
WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Amendment No. 1 Incremental Term Loans will be used to
repay Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders extend credit in the form of (A)
Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 3 Effective
Date in an aggregate principal amount of $40,000,000;
WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loans will be used to
repay Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders and the Letter of Credit Issuer are willing to make available to the
Borrower such Credit Facilities upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements
contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1.Definitions.
1.1Defined Terms. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in
this Section 1.1 unless the context otherwise requires (it being understood that defined terms in this
Agreement shall include in the singular number the plural and in the plural the singular):
ABR” shall mean for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (i) the Federal
Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (ii) the rate 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 Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519)
(Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any
similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the
Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent), and (iii) the Benchmark Rate
(which rate shall be calculated based on an Interest Period of one month as of such date) plus 1.00% per
annum; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the ABR applicable to the Initial
Term Loans and the Revolving Credit Loans at any time be less than 2.00% per annum. Any change in
the ABR due to a change in such rate determined by the Administrative Agent or in the Federal Funds
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Effective Rate, the “Prime Rate” or the Benchmark Rate shall take effect at the opening of business on
the day of such change.
ABR Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR Loans.
ABR Loan shall mean each Loan bearing interest based on the ABR.
Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean either (i) an intercreditor agreement
substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 (with such changes to such form as may be reasonably acceptable
to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower) among the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent
and the representatives for purposes thereof for any other Permitted Other Indebtedness Secured Parties
that are holders of Permitted Other Indebtedness Obligations having a Lien on the Collateral ranking pari
passu with the Lien securing the Obligations or (ii) an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of
Exhibit H-2 (with such changes to such form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower) among the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the representatives
for purposes thereof for any other Permitted Other Indebtedness Secured Parties that are holders of
Permitted Other Indebtedness Obligations having a Lien on the Collateral ranking junior to the Lien
securing the Obligations.
Account” shall mean, as at any date of determination, all “accounts” (as such term is defined in
the UCC) of Intermediate Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date, including, without
limitation, the unpaid portion of the obligation of a customer of Intermediate Holdings or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Inventory purchased by and shipped to such customer and/or the
rendition of services by Intermediate Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary, as stated on the respective
invoice of Intermediate Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary, net of any credits, rebates or offsets
owed to such customer.
Acquired EBITDA” shall mean, with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business or any
Converted Restricted Subsidiary (any of the foregoing, a “Pro Forma Entity”) for any period, the
amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Pro Forma Entity (determined using such
definitions as if references to Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries therein were to such
Pro Forma Entity and its Restricted Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Pro
Forma Entity in accordance with GAAP.
Acquired Entity or Business” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term
Consolidated EBITDA.
Acquired Indebtedness” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, (i) Indebtedness of
any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged, consolidated, or amalgamated with or
into or became a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, including Indebtedness incurred in
connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging, consolidating, or amalgamating with
or into or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, and (ii) Indebtedness secured by a
Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
Acquisition” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals to this Agreement.
Acquisition Agreement” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals to this Agreement.
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Additional Borrower” shall mean any Guarantor (other than Holdings) as may be requested by
the Borrower to become an additional borrower (and/or a co-borrower) of any Credit Facility hereunder
in accordance with Section 2.17.
Additional Revolving Credit Commitments” shall have the meaning provided in
Section 2.14(a).
Additional Revolving Credit Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(b).
Additional Revolving Loan Lender shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(b).
Additional Term Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR” shall mean an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Daily
Simple SOFR, plus (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Adjusted
Daily Simple SOFR rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be
equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.
Adjusted Total Revolving Credit Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the Total Revolving
Credit Commitment less the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders at such
time.
Adjusted Total Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the Total Term Loan
Commitment less the Term Loan Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders at such time.
Administrative Agent” shall mean MidCap Financial Trust, as the administrative agent for the
Lenders under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, or any successor administrative agent
pursuant to Section 12.9.
Administrative Agent’s Office” shall mean the Administrative Agent’s address and, as
appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 13.2 or such other address or account as the Administrative
Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.
Administrative Questionnaire” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(b)(ii)(D).
Advisory Services Agreement” shall mean that certain advisory agreement dated as of January
2, 2025 among Accelevation Topco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Accelevation Parent
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower and Olympus
Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified in accordance with the terms hereof.
Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. A Person shall
be deemed to control another Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct
or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Affected Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK
Financial Institution.
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Affiliated Institutional Lender” shall mean any Affiliate of the Sponsor (other than Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, or any other Subsidiary of Holdings) that is a bona fide diversified
debt fund primarily engaged in, or that advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in,
making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of
credit or securities and that exercises independent discretion from the private equity business of the
Sponsor and whose managers have fiduciary duties to third-party investors that are independent of their
duties to the direct or indirect equity holders of Holdings.
Affiliated Lender” shall mean a Lender that is the Sponsor or any Affiliate thereof (other than
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, any other Subsidiary of Holdings or any Affiliated
Institutional Lender).
Agent Parties” and “Agent Party” shall have the meanings provided in Section 13.17(b).
Agents shall mean the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each of the Joint Lead
Arrangers and Bookrunners.
Agreement shall mean this Credit Agreement.
AHYDO Payments” shall mean any payment, including any subordinated debt obligations, in
each case to the extent required to be made to avoid the application of Section 163(e)(5) of the Code.
“Amendment No. 1” shall mean the Joinder Agreement and First Amendment to Credit
Agreement, dated as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, by and among the Borrower, Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders party thereto and the other parties thereto.
Amendment No. 1 Effective Date shall mean September 5, 2025.
Amendment No. 1 Fee Letter” shall mean that certain fee letter, dated as of the Amendment
No. 1 Effective Date, by and among the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
Amendment No. 1 Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment” has the meaning given to
such term in Amendment No. 1.
Amendment No. 1 Incremental Revolving Credit Lender” has the meaning given to such
term in Amendment No. 1.
Amendment No. 1 Incremental Revolving Loan” has the meaning given to such term in
Amendment No. 1.
Amendment No. 1 Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning given to such term in
Amendment No. 1.
Amendment No. 1 Incremental Term Loan Commitment” has the meaning given to such
term in Amendment No. 1.
Amendment No. 1 Incremental Term Loan Lender” has the meaning given to such term in
Amendment No. 1.
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“Amendment No. 2” shall mean the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of
the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, by and among the Borrower, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders party thereto and the other parties thereto.
“Amendment No. 2 Effective Date” shall mean October 6, 2025.
“Amendment No. 3” shall mean the Joinder Agreement and Third Amendment to Credit
Agreement, dated as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, by and among the Borrower,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders party thereto and the
other parties thereto.
“Amendment No. 3 Effective Date” shall mean February 13, 2026.
“Amendment No. 3 Fee Letter” shall mean that certain fee letter, dated as of the
Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, by and among the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Amendment No. 3 Incremental Lender” has the meaning given to such term in
Amendment No. 3.
“Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning given to such term in
Amendment No. 3.
“Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loan Commitment” has the meaning given to such
term in Amendment No. 3.
Anti-Corruption Laws” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.10.
Anti-Money Laundering Laws” shall mean the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the Patriot
Act, and any other similar laws or regulations of any jurisdiction concerning or relating to terrorism
financing or money laundering.
Applicable Margin” shall mean a percentage per annum equal to (x) until delivery of financial
statements and a related Compliance Certificate for the first full fiscal quarter commencing after the
Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.1, (1) for Benchmark Rate Loans that are Initial Term Loans,
Revolving Credit Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans, 5.00% per annum and (2) for ABR Loans that are
Initial Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans, 4.00% per annum, and (y)
thereafter, in connection with Initial Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans,
the percentage per annum set forth in the table below, based upon the Consolidated First Lien Secured
Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate reporting
such ratio received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.1:
Pricing
Level
Ratio Level
ABR
Benchmark
Rate
I
> 4.50 to 1.00
4.00%
5.00%
II
< 4.50 to 1.00 and
> 4.00 to 1.00
3.75%
4.75%
III
< 4.00 to 1.00
3.50%
4.50%
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Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin for Revolving Credit Loans, Initial Term
Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans resulting from a change in the Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt
to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately
following the date a Compliance Certificate reporting such ratio is delivered pursuant to Section 9.1(d).
In the event that any financial statement or Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section
9.1 is inaccurate, and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the imposition of a different
Applicable Margin for any period than the Applicable Margin applied for that period, then (i)
Intermediate Holdings shall immediately deliver to Administrative Agent a corrected financial statement
and a corrected Compliance Certificate for that period (the “Corrected Financials Date”), (ii) the
Applicable Margin shall be determined based on the corrected Compliance Certificate for that period, and
(iii)(A) if the Applicable Margin based on the corrected Compliance Certificate would have been higher
than the Applicable Margin that was based on the incorrect Compliance Certificate, Intermediate
Holdings shall immediately pay to Administrative Agent (for the account of the Lenders that hold the
Commitments and Loans at the time such payment is received, regardless of whether those Lenders held
the Commitments and Loans during the relevant period) the accrued additional interest owing as a result
of such increased Applicable Margin for that period; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, such
deficiency shall be due and payable as at such Corrected Financials Date and no Default or Event of
Default under Section 11.1(a) shall be deemed to have occur with respect to such deficiency prior to such
date and (B) if the Applicable Margin based on the corrected Compliance Certificate would have been
lower than the Applicable Margin that was based on the incorrect Compliance Certificate, the amount of
the relevant overpayment shall be deducted from the amount of any required interest payment for the
next succeeding Interest Period. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of Administrative Agent or the
Lenders with respect to Section 2.8(c) and Section 11 hereof and shall survive the termination of this
Agreement until the payment in full in cash of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Loans.
In addition, at the option of the Required Lenders at any time during which Intermediate Holdings
shall have failed to deliver the Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 9.1(d) by the applicable date
required under Section 9.1(d), then the Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA
Ratio shall be deemed to be above 4.50 to 1.00 for the purposes of determining the Applicable Margin
(but only for so long as such failure continues, after which such ratio shall be determined based on the
then existing Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the Applicable Margin in respect of any Class of Extended
Revolving Credit Commitments, any Extended Revolving Credit Loans or any Extended Term Loans
shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant Extension Amendment, (b) the
Applicable Margin in respect of any Class of any Incremental Loans shall be the applicable percentages
per annum set forth in the relevant Joinder Agreement, (c) the Applicable Margin in respect of any Class
of Replacement Facilities shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the relevant
agreement, (d) the Applicable Margin in respect of any Class of Refinancing Indebtedness that would
constitute Revolving Credit Commitments shall be the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the
relevant agreement and (e) in the case of any Loans, the Applicable Margin shall be increased as, and to
the extent, necessary to comply with the provisions of Section 2.14.
Approved Foreign Bank” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Cash
Equivalents”.
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Approved Fund” shall mean any Fund that is administered or managed by (i) a Lender, (ii) an
Affiliate of a Lender, or (iii) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages a
Lender.
Asset Sale” shall mean:
(i)the sale, conveyance, transfer, or other disposition, whether in a single
transaction or a series of related transactions, of property or assets (including by way of a Sale
Leaseback) (each a “disposition”) of Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, or
(ii)the issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than
preferred stock of Restricted Subsidiaries issued in compliance with Section 10.1), whether in a
single transaction or a series of related transactions,
in each case, other than:
(a)any disposition of cash, Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities or
obsolete, worn out or surplus property or property (including leasehold property interests) that is
no longer economically practical in its business or commercially desirable to maintain or no
longer used or useful equipment in the ordinary course of business or any disposition of
inventory, immaterial assets, or goods (or other assets) in the ordinary course of business;
(b)the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Intermediate Holdings in
a manner permitted pursuant to Section 10.3;
(c)the incurrence of Liens that are permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 10.2
or the making of any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment (other than pursuant to clause
(a) of Section 10.6) that is permitted to be made, and is made, pursuant to Section 10.5 or Section
10.6;
(d)any disposition of property or assets or issuance of securities by (1) a Restricted
Subsidiary to Intermediate Holdings or (2) by Intermediate Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary
to another Restricted Subsidiary;
(e)to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Code, or any comparable or
successor provision, any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon) for use in a
Similar Business;
(f)[reserved];
(g)foreclosures, condemnation, casualty or any similar action on assets (including
dispositions in connection therewith);
(h)any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by
Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, including Sale
Leasebacks and asset securitizations permitted by this Agreement;
(i)(1) any surrender or waiver of contractual rights or the settlement, release, or
surrender of contractual rights or other litigation claims, (2) the termination or collapse of cost
sharing agreements with Intermediate Holdings or any Subsidiary and the settlement of any
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crossing payments in connection therewith, or (3) the settlement, discount, write off, forgiveness,
or cancellation of any Indebtedness owing by any present or former consultants, directors,
officers, or employees of Intermediate Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent company of
Intermediate Holdings) or any Subsidiary or any of their successors or assigns;
(j)the disposition or discount of inventory, accounts receivable, or notes receivable
in the ordinary course of business or the conversion of accounts receivable to notes receivable;
(k)the licensing, cross-licensing or sublicensing of Intellectual Property or other
general intangibles in the ordinary course of business;
(l)the unwinding of any Hedging Obligations or obligations in respect of Cash
Management Services;
(m)sales, transfers, and other dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the
extent required by, or made pursuant to, customary buy/sell arrangements between the joint
venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;
(n)the expiration, lapse, ceasing to enforce, allowing to lapse abandonment or
invalidation of, discontinued use, prosecution or maintenance of, putting into the public domain,
abandonment of Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business, which in the reasonable
business judgment of Intermediate Holdings is not material to the conduct of the business of
Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(o)the issuance of directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals
as required by applicable law;
(p)dispositions of property to the extent that (1) such property is exchanged for
credit (of comparable or greater Fair Market Value as determined in good faith by Intermediate
Holdings) against the purchase price of similar replacement property that is purchased within 365
days thereof or (2) the proceeds of such disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of
such replacement property (which replacement property is actually purchased within 365 days
thereof);
(q)leases, assignments, subleases, licenses, or sublicenses (other than with respect
to Intellectual Property), in each case in the ordinary course of business and which do not
materially interfere with the business of Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole;
(r)dispositions of non-core assets acquired in connection with any Permitted
Acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder (including to obtain the approval of any applicable
antitrust authority); provided that the Fair Market Value of the assets so disposed in any such
disposition shall not exceed a de minimis amount (as determined by Intermediate Holdings in
good faith) of the Fair Market Value of the total assets acquired in such Permitted Acquisition or
other Investment;
(s)any swap of assets in exchange for services or other assets in the ordinary course
of business of comparable or greater Fair Market Value or usefulness to the business of
Intermediate Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as a whole, as determined in good faith by
Intermediate Holdings;
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(t)any transfer of Accounts in connection with customary factoring arrangements
pursuant to (x) arrangements in effect on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 10.4 hereof
or an amended or modified facility or replacement thereof and (y) similar arrangements to those
in effect on or prior to the Closing Date entered into in the ordinary course of business on market
terms generating Net Cash Proceeds, not to exceed an aggregate maximum permitted amount for
all such arrangements described in the foregoing subclauses (x) and (y) at any time in effect
equal to the greater of $14,000,000 and 35% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently
ended Test Period (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) at any time outstanding (each, a “Permitted
Receivables Financing”); and
(u)other dispositions with a Fair Market Value not to exceed the greater of (x)
$16,000,000 and (y) 40% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period
(calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) in the aggregate since the Closing Date.
Asset Sale Prepayment Event” shall mean any Asset Sale, or series of related Asset Sales,
subject to the Reinvestment Period allowed in Section 10.4; provided, that with respect to any Asset Sale
Prepayment Event, the Borrower shall not be obligated to make any prepayment otherwise required by
Section 5.2 unless the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds from such Asset Sale Prepayment Event,
after giving effect to the reinvestment rights set forth herein, exceeds the greater of (i) $2,000,000 and (ii)
5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis).
Assignment and Acceptance” shall mean (i) an assignment and acceptance substantially in the
form of Exhibit F, or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent and (ii) in the
case of any assignment of Term Loans in connection with a Permitted Debt Exchange conducted in
accordance with Section 2.15, such form of assignment (if any) as may be agreed by the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.15(a).
Assignment Taxes” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Other Taxes”.
Auction Agent shall mean (i) the Administrative Agent or (ii) any other financial institution or
advisor employed by a Parent Guarantor, the Borrower, or any Subsidiary (whether or not an Affiliate of
the Administrative Agent) to act as an arranger in connection with any Permitted Debt Exchange
pursuant to Section 2.15 or Dutch auction pursuant to Section 13.6(h); provided that none of the Parent
Guarantors or the Borrower shall designate the Administrative Agent as the Auction Agent without the
written consent of the Administrative Agent (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be
under no obligation to agree to act as the Auction Agent); provided, further, that neither Holdings nor any
of its Subsidiaries may act as the Auction Agent.
Authorized Officer” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any individual holding the
position of chairman of the board (if an officer), the Chief Executive Officer, President, the Chief
Financial Officer, the Treasurer, the Controller, the Vice President-Finance, a Senior Vice President, a
Director, a Manager, the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary or any other senior officer or agent with
express authority to act on behalf of such Person designated as such by the board of directors or other
managing authority of such Person.
Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.2(d).
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Available Amount shall mean, at any time, an amount (which shall not be less than zero)
equal to:
(a)the greater of (i) $14,000,000 and (ii) 35% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most
recently ended Test Period (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis), plus
(b)Retained Excess Cash Flow (which amount shall be deemed to be zero for each Fiscal
Quarter if the Consolidated Net Income for such Fiscal Quarter is less than zero) (this
clause (b), the “Available Amount Builder Component”), plus
(c)100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of marketable
securities or other property received by Intermediate Holdings since immediately after
the Closing Date from the issue or sale of (x) Equity Interests of Intermediate Holdings
(other than Disqualified Stock and other than any Cure Amount) or (y) Indebtedness of
Intermediate Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary that has been converted into or
exchanged for such Equity Interests of Intermediate Holdings or any direct or indirect
parent company of Intermediate Holdings, plus
(d)100% of the aggregate amount of cash and the Fair Market Value of marketable
securities or other property contributed to the capital of Intermediate Holdings or
received by Intermediate Holdings after the sale of equity by Holdings (or its direct or
indirect Parent Entity) following the Closing Date that is not otherwise applied (other
than Disqualified Stock and other than any Cure Amount), plus
(e)100% of the aggregate amount received in cash and the Fair Market Value of
marketable securities or other property received by Intermediate Holdings by means of
(A) the sale or other disposition (other than to Intermediate Holdings or a Restricted
Subsidiary) of Investments made by Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted
Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 10.6(s) and repurchases and redemptions of such
Investments from Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries and
repayments of loans or advances, and releases of guarantees, which constitute
Investments made by Intermediate Holdings or the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to
Section 10.6(s), in each case, after the Closing Date and not in excess of the amount of
such original Investment; (B) returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts
received by Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries on Investments
made pursuant to Section 10.6(s) and not in excess of the amount of such original
Investment; or (C) the sale (other than to Intermediate Holdings or a Restricted
Subsidiary) of the stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a distribution from an
Unrestricted Subsidiary or a dividend from an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the
Closing Date, plus
(f)[reserved], plus
(g)[reserved]; minus
(h)an amount equal to the sum of (i) Restricted Payments made pursuant to
Section 10.5(i), plus (ii) Investments made pursuant to Section 10.6(s), plus
(iii) payments or distributions in respect of Junior Debt made pursuant to Section
10.7(e), in each case, made after the Closing Date and prior to such time, or
contemporaneously therewith.
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Available Amount Builder Component” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of
“Available Amount”.
Available Commitment shall mean, at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of
(i) the amount of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment over (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal
amount of, without duplication, (a) all Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding and (b) the aggregate
Letters of Credit Outstanding at such time.
Available Tenor shall mean, as of any date of determination and with respect to the
then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) or payment
period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof), as applicable,
that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period for any term rate or otherwise, for
determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated pursuant to this Agreement as of
such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is
then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 1.14.
Bail-In Action” shall mean 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” shall mean, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing
Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European
Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to
time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United
Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other
law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing
banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation,
administration or other insolvency proceedings).
Bankruptcy Code” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.5.
Benchmark” or “Benchmark Rate” shall mean, initially, for any Interest Period for a
Benchmark Rate Loan, Term SOFR; provided that, if a Benchmark Transition Event, and the related
Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to Term SOFR or the then-current Benchmark
Rate, then “Benchmark Rate” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such
Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior Benchmark rate pursuant to Section 1.14; provided,
further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Benchmark Rate shall at no time be less than the Floor.
Benchmark Rate Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Benchmark Rate Loans.
Benchmark Rate Loan” shall mean a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to
the Benchmark Rate.
Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” shall mean, 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, the spread adjustment,
or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative
value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower 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
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Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market
convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread
adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark
Replacement for dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.
Benchmark Replacement” shall mean, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in
the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark
Replacement Date:
(1)the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR;
(2)the sum of: (a) the alternate Benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable
Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement
Benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii)
any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a Benchmark rate as a replacement
for the then-current Benchmark for dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time in the
United States and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1) or (2) 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 Credit Documents.
Benchmark Replacement Date” shall mean, with respect to any Benchmark, the earliest to
occur of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:
(1)in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the
later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the
date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation
thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such
component thereof); or
(2)in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date
on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been
determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such
component thereof) to be no longer representative; provided, that such non-representativeness will be
determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (3) and
even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on
such date.
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 Interest Rate Determination Date in respect of any
determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Interest
Rate Determination Date for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be
deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) 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” shall mean, with respect to any Benchmark, the occurrence of
one or more of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:
(1)a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of
such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such
administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such
component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or
publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such
Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2)a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the
administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Board
of Governors, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Term SOFR Administrator, an insolvency
official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution
authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or
an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or
such component), in each case, which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such
component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such
component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or
publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such
Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(3)a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the
administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof)
announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer, or
as of a specified future date will no longer be, representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred
with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has
occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published
component used in the calculation thereof).
Benchmark Unavailability Period” shall mean, the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time
that a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has
replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Credit Document in
accordance with Section 1.14(e) and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced
the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Credit Document in accordance
with Section 1.14(e).
Beneficial Ownership Certification” shall mean a certification regarding beneficial ownership
required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
Beneficial Ownership Regulation shall mean 31 C.F.R. §1010.230.
Benefit Plan” shall mean any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is
subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any
Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
Benefited Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.8(a).
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BHC Act Affiliate” of a party shall mean an “affiliate” under, and interpreted in accordance
with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k) of such party.
Board” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States
(or any successor).
Bonding Obligations” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term
“Consolidated Total Debt”.
Borrower shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.
Borrower Joinder Agreement” shall mean the joinder hereto by any Additional Borrower, as a
new Borrower pursuant to a joinder agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit N hereto, among such
Additional Borrower, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
Borrower Materials” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.17(b).
Borrowing” shall mean (i) Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted, or continued on
the same date and, in the case of Benchmark Rate Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect
or (ii) a Swingline Loan.
Business Day” shall mean any day excluding Saturday, Sunday, and any other day on which
banking institutions in New York City are authorized by law or other governmental actions to close.
Capital Expenditures” shall mean, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether
paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in all events all amounts expended or capitalized under
Capital Leases) by Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in
conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be included as additions during such period to property,
plant, or equipment reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of Intermediate Holdings and the
Restricted Subsidiaries (including capitalized software expenditures, website development costs, website
content development costs, customer acquisition costs and incentive payments, conversion costs, and
contract acquisition costs).
Capital Lease” shall mean, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real,
personal, or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is, or is required to be,
accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that Person, subject to Section 1.12.
Capital Stock” shall mean (i) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock, (ii) in the case of an
association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights, or other equivalents
(however designated) of corporate stock, (iii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company,
partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited), and (iv) any other interest or
participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or
distributions of assets of, the issuing Person (it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of doubt,
that “cash-settled phantom appreciation programs” in connection with employee benefits that do not
require a dividend or distribution shall not constitute Capital Stock).
Capitalized Lease Obligation” shall mean, at the time any determination thereof is to be made,
the amount of the liability in respect of a Capital Lease that would at such time be required to be
capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) prepared in
accordance with GAAP, subject to Section 1.12.
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Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the immediately succeeding paragraph
and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
Cash Collateralize” shall mean to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the Letter of Credit Issuers or the Revolving Credit Lenders
(including the Swingline Lender), as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of the Revolving Credit
Lenders (including those of the Swingline Lender) to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations,
cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the Letter of Credit Issuer shall
agree in their sole discretion, other credit support.
Cash Equivalents shall mean:
(i)Dollars,
(ii)(a) Euro, Pounds Sterling, Yen, Swiss Francs, Canadian Dollars, or any national
currency of any member state in the European Union or (b) local currencies held from time to
time in the ordinary course of business,
(iii)securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured
by the United States government or any country that is a member state of the European Union or
any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a
full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 24 months or less from the
date of acquisition,
(iv)certificates of deposit, time deposits, and eurodollar time deposits with maturities
of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not
exceeding one year, and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having
capital and surplus of not less than $100,000,000,
(v)repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in
clauses (iii), (iv), and (ix) entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications
specified in clause (iv) above,
(vi)commercial paper rated at least P-2 by Moody’s or at least A-2 by S&P and in
each case maturing within 24 months after the date of creation thereof,
(vii)marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of at
least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s
nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized
ratings agency) and in each case maturing within 24 months after the date of creation or
acquisition thereof,
(viii)readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state, commonwealth, or
territory of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof having one
of the two highest rating categories obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P with maturities of 24
months or less from the date of acquisition,
(ix)indebtedness or preferred stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher
from S&P or “A2” or higher from Moody’s with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of
acquisition,
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(x)solely with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary: (a) obligations of the national
government of the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office
and principal place of business provided such country is a member of the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development, in each case maturing within one year after the date of
investment therein, (b) certificates of deposit of, bankers acceptances of, or time deposits with,
any commercial bank which is organized and existing under the laws of the country in which
such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office and principal place of business
provided such country is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development, and whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least “A-2” or the
equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof (any such bank
being an “Approved Foreign Bank”), and in each case with maturities of not more than 24
months from the date of acquisition, and (c) the equivalent of demand deposit accounts which are
maintained with an Approved Foreign Bank, in each case, customarily used by corporations for
cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably
required in connection with any business conducted by such Foreign Subsidiary organized in
such jurisdiction,
(xi)in the case of investments by any Foreign Subsidiary or investments made in a
country outside the United States, Cash Equivalents shall also include investments of the type
and maturity described in clauses (i) through (ix) above of foreign obligors, which investments
have ratings, described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating
agencies, and
(xii)investment funds investing 90% of their assets in securities of the types
described in clauses (i) through (ix) above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in
currencies other than those set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above; provided that such amounts are
converted into any currency listed in clauses (i) and (ii) as promptly as practicable and in any event
within ten Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.
For the avoidance of doubt, any items identified as Cash Equivalents under this definition will be
deemed to be Cash Equivalents for all purposes under the Credit Documents regardless of the treatment
of such items under GAAP.
Cash Management Agreement” shall mean any agreement or arrangement to provide Cash
Management Services.
Cash Management Bank” shall mean (i) any Person that, at the time it enters into a Cash
Management Agreement with Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary, is an Agent or a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or a Lender or (ii) any Person that is
designated by Intermediate Holdings as a “Cash Management Bank” by written notice to the
Administrative Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit L-2 or such other form reasonably acceptable
to the Administrative Agent.
Cash Management Services” shall mean any one or more of the following types of services or
facilities: (i) commercial credit cards, merchant card services, purchase or debit cards, including non-card
e-payables services, or electronic funds transfer services, (ii) treasury management services (including
controlled disbursement, overdraft automatic clearing house fund transfer services, return items, and
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interstate depository network services), (iii) any other demand deposit or operating account relationships
or other cash management services, including pursuant to any Cash Management Agreements and
(iv) and other services related, ancillary or complementary to the foregoing.
Casualty Event” shall mean, with respect to any property of any Person, any loss of or damage
to, or any condemnation or other taking by a Governmental Authority of, such property for which such
Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries receives insurance proceeds or proceeds of a condemnation
award in respect of any equipment, fixed assets, or real property (including any improvements thereon) to
replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets, or real property; provided, that with respect to any
Casualty Event or series of related Casualty Events, the Borrower shall not be obligated to make any
prepayment otherwise required by Section 5.2 unless the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds from
such Casualty Event or series of related Casualty Events, as applicable, after giving effect to the
reinvestment rights set forth herein, exceeds the greater of (i) $2,000,000 and (ii) 5% of Consolidated
EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis).
CFC” shall mean a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Intermediate Holdings that is a “controlled
foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.
CFC Holding Company” shall mean any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Intermediate Holdings
that has no material assets other than (as determined in the good faith of Intermediate Holdings) (a)
Capital Stock and/or Stock Equivalents (including, for this purpose, any debt or other instrument treated
as equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes) of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs or one
or more other CFC Holding Companies and (b) immaterial amounts of cash or Cash Equivalents and
other immaterial assets being held on a temporary basis incidental to the ownership of such assets
described in clause (a) hereof.
Change in Law” shall mean (i) the adoption of any law, treaty, order, policy, rule, or regulation
after the Closing Date, (ii) any change in any law, treaty, order, policy, rule, or regulation or in the
interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Closing Date or
(iii) compliance by any Lender, Letter of Credit Issuer or L/C Participant with any guideline, request,
directive, or order issued or made after the Closing Date by any central bank or other governmental or
quasi-governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law), including, for avoidance of doubt,
any such adoption, change or compliance in respect of (a) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines, or directives thereunder or
issued in connection therewith and (b) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements, or directives
promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or
any successor or similar authority), or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities pursuant to
Basel III in each case, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
Change of Control” shall mean and be deemed to have occurred if (i) at any time prior to an
IPO, the Permitted Holders shall at any time not own, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, beneficially
and of record, at least 50% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of Holdings; (ii) at any
time after an IPO, any Person, entity, or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act), other than the Permitted Holders, shall at any time have acquired direct or
indirect beneficial ownership of a percentage of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of
Holdings that exceeds 35% thereof or the amount held by Permitted Holders, unless, in case of clause (i)
or clause (ii) above, the Permitted Holders have, at such time, the right or the ability by voting power,
contract, or otherwise to elect or designate for election at least a majority of the board of directors or
other managing authority of Holdings; (iii) Holdings shall cease to beneficially own, directly or indirectly,
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100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Intermediate Holdings; or (iv) Intermediate
Holdings shall cease to beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the issued and outstanding equity
interests of Borrower. For the purpose of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), at any time when a majority of the
outstanding Voting Stock of Holdings is directly or indirectly owned by a Parent Entity or, if applicable,
a Parent Entity acts as the manager, managing member or general partner of Holdings, references in this
definition to “Holdings”, shall be deemed to refer to the ultimate Parent Entity that directly or indirectly
owns such Voting Stock or acts as (or, if applicable, is a Parent Entity that directly or indirectly owns a
majority of the outstanding Voting Stock of) such manager, managing member or general partner. For
purposes of this definition, (i) “beneficial ownership” shall be as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5
under the Securities Exchange Act, (ii) the phrase Person or “group” is within the meaning of Section
13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such Person or
“group” and its subsidiaries and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or
administrator of any such plan, (iii) if any Person or “group” includes one or more Permitted Holders, the
issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings, the IPO Entity or Intermediate Holdings, as
applicable, directly or indirectly owned by the Permitted Holders that are part of such Person or “group”
shall not be treated as being owned by such Person or “group” for purposes of determining whether clause
(ii) of this definition is triggered, and (iv) a Person or group shall not be deemed to beneficially own
Voting Stock subject to a stock or asset purchase agreement, merger agreement, option agreement,
warrant agreement or similar agreement (or voting or option or similar agreement related thereto) until the
consummation of the acquisition of such Voting Stock in connection with the transactions contemplated
by such agreement.
Claims” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Environmental Claims”.
Class” (i) when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to whether such Loan,
or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Credit Loans, Additional Revolving Credit
Loans, New Revolving Credit Loans, Extended Revolving Credit Loans (of the same Extension Series),
Initial Term Loans, Delayed Draw Term Loans, New Term Loans (of each Series), Extended Term Loans
(of the same Extension Series) or Indebtedness under Replacement Facilities (of the same Series) or
Swingline Loans and (ii) when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such
Commitment is a Revolving Credit Commitment, an Additional Revolving Credit Commitment, a New
Revolving Credit Commitment, an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment (of the same Extension
Series), an Initial Term Loan Commitment, an Amendment No. 1 Incremental Term Loan Commitment,
aand Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loan Commitment, a Delayed Draw Term Loan
Commitment, a Replacement Facility Commitment, or a New Term Loan Commitment.
Closing Date” shall mean January 2, 2025.
Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Collateral shall mean all property pledged or mortgaged or purported to be pledged or
mortgaged pursuant to the Security Documents, excluding in all events Excluded Property.
Collateral Agent” shall mean MidCap, as collateral agent under the Security Documents, or
any successor collateral agent pursuant to Section 12.9, and any Affiliate or designee of MidCap, may act
as the Collateral Agent under any Credit Document.
Commitment Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(a).
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Commitment Fee Rate” shall mean a rate per annum equal to 0.50%. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, (a) the Commitment Fee Rate in respect of any Class of Extended Revolving Credit
Commitments or any Extended Revolving Credit Loans shall be the applicable percentages per annum set
forth in the relevant Extension Amendment and (b) the Commitment Fee Rate in respect of any Class of
Refinancing Indebtedness that would constitute Revolving Credit Commitments shall be the applicable
percentages per annum set forth in the relevant agreement.
Commitments” shall mean, with respect to each Lender (to the extent applicable), such
Lender’s Initial Term Loan Commitment, Amendment No. 1 Incremental Term Loan Commitment,
Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loan Commitment, Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, New
Term Loan Commitment, Revolving Credit Commitment, Amendment No. 1 Incremental Revolving
Credit Commitment, New Revolving Credit Commitment, Extended Revolving Credit Commitment,
Additional Revolving Credit Commitment, or Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment.
Commodity Exchange Act” shall mean the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq.),
as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
Communications” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.17. “Company shall have
the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.
Compliance Certificate” shall mean a certificate of a responsible financial or accounting officer
or director of Intermediate Holdings substantially in the form of Exhibit M delivered pursuant to Section
9.1(d) for the applicable Test Period.
Confidential Information” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.16.
Conforming Changesshall mean, with respect to either the use or administration of Term
SOFR or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any
technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “ABR,” the
definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “US Government Securities Business Day,” the definition
of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest
period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of
borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of
lookback periods, the applicability of Section 2.11 and other technical, administrative or operational
matters) that the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, decides may be appropriate to
reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof
by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the
Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, decides that adoption of any portion of such
market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the
Borrower, determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other
manner of administration as the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, decides is
reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents).
Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense” shall mean with respect to any Person
for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including the amortization of
deferred financing fees or costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees, and expenses, capitalized
expenditures (including capitalized software expenditures), customer acquisition costs, the amortization
of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par and incentive
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payments, conversion costs, and contract acquisition costs of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries
for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, with respect to any Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries
on a consolidated basis for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period:
(i)increased (without duplication) and to the extent not already included in
Consolidated Net Income by:
(a)provision for taxes based on gross receipts or income or profits or capital,
including, without limitation, U.S. federal, state, non-U.S., franchise, excise, value added,
and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes of such Person paid or accrued during
such period deducted, including any penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising
from any tax examinations (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income,
plus
(b)Fixed Charges of such Person for such period (including net losses on
Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of
hedging interest rate risk to the extent included in Fixed Charges), together with items
excluded from the definition of Consolidated Interest Expense and any non-cash interest
expense, in each case to the extent the same were deducted (and not added back) in
calculating such Consolidated Net Income, plus
(c)Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such Person for
such period to the extent the same were deducted (and not added back) in computing
Consolidated Net Income, plus
(d)any expenses, fees, charges, or losses (other than depreciation or
amortization expense) related to any Equity Offering, Permitted Investment, Restricted
Payment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization, or the incurrence of Indebtedness
permitted to be incurred by this Agreement (including a refinancing thereof) (whether or
not successful and including any such transaction consummated prior to the Closing
Date), including (1) such fees, expenses, or charges related to the incurrence of the Loans
hereunder and all Transaction Expenses, (2) such fees, expenses, or charges related to the
offering of the Credit Documents and any other credit facilities or debt issuances, and (3)
any amendment or other modification of the Loans hereunder or other Indebtedness, and,
in each case, deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income, plus
(e)any other non-cash charges, including any write offs, write downs,
expenses, losses, any effects of adjustments resulting from the application of purchase
accounting, purchase price accounting (including any step-up in inventory and loss of
profit on the acquired inventory) or other items to the extent the same were deducted
(and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (provided that if any such
non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future
period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be deducted from
Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item
that was paid in a prior period), plus
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(f)the amount of any net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling
interests in any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary deducted (and not added back) in such
period in calculating Consolidated Net Income, plus
(g)the amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees
(including termination fees) and related indemnities and expenses paid or accrued in such
period to the Sponsor or its Affiliates and permitted to be paid or accrued pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement; plus
(h)costs of surety bonds incurred in such period in connection with
financing activities, plus
(i)the amount of any “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions,
operating enhancements and other cost synergies (in each case, net of the amount of
actual benefits realized prior to or during such period from such actions and costs
incurred to achieve the same) that are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable
related to (A) the Transactions and (B) mergers and other business combinations,
acquisitions, dispositions and other specified transactions, restructurings, cost savings
initiatives and other initiatives (including in respect of the pro forma adjustments and
addbacks set forth in clause (v)(B) below and including any charges and expenses
incurred in connection with Capital Expenditures for future expansion and business
optimization projects which cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating
enhancements and other cost synergies shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as
though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, operating enhancements and
cost synergies had been realized on the first day of such period); provided that such cost
savings, operating expense reductions, operating enhancements and other cost synergies
are projected by Intermediate Holdings in good faith to result from actions that have been
either taken, with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are committed to
be taken or planned to be taken within (x) 24 months of the Closing Date with respect to
clause (A) above and (y) 24 months of such merger or other business combination,
acquisition, disposition or other specified transaction, restructuring, cost savings initiative
or other initiative with respect to clause (B) above; plus
(j)any costs or expense incurred by Intermediate Holdings or a Restricted
Subsidiary pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option or phantom equity
plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock
subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such cost or expenses are
funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of Intermediate Holdings or net cash
proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of Intermediate Holdings (other than
Disqualified Stock), plus
(k)the amount of expenses relating to payments made to option, phantom
equity or profits interest holders of Intermediate Holdings or any of its any direct or
indirect subsidiaries or parent companies in connection with, or as a result of, any
distribution being made to equity holders of such Person or its direct or indirect parent
companies, which payments are being made to compensate such option, phantom equity
or profits interest holders as though they were equity holders at the time of, and entitled
to share in, such distribution, in each case to the extent permitted under this Agreement
and expenses relating to distributions made to equity holders of such Person or its direct
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or indirect parent companies resulting from the application of Financial Accounting
Standards Codification Topic 718—Compensation—Stock Compensation (formerly
Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123 (Revised 2004)), plus
(l)with respect to any joint venture that is not a Restricted Subsidiary, an
amount equal to the proportion of those items described in clauses (a) and (c) above
relating to such joint venture corresponding to Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted
Subsidiaries’ proportionate share of such joint venture’s Consolidated Net Income
(determined as if such joint venture were a Restricted Subsidiary), plus
(m)cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash
expenses) not included in Consolidated EBITDA in any period solely to the extent that
the corresponding non-cash gains relating to such receipts were deducted in the
calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (ii) below for any previous
period and not added back, plus
(n)any expenses and charges that are reimbursed by indemnification or
other similar provisions in connection with any investment or any sale, conveyance,
transfer, or other disposition of assets (in each case, to the extent covered by contractual
indemnification or reimbursement agreements) and (1) to the extent covered by
insurance and actually reimbursed or otherwise paid, or, (2) so long as Intermediate
Holdings has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such
amount will in fact be reimbursed by the indemnitor, third party counter party or insurer
and only to the extent that such amount is (A) not denied by the applicable indemnitor or
counterparty or carrier in writing within 180 days and (B) in fact reimbursed within 365
days of the date of the determination by Intermediate Holdings that there exists such
evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed
within such 365 days) or reimbursed by a third party, expenses with respect to liability or
casualty events or business interruption, plus
(o)charges, expenses and other items (x) described in the Financial Model
and (y) described in the quality of earnings report delivered to the Lead Arrangers prior to
the Closing Date, plus
(p)any net pension or other post-employment benefit costs representing
amortization of unrecognized prior service costs, actuarial losses, including amortization
of such amounts arising in prior periods, amortization of the unrecognized net obligation
(and loss or cost) existing at the date of initial application of FASB Accounting
Standards Codification Topic 715—Compensation—Retirement Benefits, and any other
items of a similar nature, plus
(q)retention, recruiting, relocation, expansion and signing bonuses or
completion bonuses and expenses, stock option and other equity-based compensation
expenses, expenses related to cost savings initiatives, severance costs, transaction fees
and expenses and management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees, indemnities
and related expenses paid or accrued in such Test Period to (or on behalf of) the Sponsor
pursuant to the Advisory Services Agreement, including, without limitation, any one
time expenses relating to enhanced accounting functions or other transaction costs,
including those associated with becoming a standalone entity or a public company;
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provided that any fees payable to Sponsor shall be limited to such amounts permitted to
be paid pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; plus
(r)other accruals and expenses (including rationalization, legal, tax,
structuring and other costs and expenses) related to the Transactions, Permitted
Acquisitions, Investments, Restricted Payments and dispositions or issuance of debt or
equity, whether or not consummated and all cash dividends (and non-cash dividend
expenses) on any series of preferred stock to the extent paid; plus
(s)adjustments set forth in any quality of earnings reports delivered to the
Administrative Agent in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments
consummated after the Closing Date that are prepared by a nationally recognized firm or
other firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (it being understood and
agreed that Forvis Mazars, LLP and any of the “Big Four” accounting firms are
acceptable); plus
(t)non-recurring litigation or claim settlement charges or expenses; plus
(u)pre-opening expenses and “start-up costs” (as determined by
Intermediate Holdings) related to the acquisition, opening and organizing of any new
facility or new business line and all other location-specific costs with respect to any such
new facility or new business line, in each case (i) incurred prior to the first day any such
new facility or new business is determined by Intermediate Holdings to be open for
business or operation and/or (ii) costs associated with the construction of any new
facility to the extent incurred within four Fiscal Quarters following the opening of such
new facilities (without duplication of amounts in subclause (i) above); plus
(v)(A) severance, relocation costs, integration and facilities’ or bases’
opening costs, costs related to closure/consolidation of facilities and other business
optimization expenses (including related to new product introductions and other strategic
or cost savings initiatives), (B) restructuring charges and related charges, accruals or
reserves (including restructuring and integration costs related to acquisitions and
adjustments to existing reserves), whether or not classified as restructuring expense on
the consolidated financial statements, and (C) signing costs, retention or completion
bonuses, other executive recruiting and retention costs, transition costs, costs related to
closure/consolidation of facilities or bases and curtailments or modifications to pension
and post-retirement employee benefit plans (including any settlement of pension
liabilities and charges resulting from changes in estimates, valuations and judgments);
plus
(w)[reserved]; plus
(x)one-time integration, separation or carve-out charges, expenses or losses
in an aggregate amount not to exceed 15% of Consolidated EBITDA for such period; plus
provided, that the aggregate amount included in Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clauses (i),
(u) and (v)(B) (other than any amounts included pursuant to adjustments consistent with
Regulation S-X (as in effect prior to January 1, 2021)) of this definition for any period shall not
exceed 35% of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (with such calculation being made after
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giving effect to all add-backs and adjustments and, for the avoidance of doubt, after giving Pro
Forma Effect to any action or transaction);
(ii)decreased by (without duplication) non-cash gains increasing Consolidated Net
Income of such Person for such period, excluding any non-cash gains which represent the
reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges that reduced Consolidated
EBITDA in any prior period other than non-cash gains relating to the application of Financial
Accounting Standards Codification Topic 840— Leases (formerly Financial Accounting
Standards Board Statement No. 13); provided that, to the extent non-cash gains are deducted
pursuant to this clause (ii) for any previous period and not otherwise added back to Consolidated
EBITDA, Consolidated EBITDA shall be increased by the amount of any cash receipts (or any
netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenses) in respect of such non-cash gains
received in subsequent periods to the extent not already included therein,
(iii)increased or decreased by (without duplication):
(a)any net gain or loss resulting in such period from currency gains or
losses related to Indebtedness, intercompany balances, and other balance sheet items, plus
or minus, as the case may be, and
(b)any net gain or loss resulting in such period from Hedging Obligations,
and the application of Financial Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815—
Derivatives and Hedging (ASC 815) (formerly Financing Accounting Standards Board
Statement No. 133), and its related pronouncements and interpretations, or the equivalent
accounting standard under GAAP or an alternative basis of accounting applied in lieu of
GAAP.
For the avoidance of doubt:
(i)to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in
determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period any adjustments resulting from the application of ASC
815 and its related pronouncements and interpretations, or the equivalent accounting standard under
GAAP or an alternative basis of accounting applied in lieu of GAAP,
(ii)there shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period,
without duplication, (1) the Acquired EBITDA of any Person or business, or attributable to any property,
store or other asset acquired by Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period
(but not the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person or business or any Acquired EBITDA attributable
to any assets or property, in each case to the extent not so acquired) to the extent not subsequently sold,
transferred, abandoned, or otherwise disposed by Intermediate Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary
during such period (each such Person, business, property, or asset acquired and not subsequently so
disposed of, an “Acquired Entity or Business”) and the Acquired EBITDA of any Unrestricted
Subsidiary that is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “Converted
Restricted Subsidiary”), based on the actual Acquired EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or
Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such
acquisition or conversion) and (2) an adjustment in respect of each Acquired Entity or Business equal to
the amount of the Pro Forma Adjustment with respect to such Acquired Entity or Business for such period
(including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition); and
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(iii)to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, there shall be excluded in
determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person, property, store,
business, or asset sold, transferred, abandoned, or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as
discontinued operations by Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each
such Person, property, store business, or asset so sold or disposed of, a “Sold Entity or Business”), and
the Disposed EBITDA of any Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary
during such period (each, a “Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary”) based on the actual Disposed
EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such period
(including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer, or disposition or conversion);
provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) notwithstanding any classification under GAAP of any
Person or business in respect of which a definitive agreement for the disposition thereof has been entered
into as discontinued operations, the Disposed EBITDA of such Person or business shall not be excluded
pursuant to this paragraph until such disposition shall have been consummated and (ii) Consolidated
EBITDA of any property, store or business that is relocated or whose territory is otherwise covered by an
existing store or planned to be covered by a new store within one year shall not be excluded pursuant to
this paragraph.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for purposes of determining
Consolidated EBITDA under this Agreement for any Test Period that includes any of the fiscal quarters
listed below, Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal quarters shall be as set forth below, in each case as
may be subject to addbacks and adjustments (without duplication) above set forth in clause (a)(i) and
sections relating to pro forma adjustments for the applicable Test Period.
Fiscal Quarter ending:
Consolidated EBITDA
December 31, 2023
$6,742,456
March 31, 2024
$4,355,683
June 30, 2024
$11,948,915
September 30, 2024
$10,017,992
Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt” shall mean Consolidated Total Debt that is secured by
a Lien on the Collateral that ranks on an equal priority basis (but without regard to the control of
remedies) with Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations.
Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio” shall mean, as of any
date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt as of such date of
determination, to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of Intermediate Holdings for the Test Period most recently
ended on or prior to such date of determination.
Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean the sum of (1) cash interest expense (including
that attributable to Capitalized Lease Obligations), net of cash interest income of such Person and its
Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters
of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net costs under hedging agreements, but excluding, for
the avoidance of doubt, (a) amortization of deferred financing costs, debt issuance costs, commissions,
fees and expenses and any other amounts of non-cash interest (including as a result of the effects of
acquisition method accounting or pushdown accounting), (b) non-cash interest expense attributable to the
movement of the mark-to-market valuation of Indebtedness or obligations under Hedging Obligations or
other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815—
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Derivatives and Hedging, (c) any one-time cash costs associated with breakage in respect of hedging
agreements for interest rates, (d) any “additional interest” owing pursuant to a registration rights
agreement with respect to any securities, (e) any payments with respect to make-whole premiums or other
breakage costs of any Indebtedness, including, without limitation, any Indebtedness issued in connection
with the Transactions, (f) penalties and interest relating to taxes, (g) accretion or accrual of discounted
liabilities not constituting Indebtedness, (h) interest expense attributable to a direct or indirect Parent
Entity resulting from push-down accounting, (i) any expense resulting from the discounting of
Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization or purchase accounting, and (j) any
interest expense attributable to the exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions
(whether actual, contingent or potential), with respect thereto and with respect to the Transactions, any
acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder, all as calculated on a consolidated basis.
For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to
accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such
Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate
of the Net Income, of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis,
and on an after-tax basis to the extent appropriate, and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP;
provided that, without duplication,
(i)extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains or losses (less all fees and
expenses relating thereto) or expenses (including any unusual or non-recurring operating
expenses directly attributable to the implementation of cost savings initiatives and any accruals
or reserves in respect of any extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual items), shall be excluded,
(ii)the Net Income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of
accounting policies during such period, shall be excluded,
(iii)any gain (loss) (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) on asset sales,
disposals or abandonments (other than asset sales, disposals or abandonments in the ordinary
course of business) or discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as
discontinued due to the fact that they are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations,
only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of), shall be excluded,
(iv)any effect of gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto)
attributable to asset dispositions or abandonments other than in the ordinary course of business, as
determined in good faith by the sole member or similar governing body of Intermediate Holdings,
shall be excluded,
(v)the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not, Intermediate Holdings
or a Subsidiary, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of
accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of Intermediate Holdings
shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually
paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash or Cash Equivalents) to the referent Person or a
Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period,
(vi)effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to
Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries) in any line item in such Person’s
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consolidated financial statements required or permitted by Financial Accounting Standards
Codification Topic 805 – Business Combinations and Topic 350 – Intangibles-Goodwill and
Other (ASC 805 and ASC 350) (formerly Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement Nos.
141 and 142, respectively) resulting from the application of purchase accounting, including in
relation to the Transactions and any acquisition that is consummated after the Closing Date or the
amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded,
(vii)(a) any effect of income (loss) from the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or
Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments (including deferred financing costs written
off and premiums paid), (b) any non-cash income (or loss) related to currency gains or losses
related to Indebtedness, intercompany balances, and other balance sheet items and to Hedging
Obligations pursuant to ASC 815 (or such successor provision), and (c) any non-cash expense,
income, or loss attributable to the movement in mark-to-market valuation of foreign currencies,
Indebtedness, or derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP, shall be excluded,
(viii)any impairment charge, asset write-off, or write-down pursuant to ASC 350 and
Financial Accounting Standards Codification Topic 360 Impairment and Disposal of Long-
Lived Assets (ASC 360) (formerly Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 144)
and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to ASC 805 shall be excluded,
(ix)(a) any non-cash compensation expense recorded from or in connection with any
share-based compensation arrangements including stock appreciation or similar rights, phantom
equity, stock options, restricted stock, capital or profits interests or other rights to officers,
directors, managers, or employees and (b) non-cash income (loss) attributable to deferred
compensation plans or trusts, shall be excluded,
(x)any fees and expenses incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof
for such period, in connection with any acquisition, Investment, recapitalization, asset sale,
issuance, or repayment of Indebtedness, issuance of Equity Interests, refinancing transaction or
amendment or modification of any debt instrument (in each case, including any such transaction
consummated prior to the Closing Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed)
and any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such
transaction shall be excluded,
(xi)accruals and reserves (including contingent liabilities) that are established or
adjusted within twelve months after the Closing Date that are so required to be established as a
result of the Transactions in accordance with GAAP, or changes as a result of adoption or
modification of accounting policies, shall be excluded,
(xii)to the extent covered by insurance or indemnification and actually reimbursed,
or, so long as Intermediate Holdings has made a determination that there exists reasonable
evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer or indemnifying party and
only to the extent that such amount is (a) not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnifying
party in writing within 180 days and (b) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of the
determination by Intermediate Holdings that there exists such evidence (with a deduction for any
amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days) or reimbursed by a third
party, losses and expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption shall
be excluded,
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(xiii)any deferred tax expense associated with tax deductions or net operating losses
arising as a result of the Transactions, or the release of any valuation allowance related to such
items, shall be excluded, and
(xiv)any costs or expenses incurred during such period relating to environmental
remediation, litigation, or other disputes in respect of events and exposures that occurred prior to
the Closing Date shall be excluded.
Consolidated Senior Secured Debt” shall mean Consolidated Total Debt that is secured by a
Lien on the Collateral.
Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio” shall mean, as of any
date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Senior Secured Debt as of such date of determination,
to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of Intermediate Holdings for the Test Period most recently ended on or
prior to such date of determination.
Consolidated Total Assets” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the amount that
would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total assets” (or any like caption) on
the most recent consolidated balance sheet of Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries at
such date.
Consolidated Total Debt” shall mean, as at any date of determination, (a) an amount equal to
the sum of the aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of Intermediate Holdings and its
Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consisting only of third party
Indebtedness for borrowed money, obligations in respect of surety, performance or similar bonds or
instruments issued in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry norm
(such obligations, “Bonding Obligations”), Capitalized Lease Obligations, debt obligations evidenced
by promissory notes and similar instruments and purchase money Indebtedness (and excluding, for the
avoidance of doubt, (i) any intercompany Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries,
(x) Hedging Obligations and (iii) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.1(r) with a term not
exceeding one year); provided that Consolidated Total Debt shall not include (x) letters of credit
(including Letters of Credit), except to the extent of unreimbursed amounts thereunder or hereunder and
(y) Bonding Obligations; provided, further, that (x) any unreimbursed amount under letters of credit shall
not be counted as Consolidated Total Debt until one (1) Business Day after such amount is drawn and (y)
any Bonding Obligations shall not be counted as Consolidated Total Debt until five (5) Business Days
after such amount becomes due and payable in full and is not paid by such time, minus (b) unrestricted
cash and Cash Equivalents of Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries.
Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio” shall mean, as of any date of
determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt as of such date of determination, to (ii)
Consolidated EBITDA of Intermediate Holdings for the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to
such date of determination.
Consolidated Working Capital” shall mean, at any date, the excess of (i) the sum of all
amounts (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth
opposite the caption “total current assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of
Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date excluding the current portion of
current and deferred income taxes over (ii) the sum of all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP,
be set forth opposite the caption “total current liabilities” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance
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sheet of Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, but excluding (for purposes
of both clauses (i) and (ii) above), without duplication, (a) the current portion of any Funded Debt, (b) all
Indebtedness consisting of Loans and Letter of Credit Exposure and Capital Leases to the extent
otherwise included therein, (c) the current portion of interest, (d) the current portion of current and
deferred income taxes, (e) any liabilities that are not Indebtedness and will not be settled in cash or Cash
Equivalents during the next succeeding twelve month period after such date, (f) the effects from applying
purchase accounting, (g) any accrued professional liability risks, (h) restricted marketable securities, and
(i) deferred revenue reflected within current liabilities; provided that, for purposes of calculating Excess
Cash Flow, increases or decreases in working capital (A) arising from acquisitions or dispositions by
Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be measured from the date on which such
acquisition or disposition occurred and (B) shall exclude (I) the impact of non-cash adjustments
contemplated in the Excess Cash Flow calculation, (II) the impact of adjusting items in the definition of
“Consolidated Net Income” and (III) any changes in current assets or current liabilities as a result of
(x) the effect of fluctuations in the amount of accrued or contingent obligations, assets or liabilities under
hedging agreements or other derivative obligations, (y) any reclassification, other than as a result of the
passage of time, in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and
noncurrent or (z) the effects of acquisition method accounting.
Contingent Obligations” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person
guaranteeing any leases, dividends, or other payment obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness
(“primary obligation”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or
indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to
purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor,
(ii) to advance or supply funds (a) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (b) to
maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth
or solvency of the primary obligor, or (iii) to purchase property, securities, or services primarily for the
purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make
payment of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof.
Contract Consideration” shall have the meaning provided in clause (ii)(j) of the definition of
Excess Cash Flow.
Contractual Requirement” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.3.
Controlled Investment Affiliate” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person (other than
any Permitted Holder) who directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
with such Person and is organized by such Person (or any Person controlling such Person) primarily for
making direct or indirect equity investments in the Borrower and/or any Parent Entity.
Converted Restricted Subsidiary” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the
term “Consolidated EBITDA”.
Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the
term “Consolidated EBITDA”.
Corresponding Tenor” shall mean, 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.
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Covered Entity” shall mean any of the following:
(i)a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with,
12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(ii)a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with,
12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(iii)a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12
C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
Covered Party” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.25.
Credit Documents” shall mean this Agreement, each Joinder Agreement, each Extension
Amendment, each Permitted Repricing Amendment, the Guarantees, the Security Documents, the Fee
Letter, the Amendment No. 1 Fee Letter, anythe Amendment No. 3 Fee Letter, Amendment No. 1,
Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, any Letter of Credit, any promissory notes issued by the
Borrower pursuant hereto and any other document expressly designated by the Administrative Agent or a
Lender and any Credit Party as a “Credit Document”.
Credit Event” shall mean and include the making (but not the conversion or continuation) of a
Loan and/or the issuance of a Letter of Credit (and any amendment, renewal or extension that increases
the Stated Amount thereof).
Credit Facilities” shall mean, collectively, each category of Commitments and each extension
of credit hereunder.
Credit Facility” shall mean a category of Commitments and extensions of credit thereunder
(e.g., the Initial Term Loan Commitment, the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment and the Revolving
Credit Commitments).
Credit Party” shall mean Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower and the other
Guarantors.
Cure Amount shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.14. “Cure Right” shall have the
meaning provided in Section 11.14.
Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), SOFR, with the conventions
for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance
with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for
determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for syndicated business loans; provided that if the Administrative
Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent,
then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
Debt Incurrence Prepayment Event” shall mean any issuance or incurrence by Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (excluding any
Indebtedness permitted to be issued or incurred under Section 10.1 other than Section 10.1(u)).
Declined Proceeds” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(f).
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Default” shall mean any event, act, or condition that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute an Event of Default.
Default Rate” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.8(c).
Default Right” shall have the meaning provided in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with,
12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
Defaulting Lender” shall mean any Lender whose acts or failure to act, whether directly or
indirectly, cause it to meet any part of the definition of Lender Default.
Deferred Net Cash Proceeds” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Net Cash
Proceeds”.
Deferred Net Cash Proceeds Payment Date” shall have the meaning provided in the
definition of “Net Cash Proceeds”.
Delayed Draw Term Loan Availability Period” shall mean the period beginning on the
Closing Date and ending on the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date.
Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date” shall mean the earlier to occur
of (x) the twenty-four (24) month anniversary of the Closing Date (or, if such anniversary is not a
Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) and (y) the date on which the Delayed Draw Term
Loan Commitments are reduced to zero or otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;
provided that any reference to the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date with respect
to Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments that have been extended pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement shall be deemed to be a reference to the date to which such Delayed Draw Term Loan
Commitment Termination Date shall have been so extended.
Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments” shall mean, with respect to each Term Loan
Lender with a Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, the commitment, if any, of such Term Loan
Lender to make Delayed Draw Term Loans, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal
aggregate amount of such Delayed Draw Term Loans to be made by such Term Loan Lender hereunder,
as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 4.2 and (b) reduced or
increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 13.6. The
initial amount of each Term Loan Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment is set forth on
Schedule 1.1(a) or in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement pursuant to which such Lender shall
have assumed its Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, as the case may be. References to the
“Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments” shall mean the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment of
each Lender taken together. The initial aggregate principal amount of the Lenders’ Delayed Draw Term
Loan Commitments on the Closing Date is $75,000,000.
Delayed Draw Term Loan Funding Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(a).
Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender shall mean a Lender with a Delayed Draw Term Loan
Commitment or an outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loan.
Delayed Draw Term Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(a).
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Delayed Draw Term Loan Repayment Date shall have the meaning provided in
Section 2.5(b).
Derivative Counterparty” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.16.
Designated Jurisdiction” shall mean any country or territory to the extent that such country or
territory itself is the subject of any comprehensive Sanctions (currently Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria,
the Crimea region of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and the so-called Luhansk
People’s Republic).
Designated Non-Cash Consideration” shall mean the Fair Market Value of non-cash
consideration received by Intermediate Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset
Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of an
Authorized Officer of Intermediate Holdings, setting forth the basis of such valuation, executed by either
a senior vice president or the principal financial officer of Intermediate Holdings, less the amount of cash
or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of or collection on or other disposition
of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration. A particular item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration
will no longer be considered to be outstanding when and to the extent it has been paid, redeemed or
otherwise retired or sold or otherwise disposed of in compliance with Section 10.4.
Designated Preferred Stock” shall mean preferred stock of the Borrower or any direct or
indirect parent company of the Borrower (in each case other than Disqualified Stock) that is issued for
cash (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by
Intermediate Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries) and is so designated as Designated Preferred Stock,
pursuant to an officer’s certificate executed by the principal financial officer of the Borrower or parent
company thereof, as the case may be, on the issuance date thereof.
Disposed EBITDA” shall mean, with respect to any Sold Entity or Business or any Converted
Unrestricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such
Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to Intermediate
Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” were references to
such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary and its respective Subsidiaries), all as
determined on a consolidated basis for such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted
Subsidiary, as the case may be.
Discretionary Domestic Guarantor” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the
definition of Guarantors.
Discretionary Foreign Guarantor” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the definition
of Guarantors.
Discretionary Guarantor” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the definition of
Guarantors.
disposition shall have the meaning assigned such term in clause (i) of the definition of Asset
Sale.
Disqualified Lenders” shall mean (i) banks, financial institutions and other institutional
lenders (or related funds of such institutional lenders), in each case as identified in writing by the
Sponsor, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower to the Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners
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and Administrative Agent on or prior to November 6, 2024, (ii) competitors of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries identified in writing by the Sponsor or the Borrower to the Administrative Agent prior to
November 6, 2024 and from time to time and (iii) are an Affiliate of any Person referred to in clauses (i)
or (ii) above (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any bona fide debt investment funds
that are Affiliates of the persons referenced in clause (ii) above) so long as such Affiliate is (x) identified
in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or Sponsor from time to time or (y) clearly
identifiable as an Affiliate of such a Person on the basis of such Affiliate’s name; provided that such
designations shall not apply retroactively to disqualify any Persons that have previously validly acquired
an assignment or participation interest in the Loans and Commitments.
Disqualified Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person
which, by its terms, or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is puttable
or exchangeable, or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than
solely for Qualified Stock), other than as a result of a change of control, asset sale, condemnation event
or similar event, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the
holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Stock), other than as a result of a change of control, asset
sale, condemnation event or similar event, in whole or in part, in each case, prior to the date that is
91 days after the Latest Term Loan Maturity Date hereunder; provided that if such Capital Stock is
issued to any plan for the benefit of employees of Intermediate Holdings or its Subsidiaries or by any such
plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may
be required to be repurchased by Intermediate Holdings or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable
statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death, or disability.
Distressed Person shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term
Lender-Related Distress Event.
Dollars” and “$” shall mean dollars in lawful currency of the United States.
Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean each Subsidiary of Holdings that is organized under the laws
of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia, other than a CFC Holding Company
or a Subsidiary of either a CFC or a CFC Holding Company.
EEA Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any credit institution or investment firm established
in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b)
any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause
(a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a
subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated
supervision with its parent.
EEA Member Country” shall mean any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland,
Liechtenstein and Norway.
EEA Resolution Authority” shall mean any public administrative authority or any person
entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee)
having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
Effective Yield” shall mean, as to any Indebtedness, the effective yield on such Indebtedness in
the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower and
consistent with generally accepted financial practices, taking into account the applicable interest rate
margins, any interest rate floors (the effect of which floors shall be determined in a manner set forth in
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the proviso below), upfront or similar fees or original issue discount (amortized over the shorter of (i) the
remaining weighted average life to maturity of such Indebtedness and (ii) the four years following the
date of incurrence thereof) payable generally to Lenders or other institutions providing such Indebtedness
in connection with the initial primary syndication thereof, but excluding any customary arrangement,
underwriting, structuring, commitment, or any fees or closing payments similar to any one of the
foregoing (regardless of whether such fees are paid to or shared in whole or in part with any lender);
provided that with respect to any Indebtedness that includes a “Benchmark Rate floor” or “ABR
floor,” (a) to the extent that the Benchmark Rate (with an Interest Period of three months) or ABR
(without giving effect to any floors in such definitions), as applicable, on the date that the Effective Yield
is being calculated is less than such floor, the amount of such difference shall be deemed added to the
interest rate margin for such Indebtedness for the purpose of calculating the Effective Yield and (b) to the
extent that the Benchmark Rate (with an Interest Period of three months) or ABR (without giving effect to
any floors in such definitions), as applicable, on the date that the Effective Yield is being calculated is
greater than such floor, then the floor shall be disregarded in calculating the Effective Yield.
Environmental Claims” shall mean any and all actions, suits, orders, decrees, demand letters,
claims, notices of noncompliance or potential responsibility or violation, or proceedings pursuant to any
Environmental Law or pursuant to any permit issued, or any approval of any Governmental Authority
given, under any such Environmental Law (other than reports prepared by or on behalf of any Credit
Party or any of its Subsidiaries (a) in the ordinary course of such Person’s business or (b) as required in
connection with a financing transaction or an acquisition or disposition of real estate) (hereinafter,
Claims”), including, without limitation, (i) any and all Claims by Governmental Authorities for
enforcement, investigation, cleanup, removal, response, remedial, or other actions or damages pursuant to
any Environmental Law and (ii) any and all Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution,
indemnification, cost recovery, compensation, or injunctive relief relating to the presence, Release or
threatened Release of Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to human
health or safety (to the extent relating to human exposure to Hazardous Materials) or protection of the
environment including, without limitation, ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, soil, land
surface and subsurface strata, and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.
Environmental Law” shall mean any applicable federal, state, foreign, or local statute, law,
rule, regulation, ordinance, code, and rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as
amended, and any legally binding judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any legally
binding judicial or administrative order, consent decree, or judgment, relating to pollution or protection
of the environment, including, without limitation, ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater,
soil, land surface and subsurface strata and natural resources such as flora, fauna, or wetlands, or
protection of human health or safety (to the extent relating to human exposure to Hazardous Materials)
and including those relating to the generation, storage, treatment, transport, Release, or threat of Release
of Hazardous Materials.
Equity Interest” shall mean Capital Stock and all warrants, options, or other rights to acquire
Capital Stock, but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock.
Equity Investment” shall mean the new cash equity contributions made by the Sponsor and
certain other investors arranged by and/or designated by the Sponsor and certain of the Sponsor’s
Affiliates (including its Controlled Investment Affiliates and members of the Intermediate Holdings’
management) (collectively, the “Investors”), in Intermediate Holdings or a direct or indirect parent
thereof (which equity investment in the Intermediate Holdings or such direct or indirect parent shall be in
the form of common equity or, if other than common equity, will be on terms reasonably acceptable to
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the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) in an aggregate amount of at least 50% of the sum of (x) the
aggregate net proceeds of Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans funded to the Borrower under the
Initial Term Loan Commitment and the Revolving Credit Facility, respectively, on the Closing Date (but
excluding the net proceeds of any Revolving Credit Loans funded to the Borrower on the Closing Date to
fund working capital needs or to backstop or cash collateralize existing letters of credit or incurred for
working capital purposes) and (y) the equity capitalization of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on the
Closing Date, in each case, after giving effect to the Transaction.
Equity Offering” shall mean any public or private sale of common stock or preferred stock of
the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent company of the Borrower (excluding Disqualified Stock),
other than issuances to any Subsidiary of Intermediate Holdings.
Equityholding Vehicle” shall mean any Parent Entity and any equity holder thereof through
which former, current officers or future officers, directors, employees or managers of the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries or Parent Entities hold Capital Stock of such Parent Entity.
ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from
time to time.
ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together
with any Credit Party, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 (b) or (c) of the Code (and
Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code solely for purposes of Section 412 of the Code).
ERISA Event” shall mean (i) the existence with respect to any Plan of a Prohibited Transaction
with respect to a Plan which is not exempt under Section 408 of ERISA or otherwise; (ii) any Reportable
Event; (iii) the failure of any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate to make by its due date a required
installment under Section 430(j) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan or any failure by any
Pension Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code
or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Pension Plan, whether or not waived; (iv) a determination
that any Pension Plan is in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303
of ERISA); (v) 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 Pension Plan; (vi) the
termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan under Section 4042 of
ERISA or the incurrence by any Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV
of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan (other than for PBGC premiums due but
not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA), including but not limited to the imposition of any Lien in
favor of the PBGC or any Pension Plan; (vii) the receipt by any Credit Party or any of its ERISA
Affiliates from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice to terminate any Pension Plan under
Section 4041 of ERISA or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan under Section 4042 of
ERISA; (viii) the failure by any Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates to make any required
contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (ix) the incurrence by any Credit Party or any of its ERISA
Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal from any Pension Plan subject to Section 4063
of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” (within the meaning of
Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA), or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under
Section 4062(e) of ERISA, or the complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Section 4203 or
4205 of ERISA) from any Multiemployer Plan; (x) the receipt by any Credit Party 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, in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the
meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA), or terminated (within the meaning of
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Section 4041A of ERISA); or (xi) the failure by any Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates to pay
when due (after expiration of any applicable grace period) any installment payment with respect to
Withdrawal Liability under Section 4201 of ERISA.
Erroneous Payment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.15(a).
Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment shall have the meaning provided in
Section 12.15(d)(i).
Erroneous Payment Impacted Class” shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.15(d)(i).
Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.15(d)(i).
EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” shall mean the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published
by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
Event of Default” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.
Excess Cash Flow shall mean, for any period, an amount equal to the excess of:
(i) the sum, without duplication (in each case, for Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis), of:
(a)Consolidated Net Income for such period,
(b)an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges to the extent deducted in
arriving at such Consolidated Net Income and cash receipts to the extent excluded in arriving at
such Consolidated Net Income,
(c)an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash loss on asset sales by Intermediate
Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than asset sales in the ordinary
course of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, and
(d)decreases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period (other than (1)
reclassification of items from short term to long term or vice versa and (2) any such decreases
arising from acquisitions or asset sales by Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries
completed during such period or the application of purchase accounting);
over (ii) the sum, without duplication, of:
(a)an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits included in arriving at
such Consolidated Net Income, cash charges to the extent excluded in arriving at such
Consolidated Net Income, and Transaction Expenses to the extent not deducted in arriving at such
Consolidated Net Income and paid in cash during such period;
(b)without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (k) below in prior
periods, the amount of Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of Intellectual Property accrued or
made in cash during such period, except to the extent that such Capital Expenditures or
acquisitions were financed (directly or indirectly) with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness of
Intermediate Holdings or the Restricted Subsidiaries (unless such Indebtedness has been repaid
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other than with the proceeds of long-term indebtedness) other than intercompany loans or
Revolving Loans;
(c)the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of Intermediate
Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including (1) the principal component of payments in
respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations, (2) the amount of any scheduled repayment of Term
Loans pursuant to Section 2.5, and (3) the amount of a mandatory prepayment of Term Loans
pursuant to Section 5.2(a) to the extent required due to an asset sale that resulted in an increase to
Consolidated Net Income and not in excess of the amount of such increase, but excluding (A) all
other prepayments of Term Loans and (B) all prepayments of Incremental Loans, Revolving
Loans (and any other revolving loans (unless there is an equivalent permanent reduction in
commitments thereunder)) made during such period, except to the extent financed with the
proceeds of other long-term Indebtedness (other than Revolving Loans) of Intermediate Holdings
or the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(d)an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on asset sales by Intermediate
Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than asset sales in the ordinary
course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income;
(e)payments in cash by Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries
during such period in respect of any purchase price holdbacks, earn-out obligations, and
long-term liabilities of Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries other than
Indebtedness, to the extent not already deducted from Consolidated Net Income;
(f)the aggregate amount of cash consideration paid by Intermediate Holdings and
the Restricted Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) in connection with Investments (including
acquisitions, but excluding investments in cash or Cash Equivalents and Investments in any
Restricted Subsidiary) made during such period pursuant to Section 10.6 to the extent that such
Investments were not financed with the proceeds received from (1) the issuance or incurrence of
long-term Indebtedness (other than Revolving Loans or intercompany loans) or (2) the issuance
of Capital Stock;
(g)the amount of dividends paid in cash during such period (on a consolidated
basis) by Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent such dividends were
not financed with the proceeds received from (1) the issuance or incurrence of long-term
Indebtedness (other than Revolving Loans or intercompany loans) or (2) the issuance of Capital
Stock;
(h)the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made by Intermediate Holdings
and the Restricted Subsidiaries in cash during such period (including expenditures for the
payment of financing fees and cash restructuring charges) to the extent that such expenditures are
not expensed during such period and are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income;
(i)the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole, or penalty payments
actually paid in cash by Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period
that are made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness to the extent that such
payments are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income;
(j)without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in other
periods, (1) the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by Intermediate Holdings or
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any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts, commitments, letters of intent or
purchase orders (the “Contract Consideration”) entered into prior to or during such period and
(2) any planned cash expenditures by Intermediate Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries
(the “Planned Expenditures”), in the case of each of clauses (1) and (2), relating to Permitted
Acquisitions (or other Investments (including in joint ventures)), Capital Expenditures,
Restricted Payments, or acquisitions of Intellectual Property or other assets to be consummated
or made during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Intermediate Holdings following
the end of such period (except to the extent financed with any of the proceeds received from
(A) the issuance or incurrence of long-term Indebtedness (other than Revolving Loans or
intercompany loans) or (B) the issuance of Equity Interests); provided that, to the extent that the
aggregate amount of cash actually utilized to finance such Permitted Acquisitions (or other
Investments), Capital Expenditures, or acquisitions of Intellectual Property or other assets during
such following period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration
and Planned Expenditures, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of
Excess Cash Flow, at the end of such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters;
(k)the amount of taxes (including penalties and interest) paid in cash or tax reserves
set aside or payable (without duplication) in such period plus without duplication of the
foregoing amounts, the amount of Tax Distributions paid in cash pursuant to Section 10.5(s), and
the amount of withholding Taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable in connection with
the repatriation of income of any Foreign Subsidiary, in each case, to the extent they exceed the
amount of tax expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period,
(l)cash expenditures in respect of Hedge Agreements during such period to the
extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income; and
(m)increases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period (other than (1)
reclassification of items from short term to long term or vice versa and (2) any such increases
arising from acquisitions or asset sales by Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries
completed during such period or the application of purchase accounting).
Excluded Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.
Excluded Stock and Stock Equivalents” shall mean (i) any Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents
with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent and Intermediate Holdings
(as agreed to in writing), the cost or other consequences of pledging such Capital Stock or Stock
Equivalents in favor of the Secured Parties under the Security Documents shall be excessive in view of
the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (ii) solely in the case of any pledge of Capital Stock
and Stock Equivalents of any (a) CFC (except in the case of a Discretionary Foreign Guarantor) or (b)
CFC Holding Company (except in the case of a Discretionary Domestic Guarantor), (1) any Voting Stock
or Stock Equivalents of any class of such CFC or CFC Holding Company directly held by a Credit Party
in excess of 65% of the outstanding Voting Stock of such class and (2) any Voting Stock or Stock
Equivalents of any class of such CFC or CFC Holding Company not directly held by a Credit Party, (iii)
any Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents of any direct or indirect Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect
Subsidiary of a CFC or CFC Holding Company (in each case, except in the case of a Discretionary
Foreign Guarantor or Discretionary Domestic Guarantor), (iv) any Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents to
the extent the pledge thereof would violate any applicable Requirements of Law (including any legally
effective requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority unless such consent has been
obtained), (v) in the case of (A) any Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents of any Subsidiary to the extent
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such Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents are subject to a Lien permitted by Section 10.2(d) or (B) any
Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents of any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Holdings
and its Subsidiaries at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary, any Capital Stock or Stock
Equivalents of each such Subsidiary described in clause (A) or (B) to the extent (I) that a pledge thereof
to secure the Obligations is prohibited by any applicable Contractual Requirement (other than customary
anti-assignment provisions which are ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other
applicable law and other than proceeds thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective
under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition or
restriction), (II) any Contractual Requirement prohibits such a pledge without the consent of any other
party; provided that this clause (II) shall not apply if (x) such other party is a Credit Party or
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or (y) consent has been obtained to consummate such pledge (it being
understood that the foregoing shall not be deemed to obligate Holdings or any Subsidiary to obtain any
such consent) and for so long as such Contractual Requirement or replacement or renewal thereof is in
effect, or (III) a pledge thereof to secure the Obligations would give any other party (other than a Credit
Party or Wholly-Owned Subsidiary) to any contract, agreement, instrument, or indenture governing such
Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents the right to terminate its obligations thereunder (other than customary
anti-assignment provisions which are ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other
applicable law and other than proceeds thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective
under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition or
restriction), (vi) any Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents of any Subsidiary to the extent that the pledge of
such Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents would result in materially adverse tax consequences to any
Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any Subsidiary as reasonably determined by Intermediate Holdings in
consultation with the Administrative Agent, (vii) any Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents that are margin
stock, and (viii) any Capital Stock and Stock Equivalents of any Subsidiary that is not a Material
Subsidiary or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, a captive insurance Subsidiary, an SPV or any special
purpose entity.
Excluded Subsidiary” shall mean (i) each Subsidiary, in each case, for so long as any such
Subsidiary does not (on (x) a consolidated basis with its Restricted Subsidiaries, if determined on the
Closing Date by reference to the Historical Financial Statements or (y) a consolidated basis with its
Restricted Subsidiaries, if determined after the Closing Date by reference to the financial statements
delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Sections 9.1(a) and (b)) constitute a Material
Subsidiary, (ii) each Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary on any date such Subsidiary
would otherwise be required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the requirements of Section 9.10 (for so
long as such Subsidiary remains a non-Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary), (iii) any direct or indirect
Subsidiary of Intermediate Holdings that is a CFC (except a Discretionary Foreign Guarantor) or CFC
Holding Company (except a Discretionary Domestic Guarantor), (iv) any direct or indirect Subsidiary of
a CFC (except a Discretionary Foreign Guarantor) or CFC Holding Company (except a Discretionary
Domestic Guarantor), (v) any Foreign Subsidiary (except a Discretionary Foreign Guarantor), (vi) each
Subsidiary that is prohibited by any applicable Contractual Requirement or Requirements of Law from
guaranteeing or granting Liens to secure the Obligations on the Closing Date (or, if later, the date it
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and, in the case of a contractual obligation, not entered into in
contemplation thereof) (and for so long as such restriction or any replacement or renewal thereof is in
effect) or which would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or
authorization to provide a Guarantee unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been
received, (vii) each Subsidiary with respect to which, as reasonably determined by Holdings, the
consequence of providing a Guarantee of the Obligations would adversely affect the ability of any Parent
Guarantor, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries to satisfy applicable Requirements of Law,
(viii) each Subsidiary with respect to which, as reasonably determined by Intermediate Holdings in
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consultation with the Administrative Agent, providing such a Guarantee would result in material adverse
tax consequences, (ix) any other Subsidiary with respect to which the Administrative Agent and
Intermediate Holdings reasonably agree that the cost of providing a Guarantee of the Obligations shall be
excessive in relation to the value afforded therefrom, (x) each Unrestricted Subsidiary, (xi) each other
Restricted Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition with pre-existing secured
Indebtedness permitted to be assumed hereunder, and each Restricted Subsidiary acquired in such
Permitted Acquisition hereunder that guarantees such Indebtedness, in each case to the extent that, and
for so long as, the documentation relating to such Indebtedness to which such Subsidiary is a party
prohibits such Subsidiary from guaranteeing the Obligations and such prohibition was not created, and
such Indebtedness was not incurred, in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition, (xii) each SPV,
not-for-profit Subsidiary and captive insurance company and (xiii) in the case of any Swap Obligation,
any Subsidiary of Holdings that is not an “Eligible Contract Participant” as defined under the Commodity
Exchange Act.
Excluded Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Credit Party, (a) any Swap
Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Obligations of such Credit Party of, or the
grant by such Credit Party of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Obligations
thereof) is or becomes illegal or unlawful under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation, or
order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any
thereof) or (b) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such
Guarantor as specified in any agreement between the relevant Credit Parties and Hedge Bank applicable
to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one
swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps
for which such Obligation or security interest is or becomes illegal or unlawful.
Excluded Taxes” shall mean, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, or any
other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party
hereunder or under any other Credit Document, (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net
income (however denominated), branch profits and franchise (and similar) Taxes imposed on it, in each
case by a jurisdiction (including any political subdivision thereof) as a result of such recipient being
organized in, having its principal office in, or in the case of any Lender, having its applicable lending
office in, such jurisdiction, or as a result of any other present or former connection with such jurisdiction
(other than any such connection arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party
to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest
under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Credit Document, or sold or assigned
an interest in any Loan or Credit Document), (ii) any U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed on any
payment by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party hereunder or under any Credit Document
that is required to be imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of a Lender pursuant to laws in
force at the time such Lender acquires an interest in any Credit Document (or designates a new lending
office), other than in the case of a Lender that is an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under
Section 13.7 (or that designates a new lending office pursuant to a request by the Borrower), except to
the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to the designation of a
new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Credit Parties with respect to
such withholding Tax pursuant to Section 5.4, (iii) any Taxes attributable to a recipient’s failure to
comply with Section 5.4(e), or (iv) any withholding Tax imposed under FATCA.
Existing Class shall mean any Existing Term Loan Class and any Existing Revolving Credit
Class.
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Existing Credit Agreements shall have the meaning provided in the recitals to this
Agreement.
Existing Debt Facilities Refinancing” shall mean repayment, redemption and/or discharge in
full of all Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreements.
Existing Revolving Credit Class” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(ii).
Existing Revolving Credit Commitment shall have the meaning provided in Section
2.14(g)(ii).
Existing Revolving Credit Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(ii).
Existing Term Loan Class” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(i).
Expiring Credit Commitment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(d).
Extended Repayment Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(d).
Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall have the meaning provided in
Section 2.14(g)(ii).
Extended Revolving Credit Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(ii).
Extended Revolving Loan Maturity Date shall mean the date on which any tranche of
Extended Revolving Credit Loans matures.
Extended Term Loan Repayment Amount shall have the meaning provided in
Section 2.5(d).
Extended Term Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(i).
Extending Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(iii).
Extension Amendment shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(iv).
Extension Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(v).
Extension Election” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(iii).
Extension Request” shall mean a Term Loan Extension Request.
Extension Series” shall mean all Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Credit
Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Extension Amendment (or any subsequent
Extension Amendment to the extent such Extension Amendment expressly provides that the Extended
Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, provided for therein are
intended to be a part of any previously established Extension Series) and that provide for the same interest
margins, extension fees, and amortization schedule.
Fair Market Value” shall mean with respect to any asset or group of assets on any date of
determination, the value of the consideration obtainable in a sale of such asset at such date of
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determination assuming a sale by a willing seller to a willing purchaser dealing at arm’s length and
arranged in an orderly manner over a reasonable period of time having regard to the nature and
characteristics of such asset, as determined in good faith by Intermediate Holdings or the applicable
Restricted Subsidiary.
FATCA” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement
(or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous
to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements
entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended
or successor version described above), any intergovernmental agreements implementing the foregoing,
and any laws, fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules, guidance notes and practices adopted pursuant to any
intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities entered into in
connection with the implementation of the foregoing.
FCPA shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.10.
Federal Funds Effective Rate” shall mean, for any day, the weighted average of the per annum
rates on overnight federal funds transactions as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York; provided that (i) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal
Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business
Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (ii) if no such rate is so published on such
next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be the average rate
charged to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the
Administrative Agent; provided, further, that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate would otherwise be
negative, it shall be deemed to be 0% per annum.
Fee Letter” shall mean that certain Fee Letter, dated as of November 8, 2024, among the
Merger Sub, the Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners and the other Persons party thereto.
Fees” shall mean all amounts payable pursuant to, or referred to in, Section 4.1.
Financial Model” shall mean the financial model of the Borrower delivered to the
Administrative Agent prior to November 8, 2024.
Fixed Amounts shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.12(a).
Fixed Charges shall mean, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of:
(i)Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries on
a consolidated basis for such period,
(ii)all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any
series of preferred stock (including any Designated Preferred Stock) of such Person made during
such period, and
(iii)all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any
series of Disqualified Stock made during such period.
Flood Insurance Laws” shall mean, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act
of 1994 (which comprehensively revised the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster
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Protection Act of 1973) as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood
Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (iii) the
Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute
thereto.
Floor shall mean 0.75% per annum.
Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean each Subsidiary of Holdings that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
Foreign Subsidiary Prepayment Event shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(a)(iv).
Forward-Looking Information” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.8(a).
Fronting Exposure” shall mean, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to
the Letter of Credit Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the
outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s
participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with
the terms hereof and (b) with respect to the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving
Credit Commitment Percentage of Swingline Loans other than Swingline Loans as to which such
Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized
in accordance with the terms hereof.
Fronting Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(d).
Fund” shall mean any Person (other than a natural Person) that is engaged or advises funds or
other investment vehicles that are engaged in making, purchasing, holding, or investing in commercial
loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course.
Funded Debt” shall mean all Indebtedness of Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted
Subsidiaries for borrowed money that matures more than one year from the date of its creation or matures
within one year from such date that is renewable or extendable, at the option of Intermediate Holdings or
any Restricted Subsidiary, to a date more than one year from the date of its creation or arises under a
revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period
of more than one year from such date (including all amounts of such Funded Debt required to be paid or
prepaid within one year from the date of its creation), and, in the case of the Credit Parties, Indebtedness
in respect of the Loans.
GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect
from time to time; provided, however, that if Intermediate Holdings notifies the Administrative Agent
that Intermediate Holdings requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any
change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such
provision, 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. Furthermore, at any time after the
Closing Date, Intermediate Holdings may elect to apply International Financial Reporting Standards
(“IFRS”) accounting principles in lieu of GAAP and, upon any such election, references herein to GAAP
and GAAP concepts shall thereafter be construed to refer to IFRS and corresponding IFRS concepts
(except as otherwise provided in this Agreement); provided any such election, once made, shall be
irrevocable; provided, further, that any calculation or determination in this Agreement that requires the
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application of GAAP for periods that include fiscal quarters ended prior to Intermediate Holdings’
election to apply IFRS shall remain as previously calculated or determined in accordance with GAAP.
Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, the amount of any Indebtedness under GAAP with
respect to Capitalized Lease Obligations shall be determined in accordance with the definition of
Capitalized Lease Obligations.
Governmental Authority” shall mean any nation, sovereign, or government, any state,
province, territory, or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity or authority exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory, or administrative functions of or pertaining to government,
including a central bank or stock exchange (including any supranational body exercising such powers or
functions, such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
Granting Lender shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(g).
Guarantee” shall mean (i) the Guarantee made by Holdings and each other Guarantor in favor
of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit B, and
(ii) any other guarantee of the Obligations made by a Restricted Subsidiary in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
guarantee obligations” shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person
guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness of any primary obligor in any manner, whether
directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase
any such Indebtedness or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or
supply funds (a) for the purchase or payment of any such Indebtedness or (b) to maintain working capital
or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary
obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities, or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner
of any such Indebtedness of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such Indebtedness, or
(iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of such Indebtedness against loss in respect thereof;
provided, however, that the term guarantee obligations shall not include endorsements of instruments for
deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business or customary and reasonable indemnity
obligations or product warranties in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any
acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with
respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any guaranteed obligation shall be deemed to be an amount
equal to the stated or determinable amount of the Indebtedness in respect of which such guaranteed
obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in
respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in
good faith.
Guarantors” shall mean (i) each Subsidiary of Holdings (other than the Borrower with respect
to its Obligations only) that is party to the Guarantee on the Closing Date, (ii) each Subsidiary of
Holdings that becomes a party to the Guarantee after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.10 or
otherwise, and (iii) Holdings; provided that in no event shall any Excluded Subsidiary be required to be a
Guarantor (unless such Subsidiary is no longer an Excluded Subsidiary). For the avoidance of doubt,
Intermediate Holdings, in its sole discretion, may cause any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor
to Guarantee the Obligations by causing such Restricted Subsidiary to execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent a supplement to the Guarantee, and any Restricted Subsidiary shall thereafter be a
Guarantor and a Credit Party hereunder for all purposes and shall comply with the requirements of
Section 9.13 (any such Restricted Subsidiary organized in any State of the United States of America or
the District of Columbia, a “Discretionary Domestic Guarantor”); provided that with respect to any
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Restricted Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary (a “Discretionary Foreign Guarantor”), the
jurisdiction of such Subsidiary shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; it being
understood and agreed that Canada, as such jurisdiction exists without giving effect to any Change in
Law which may occur after the Closing Date, shall be deemed reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent; provided further that, if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that such
subsidiary is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction where (i) the amount and enforceability of the
contemplated guarantee that may be entered into by a person organized in the relevant jurisdiction is
materially and adversely limited by applicable law or contractual limitations, (ii) the security interests
(and the enforceability thereof) that may be granted with respect to assets (or various classes of assets)
located in the relevant jurisdiction is materially and adversely limited by applicable law or (iii) there is
any reasonably identifiable and material adverse political risk to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent
associated with such jurisdiction), such shall be deemed a reasonable basis for not permitting such
Restricted Subsidiary to become a Guarantor.
Hazardous Materials” shall mean (i) any petroleum or petroleum byproducts, radioactive
materials, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas; (ii) any chemicals, materials, wastes, or
substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous waste,”
“hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous waste,” “restricted hazardous waste,” “toxic substances,”
“toxic pollutants,” “contaminants,” or “pollutants,” or words of similar meaning and regulatory effect,
under any Environmental Law; and (iii) any other chemical, material, waste, or substance, which is
prohibited or regulated due to its dangerous or deleterious properties or characteristics, by any
Environmental Law.
Hedge Agreements” shall mean (i) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit
derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward
commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or
options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options,
forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency
swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other
similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of
the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement,
and (ii) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms
and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps
and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other
master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master
Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
Hedge Bank” shall mean (i) (a) any Person that, at the time it enters into a Hedge Agreement
with Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, is a Lender, an Agent
or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent and (b) with respect to any Hedge Agreement entered into prior to
the Closing Date, any Person that is a Lender or an Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent on the
Closing Date and (ii) any other Person that is designated by Intermediate Holdings as a “Hedge Bank” by
written notice to the Administrative Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit L-1 or such other form
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and Intermediate Holdings.
Hedging Obligations” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person
under any Hedge Agreements.
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Historical Audited Financial Statements” shall have the meaning given to such term in the
definition of “Historical Financial Statements”.
Historical Interim Financial Statements” shall have the meaning given to such term in the
definition of “Historical Financial Statements”.
Historical Financial Statements” shall mean (a) the audited consolidated balance sheets of the
Company and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and the related
consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the year ended 2023 and for the period from
August 9, 2022 to December 31, 2022 (the financial statements referred to in this clause (a), the
Historical Audited Financial Statements”) and (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the
Company and its Subsidiaries as of August 31, 2024 and the related unaudited consolidated statements of
income of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the eight months period then ended and (the financial
statements referred to in this clause (b), the “Historical Interim Financial Statements”).
HMT” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Sanctions”.
Holdingsshall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.
ICC” shall have the meaning given to such term in the definition of “UCP”.
IFRS” shall have the meaning given to such term in the definition of “GAAP”.
Immediate Family Members” shall mean, with respect to any individual, such individual’s
child, stepchild, grandchild or more remote descendant, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former
spouse, qualified domestic partner, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law
(including adoptive relationships) and any trust, partnership or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the
only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing individuals or any private foundation or fund that is
controlled by any of the foregoing individuals or any donor-advised fund of which any such individual is
the donor.
Impacted Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.10(a).
Increased Amount Date shall mean, with respect to any New Loan Commitments, the date on
which such New Loan Commitments shall be effective.
Incremental Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(c).
Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments shall have the meaning provided in Section
2.14(a).
Incremental Revolving Credit Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(b).
Incremental Revolving Credit Maturity Date shall mean the date on which any tranche of
Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to the Lenders’ Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments
matures.
Incremental Revolving Loan Lender shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(b).
incur” and “incurrence” shall have the meanings provided in Section 10.1.
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Incurrence Based Amounts” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.12(a).
Indebtedness” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) any indebtedness (including principal
and premium) of such Person, whether or not contingent (a) in respect of borrowed money, (b) evidenced
by bonds, notes, debentures, or similar instruments or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (or,
without double counting, reimbursement agreements in respect thereof), (c) representing the balance
deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property (including Capitalized Lease Obligations), or
(d) representing any Hedging Obligations, if and to the extent that any of the foregoing Indebtedness
(other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a net liability upon a balance sheet
(excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided that
Indebtedness of any direct or indirect parent company appearing upon the balance sheet of Intermediate
Holdings solely by reason of push down accounting under GAAP (other than in respect of any IPO
Reorganization Transaction) shall be excluded, (ii) to the extent not otherwise included, any obligation by
such Person to be liable for, or to pay, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise, on the obligations of the type
referred to in clause (i) of another Person (whether or not such items would appear upon the balance sheet
of such obligor or guarantor), other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the
ordinary course of business, (iii) to the extent not otherwise included, all obligations of such Person in
respect of Disqualified Stock and (iv) to the extent not otherwise included, the obligations of the type
referred to in clause (i) of another Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned by such Person, whether
or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing,
Indebtedness shall be deemed not to include (1) Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of
business, (2) prepaid or deferred revenue arising in the ordinary course of business, (3) purchase price
holdbacks arising in the ordinary course of business in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an
asset to satisfy warrants or other unperformed obligations of the seller of such asset, (4) any balance that
constitutes a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor, accrued in the ordinary course of
business, (5) any earn-out obligation until such obligation, within 60 days of becoming due and payable,
has not been paid and such obligation is reflected as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in
accordance with GAAP, (6) any obligations attributable to the exercise of appraisal rights and the
settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto,
(7) accrued expenses and royalties or (8) asset retirement obligations and obligations in respect of
workers’ compensation (including pensions and retiree medical care) that are not overdue by more than
60 days. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (iii) above shall (unless such
Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person) be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (x) the aggregate
unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (y) the Fair Market Value of the property encumbered thereby
as determined by such Person in good faith. For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of Intermediate
Holdings and the other Restricted Subsidiaries shall exclude all intercompany Indebtedness arising from
cash management, tax and/or accounting operations made in the ordinary course of business or consistent
with past practice.
Indemnified Liabilities” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.5(a).
Indemnified Person” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.5(a).
Indemnified Taxes” shall mean (a) all Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made
by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Credit Document, other than Excluded
Taxes and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
Initial Revolving Credit Commitments” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of
the term “Revolving Credit Commitment”.
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Initial Term Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(a).
Initial Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, in the case of each Lender that is a Lender on
the Closing Date, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(a) as such Lender’s
Initial Term Loan Commitment. The aggregate amount of the Initial Term Loan Commitments as of the
Closing Date is $200,000,000.
Initial Term Loan Lender” shall mean a Lender with an Initial Term Loan Commitment or an
outstanding Initial Term Loan.
Initial Term Loan Repayment Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(b).
Inside Maturity Debt Exclusion” shall mean (x) any customary bridge facility, so long as the
long-term debt into which any such customary bridge facility is to be converted satisfies any otherwise
applicable limitations on maturity and weighted average life or (y) Indebtedness subject to escrow
arrangements, subject to customary conditions to release (or no conditions) over Indebtedness that
satisfies any otherwise applicable limitations on maturity and weighted average life.
Insolvent” shall mean, with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such
Multiemployer Plan is “insolvent” within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
Intellectual Property” shall mean all intellectual property rights, including all (i) (a) patents,
inventions, designs, processes, developments, technology, and know-how; (b) copyrights and works of
authorship in any media, including graphics, advertising materials, labels, package designs, and
photographs; (c) trademarks, service marks, trade names, brand names, corporate names, Internet domain
names, logos, trade dress, and other source indicators, and the goodwill of any business symbolized
thereby; (d) trade secrets; and (ii) all registrations, issuances, applications, renewals, extensions,
substitutions, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, re-issues, re-examinations, or similar legal
protections related to the foregoing.
Interest Period” shall mean, with respect to any Loan, the interest period applicable thereto, as
determined pursuant to Section 2.9.
“Interest Rate Determination Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Term
SOFR.
Inventory” shall mean all of the “inventory” (as such term is defined in the UCC) of
Intermediate Holdings and its Subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, all merchandise, raw materials,
parts, supplies, work in process and finished goods intended for sale, together with all the containers,
packing, packaging, shipping and similar materials related thereto, and including such inventory as is
temporarily out of Intermediate Holdings’ or such Subsidiary’s custody or possession, including
inventory on the premises of others and items in transit.
Investment” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other
Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of loans (including guarantees), advances, or capital
contributions (excluding accounts receivable, trade credit, advances to customers, commission, travel,
and similar advances to officers and employees, in each case made in the ordinary course of business),
purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests, or other securities
issued by any other Person and investments that are required by GAAP to be classified on the
consolidated balance sheet (excluding the footnotes) of Intermediate Holdings in the same manner as the
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other investments included in this definition to the extent such transactions involve the transfer of cash or
other property; provided that Investments shall not include, in the case of Intermediate Holdings and the
other Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany loans (including guarantees), advances, or Indebtedness
arising from cash management, tax and/or accounting operations made in the ordinary course of business
or consistent with past practice.
For purposes of the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary and Section 10.6,
(i)Investments shall include the portion (proportionate to Intermediate Holdings’
equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of a Subsidiary of
Intermediate Holdings at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
provided that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, Intermediate
Holdings shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent Investment in an Unrestricted
Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to (a) Intermediate Holdings’ Investment in such
Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation less (b) the portion (proportionate to Intermediate
Holdings’ equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such
Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation; and
(ii)any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at
its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer.
The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time shall be the original cost of such
Investment, reduced by any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment, or other
amount received by Intermediate Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Investment
(provided that, with respect to amounts received other than in the form of Cash Equivalents, such amount
shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of such consideration).
Investment Grade Rating” shall mean a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent)
by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other rating agency.
Investment Grade Securities” shall mean:
(i)securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States
government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents),
(ii)debt securities or debt instruments with an Investment Grade Rating, but
excluding any debt securities or instruments constituting loans or advances among Intermediate
Holdings and its Subsidiaries,
(iii)investments in any fund that invest at least 90% in investments of the type
described in clauses (i) and (ii) which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending
investment or distribution, and
(iv)corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily
utilized for high-quality investments.
Investor” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Equity Investment”.
IPO shall mean (a) the initial underwritten public offering (other than a public offering
pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) of common equity interests in Holdings, Intermediate
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Holdings, the Borrower, any Parent Entity or any IPO Listco, (b) any transaction or series of transactions
that results in any common equity interests of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, any Parent
Entity or any IPO Listco that Holdings will distribute to its direct or indirect parent in connection with an
IPO (an “IPO Entity”) being publicly-traded on any United States national securities exchange or over
the counter market, or any analogous exchange or market in Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom or any
country of the European Union or (c) the acquisition, purchase, merger or combination of Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any Parent Entity, by, or with, a publicly-traded special
acquisition company.
IPO Entity” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “IPO”.
IPO Listco” shall mean a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings formed in contemplation of an
IPO to become the IPO Entity; provided that Holdings shall, promptly following its formation, notify the
Administrative Agent of the formation of any IPO Listco.
IPO Reorganization Transactions” shall mean, collectively, the transactions taken in
connection with and reasonably related to consummating an IPO, including (a) formation and ownership
of IPO Shell Companies, (b) entry into, and performance of, (i) a reorganization agreement among any of
Holdings, its Subsidiaries and/or IPO Shell Companies implementing IPO Reorganization Transactions
and other reorganization transactions in connection with an IPO and (ii) customary underwriting
agreements in connection with an IPO and any future follow-on underwritten public offerings of common
Equity Interests in the IPO Entity, including the provision by IPO Entity and Holdings of customary
representations, warranties, covenants and indemnification to the underwriters thereunder, (c) the merger
of one or more IPO Subsidiaries with one or more direct or indirect holders of Equity Interests in
Holdings with the surviving entity in any such merger holding Equity Interests in Holdings, and the
merger of such entities with any IPO Shell Company or IPO Subsidiary, (d) the issuance of Equity
Interests of IPO Shell Companies to holders of Equity Interests of Holdings in connection with any IPO
Reorganization Transactions, (e) the entry into an exchange agreement, pursuant to which holders of
Equity Interests of Holdings will be permitted to exchange such interests for certain economic/voting
Equity Interests in IPO Listco, and (f) the entry into, and performance of, any tax receivables agreements
by any IPO Shell Company or IPO Subsidiary, in each case of clauses (a) through (f), so long as after
giving Pro Forma Effect to any IPO Reorganization Transactions, the security interests of the Lenders in
the Collateral and the Guarantees of the Obligations, taken as a whole, would not be materially impaired.
IPO Shell Company shall mean each of IPO Listco and IPO Subsidiary.
IPO Subsidiary shall mean a wholly-owned subsidiary of IPO Listco formed in contemplation
of, and to facilitate, IPO Reorganization Transactions and an IPO. Holdings shall, promptly following its
formation, notify the Administrative Agent of the formation of an IPO Subsidiary.
ISP” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998”
as published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as
may be in effect at the time of issuance).
Issuer Documents” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit
Request and any other document, agreement, and instrument entered into by the Letter of Credit Issuer
and the Borrower (or any other Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Guarantor) or in favor of the Letter of
Credit Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.
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Joinder Agreement” shall mean an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A, which
may include additional provisions to ensure fungibility of the Loans and to provide for mechanics for
borrowings in currencies other than Dollars.
Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners shall mean MidCap and Monroe.
judgment currency” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.19.
Junior Debt” shall mean any Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than any permitted
intercompany Indebtedness owing to Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary) that is
Subordinated Indebtedness, junior lien secured Indebtedness or unsecured Indebtedness.
Latest Term Loan Maturity Date” shall mean, at any date of determination, the latest maturity
or expiration date applicable to any Term Loan hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity or
expiration date of any New Term Loan or any Extended Term Loan, in each case as extended in
accordance with this Agreement from time to time.
L/C Borrowing” shall mean an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of
Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Borrowing.
L/C Facility Maturity Date” shall mean the date that is five Business Days prior to the
Revolving Credit Maturity Date; provided that the L/C Facility Maturity Date may be extended beyond
such date with the consent of the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer.
L/C Obligations” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to
be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unpaid Drawings, including all
L/C Borrowings. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination, a Letter of Credit
has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule
3.14 of the International Standby Practices (ISP98), such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be
“outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. Unless otherwise specified herein, the
amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit
in effect at such time.
L/C Participant” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.3(a).
L/C Participation shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.3(a).
L/C Sublimit” shall mean $20,000,000.
LCT Election” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.12(c).
LCT Test Date shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.12(c).
Lender or Lenders shall have the meanings provided in the preamble to this Agreement.
Lender Default” shall mean (i) the refusal or failure of any Lender to make available its
portion of any incurrence of Loans, which refusal or failure is not cured within one Business Days after
the date of such refusal or failure, unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that
such refusal or failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions
precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be
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specifically identified in writing) has not been satisfied, (ii) the failure of any Lender to pay over to the
Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within
one Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, (iii) a Lender has
notified, in writing, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its
funding obligations under this Agreement or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its
funding obligations under this Agreement, or a Lender has publicly announced that it does not intend to
comply with its funding obligations under other loan agreements, credit agreements or similar facilities
generally, (iv) a Lender has failed to confirm in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement (v) a Distressed Person has
admitted in writing that it is insolvent or such Distressed Person becomes subject to a Lender-Related
Distress Event or (vi) a Lender has become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that no Lender
Default shall occur solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender
or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership
interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within
the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit
such Lender (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or
disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.
Lender-Related Distress Event” shall mean, with respect to any Lender or any other Person
that directly or indirectly controls such Lender (each, a “Distressed Person”), other than via an
Undisclosed Administration, a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Person
under any debt relief law, or a custodian, conservator, receiver, or similar official is appointed for such
Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person, or
any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Distressed Person or is subject to a forced liquidation
or such Distressed Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise
adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such
Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that a Lender-Related Distress
Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity
interests in any Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender by a Governmental
Authority or an instrumentality thereof so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide
such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the
enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such
Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made
with such Lender.
Letter of Credit” shall mean each letter of credit issued pursuant to Section 3.1 or renewed,
extended or amended hereunder.
Letter of Credit Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Letter of Credit Issuer, such
Letter of Credit Issuer’s pro rata share of the L/C Sublimit (calculated based on such Letter of Credit
Issuer’s (or, in the case of a Letter of Credit Issuer that is a Support Agreement Bank, MidCap’s) pro rata
share of the Revolving Credit Commitments), as may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section
3.1.
Letter of Credit Expiration Date” shall mean the day that is five Business Days prior to the
scheduled Maturity Date then in effect for the Revolving Credit Facility.
Letter of Credit Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, at any time, the sum of (i)
the amount of the principal amount of any Unpaid Drawings in respect of which such Lender has made
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(or is required to have made) payments to the Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to Section 3.4(a) at such
time and (ii) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the Letters of Credit
Outstanding at such time (excluding the portion thereof consisting of Unpaid Drawings in respect of
which the Lenders have made (or are required to have made) payments to the Letter of Credit Issuer
pursuant to Section 3.4(a)).
Letter of Credit Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(b).
Letter of Credit Issuer” shall mean any Revolving Lender that agrees to act in such capacity
that procures through one or more banks, trust companies or other Persons, in each case (a) expressly
identified by the Administrative Agent or such other Revolving Lender from time to time and (b)
approved by the Borrower for purposes of issuing one or more Letters of Credit hereunder pursuant to LC
Support Agreements (such banks, trust companies or other Person, each, a Support Agreement
Bank”). In the event that there is more than one Letter of Credit Issuer at any time, references herein and
in the other Credit Documents to the Letter of Credit Issuer shall be deemed to refer to the Letter of Credit
Issuer in respect of the applicable Letter of Credit or to all Letter of Credit Issuers, as the context requires.
Letter of Credit Request” shall mean a notice executed and delivered by the Borrower pursuant
to Section 3.2, and substantially in a form which is acceptable to the Letter of Credit Issuer in its
reasonable discretion.
Letters of Credit Outstanding” shall mean, at any time the sum of, without duplication, (i) the
aggregate Stated Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and (ii) the aggregate amount of the
principal amount of all Unpaid Drawings at such time.
Lien” shall mean, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge,
security interest, preference, priority, or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not
filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a
security interest in, and any filing of, or agreement to, give any financing statement under the Uniform
Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction; provided that in no event shall an operating
lease or a license, sub-license or cross-license to Intellectual Property be deemed to constitute a Lien.
Limited Condition Transaction” shall mean (i) any Permitted Acquisition by Intermediate
Holdings or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries whose consummation is not conditioned on the
availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing or (ii) any redemption, repurchase, satisfaction and
discharge or repayment of Indebtedness requiring irrevocable notice in advance thereof.
Loan” shall mean any Revolving Loan, Swingline Loan, Term Loan or any other loan made by
any Lender pursuant to this Agreement.
Market Capitalizationshall mean an amount equal to (i) the total number of issued and
outstanding shares of Equity Interests of the Borrower (or any successor entity) or any direct or indirect
parent of the Borrower on the date of the declaration or making of the relevant Restricted Payment
multiplied by (ii) the arithmetic mean of the closing prices per share of such Equity Interests for the 30
consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of declaration or making of such Restricted
Payment.
Management Investors” shall mean the former, current or future officers, directors, employees
and managers (and Controlled Investment Affiliates and Immediate Family Members of the foregoing) of
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Holdings, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Entity who are or become direct or indirect investors
in Holdings, any Parent Entity or any Equityholding Vehicle, including any such officers, directors,
employees and managers owning through an Equityholding Vehicle.
Mandatory Borrowingshall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(b).
Master Agreement” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Hedge
Agreements”.
Material Adverse Effect” shall mean (i) on the Closing Date, a Company Group Material
Adverse Effect (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) and (ii) after the Closing Date, a circumstance
or condition affecting the business, assets, operations, properties, or financial condition of Intermediate
Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that would, individually or in the aggregate, materially
adversely affect (i) the ability of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, taken as a whole, to perform
their payment obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents or (ii) the rights
and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Credit Documents.
Material Intellectual Property” shall mean Intellectual Property that is owned by and used in
the business of the Borrower or any Guarantor, the loss of which would reasonably be expected to result
in a material adverse effect on the business of the Borrower and the Guarantors, taken as a whole, in each
case.
Material Subsidiary shall mean, at any date of determination, each Restricted Subsidiary
(i) whose total assets at the last day of the Test Period ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal
period for which Section 9.1 Financials have been delivered were equal to or greater than 5.00% of the
Consolidated Total Assets of Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date or
(ii) whose revenues during such Test Period were equal to or greater than 5.00% of the consolidated
revenues of Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case
determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that if, at any time and from time to time after the
Closing Date, Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Material Subsidiaries (other than Subsidiaries that are
Excluded Subsidiaries by virtue of any of clauses (ii) through (xiii) of the definition of “Excluded
Subsidiary”) have, in the aggregate, (a) total assets at the last day of such Test Period equal to or greater
than 10.00% of the Consolidated Total Assets of Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries at
such date or (b) revenues during such Test Period equal to or greater than 10.00% of the consolidated
revenues of Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case
determined in accordance with GAAP, then Intermediate Holdings shall, on the date on which financial
statements for such quarter are delivered pursuant to this Agreement, designate in writing to the
Administrative Agent one or more of such Restricted Subsidiaries as Material Subsidiaries for each fiscal
period until this proviso is no longer applicable.
Maturity Date” shall mean the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, the Extended Revolving Loan
Maturity Date, any Incremental Revolving Credit Maturity Date, the Term Loan Maturity Date, the New
Term Loan Maturity Date or the maturity date of an Extended Term Loan, as applicable.
Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount” shall mean, at any date of determination, (i) the
sum of (a) (x) the greater of (1) $40,000,000 and (2) 100% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most
recently ended Test Period (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) minus (y) the sum of (A) the aggregate
principal amount of New Loan Commitments incurred pursuant to Section 2.14(a) in reliance on
clause (i) of this definition prior to such date, (B) the aggregate principal amount of Permitted Other
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Indebtedness issued or incurred (including any unused commitments obtained) pursuant to
Section 10.1(v)(i) in reliance on clause (i) of this definition prior to such date and (C) the aggregate
principal amount of Indebtedness issued or incurred (including any unused commitment obtained) in
reliance on clause (A)(i) of Section 10.1(x) plus (b) the aggregate amount of voluntary prepayments of
Term Loans (including New Term Loans), Permitted Other Indebtedness secured by a Lien on a pari
passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations and any other Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the
Collateral ranking equal with the Liens securing the Obligations and, to the extent accompanied by
permanent optional reductions of Revolving Credit Commitments, Revolving Loans (including purchases
of any Loans by Intermediate Holdings and its Subsidiaries at or below par, in which case the amount of
voluntary prepayments or any repayments or reductions (including by assignment in connection with the
replacement of a non-consenting Lender pursuant to Section 13.7) of Loans shall be equal to the face
amount thereof) in each case, other than from proceeds of the incurrence of long-term Indebtedness
(other than the proceeds of any revolving indebtedness (including the Revolving Credit Facility)), in each
case after giving effect to any reclassification of amounts previously incurred under this clause (i)(b) as
incurred under the immediately following clause (ii) plus (ii) an amount such that, after giving effect to
the incurrence of such amount the Borrower would be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis (including
any adjustments required by such definition as a result of a contemplated Permitted Acquisition, but
excluding any concurrent incurrence of Indebtedness pursuant to clause (i) above and assuming the
Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments at such time are fully drawn) with (I) if such Indebtedness is
secured by a Lien on an pari passu basis with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations, the
Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio, shall not exceed 5.00 to 1.00, (II)
if such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on a junior priority basis with the Liens on the Collateral
securing the Obligations, the Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio, shall
not exceed 5.50 to 1.00 and (III) if such Indebtedness is unsecured, the Consolidated Total Debt to
Consolidated EBITDA Ratio, shall not exceed 6.00 to 1.00 (in each case excluding for the purposes of
calculating such ratios, any cash proceeds concurrently drawn (including Revolving Loans)) (it being
understood that (I) unless otherwise elected by the Borrower, the Borrower shall be deemed to have used
amounts under clause (ii) (to the extent compliant therewith) prior to utilization of amounts under clause
(i), (II) loans may be incurred under both clauses (i) and (ii) above, and proceeds from any such
incurrence under both clauses (i) and (ii) above, may be utilized in a single transaction by first
calculating the incurrence under clause (ii) above and then calculating the incurrence under clause (i)
above and (III) any Indebtedness originally designated as incurred under clause (i) shall be automatically
redesignated as having been incurred under clause (ii) at any time the Borrower would be permitted to
incur under clause (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness being so redesignated (for
purposes of clarity, with any such redesignation having the effect of increasing the Borrower’s ability to
incur Indebtedness under clause (i) as of the date of such redesignation by the amount of Indebtedness so
redesignated)).
Merger Sub shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.
MFN Parameters” means term loans or notes that are not widely-placed (as determined by
Intermediate Holdings in good faith) (in each case, excluding customary bridge loans), in each case that
are pari passu with the Initial Term Loans funded on the Closing Date in right of payment and security
and denominated in Dollars.
MFN Protection” shall have the meaning set forth in the proviso to Section 2.14(d)(iii).
MidCap” means MidCap Financial Trust.
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Minimum Borrowing Amount” shall mean (i) with respect to a Borrowing of Benchmark Rate
Loans, $1,000,000 (or, if less, the entire remaining applicable Commitments at the time of such
Borrowing) and (ii) with respect to a Borrowing of ABR Loans, $1,000,000 (or, if less, the entire
remaining applicable Commitments at the time of such Borrowing).
Minimum Collateral Amount” shall mean, at any time, (i) with respect to Cash Collateral
consisting of cash or Cash Equivalents or deposit account balances provided to reduce or eliminate
Fronting Exposure during the existence of a Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to 103% of the Fronting
Exposure of the Letter of Credit Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such
time and (ii) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or Cash Equivalents or deposit account
balances provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.8(a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii), an amount
equal to 103% of the outstanding amount of all L/C Obligations.
Minimum Tender Condition shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(b).
Monroe” means Monroe Capital, LLC
Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor by merger or
consolidation to its business.
Mortgage” shall mean a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, trust deed, or other
security document entered into by the owner of a Mortgaged Property for the benefit of the Collateral
Agent and the Secured Parties in respect of that Mortgaged Property to secure the Obligations, in form
and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent and Intermediate Holdings, together with
such terms and provisions as may be required by local laws.
Mortgaged Property” shall mean, initially, each parcel of real estate and the improvements
thereto owned in fee by, as of the Closing Date, a Credit Party and identified on Schedule 8.16, and each
other owned parcel of real property and improvements thereto with respect to which a Mortgage is
granted pursuant to Section 9.13.
Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA to which any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or
during the five preceding calendar years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
Net Cash Proceeds” shall mean, with respect to any Prepayment Event and any incurrence of
Permitted Other Indebtedness, (i) the gross cash proceeds (including payments from time to time in
respect of installment obligations, if applicable, but only as and when received) received by or on behalf
of Intermediate Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such Prepayment Event or
incurrence of Permitted Other Indebtedness, as the case may be, less (ii) the sum of:
(a)the amount, if any, of all taxes (including in connection with any repatriation of
funds) paid or estimated to be payable by Intermediate Holdings or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries and any Tax Distributions in connection with such Prepayment Event or incurrence
of Permitted Other Indebtedness,
(b)the amount of any reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP
against any liabilities (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clause (a) above) (1) associated
with the assets that are the subject of such Prepayment Event and (2) retained by Intermediate
Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the amount of any subsequent
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reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any such
liability) shall be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds of such a Prepayment Event occurring on the
date of such reduction,
(c)the amount of any Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Permitted Other
Indebtedness) secured by a Lien on the assets that are the subject of such Prepayment Event to the
extent that the instrument creating or evidencing such Indebtedness requires that such
Indebtedness be repaid upon consummation of such Prepayment Event,
(d)in the case of any Asset Sale Prepayment Event or Casualty Event, the amount of
any proceeds of such Prepayment Event that Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary
has reinvested (or intends to reinvest within the Reinvestment Period or has entered into a
binding commitment prior to the last day of the Reinvestment Period to reinvest) in the business
of Intermediate Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that any portion of such
proceeds that has not been so reinvested within such Reinvestment Period (with respect to such
Prepayment Event, the “Deferred Net Cash Proceeds”) shall, unless Intermediate Holdings or a
Restricted Subsidiary has entered into a binding commitment prior to the last day of such
Reinvestment Period to reinvest such proceeds no later than 180 days following the last day of
such Reinvestment Period, (i) be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale Prepayment
Event or Casualty Event occurring on the last day of such Reinvestment Period or, if later, 180
days after the date Intermediate Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary has entered into such
binding commitment, as applicable (such last day or 180th day, as applicable, the “Deferred Net
Cash Proceeds Payment Date”), and (ii) be applied to the repayment of Term Loans in
accordance with Section 5.2(a)(i);
(e)in the case of any Asset Sale Prepayment Event or Casualty Event by a
non-Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof
(calculated without regard to this clause (e)) attributable to non-controlling interests and not
available for distribution to or for the account of Intermediate Holdings or a Wholly-Owned
Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof;
(f)in the case of any Asset Sale Prepayment Event, any funded escrow established
pursuant to the documents evidencing any such sale or disposition to secure any indemnification
obligations or adjustments to the purchase price associated with any such sale or disposition;
provided that the amount of any subsequent reduction of such escrow (other than in connection
with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds of such
a Prepayment Event occurring on the date of such reduction solely to the extent that Intermediate
Holdings and/or any Restricted Subsidiaries receives cash in an amount equal to the amount of
such reduction; and
(g)all fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid by Intermediate Holdings or a
Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any of the foregoing (for the avoidance of doubt,
including, (i) in the case of the issuance of Permitted Other Indebtedness, any fees, underwriting
discounts, premiums, and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such issuance and
(ii) attorney’s fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related
search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, underwriting
discounts and commissions, other customary expenses, and brokerage, consultant, accountant and
other customary fees), in each case, only to the extent not already deducted in arriving at the
amount referred to in clause (i) above.
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Net Income shall mean, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person,
determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends.
New Loan Commitments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
New Revolving Credit Commitments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
New Revolving Credit Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(b).
New Revolving Loan Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(b).
New Revolving Loan Repayment Amount shall have the meaning provided in
Section 2.5(d).
New Revolving Loan Repayment Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(d).
New Term Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(c).
New Term Loan Commitments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
New Term Loan Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(c).
New Term Loan Maturity Date” shall mean the date on which a New Term Loan matures.
New Term Loan Repayment Amount” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(d).
New Term Loan Repayment Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(d).
Non-Bank Tax Certificate” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.4(e)(ii)(B)(3).
Non-Consenting Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.7(b).
Non-Defaulting Lender” shall mean and include each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.
Non-Extension Notice Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.2(d).
Non-Expiring Credit Commitments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(d).
Non-U.S. Lender shall mean any Lender that is not a “United States person” as defined by
Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
Notice of Borrowing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.3(a).
Notice of Conversion or Continuation” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.6(a).
Notice of Intent to Cure” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.14(c).
Obligations” shall mean all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties
of, any Credit Party arising under any Credit Document or otherwise with respect to any Revolving
Credit Commitment, Loan or Letter of Credit or under any Secured Cash Management Agreement or
Secured Hedge Agreement (other than with respect to any Credit Party’s obligations that constitute
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Excluded Swap Obligations solely with respect to such Credit Party), in each case, entered into with
Intermediate Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, whether direct or indirect (including those
acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising
and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Credit Party or any
Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law naming such Person as the
debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed or allowable claims
in such proceeding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Credit
Parties under the Credit Documents (and any of their Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations
under the Credit Documents) include the obligation (including guarantee obligations) to pay principal,
interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorney costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Credit
Party under any Credit Document and all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of any Credit Party
arising from or in connection with all LC Support Agreements.
OFAC shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.10.
OpCo shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.
Original Revolving Credit Commitments” shall mean all Revolving Credit Commitments,
Existing Revolving Credit Commitments and Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, other than any
New Revolving Credit Commitments (and any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments related thereto).
Other Taxes” shall mean all present or future stamp, court or documentary Taxes or any other
intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes arising from any payment made hereunder or under any
other Credit Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from
the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any
other Credit Document; provided that such term shall not include any Taxes that result from an
assignment, (“Assignment Taxes”) to the extent such Assignment Taxes are imposed as a result of a
connection between the Lender and the taxing jurisdiction (other than a connection arising solely from
any Credit Documents or any transactions contemplated thereunder), except to the extent that any such
action described in this proviso is requested or required by the Borrower.
Overnight Rate” shall mean, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate
and (b) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Letter of
Credit Issuer, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
Parent Entity” shall mean any Person that is a direct or indirect parent company (which may be
organized as, among other things, a partnership), including any managing member, of Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings and/or the Borrower.
Parent Guarantors shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.
Participant” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(c)(i).
Participant Register” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(c)(ii).
Patriot Act” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.18.
Payment Recipient” shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.15(a).
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PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA
and any successor entity performing similar functions.
Pension Plan” shall mean any “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of
ERISA, but excluding any Multiemployer Plan) that is subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 302 of
ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, in respect of which any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if
such plan were terminated, would under Section 4062 or Section 4069 of ERISA, be deemed to be) an
“employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
Permitted Acquisition” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.6(c).
Permitted Asset Swap” shall mean the concurrent purchase and sale or exchange of Related
Business Assets or a combination of Related Business Assets and cash or Cash Equivalents between
Intermediate Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary and another Person; provided that such assets purchased
or received in such an exchange (taking into account any cash or Cash Equivalents exchanged in such
transaction) are of comparable or greater Fair Market Value or usefulness to the business of Intermediate
Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as a whole, as determined in good faith by Intermediate
Holdings; provided, further, that any cash or Cash Equivalents received must be applied in accordance
with Section 10.4.
Permitted Debt Exchange” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(a).
Permitted Debt Exchange Notes” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(a).
Permitted Debt Exchange Offer” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15(a).
Permitted Holdersshall mean each of (a) Investors as of the Closing Date, (b) the
Management Investors (including any Management Investors holding Equity Interests through a direct or
indirect parent or management investment vehicle) and their Permitted Transferees, (c) any Person who
is acting solely as an underwriter in connection with a public or private offering of Equity Interests of
Holdings or any of its direct or indirect parent companies, acting in such capacity, (d) any group (within
the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) of which
any of the foregoing are members and any member of such group; provided, that in the case of such
group and without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, the Sponsor shall have
beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the total voting power of the issued and outstanding Equity
Interests of Holdings or any of its direct or indirect parent companies held by such group, (e) any direct
or indirect Parent Entity formed not in connection with, or in contemplation of, a transaction (other than
the Transactions or IPO Reorganization Transactions) that, assuming such parent was not formed after
giving effect thereto, would constitute a Change of Control and (f) any entity (other than a Parent Entity)
through which a Parent Entity described in clause (e) directly or indirectly holds Equity Interests of the
Borrower and has no other material operations other than those incidental thereto.
Permitted Investment shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.6.
Permitted Liens” shall mean, with respect to any Person:
(i)Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies not yet due
(or not delinquent) or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for
which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP;
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(ii)Liens in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or
other social security, old age pension or public liability obligations not yet due or which are
being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been
maintained in accordance with GAAP;
(iii)operators’, vendors’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, repairmen’s, mechanics’,
workers’, materialmen’s, construction or other like Liens arising by operation of law in the
ordinary course of business or landlord’s liens, each of which is in respect of obligations that
have not been outstanding more than 90 days or which are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance
with GAAP;
(iv)any Liens reserved in leases for rent or royalties and for compliance with the
terms of the leases in the case of leasehold estates, to the extent that any such Lien referred to in
this clause does not materially impair the use of the property covered by such Lien for the
purposes for which such property is held by Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary
or materially impair the value of such property subject thereto;
(v)encumbrances (other than to secure the payment of borrowed money or the
deferred purchase price of property or services), easements, restrictions, servitudes, permits,
conditions, covenants, exceptions or reservations in any rights of way or other property of
Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of roads, pipelines,
transmission lines, transportation lines, distribution lines for the removal of gas, oil, coal or other
minerals or timber, and other like purposes, or for the joint or common use of real estate, rights
of way, facilities and equipment, and defects, irregularities, zoning restrictions, encroachments
and deficiencies in title of any rights of way or other property which in the aggregate do not
materially impair the use of such rights of way or other property for the purposes of which such
rights of way and other property are held by Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary
or materially impair the value of such property subject thereto;
(vi)Liens pursuant to the Security Documents;
(vii)Liens arising out of judgments, attachments or awards not resulting in an Event
of Default under Section 11.5 or Section 11.10;
(viii)Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) (x) imposed by a Governmental
Authority or deposits made in connection therewith in the ordinary course of business in
connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social
security legislation, (y) incurred in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of
tenders, statutory obligations (other than excise taxes), surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds,
statutory bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, performance and return of
money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed
money) or (z) arising by virtue of deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure
liability for premiums to insurance carriers; provided that (A) with respect to clauses (x), (y) and
(z) of this clause (viii), such Liens are for amounts not yet due and payable or delinquent or, to
the extent such amounts are so due and payable, such amounts are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with
GAAP and (B) to the extent such Liens are not imposed by a Governmental Authority, such Liens
shall in no event encumber any property other than cash and cash equivalents;
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(ix)Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar
arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary
course of business in accordance with the past practices of such Restricted Subsidiary;
(x)bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with
respect to cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more accounts maintained by any
Restricted Subsidiary, in each case granted in the ordinary course of business in favor of the bank
or banks with which such accounts are maintained, securing amounts owing to such bank with
respect to cash management and operating account arrangements, including those involving
pooled accounts and netting arrangements; provided that, unless such Liens are nonconsensual
and arise by operation of law, in no case shall any such Liens secure (either directly or indirectly)
the repayment of any Indebtedness;
(xi)licenses, sub-licenses or cross license of Intellectual Property granted in the
ordinary course of business;
(xii)the filing of UCC financing statements solely as a precautionary measure in
connection with (i) operating leases or consignment of goods and (ii) in connection with the sales
of Accounts pursuant to any Permitted Receivables Financing;
(xiii)leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course
of business;
(xiv)Liens (x) on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in
an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 10.6 to be applied against the purchase price for such
Investment and (y) consisting of an agreement to dispose of any property in an asset sale, in each
case, solely to the extent such Investment or disposition, as the case may be, would have been
permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;
(xv)Liens (a) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform
Commercial Code or any comparable or successor provision on items in the course of collection,
(b) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodity brokerage accounts incurred in
the ordinary course of business, and (c) in favor of banking or other financial institutions or other
electronic payment service providers arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including
the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking or
finance industry;
(xvi)Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and
similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in
the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;
(xvii)Liens (a) solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by Intermediate
Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase
agreement permitted under this Agreement or (b) consisting of an agreement to dispose of any
property pursuant to a disposition permitted hereunder;
(xviii)rights reserved or vested in any Person by the terms of any lease, license,
franchise, grant or permit held by Intermediate Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or
by a statutory provision, to terminate any such lease, license, franchise, grant or permit, or to
require annual or periodic payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;
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(xix)restrictive covenants affecting the use to which real property may be put;
provided that the covenants are complied with;
(xx)security given to a public utility or any municipality or governmental authority
when required by such utility or authority in connection with the operations of that Person in the
ordinary course of business;
(xxi)(a) Liens on Equity Interests in joint ventures; provided that any such Lien is in
favor of a creditor of such joint venture and such creditor is not an Affiliate of any partner to
such joint venture and (b) purchase options, call and similar rights of, and restrictions for the
benefit of, a third party with respect to Equity Interests held by Intermediate Holdings or any
Restricted Subsidiary in joint ventures;
(xxii)Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents that are earmarked to be used to satisfy or
discharge Indebtedness; provided (a) such cash and/or Cash Equivalents are deposited into an
account from which payment is to be made, directly or indirectly, to the Person or Persons
holding the Indebtedness that is to be satisfied or discharged, (b) such Liens extend solely to the
account in which such cash and/or Cash Equivalents are deposited and are solely in favor of the
Person or Persons holding the Indebtedness (or any agent or trustee for such Person or Persons)
that is to be satisfied or discharged, and (c) the satisfaction or discharge of such Indebtedness is
expressly permitted hereunder;
(xxiii)with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, other Liens and privileges arising
mandatorily by any Requirements of Law;
(xxiv)to the extent arising pursuant to a Requirement of Law, Liens on cash or Cash
Equivalents securing Hedge Agreements in the ordinary course of business; and
(xxv)other Liens; provided that the aggregate outstanding face amount of obligations
secured by Liens existing in reliance on this clause (xxv) shall not exceed the greater of
$20,000,000 and 50% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period
(calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) as of such time of incurrence.
Permitted Other Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness consisting of one or more series of
secured or unsecured bonds, notes or debentures (including in a public offering, Rule 144A or other
private placement) or secured or unsecured loans (including a bridge facility or syndicated loan
financing) (which Indebtedness if secured, must be secured either by Liens that are pari passu with the
Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations or be secured by Liens that are junior to the Liens on the
Collateral securing the Obligations), in each case issued or incurred by the Borrower or a Guarantor
(other than Holdings); provided that (a) except in the case of any Inside Maturity Debt Exclusion, the
maturity date of such Indebtedness shall be no earlier than the Term Loan Maturity Date and such
Indebtedness shall not have a shorter weighted average life to maturity than the existing Initial Term
Loans, (b) if such Indebtedness is incurred pursuant to Section 10.1(v)(i), such Indebtedness shall be
subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in Section 2.14 that are applicable to New Term Loans,
except the covenants, events of default and mandatory prepayments either, at the option of Intermediate
Holdings, (i) shall be not materially more restrictive (taken as a whole) (other than with respect to
economic terms and prepayment or redemption provisions) to Intermediate Holdings and its Restricted
Subsidiaries than the covenants, events of default and mandatory prepayment provisions applicable to the
Initial Term Loans, unless (x) the Lenders of the Term Loans receive the benefit of such more restrictive
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terms or (y) any such provisions apply after the Term Loan Maturity Date or (ii) reflect market terms and
conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence or issuance (as determined by Intermediate
Holdings in good faith), (c) with respect to such Indebtedness, no Subsidiary of Holdings (other than
Intermediate Holdings or a Guarantor) shall be an obligor, (d) that, if such Indebtedness is secured, such
Indebtedness shall not be secured by a Lien on any assets other than the Collateral and (e) such
Indebtedness shall be subject to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement or other intercreditor
documentation reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, if applicable.
Permitted Other Indebtedness Documents” shall mean any document or instrument (including
any guarantee, security agreement or mortgage and which may include any or all of the Credit
Documents) issued or executed and delivered with respect to any Permitted Other Indebtedness by any
Credit Party.
Permitted Other Indebtedness Obligations” shall mean, if any Permitted Other Indebtedness
is issued or incurred, all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any
Credit Party arising under any Permitted Other Indebtedness Document, whether direct or indirect
(including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or
hereafter arising, and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any
Credit Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law naming
such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed or
allowable claims in such proceeding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Permitted
Other Indebtedness Obligations of the applicable Credit Parties under the Permitted Other Indebtedness
Documents (and any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the
Permitted Other Indebtedness Documents) include the obligation (including guarantee obligations) to pay
principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorney costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any
such Credit Party under any Permitted Other Indebtedness Document.
Permitted Other Provision” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(i).
Permitted Receivables Financing shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the
term “Asset Sale”.
Permitted Repricing Amendment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.1.
Permitted Transferees shall mean, with respect to any Person that is a natural person (and
any Permitted Transferee of such Person), (a) such Person’s Immediate Family Members, including his or
her spouse, ex-spouse, children, step-children and their respective lineal descendants and (b) without
duplication with any of the foregoing, such Person’s heirs, executors and/or administrators upon the death
of such Person and any other Person who was an Affiliate of such Person upon the death of such Person
and who, upon such death, directly or indirectly owned Equity Interests in Holdings or any other IPO
Entity.
Permitted Sale Leaseback” shall mean any Sale Leaseback consummated by Intermediate
Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date; provided that any such Sale
Leaseback that is not between (a) a Credit Party and another Credit Party or (b) a Restricted Subsidiary
that is not a Credit Party and another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party must be
consummated for Fair Market Value as determined at the time of consummation in good faith by (i)
Intermediate Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) in the case of any Sale Leaseback (or series of
related Sale Leasebacks) the aggregate proceeds of which exceed the greater of (a) $10,000,000 and
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(b) 25% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a Pro Forma
Basis) at the time of the incurrence of such Sale Leaseback, the sole member (or analogous governing
body) of Intermediate Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary (which such determination may take into
account any retained interest or other Investment of Intermediate Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary
in connection with, and any other material economic terms of, such Sale Leaseback).
Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, limited liability
company, association, trust, or other enterprise or any Governmental Authority.
Plan” shall mean, other than any Multiemployer Plan, any “employee benefit plan” (as defined
in Section 3(3) of ERISA), including any “employee welfare benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of
ERISA), any “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), and any plan which
is both an employee welfare benefit plan and an employee pension benefit plan, and in respect of which
any Credit Party or, with respect to any such plan that is that is subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 302
of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such Plan were terminated, would
under Section 4062 or Section 4069 of ERISA be reasonably likely to be deemed to be) an “employer” as
defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
Planned Expenditures” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Excess
Cash Flow”.
Platform” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.17(a).
Pledge Agreement” shall mean the Pledge Agreement entered into by the Credit Parties party
thereto and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of
Exhibit C.
Post-Acquisition Period” shall mean, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition, the period
beginning on the date such Permitted Acquisition is consummated and ending on the last day of the eighth
full consecutive fiscal quarter immediately following the date on which such Permitted Acquisition is
consummated.
Prepayment Event” shall mean any Asset Sale Prepayment Event, Debt Incurrence
Prepayment Event or Casualty Event.
Prepayment Trigger” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term “Asset Sale
Prepayment Event”.
primary obligation” shall have the meaning provided such term in the definition of “Contingent
Obligations”.
primary obligor” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Contingent
Obligations”.
Pro Forma Adjustment” shall mean, for any Test Period that includes all or any part of a fiscal
quarter included in any Post-Acquisition Period, with respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the applicable
Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary or the Consolidated EBITDA of
Intermediate Holdings, the pro forma increase or decrease in such Acquired EBITDA or such
Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, projected by Intermediate Holdings in good faith as a result
of (i) actions taken during such Post-Acquisition Period for the purposes of realizing reasonably
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identifiable and factually supportable cost savings, operating expenses reductions and operating
enhancements or (ii) any additional costs incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, in each case, in
connection with the combination of the operations of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted
Restricted Subsidiary with the operations of Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries;
provided that (a) at the election of Intermediate Holdings, such Pro Forma Adjustment shall not be
required to be determined for any Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary to the
extent the aggregate consideration paid in connection with such acquisition was less than $10,000,000;
and (b) so long as such actions are taken during such Post-Acquisition Period or such costs are incurred
during such Post-Acquisition Period, as applicable, it may be assumed, for purposes of projecting such
pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case
may be, that the applicable amount of such cost savings, operating expenses reductions and operating
enhancements will be realizable during the entirety of such Test Period, or the applicable amount of such
additional costs, as applicable, will be incurred during the entirety of such Test Period; provided, further,
that any such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA,
as the case may be, shall be without duplication for, and subject to applicable caps and limitations set
forth in such defined terms in respect of, cost savings or additional costs or other items already included
in such Acquired EBITDA, such Consolidated EBITDA or Section 1.12, as the case may be, for such Test
Period.
Pro Forma Basis,” “Pro Forma Compliance,” and “Pro Forma Effect” shall mean, with
respect to compliance with any test, financial ratio or covenant hereunder, that (i) to the extent
applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment shall have been made and (ii) all Specified Transactions and the
following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the
applicable period of measurement in such test or covenant: (a) income statement items (whether positive
or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, (1) in the case of
a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all Capital Stock in any Subsidiary of
Intermediate Holdings or any division, product line, or facility used for operations of Intermediate
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be excluded, and (2) in the case of a Permitted Acquisition or
Investment described in the definition of “Specified Transaction”, shall be included, (b) any retirement of
Indebtedness, and (c) other than as set forth in the definition of “Maximum Incremental Facilities
Amount”, any incurrence or assumption of Indebtedness by Intermediate Holdings or any of the
Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith (it being agreed that if such Indebtedness has a floating
or formula rate, such Indebtedness shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for
purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate that is or would be in effect with respect to
such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination); provided that, without limiting the
application of the Pro Forma Adjustment pursuant to clause (a) above, the foregoing pro forma
adjustments may be applied to any such test or covenant solely to the extent that such adjustments are
consistent with the definition of Consolidated EBITDA and give effect to operating expense reductions
and operating enhancements that are (x) (1) directly attributable to such transaction, (2) expected to have
a continuing impact on Intermediate Holdings or any of the other Restricted Subsidiaries and (3)
factually supportable or (y) otherwise consistent with the definition of Pro Forma Adjustment.
Pro Forma Entity” shall have the meaning provided such term in the definition of “Acquired
EBITDA”.
Prohibited Transaction shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 406 of
ERISA and Section 4975(c) of the Code.
Projections shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.1(c).
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PTE shall mean a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of
Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
QFC shall have the meaning of “qualified financial contract” set forth in, and shall be
interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
QFC Credit Support” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.25.
Qualified Stock of any Person shall mean Capital Stock of such Person other than
Disqualified Stock of such Person.
Real Estate” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.1(g).
refinance” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.1(l).
Refinanced Facility shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.1.
Refinancing Indebtedness” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.1(l).
Register” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(b)(iv).
Regulation T shall mean Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and any
successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.
Regulation U shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and any
successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.
Regulation X shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and any
successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.
Reimbursement Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.4(a).
Reimbursement Obligations shall mean the Borrower’s obligations to reimburse Unpaid
Drawings pursuant to Section 3.4(a).
Reinvestment Period” shall mean eighteen months following the date of receipt of Net Cash
Proceeds of an Asset Sale Prepayment Event or Casualty Event.
Rejection Notice” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(f).
Related Business Assets” shall mean assets (other than cash or Cash Equivalents) used or
useful in a Similar Business; provided that any assets received by Intermediate Holdings or the Restricted
Subsidiaries in exchange for assets transferred by Intermediate Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary shall
not be deemed to be Related Business Assets if they consist of securities of a Person, unless upon receipt
of the securities of such Person, such Person would become a Restricted Subsidiary.
Related Fund” shall mean, with respect to any Lender that is a Fund, any other Fund that is
advised or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) an Affiliate of such Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of
such entity that administers, advises or manages such Lender.
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Related Parties” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and
the directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, servicers and advisors of such Person and any Person
that possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or
policies of such Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.
Release” shall mean any release, spill, emission, discharge, disposal, escaping, leaking,
pumping, pouring, dumping, emptying, injection, or leaching into or migration through the environment
(but excluding migration of naturally occurring substances).
Relevant Governmental Body” the Board of Governors, the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York and/or the Term SOFR Administrator, as applicable, or a committee officially endorsed or
convened by the Board of Governors and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or, in each case, any
successor thereto.
Removal Effective Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.9(b).
Repayment Amount” shall mean the Term Loan Repayment Amount, a New Term Loan
Repayment Amount with respect to any Series or an Extended Term Loan Repayment Amount with
respect to any Extension Series, as applicable.
Replacement Facility Commitment” shall mean the commitments of the Lenders to make
Replacement Facilities.
Replacement Facilities” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.1.
Reportable Event” shall mean any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA
or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Pension Plan (other than a Pension Plan maintained
by an ERISA Affiliate that is considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of
Section 414 of the Code), other than those events as to which notice is waived pursuant to PBGC Reg.
§ 4043.
Required Lenders” shall mean, at any date, (a) Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding a
majority of the sum of (i) the Adjusted Total Revolving Credit Commitment at such date, (ii) the
Adjusted Total Term Loan Commitment at such date and (iii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount
of the Term Loans (excluding Term Loans held by Defaulting Lenders) at such date or (b) if the Total
Revolving Credit Commitment and the Total Term Loan Commitment have been terminated or for the
purposes of acceleration pursuant to Section 11, Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding a majority of
the outstanding principal amount of the Loans and Letter of Credit Exposure (excluding the Loans and
Letter of Credit Exposure of Defaulting Lenders) in the aggregate at such date; provided that, at all times
when there are two or more Lenders that are not Affiliates or Approved Funds of each other, Required
Lenders must include at least two Lenders that are not Affiliates or Approved Funds of each other.
Required DDTL Lenders” means, at any time, Term Loan Lenders (other than Defaulting
Lenders) having unused Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments representing more than 50% of the
aggregate unused Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments at such time; provided that for any Required
DDTL Lenders’ vote, (x) Delayed Draw Term Loans held by Debt Fund Affiliates and Non-Debt Fund
Affiliates, in the aggregate, may not account for more than 49.9% of the amounts included in determining
whether the Required DDTL Lenders have consented to any amendment, waiver or other action and (y)
no Defaulting Lender shall be included in the calculation of Required DDTL Lenders; provided that, at
all times when there are two or more Term Loan Lenders having unused Delayed Draw Term Loan
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Commitments that are not Affiliates or Approved Funds of each other, Required DDTL Lenders must
include at least two Term Loan Lenders having unused Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments that are
not Affiliates or Approved Funds of each other.
Requirements of Law shall mean, as to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and
by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule, or
regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case
applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or assets or to which such Person or any
of its property or assets is subject.
Resignation Effective Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.9(a).
Resolution Authority” shall mean an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK
Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
Restricted Debt Payments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.7.
Restricted Payments” shall mean any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash,
securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in Intermediate Holdings, any other
Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities
or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption,
retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in Intermediate Holdings,
any other Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any option, warrant or other
right to acquire any such Equity Interests in Intermediate Holdings, any other Parent Guarantor, the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.
Restricted Person and/or Restricted Persons shall have the meaning provided in Section
13.16.
Restricted Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of Intermediate Holdings (including, for the
avoidance of doubt, the Borrower) other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Retained Excess Cash Flow” shall mean commencing with the fiscal year ended December 31,
2025, Excess Cash Flow (but not less than zero in any period) in respect of any fiscal year not required to
be applied in prepayment pursuant to Section 5.2(a)(ii) (but excluding the amount of any Excess Cash
Flow not required to be applied in prepayment as a result of the deductions to any such prepayment
amount pursuant to clause (y) of such Section 5.2(a)(ii) or the application of Section 5.2(a)(iv))).
Revolving Credit Commitment” shall mean, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, (a) its
obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(b), in an aggregate
principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth, and opposite such
Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(a) under the caption “Revolving Credit Commitment,” Schedule A to
Amendment No. 1 under the caption “Amendment No. 1 Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment or in
the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as
such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including Section
2.14) and (b) if applicable, Replacement Facility Commitment with respect to any Series. The aggregate
Revolving Credit Commitments of all Revolving Credit Lenders shall be $50,000,000 on the Closing
Date (the “Initial Revolving Credit Commitments”); provided that such Initial Revolving Credit
Commitments shall be increased in the amount of the Amendment No. 1 Incremental Revolving Credit
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Commitment on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and may be further adjusted from time to time in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage” shall mean at any time, for each Lender, the
percentage obtained by dividing (i) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time by (ii) the
amount of the Total Revolving Credit Commitment at such time; provided that, at any time when the
Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall have been terminated, each Lender’s Revolving Credit
Commitment Percentage shall be the percentage obtained by dividing (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit
Exposure at such time by (b) the Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders at such time.
Revolving Credit Exposure shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of
(i) the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans of such Lender then outstanding, (ii) such
Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure at such time and (iii) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment
Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans at such time.
Revolving Credit Facility” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving
Credit Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.
Revolving Credit Lender” shall mean, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit
Commitment, Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment or Extended Revolving Credit Commitment at
such time.
Revolving Credit Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(b).
Revolving Credit Maturity Date” shall mean the earlier of (i) January 2, 2031 or, if such date
is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day and (ii) the date on which the Revolving
Credit Commitments shall terminate in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
Revolving Credit Termination Date” shall mean the date on which the Revolving Credit
Commitments shall have terminated or no Revolving Credit Loans or Swingline Loans shall be
outstanding and the Letters of Credit Outstanding shall have been reduced to zero or Cash Collateralized.
Revolving Loan” shall mean, collectively or individually as the context may require, any (i)
Revolving Credit Loan (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Amendment No. 1 Incremental
Revolving Loan), (ii) Extended Revolving Credit Loan, (iii) New Revolving Credit Loan and (iv)
Additional Revolving Credit Loan, in each case made pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
S&P” shall mean S&P Global Ratings or any successor by merger or consolidation to its
business.
Sale Leaseback” shall mean any arrangement with any Person directly or indirectly providing
for the leasing by Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary of any real or tangible personal
property, which property has been or is to be sold or transferred by Intermediate Holdings or such
Restricted Subsidiary to such Person in contemplation of such leasing.
Sanctions” shall mean any economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes administered or
enforced by the government of the United States (including without limitation, OFAC and the U.S.
Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union (or its member states),
the United Kingdom (including His Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”)) or other relevant sanctions authority.
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SDN List shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.21.
SEC shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.
Section 2.14 Additional Amendment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(iv).
Section 9.1 Financials” shall mean the financial statements delivered, or required to be
delivered, pursuant to Section 9.1(a) or (b) together with the accompanying officer’s certificate delivered,
or required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 9.1(d).
Secured Cash Management Agreement shall mean any Cash Management Agreement that is
entered into by and between Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries and any Cash Management Bank, which is specified in writing by Intermediate Holdings to
the Administrative Agent as constituting a Secured Cash Management Agreement hereunder.
Secured Cash Management Obligations” shall mean Obligations under Secured Cash
Management Agreements.
Secured Hedge Agreement” shall mean any Hedge Agreement that is entered into by and
between Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge
Bank, which is specified in writing by Intermediate Holdings to the Administrative Agent as constituting
a “Secured Hedge Agreement” hereunder. For purposes of the preceding sentence, Intermediate
Holdings may deliver one notice designating all Hedge Agreements entered into pursuant to a specified
Master Agreement as “Secured Hedge Agreements”. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, a Hedge
Agreement entered into by a Restricted Subsidiary shall remain a Secured Hedge Agreement
notwithstanding that such Restricted Subsidiary is subsequently designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary
(but not any Hedge Agreement entered into after the date of such designation), unless otherwise agreed
between such Restricted Subsidiary and Hedge Bank.
Secured Hedge Obligations” shall mean Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements.
Secured Parties shall mean the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of
Credit Issuer and each Lender, in each case with respect to the Credit Facilities, each Hedge Bank that is
party to any Secured Hedge Agreement with Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted
Subsidiary, each Cash Management Bank that is party to a Secured Cash Management Agreement with
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary and each subagent pursuant to Section 12
appointed by the Administrative Agent with respect to matters relating to the Credit Facilities or the
Collateral Agent with respect to matters relating to any Security Document.
Securities Exchange Act” shall mean Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Security Agreement shall mean the Security Agreement entered into by the Credit Parties
party thereto and the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of
Exhibit D.
Security Documents” shall mean, collectively, the Pledge Agreement, the Security Agreement,
the Mortgages, intellectual property security agreements and each other security agreement or other
instrument or document executed and delivered pursuant to Sections 9.10, 9.11, or 9.13 or pursuant to
any other such Security Documents to secure the Obligations or to govern the lien priorities of the
holders of Liens on the Collateral.
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Series” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
Similar Business” shall mean any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (after giving effect to the
Acquisition) on the Closing Date or any business that is similar, reasonably related, synergistic,
incidental or ancillary thereto.
SOFR” shall mean a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the
SOFR Administrator.
SOFR Administrator” shall mean the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor
administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
SOFR Administrator’s Website” shall mean the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s
website, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight
financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
SOFR Rate Day” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of Daily Simple SOFR.
Sold Entity or Business shall have the meaning provided in the definition of the term
“Consolidated EBITDA”.
Solvent” shall mean, after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, (i) the sum of
the debt (including contingent liabilities) of Intermediate Holdings and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated
basis, does not exceed the present fair saleable value of the present assets of Intermediate Holdings and
its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, (ii) the capital of Intermediate Holdings and its Subsidiaries, on
a consolidated basis, is not unreasonably small in relation to their business as contemplated on the date
hereof, (iii) Intermediate Holdings and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, have not incurred and do
not intend to incur, or believe that they will incur, debts, including current obligations, beyond their
ability to pay such debts as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise) or (iv) Intermediate
Holdings and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are “solvent” within the meaning given to that
term and similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances.
Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations” shall mean the representations and
warranties made by the Company with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries in the Acquisition
Agreement as are material to the interests of the Secured Parties, but only to the extent that Intermediate
Holdings (or any of its Affiliates) has the right to terminate its (or their) obligations pursuant to the
Acquisition Agreement as a result of a breach or inaccuracy of such representations and warranties in the
Acquisition Agreement.
Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment” shall have the meaning provided in
Section 2.14(g)(ii).
Specified Representations” shall mean the representations and warranties set forth in Sections
8.1, 8.2, 8.3(c), 8.5, 8.7, 8.16 (as it relates to the creation, validity, perfection and priority of the security
interests in the Collateral), 8.17 and 8.18.
Specified Transaction” shall mean, with respect to any period, any Investment (including a
Permitted Acquisition), any asset sale, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, Restricted Payment,
Subsidiary designation, New Term Loan, Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment or other event or
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action that in each case by the terms of this Agreement requires Pro Forma Compliance with a test or
covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis.
Sponsor shall mean Olympus Growth Fund VIII, L.P and Olympus Growth Fund VIII Parallel,
L.P., together with their respective managed funds and/or managed accounts and any Affiliates of the
foregoing (other than any other operating portfolio company).
Spot Rate” for any currency shall mean the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be
the rate quoted by the Administrative Agent as the spot rate for the purchase by the Administrative Agent
of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at
approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign
exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent may obtain such spot rate from
another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent if it does not have as of the date of
determination a spot buying rate for any such currency.
SPV shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(g).
Stated Amount” of any Letter of Credit shall mean the maximum amount from time to time
available to be drawn thereunder, determined without regard to whether any conditions to drawing could
then be met; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that by its terms or the terms of
any Issuer Document provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the
Stated Amount shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving
effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
Stock Equivalents” shall mean all securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock
and all warrants, options or other rights to purchase or subscribe for any Capital Stock, whether or not
presently convertible, exchangeable or exercisable.
Subordinated Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness of Intermediate Holdings or any other
Guarantor that is by its terms subordinated in right of payment to the obligations Intermediate Holdings or
such Guarantor, as applicable, under this Agreement or the Guarantee, as applicable.
Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean and include (i) any corporation more than 50% of whose
Capital Stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a
majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time Capital Stock of
any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the
happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person directly or indirectly through
Subsidiaries, or (ii) any limited liability company, partnership, association, joint venture, or other entity of
which such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries has more than a 50% equity interest at the
time. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to a Subsidiary shall mean a Subsidiary
of Intermediate Holdings.
Successor Borrower” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.3(a).
Supported QFC” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.25.
Swap Agreement” shall mean any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or
derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more
rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing
indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any
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combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments
only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of
Intermediate Holdings or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Credit Party, any obligation to pay or
perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of
Section 1(a)(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
Swingline Commitment” shall mean the lesser of (i) $7,500,000 and (ii) the remaining portion
of the Revolving Credit Commitment. The Swingline Commitment is part of and not in addition to the
Revolving Credit Commitment.
Swingline Exposure” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of
all outstanding Swingline Loans. The Swingline Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender at any time
shall equal its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the aggregate Swingline Exposure at such
time.
Swingline Lender” shall mean MidCap, in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder
or, upon the resignation of MidCap as Agent hereunder, either (i) any Lender (or Affiliate or Approved
Fund of any Lender) that agrees, with the approval of Agent (or, if there is no such successor Agent, the
Required Lenders) and, so long as no Event of Default under Sections 11.1 or 11.5 is continuing, the
Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), to act as the Swing Lender or (ii) to
the extent a successor Agent has been appointed in accordance with Section 12.9(d), such successor
Agent.
Swingline Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(c).
Swingline Maturity Date” shall mean, with respect to any Swingline Loan, the Revolving
Credit Maturity Date.
Taxes” shall mean any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, assessments,
deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), fees or other similar charges imposed by any
Governmental Authority and any interest, fines, penalties or additions to tax with respect to the foregoing.
Tax Distributions shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.5(s).
Term Benchmark” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such
Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to
Term SOFR.
Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Initial Term
Loan Commitment, Amendment No. 1 Incremental Term Loan Commitment, Amendment No. 3 Term
Loan Commitment and/or Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment and, if applicable, New Term Loan
Commitment with respect to any Series and, if applicable, Replacement Facility Commitment with
respect to any Series.
Term Loan Extension Request shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(g)(i).
Term Loan Increases” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14(a).
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Term Loan Lender” shall mean, at any time, any Lender that has a Term Loan Commitment,
Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Term Loan at such time.
“Term Loan Maturity Date” shall mean January 2, 2031 or, if such date is not a Business Day,
the immediately preceding Business Day.
Term Loan Repayment Amount shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(b).
Term Loans” shall mean the Initial Term Loans, the Delayed Draw Term Loans, any New Term
Loans, any applicable Replacement Facilities, and any Extended Term Loans, collectively.
Term SOFR” shall mean (a) with respect to any Benchmark Rate Borrowing and for any tenor
comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the Term SOFR Reference Rate published two US
Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of the applicable Interest Period (such
date, the “Interest Rate Determination Date”) and (b) with respect to any ABR Borrowing, the Term
SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one month published two US Government Securities Business Days
prior to the commencement of the applicable Interest Period.
Term SOFR Administrator” shall mean CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited
(CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative
Agent in its reasonable discretion).
Term SOFR Reference Rate” shall mean, for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest
Period, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent as the forward-looking term rate
based on SOFR; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Interest Rate
Determination Date the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by
the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR
Reference Rate has not occurred, then the Term SOFR Reference Rate will be the Term SOFR Reference
Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding US Government
Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the
Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding US Government Securities Business Day is not
more than three (3) US Government Securities Business Days prior to such Interest Rate Determination
Date.
Test Period” shall mean, for any determination under this Agreement, the four consecutive
fiscal quarters of Intermediate Holdings most recently ended on or prior to such date of determination and
for which Section 9.1 Financials shall have been delivered (or were required to be delivered) to the
Administrative Agent, including (except for purposes of determining compliance with Section 10.9), at
the election of Intermediate Holdings, financial statements for the most recent period of four fiscal
quarters which are internally available at the time of determination (so long as such financial statements
are delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to or concurrently with such determination and such
financial statements shall be as of month end, in reasonable detail and delivered together with a
certificate substantially consistent with those required under Section 9.1(d)) (or, before the first delivery
of Section 9.1 Financials, the most recent period of four fiscal quarters at the end of which financial
statements are available).
Threshold Amount” shall mean the greater of (x) $12,000,000 and (y) 30% of Consolidated
EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period.
Title Policy” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.13(c).
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Total Credit Exposure” shall mean, at any date, the sum, without duplication, of (i) the Total
Revolving Credit Commitment at such date (or, if the Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall have
terminated on such date, the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of all Lenders at such date), (ii) the
Total Term Loan Commitment at such date, and (iii) without duplication of clause (ii), the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans at such date.
Total Initial Term Loan Commitment” shall mean the sum of the Initial Term Loan
Commitments of all Lenders.
Total Revolving Credit Commitment” shall mean the sum of the Revolving Credit
Commitments of all the Lenders.
Total Term Loan Commitment” shall mean the sum of (i) the Initial Term Loan
Commitments, (ii) the Amendment No. 1 Incremental Term Loan Commitments, (iii) the Amendment
No. 3 Incremental Term Loan Commitments, (iv) the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments and
(ivv) the New Term Loan Commitments, if applicable, of all the Lenders.
Transaction Expenses” shall mean any fees, costs, or expenses incurred or paid by Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the
Transactions, this Agreement, and the other Credit Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby.
Transactions” shall mean, collectively, the Acquisition, the other transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, the Acquisition Agreement, the Equity Investment, the Existing Debt Facilities
Refinancing and the consummation of any other transactions in connection with the foregoing.
Transferee shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(e).
Transformative Transaction” shall mean any transaction of Intermediate Holdings or any
Restricted Subsidiary of a target that is either (a) for consideration in excess of $30,000,000 after giving
Pro Forma Effect to such transaction, (b) not permitted by the terms of this Agreement immediately prior
to the consummation of such transaction or (c) if permitted by the terms of this Agreement immediately
prior to the consummation of such transaction, would not provide Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower and the other Restricted Subsidiaries with adequate flexibility under the Credit Documents for
the continuation and/or expansion of their combined operations following such consummation, as
determined by Intermediate Holdings acting in good faith.
Type” shall mean as to any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Benchmark Rate Loan.
UCP shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for
Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Publication No. 600 (or such later
version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
UK Financial Institutions” shall mean any BRRD Undertaking 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” shall mean the Bank of England or any other public administrative
authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” shall mean the applicable Benchmark Replacement
excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
Undisclosed Administration” shall mean in relation to a Lender or its parent company, the
appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other
similar official by a supervisory authority or regulator under or based on the law in the country where
such Lender or such parent company is subject to home jurisdiction supervision if applicable law
requires that such appointment is not to be publicly disclosed.
Uniform Commercial Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code or any successor
provision thereof as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the
Uniform Commercial Code or any successor provision thereof (or similar code or statute) of another
jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.
Unpaid Drawing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.4(a).
Unrestricted Subsidiary” shall mean (i) any Subsidiary of Intermediate Holdings which at the
time of determination is an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as designated by the sole member, or similar
governing body, of Intermediate Holdings, as provided below) and (ii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted
Subsidiary.
The sole member, or similar governing body, of Intermediate Holdings may designate any
Subsidiary of Intermediate Holdings (including any existing Subsidiary and any newly acquired or newly
formed Subsidiary) other than any Borrower to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, unless such Subsidiary or
any of its Subsidiaries owns any Material Intellectual Property or directly or indirectly owns any Equity
Interests or Indebtedness of, or owns or holds any Lien on, any property of, Intermediate Holdings or any
Subsidiary of Intermediate Holdings (other than any Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated or
an Unrestricted Subsidiary); provided that:
(a)at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(b)the designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing
Date shall constitute an Investment subject to Section 10.6 by Intermediate Holdings therein (and
no such designation shall be permitted unless such investment is permitted by Section 10.6) at
the date of designation in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Intermediate
Holdings’ or the Subsidiary’s (as applicable) investment therein.
The sole member, or similar governing body, of Intermediate Holdings may designate any
Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, immediately after giving effect to
such designation, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided, further, that such
designation shall constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any Indebtedness or Liens of such
Subsidiary existing at such time.
Any such designation by the sole member, or similar governing body, of Intermediate Holdings
shall be notified by Intermediate Holdings to the Administrative Agent by promptly delivering to the
Administrative Agent a copy of the board resolution giving effect to such designation and a certificate of
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an Authorized Officer of Intermediate Holdings certifying that such designation complied with the
foregoing provisions.
U.S.” and “United States” shall mean the United States of America.
U.S. Lender shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.4(e)(ii)(A).
US Government Securities Business Day” shall mean any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a
Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that
the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in
United States government securities.
U.S. Special Resolution Regime” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.25.
Voting Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person as of any date, the Capital Stock of such
Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the board of directors or other managing
authority of such Person.
Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean a Restricted Subsidiary of
such Person, 100% of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than
directors’ qualifying shares) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries of such Person.
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean a Subsidiary of such Person, 100% of
the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying
shares) shall at the time be owned by such Person or by one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such
Person.
Withdrawal Liability” shall mean liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or
partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Title IV of ERISA.
Withholding Agent” shall mean any Credit Party, the Administrative Agent and, in the case of
any U.S. federal withholding Tax, any other applicable withholding agent.
Write-Down and Conversion Powers” shall mean, (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, United Kingdom, any powers of the
applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the
form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability
arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any
other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been
exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that
Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
1.2Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Credit
Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Credit Document:
(a)The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of
the defined terms.
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(b)The words “herein”, “hereto”, “hereof”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import
when used in any Credit Document shall refer to such Credit Document as a whole and not to any
particular provision thereof.
(c)Section, Exhibit, and Schedule references are to the Credit Document in which such
reference appears.
(d)The term “including” is by way of example and not limitation.
(e)The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements,
certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in
physical or electronic form.
(f)In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the
word “from” shall mean “from and including”; the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”;
and the word “through” shall mean “to and including”.
(g)Section headings herein and in the other Credit Documents are included for convenience
of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Credit Document.
(h)The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and
effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities,
accounts and contract rights.
(i)All references to “knowledge” or “awareness” of any Credit Party or any Restricted
Subsidiary thereof shall mean the actual knowledge of an Authorized Officer of such Credit Party or such
Restricted Subsidiary.
(j)Any reference herein to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation,
assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division or plan of
division of or by a limited liability company under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a
different jurisdiction’s laws), or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company (or the
unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation,
consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a
separate Person. Any division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder
(and each division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like
term shall also constitute such a Person or entity) and such separate Person shall be deemed to have been
organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
1.3Accounting Terms.
(a)Except as expressly provided herein, all accounting terms not specifically or completely
defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and
other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in
conformity with, GAAP, applied in a consistent manner.
(b)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of determining compliance
with any test or covenant contained in this Agreement with respect to any period during which any
Specified Transaction occurs, the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio, the
Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio and the Consolidated Senior
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Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio shall each be calculated with respect to such period and
such Specified Transaction on a Pro Forma Basis.
(c)Where reference is made to “Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis” or similar language, such consolidation shall not include any Subsidiaries of
Intermediate Holdings other than Restricted Subsidiaries.
1.4Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by Intermediate Holdings
pursuant to this Agreement (or required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under
this Agreement) shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component,
carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein
and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number.
1.5References to Agreements, Laws, Etc.  Unless otherwise expressly provided herein,
(a) references to organizational documents, agreements (including the Credit Documents), and other
Contractual Requirements shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements,
amendment and restatements, extensions, supplements, modifications, replacements, refinancings,
renewals, or increases, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, amendment and
restatements, extensions, supplements, modifications, replacements, refinancings, renewals, or increases
are not prohibited by any Credit Document; and (b) references to any Requirements of Law shall include
all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing, or interpreting
such Requirements of Law.
1.6Exchange Rates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of any determination
under Section 2.14, Section 9, Section 10 or Section 11 or any determination under any other provision
of this Agreement expressly requiring the use of a current exchange rate, all amounts incurred,
outstanding, or proposed to be incurred or outstanding in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated
into Dollars at the Spot Rate; provided, however, that for purposes of determining compliance with
Section 2.14 or Section 10 with respect to the amount of any Indebtedness, Investment, Lien, Asset Sale,
or Restricted Payment in a currency other than Dollars, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to
have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such
Indebtedness, Lien or Investment is incurred or after such Asset Sale or Restricted Payment is made;
provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.6 shall otherwise
apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Indebtedness, Lien, or
Investment may be incurred or Asset Sale or Restricted Payment made at any time under such Sections.
For purposes of any determination of Consolidated Total Debt, Consolidated Senior Secured Debt or
Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt, amounts in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into
Dollars at the currency exchange rates used in preparing the most recently delivered Section 9.1
Financials.
1.7Rates. The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall
the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission, or any other
matter related to the rates in the definition of Benchmark Rate or with respect to any comparable or
successor rate thereto.
1.8Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be
references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
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1.9Timing of Payment or Performance. Except as otherwise provided herein, when the
payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty, or obligation is stated to be due or
performance required on (or before) a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other
than as described in the definition of “Interest Period”) or performance shall extend to the immediately
succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as
the case may be.
1.10Certifications. All certifications to be made hereunder by an officer or representative of a
Credit Party shall be made by such a Person in his or her capacity solely as an officer or a representative
of such Credit Party, on such Credit Party’s behalf and not in such Person’s individual capacity.
1.11Compliance with Certain Sections. In the event that any Lien, Investment, Indebtedness
(whether at the time of incurrence or upon application of all or a portion of the proceeds thereof),
disposition, Restricted Payment, Affiliate transaction, Contractual Requirement, or prepayment of
Indebtedness meets the criteria of one or more than one of the categories of transactions then permitted
pursuant to any clause or subsection of Sections 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6 (other than Section
10.6(z)(ii)), 10.7 or 10.14, then such transaction (or portion thereof) at any time shall be allocated to one
or more of such clauses or subsections within the relevant sections as determined by Intermediate
Holdings in its sole discretion at such time. In addition, Intermediate Holdings shall be permitted to later
(on one or more occasions) re-divide and/or reclassify any such transactions as occurring under one or
more of the clauses within the relevant sections as determined by Intermediate Holdings in its sole
discretion at such time, including to reclassify utilization of any Fixed Amounts as incurred under any
Incurrence Based Amounts, including any financial incurrence tests; provided, that if any financial
incurrence tests would be satisfied in any subsequent fiscal quarter following the utilization of any Fixed
Amounts or other Incurrence Based Amounts, such reclassifications shall be deemed to have
automatically occurred if not elected by Intermediate Holdings.
1.12Pro Forma and Other Calculations.
(a)For purposes of calculating the Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt to Consolidated
EBITDA Ratio, Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio, Consolidated Total
Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio, Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations,
and disposed operations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) that have been made by Intermediate
Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary during the Test Period or subsequent to such Test Period and on or
prior to or simultaneously with the date of determination shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis
assuming that all such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations, and disposed
operations (and the change in any associated fixed charge obligations and the change in Consolidated
EBITDA resulting therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the Test Period; provided that when
calculating the Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio for purposes of the
definition of “Applicable Margin” or, except as expressly set forth therein, Section 5.2(a)(ii) and the
Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio for purposes of determining actual compliance
with Section 10.9 (and not pro forma compliance, compliance on a Pro Forma Basis or determining
compliance giving Pro Forma Effect to a transaction), any such transactions occurring subsequent to the
end of the applicable Test Period shall not be given pro forma effect. If, since the beginning of such
period, any Person (that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into
Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period) shall have made
any Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation, or disposed operation that would have
required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt to
Consolidated EBITDA Ratio, Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio, and
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Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio shall be calculated giving Pro Forma Effect
thereto for such Test Period as if such Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation, or
disposed operation had occurred at the beginning of the Test Period. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, with respect to any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in
reliance on a provision of this Agreement that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or test
(including, without limitation, the Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio,
the Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio and Consolidated Total Debt to
Consolidated EBITDA Ratio) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with
any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this
Agreement that requires compliance with any such financial ratio or test (any such amounts, the
Incurrence Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts (and any cash
proceeds thereof) shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the
Incurrence Based Amounts in connection with such substantially concurrent incurrence. For the
avoidance of doubt, for purposes of calculating any Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt to
Consolidated EBITDA Ratio, Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio, or
Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio required to be satisfied as a condition to the
incurrence of any Indebtedness, the proceeds of any Indebtedness being incurred in reliance on such ratio
shall not be netted (but Intermediate Holdings may give Pro Forma Effect to, among other things, the
repayment of any Indebtedness to be repaid with such proceeds).
(b)Whenever Pro Forma Effect is to be given to a transaction, the pro forma calculations
shall be made in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of Intermediate Holdings (and
may include, for the avoidance of doubt and without duplication, cost savings, operating expense
reductions, operating enhancements and other cost synergies (in each case net of amounts actually
realized and costs incurred to achieve the same) resulting from such Investment, acquisition, merger, or
consolidation which is being given Pro Forma Effect; provided that such costs savings, operating expense
reductions, operating enhancements and other synergies (in each case net of amounts actually realized
and costs incurred to achieve the same) are made in compliance with the definition of Pro Forma
Adjustment). 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 for such entire period, any Hedging
Obligation applicable to such Indebtedness with a remaining term of 12 months or longer, and in the case
of any Hedging Obligation applicable to such Indebtedness with a remaining term of less than 12 months,
taking into account such Hedging Obligation to the extent of its remaining term). Interest on a
Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a
responsible financial or accounting officer of Intermediate Holdings to be the rate of interest implicit in
such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of making the computation
referred to above, interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility computed on a Pro Forma
Basis shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the applicable
period (or, if lower, the greater of (i) maximum commitments under such revolving credit facilities as of
the date of determination and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of loans outstanding under such
revolving credit facilities on such date). Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an
interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other
rate, shall be deemed to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or, if none, then based upon such
optional rate chosen as Intermediate Holdings may designate. For the avoidance of doubt, in connection
with the incurrence of any Indebtedness under Section 2.14, the definition of Required Lenders shall be
calculated on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with this Section 1.12, Section 2.14 and the definition of
Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount.
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(c)In connection with any action being taken solely in connection with a Limited Condition
Transaction, for purposes of:
(i)determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires the
calculation of the Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio, Consolidated
Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio or Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated
EBITDA Ratio;
(ii)determining the accuracy of representations and warranties in Section 8 and/or
whether a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under Section 11; or
(iii)testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets
measured as a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets); in each case, at the
option of Intermediate Holdings (Intermediate Holdings’ election to exercise such option in connection
with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of whether any
such action is permitted hereunder, shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such
Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, in respect of any transaction described in clause (ii) of
the definition of a Limited Condition Transaction, delivery of irrevocable notice or similar event) (the
LCT Test Date”), and if, after giving Pro Forma Effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and the
other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (to the extent reasonably necessary to
consummate such Investment, acquisition, merger, consolidation or similar transaction or repayment,
repurchase or refinancing of Indebtedness) (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of
proceeds thereof and any Disposition of assets contemplated in connection therewith) as if they had
occurred at the beginning of the most recent Test Period ending prior to the LCT Test Date, Intermediate
Holdings could have taken such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio or
basket, such ratio or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with; provided, that, no Event of
Default under Section 11.1 or 11.5 shall exist at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition
Transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, if Intermediate Holdings has made an LCT Election and any of
the ratios or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date are exceeded
as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated
EBITDA of Intermediate Holdings or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or
prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets or ratios will not be deemed
to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations. If Intermediate Holdings has made an LCT
Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of
any ratio or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, or the making of
Restricted Payments, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the
assets of Intermediate Holdings, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction
of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary on or following the relevant LCT Test
Date and prior to the earlier of (i) the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated
or (ii) the date that the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is entered into
without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio or basket shall be
calculated on a Pro Forma Basis (x) in all cases, assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other
transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds
thereof) have been consummated and (y) solely in connection with any proposed Restricted Payment or
prepayment of Junior Debt, assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other Pro Forma events in
connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and Liens) have not been consummated.
(d)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.12 or in any classification
under GAAP of any Person, business, assets or operations in respect of which a definitive agreement for
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the disposition thereof has been entered into as discontinued operations, no Pro Forma Effect shall be
given to any discontinued operations (and the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to any such Person,
business, assets or operations shall not be excluded for any purposes hereunder) until such disposition
shall have been consummated.
(e)Any determination of Consolidated Total Assets shall be made by reference to the last
day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the relevant date of determination.
(f)Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all computations of Excess Cash Flow,
Consolidated Total Assets, Available Amount, Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt to Consolidated
EBITDA Ratio, Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio, Consolidated Total
Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio and other financial ratios and financial calculations (and all
definitions (including accounting terms) used in determining any of the foregoing) and all computations
and all definitions (including accounting terms) used in determining compliance with Section 10.9 shall
be calculated, in each case, with respect to Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis and (ii) shall exclude the application of ASC 606.
(g)All leases of any Person that are or would have been characterized as operating leases in
accordance with GAAP immediately prior to December 15, 2018 (whether or not such leases were in
effect on such date) shall be accounted for as operating leases (and not as Capital Leases) for purposes of
this Agreement regardless of any change in GAAP following December 15, 2018 that would otherwise
require such leases to be recharacterized as Capital Leases, to the extent that financial reporting shall not
be affected hereby; provided, however, that, solely for the purposes of determining whether a lease
constitutes Indebtedness for the purposes of Section 10.1(d), any obligations relating to a lease that was
accounted for by Intermediate Holdings and/or its Subsidiaries as an operating lease as of December 15,
2018 and any similar lease assumed or entered into after December 15, 2018 shall be accounted for as an
operating lease and not a Capitalized Lease Obligation for all purposes thereunder; provided, further, that
notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, any lease that is or would be characterized as an
operating lease for purposes of GAAP prior to the issuance of FASB ASU No. 2016-02 shall continue to
be accounted for as an operating lease for purposes of this Agreement (whether or not such operating
lease was in effect on such date) notwithstanding the fact that such lease is required in accordance with
the ASU (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) to be treated as a Capitalized Lease in the
financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 9.1. All Capital Leases that were assumed by
Intermediate Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or were
in existence at the time any Person became a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a Permitted Acquisition
(and not, in each case, incurred or created in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition) shall be
treated as operating leases for the purpose of calculating Consolidated EBITDA, the Consolidated First
Lien Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio, the Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to
Consolidated EBITDA Ratio, the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio or any other
financial definition or ratio in any Credit Document and, in the case of any Indebtedness or Liens initially
incurred in reliance on an amount calculated based on a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA, such
Indebtedness or Liens may be refinanced in a manner that is otherwise in accordance with the provisions
of this Agreement in an amount not in excess of the original principal amount therefor (without giving
effect to any fees, premiums, original issue discount or similar amounts, but giving effect to any
capitalized interest or other amounts that increase such principal), notwithstanding that Consolidated
EBITDA may no longer permit the initial incurrence of such amount at such time.
1.13Form Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, an
Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement shall be deemed to be reasonable and acceptable to the
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Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be deemed to
have consented to the use of each such intercreditor agreement (and to the Administrative Agent’s
execution thereof) in connection with any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred, issued and/or assumed
by Intermediate Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 10.1.
1.14Making or Maintaining Benchmark Rate Loans.
(a)Inability to Determine Applicable Interest Rate. Subject to clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) and
(f) of this Section 1.14, if:
(1)the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall
be conclusive absent manifest error) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term
Benchmark Borrowing, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining Term SOFR
(including because the Term SOFR Reference Rate is not available or published on a current basis), for
such Interest Period; or
(2)the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders
that prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Borrowing, the Adjusted
Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders
(or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such
Interest Period; then the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender.
Upon notice thereof by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, any obligation of the Lenders to make
Benchmark Rate Loans, and any right of the Borrower to continue Benchmark Rate Loans or to convert
ABR Loans to Benchmark Rate Loans, shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Benchmark Rate
Loans or affected Interest Periods) until the Administrative Agent (with respect to clause (ii), at the
instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower
may revoke any pending request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Benchmark Rate
Loans (to the extent of the affected Benchmark Rate Loans or affected Interest Periods) or, failing that,
the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or
conversion to ABR Loans in the amount specified therein and (ii) any outstanding affected Benchmark
Rate Loans will be deemed to have been converted into ABR Loans at the end of the applicable Interest
Period. Upon any such conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so
converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 2.11. Subject to this
Section 1.14, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and
binding absent manifest error) that Term SOFR cannot be determined pursuant to the definition thereof on
any given day, the interest rate on ABR Loans shall be determined by the Administrative Agent without
reference to clause (iii) of the definition of “ABR” until the Administrative Agent revokes such
determination.
(b)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, if a
Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior any
setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance
with clause (1) 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
Credit 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 Credit
Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (2) 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 Credit Document in
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respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) 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 Credit
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. If the Benchmark
Replacement is Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR, all interest payments will be payable on a monthly basis.
(c)In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark
Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to
time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, any
amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action
or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Credit Document.
(d)The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) the
implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in
connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The
Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower of (x) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a
Benchmark pursuant to Section 1.14 and (y) the commencement 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 1.14, 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 Credit Document, except, in each case, as
expressly required pursuant to this Section 1.14.
(e)Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein
or in any other Credit Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a
Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark Rate is a term rate (including Term SOFR)
and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark Rate 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
consultation with the Borrower and in its reasonable discretion or (B) the Term SOFR Administrator or
the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark Rate has provided a public statement
or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark Rate is not or will not be
representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities
Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks, then the Administrative Agent may modify
the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark Rate
settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable, non-representative, non-compliant or
non-aligned tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is
subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark Rate (including a Benchmark
Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be
representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities
Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks for a Benchmark Rate (including a
Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest
Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to
reinstate such previously removed tenor.
(f)Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark
Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Benchmark Rate Borrowing
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of, conversion to or continuation of Benchmark Rate Loans to be made, converted or continued during
any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted
any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to ABR Loans. During a Benchmark
Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available
Tenor, the component of ABR based upon the then-current Benchmark Rate or such tenor for such
Benchmark Rate, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of ABR.
(g)Reserves on Benchmark Rate Loans. The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, as long as
such Lender shall be required under regulations of the Federal Reserve Board to maintain reserves with
respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known
as “Eurocurrency liabilities”), additional costs on the unpaid principal amount of each Benchmark Rate
Loan equal to actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such
Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive absent demonstrable error), payable on
each date on which interest is payable on such Loan provided the Borrower shall have received at least
fifteen (15) days’ prior written notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional
interest from the Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice fifteen (15) days prior to the relevant Interest
Payment Date, such additional interest shall be payable fifteen (15) days from receipt of such notice.
Section 2.Amount and Terms of Credit.
2.1Commitments.
(a)Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, (i) each Lender having an
Initial Term Loan Commitment severally agrees to make a loan or loans denominated in Dollars (each, an
Initial Term Loan”) to the Borrower on the Closing Date, in an amount that does not exceed (A) for
any such Lender, the Initial Term Loan Commitment of such Lender as of the Closing Date and (B)
$200,000,000 in the aggregate, (ii) each Amendment No. 1 Incremental Term Loan Lender severally
agrees to make a loan or loans denominated in Dollars (each, an “Amendment No. 1 Incremental Term
Loan”) to the Borrower, in an amount that does not exceed (A) for any such Lender, the Amendment No.
1 Term Loan Commitment of such Lender as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and (B) the
Amendment No. 1 Term Loan Commitment in the aggregate, and (iii) each LenderAmendment No. 3
Incremental Lender severally agrees to make a loan or loans denominated in Dollars (each, an
“Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loan”) to the Borrower, in an amount that does not exceed
(A) for any such Lender, the Amendment No. 3 Term Loan Commitment of such Lender as of the
Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and (B) the Amendment No. 3 Term Loan Commitment in the
aggregate and (iv) each Lender having a Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment severally agrees to
make a loan or loans denominated in Dollars (each, a “Delayed Draw Term Loan”) to the Borrower
from time to time during the Delayed Draw Term Loan Availability Period in Dollars (such date, a
Delayed Draw Term Loan Funding Date”), which Delayed Draw Term Loans shall not exceed for
any such Lender the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment of such Lender and in the aggregate shall
not exceed $75,000,000. All Delayed Draw Term Loans, from and after the date of funding thereof shall,
unless otherwise elected by the Borrower, be their own Class or may become part of and be deemed to be
of the same Class as the Initial Term Loan or any other Class of existing Term Loans. Term Loans
(i) may at the option of the Borrower be incurred and maintained as, and/or converted into, ABR Loans
or Benchmark Rate Loans; provided that all Term Loans made by each of the Lenders pursuant to the
same Borrowing shall, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, consist entirely of Term Loans of
the same Type, (ii) may be repaid or prepaid (without premium or penalty other than as set forth in
Section 5.1(b)) in accordance with the provisions hereof, but once repaid or prepaid, may not be
reborrowed, (iii) shall not exceed for any such Lender the Initial Term Loan Commitment of such
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Lender, (iv) shall not exceed for any such Lender the Amendment No. 1 Incremental Term Loan
Commitment of such Lender, (v) shall not exceed for any such Lender the Amendment No. 3
Incremental Term Loan Commitment of such Lender, (vi) shall not exceed for any such Lender the
Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment of such Lender and (vivii) shall not exceed in the aggregate the
Total Term Loan Commitment. On the Term Loan Maturity Date, all then unpaid Initial Term Loans,
Amendment No. 1 Incremental Term Loans, Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loans and Delayed
Draw Term Loans shall be repaid in full in Dollars.
Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, each Revolving Credit Lender
severally agrees to make Revolving Credit Loans denominated in Dollars to the Borrower from its
applicable lending office (each, including any refinancing thereof, a “Revolving Credit Loan”) in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Revolving Credit
Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, provided that such Revolving Credit Loans (A) shall be made at
any time and from time to time on (subject to the proviso at the end of this Section 2.1(b)) and after the
Closing Date and prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (B) may, at the option of the Borrower be
incurred and maintained as, and/or converted into, ABR Loans or Benchmark Rate Loans that are
Revolving Credit Loans; provided that all Revolving Credit Loans made by each of the Lenders pursuant
to the same Borrowing shall, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, consist entirely of Revolving
Credit Loans of the same Type, (C) may be repaid (without premium or penalty) and reborrowed in
accordance with the provisions hereof, (D) shall not, for any Lender at any time, after giving effect
thereto and to the application of the proceeds thereof, result in such Revolving Credit Lender’s
Revolving Credit Exposure in respect of any Class of Revolving Loans at such time exceeding such
Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment in respect of such Class of Revolving Loan at
such time and (E) shall not, after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds thereof,
result at any time in the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures
at such time exceeding the Total Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect or the aggregate amount of
the Revolving Credit Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures of any Class of Revolving Loans at such time
exceeding the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment with respect to such Class. The Revolving Credit
Loan (exclusive of Letter of Credit usage) will be made available on the Closing Date to finance (i) the
Transactions, purchase price adjustments, Transaction Expenses and general corporate purposes in an
amount not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate and (ii) working capital needs (including, without
limitation, to pay for working capital adjustments under the Acquisition Agreement).
Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Swingline Lender, in its
individual capacity, agrees, at any time and from time to time on and after the Closing Date and prior to
the Swingline Maturity Date, to make a loan or loans denominated in Dollars (each, a “Swingline Loan
and, collectively the “Swingline Loans”) to the Borrower, which Swingline Loans (i) shall be ABR
Loans, (ii) shall have the benefit of the provisions of this Section 2.1(c), (iii) shall not exceed at any time
outstanding the Swingline Commitment, (iv) shall not, after giving effect thereto and to the application of
the proceeds thereof, result at any time in (1) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit
Loans and Swingline Loans held by the Swingline Lender (and if the Swingline Lender is not also a
Revolving Credit Lender, by each of its Affiliates that is a Revolving Credit Lender) would exceed the
Revolving Credit Commitment of such Swingline Lender (and such Affiliates, if any) or (2) the aggregate
amount of the Revolving Credit Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures at such time exceeding the Total
Revolving Credit Commitments at such time and (v) may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with
the provisions hereof. So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Swingline Lender may require,
in its sole discretion, as a condition precedent to the issuance, amendment or increase of any Swingline
Loan, that the Borrower Cash Collateralize such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to the Swingline
Lender’s Fronting Exposure immediately prior to, or simultaneously with, the issuance, amendment or
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increase of such Swingline Loan. On the Swingline Maturity Date, all Swingline Loans shall be repaid in
full. The Swingline Lender shall not make any Swingline Loan after receiving a written notice from
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders
stating that one or more applicable conditions contained in Section 7 shall not be satisfied to the extent
required thereby until such time as the Swingline Lender shall have received written notice of 
(x) rescission of all such notices from the party or parties originally delivering such notice or (y) the
waiver of such Default or Event of Default or other conditions in accordance with the provisions of
Section 13.1.
(b)On any Business Day, the Swingline Lender may, in its sole discretion, give notice to
each Revolving Credit Lender that all then-outstanding Swingline Loans shall be funded with a
Borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans (provided that, if no such notice is given by the Swingline Lender
within seven days of making any Swingline Loan, notice to each Revolving Credit Lender shall be
deemed to be provided by the Swingline Lender in accordance with this Section 2.1(d), in which case
(i) Revolving Credit Loans constituting ABR Loans shall be made on the immediately succeeding
Business Day (each such Borrowing, a “Mandatory Borrowing”) by each Revolving Credit Lender pro
rata based on each Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage, and the
proceeds thereof shall be applied directly to the Swingline Lender to repay the Swingline Lender for such
outstanding Swingline Loans. Each Revolving Credit Lender hereby irrevocably agrees to make such
Revolving Credit Loans upon one Business Day’s notice pursuant to each Mandatory Borrowing in the
amount and in the manner specified in the preceding sentence and on the date specified to it in writing by
the Swingline Lender notwithstanding (i) that the amount of the Mandatory Borrowing may not comply
with the minimum amount for each Borrowing specified in Section 2.2, (ii) whether any conditions
specified in Section 7 are then satisfied, (iii) whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, (iv) the date of such Mandatory Borrowing, or (v) any reduction in the Total Revolving
Credit Commitment after any such Swingline Loans were made. In the event that, in the sole judgment
of the Swingline Lender, any Mandatory Borrowing cannot for any reason be made on the date otherwise
required above (including as a result of the commencement of a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code
in respect of the Borrower), each Revolving Credit Lender hereby agrees that it shall forthwith purchase
from the Swingline Lender (without recourse or warranty) such participation of the outstanding
Swingline Loans as shall be necessary to cause the Lenders to share in such Swingline Loans ratably
based upon their respective Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages; provided that all principal and
interest payable on such Swingline Loans shall be for the account of the Swingline Lender until the date
the respective participation is purchased and, to the extent attributable to the purchased participation,
shall be payable to such Lender purchasing same from and after such date of purchase.
(c)If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for
the account of the Swingline Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the
Section 2.1(d) by the date specified for such payment, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover
from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest
thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is
immediately available to the Swingline Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal
Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Swingline Lender in accordance with banking industry
rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged
by the Swingline Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with
interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s committed Loan
included in the relevant committed Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swingline Loan, as
the case may be. A certificate of the Swingline Lender submitted to any Lender (through the
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Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (e) shall be conclusive absent
manifest error.
(d)If the maturity date shall have occurred in respect of any tranche of Revolving Credit
Commitments (the “Expiring Credit Commitment”) at a time when another tranche or tranches of
Revolving Credit Commitments is or are in effect with a longer maturity date (collectively, the
Non-Expiring Credit Commitments”), then with respect to each outstanding Swingline Loan, if
consented to by the Swingline Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed), on the earliest occurring maturity date such Swingline Loan shall be deemed reallocated to the
tranche or tranches of the Non-Expiring Credit Commitments on a pro rata basis; provided that (x) to the
extent that the amount of such reallocation would cause the aggregate credit exposure to exceed the
aggregate amount of such Non-Expiring Credit Commitments, immediately prior to such reallocation the
amount of Swingline Loans to be reallocated equal to such excess shall be repaid or Cash Collateralized
and (y) notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
the Borrower shall still be obligated to pay Swingline Loans allocated to the Revolving Credit Lenders
holding the Expiring Credit Commitments at the maturity date of the Expiring Credit Commitment or if
the Loans have been accelerated prior to the maturity date of the Expiring Credit Commitment. Upon the
maturity date of any tranche of Revolving Credit Commitments, the sublimit for Swingline Loans may be
reduced as agreed between the Swingline Lender and the Borrower, without the consent of any other
Person.
2.2Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing; Maximum Number of Borrowings. The
aggregate principal amount of each Borrowing of (i) Term Loans shall be in a minimum amount of at
least the Minimum Borrowing Amount for such Type of Loans and in a multiple of $100,000 in excess
thereof, (ii) Revolving Loans shall be in a minimum amount of at least the Minimum Borrowing Amount
for such Type of Loans and in a multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and (iii) Swingline Loans shall be
in a minimum amount of $50,000 and in a multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (except that Mandatory
Borrowings shall be made in the amounts required by Section 2.1(d) and Revolving Credit Loans to
reimburse such Letter of Credit Issuer with respect to any Unpaid Drawing shall be made in the amounts
required by Section 3.3 or Section 3.4, as applicable). More than one Borrowing may be incurred on any
date; provided that at no time shall there be outstanding more than five Borrowings of Benchmark Rate
Loans that are Term Loans and five Borrowings of Benchmark Rate Loans that are Revolving Loans;
provided, further, that for each additional Class of Term Loans, an additional two Interest Periods, and
for each additional Class of Revolving Loans, an additional three Interest Periods, for a maximum of
fifteen Interest Periods.
2.3Notice of Borrowing.
(a)The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office
(i) in the case of a Borrowing of ABR Loans (other than Delayed Draw Term Loans), prior to 12:00 p.m.
(New York City time) at least one Business Days’ prior to the requested funding date, (ii) in the case of a
Borrowing of Benchmark Rate Loans (other than Delayed Draw Term Loans), prior to 12:00 p.m. (New
York City time) at least three Business Days’ prior to the requested funding date (or, the case of a
Borrowing of Initial Term Loans to be made on the Closing Date, one Business Day) and (iii) in the case
of a Borrowing of Delayed Draw Term Loans, (A) in the case of a Borrowing of Benchmark Rate Loans,
prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least three Business Days prior to the requested funding date
and (B) in the case of a Borrowing of ABR Loans, prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least one
Business Days prior to the requested funding date. Such notice (a Notice of Borrowing”) shall specify
(A) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans to be made, (B) the date of the Borrowing (which,
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in the case of a Borrowing of Initial Term Loans, shall be the Closing Date) and (C) whether the Term
Loans shall consist of ABR Loans and/or Benchmark Rate Loans and, if the Term Loans are to include
Benchmark Rate Loans, the Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto. If no election as to the Type
of Borrowing is specified in any such notice, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing.
If no Interest Period with respect to any Borrowing of Benchmark Rate Loans is specified in any such
notice, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
The Administrative Agent shall promptly advise the applicable Lenders of any notice given pursuant to
this Section 2.3(a) (and the contents thereof), and of each Lender’s pro rata share of the requested
Borrowing.
(b)Whenever the Borrower desires to incur Revolving Credit Loans (other than borrowings
to repay Unpaid Drawings), then the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent at the Administrative
Agent’s Office, (i) prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least three Business Days’ prior written
notice of each Borrowing of Benchmark Rate Loans that are Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) prior to
11:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least one Business Days’ prior written notice of each Borrowing of
ABR Loans that are Revolving Credit Loans. Each such Notice of Borrowing, except as otherwise
expressly provided in Section 2.10, shall specify (A) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving
Credit Loans to be made pursuant to such Borrowing, (B) the date of Borrowing (which shall be a
Business Day) and (C) whether the respective Borrowing shall consist of ABR Loans or Benchmark Rate
Loans that are Revolving Credit Loans and, if Benchmark Rate Loans that are Revolving Credit Loans,
the Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto. The Administrative Agent shall promptly give each
Revolving Credit Lender written notice of each proposed Borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans, of such
Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage thereof, of the identity of the Borrower and of the
other matters covered by the related Notice of Borrowing.
(c)Whenever the Borrower desires to incur Swingline Loans hereunder, the Borrower shall
give the Swingline Lender written notice in the form of Exhibit K with a copy to the Administrative
Agent of each Borrowing of Swingline Loans prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of
such Borrowing. Each such notice shall specify (x) the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline
Loans to be made pursuant to such Borrowing and (y) the date of Borrowing (which shall be a Business
Day).
(d)Mandatory Borrowings shall be made upon the notice specified in Section 2.1(d), with
the Borrower irrevocably agreeing, by its incurrence of any Swingline Loan, to the making of Mandatory
Borrowings as set forth in such Section.
(e)Borrowings to reimburse Unpaid Drawings shall be made upon the notice specified in
Section 3.4(a).
(f)Without in any way limiting the obligation of the Borrower to confirm in writing any
notice it shall give hereunder by telephone (which obligation is absolute), the Administrative Agent may
act prior to receipt of written confirmation without liability upon the basis of such telephonic notice
believed by the Administrative Agent in good faith to be from an Authorized Officer of the Borrower.
2.4Disbursement of Funds.
(a)No later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date specified in each Notice of
Borrowing (including Mandatory Borrowings but not any Borrowing of Swingline Loans), each Lender
shall make available its pro rata portion, if any, of each Borrowing requested to be made on such date in
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the manner provided below; provided that on the Closing Date, such funds may be made available at such
earlier time as may be agreed among the Lenders, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent for the
purpose of consummating the Transactions; provided, further, that all Swingline Loans shall be made
available to the Borrower in the full amount thereof by the Swingline Lender no later than 4:00 p.m.
(New York City time).
(b)Each Lender shall make available all amounts it is to fund to the Borrower under any
Borrowing for its applicable Commitments, and in immediately available funds, to the Administrative
Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office and the Administrative Agent will (except in the case of
Borrowings to repay Unpaid Drawings) make available to the Borrower, by depositing to an account
designated by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent the aggregate of the amounts so made available
in Dollars. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the date of
any such Borrowing that such Lender does not intend to make available to the Administrative Agent its
portion of the Borrowing or Borrowings to be made on such date, the Administrative Agent may assume
that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such date of
Borrowing, and the Administrative Agent, in reliance upon such assumption, may (in its sole discretion
and without any obligation to do so) make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If such
corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender and the
Administrative Agent has made available such amount to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall
be entitled to recover such corresponding amount from such Lender. If such Lender does not pay such
corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor the Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding
amount to the Administrative Agent in Dollars. The Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover
from such Lender or the Borrower interest on such corresponding amount in respect of each day from the
date such corresponding amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower to the
date such corresponding amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent, at a rate per annum equal to
(i) if paid by such Lender, the Overnight Rate or (ii) if paid by the Borrower, the then-applicable
rate of interest or fees, calculated in accordance with Section 2.8, for the respective Loans.
(c)Nothing in this Section 2.4 shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to
fulfill its commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that the Borrower may have against any
Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder (it being understood, however, that no Lender
shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to fulfill its commitments hereunder).
2.5Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.
(a)The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Initial Term
Loan Lenders, on the Term Loan Maturity Date, the then outstanding Initial Term Loans. The Borrower
shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders, on the
Term Loan Maturity Date, the then outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to
the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Lenders, on the Revolving Credit
Maturity Date, the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Lenders, on each Extended Revolving Loan
Maturity Date, the then outstanding amount of Extended Revolving Credit Loans. The Borrower shall
repay to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Incremental Revolving Loan Lenders, on each
Incremental Revolving Credit Maturity Date, the then outstanding amount of Incremental Revolving
Credit Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Swingline Lender, on the Swingline Maturity Date, the
then outstanding Swingline Loans.
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(b)The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent, (A)(i) for the benefit of the Initial
Term Loan Lenders, on the last Business Day of each of March, June, September and December,
commencing with the fiscal quarter ending on September 30, 2025 (each such date, an “Initial Term
Loan Repayment Date”), a principal amount of Term Loans equal to the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of Initial Term Loans as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date multiplied by
0.25%equal to $650,502.51 and (ii) with respect to any Delayed Draw Term Loans funded on or after
the Closing Date, for the benefit of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders, on the last Business Day of
each of March, June, September and December, commencing with the first fiscal quarter ended after the
date that such Delayed Draw Term Loans are funded (but, for the avoidance of doubt, no such payment
shall be required earlier than September 30, 2025) (each such date, an Delayed Draw Term Loan
Repayment Date and together with each Initial Term Loan Repayment Date, a Term Loan
Repayment Date”), in an amount equal to 0.25% per quarter of the original principal amount of such
Delayed Draw Term Loans and (B) on the Term Loan Maturity Date, any remaining outstanding amount
of Initial Term Loans and Delayed Draw Term Loans (the repayment amounts in clauses (A)(i) and (ii)
above, each, a “Term Loan Repayment Amount”). The Administrative Agent may, in consultation with
the Borrower and at the time of incurrence thereof, adjust the amortization payment to be made to any
Term Loan Lender in conjunction with the incurrence of any Delayed Draw Term Loans (in each case,
solely to the extent such Delayed Draw Term Loans otherwise have the same terms and conditions as
existing Initial Term Loans) in order to ensure fungibility with the other Term Loans and to maintain the
pro rata allocation of amortization payments between and among the Initial Term Loans and the Delayed
Draw Term Loans that otherwise have the same terms and conditions but are incurred on different dates.
With respect to any Delayed Draw Term Loan, such amortization payment shall be as notified to the
Lenders by the Administrative Agent.
(c)[Reserved].
(d)In the event that any New Term Loans are made, such New Term Loans shall, subject to
Section 2.14(d), be repaid by the Borrower in the amounts (each, a “New Term Loan Repayment
Amount”) and on the dates (each a “New Term Loan Repayment Date”) set forth in the applicable
Joinder Agreement and subject to any adjustment to ensure fungibility with the other Term Loans. In the
event that any Incremental Revolving Credit Loans are made, such Incremental Revolving Credit Loans
shall, subject to Section 2.14(e), be repaid by the Borrower in the amounts (each, a “New Revolving
Loan Repayment Amount”) and on the dates (each a “New Revolving Loan Repayment Date”) set
forth in the applicable Joinder Agreement. In the event that any Extended Term Loans are established,
such Extended Term Loans shall, subject to Section 2.14(g), be repaid by the Borrower in the amounts
(each such amount with respect to any Extended Repayment Date, an “Extended Term Loan
Repayment Amount”) and on the dates (each, an “Extended Repayment Date”) set forth in the
applicable Extension Amendment.
(e)Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts
evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrower to the appropriate lending office of such Lender resulting
from each Loan made by such lending office of such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of
principal and interest payable and paid to such lending office of such Lender from time to time under this
Agreement.
(f)The Administrative Agent shall maintain the Register pursuant to Section 13.6(b), and a
subaccount for each Lender, in which Register and subaccounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the
amount of each Loan made hereunder, whether such Loan is an Initial Term Loan, Delayed Draw Term
Loan, New Term Loan, Revolving Credit Loan, New Revolving Credit Loan, Additional Revolving
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Credit Loan, Incremental Revolving Credit Loan or Swingline Loan, the Type of each Loan made, the
names of the Borrower and the Interest Period, if any, applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal
or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder
and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower and
each Lender’s share thereof.
(g)The entries made in the Register and accounts and subaccounts maintained pursuant to
clauses (e) and (f) of this Section 2.5 shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prima facie
evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein recorded; provided,
however, that, in the event of any inconsistency between the Register and any such account or
subaccount, the Register shall govern; provided, further, that the failure of any Lender or the
Administrative Agent or Swingline Lender to maintain such account, such Register or subaccount, as
applicable, or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay
(with applicable interest) the Loans made to the Borrower by such Lender in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement.
(h)The Borrower hereby agrees that, upon request of any Lender at any time and from time
to time after the Borrower has made an initial borrowing hereunder, the Borrower shall provide to such
Lender, at the Borrower’s own expense, a promissory note, substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1 or
Exhibit G-2, as applicable, evidencing the Initial Term Loans, Delayed Draw Term Loans, New Term
Loans, Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans owing to such Lender. Thereafter, unless otherwise agreed
to by the applicable Lender, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all
times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 13.6) be represented by one or more promissory
notes in such form payable to the Lender named therein (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender
and its registered assigns).
2.6Conversions and Continuations.
(a)Subject to the penultimate sentence of this clause (a), (x) the Borrower shall have the
option on any Business Day to convert all or a portion equal to at least $1,000,000 of the outstanding
principal amount of Term Loans of one Type or at least the Minimum Borrowing Amount for Revolving
Credit Loans of one Type into a Borrowing or Borrowings of another Type and (y) the Borrower shall
have the option on any Business Day to continue the outstanding principal amount of any Benchmark
Rate Loans as Benchmark Rate Loans for an additional Interest Period; provided that (i) no partial
conversion of Benchmark Rate Loans shall reduce the outstanding principal amount of Benchmark Rate
Loans made pursuant to a single Borrowing to less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount, (ii) ABR
Loans may not be converted into Benchmark Rate Loans if an Event of Default is in existence on the date
of the conversion and the Administrative Agent has or the Required Lenders have determined in its or
their sole discretion not to permit such conversion, (iii) Benchmark Rate Loans may not be continued as
Benchmark Rate Loans for an additional Interest Period if an Event of Default is in existence on the date
of the proposed continuation and the Administrative Agent has or the Required Lenders have determined
in its or their sole discretion not to permit such continuation, and (iv) Borrowings resulting from
conversions pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be limited in number as provided in Section 2.2. Each such
conversion or continuation shall be effected by the Borrower by giving the Administrative Agent prior
written notice at the Administrative Agent’s Office prior to (i) 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least
three Business Days prior, in the case of a continuation of or conversion to Benchmark Rate Loans (other
than in the case of a notice delivered on the Closing Date, which shall be deemed to be effective on the
Closing Date), or (ii) 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) at least one Business Day prior to the proposed
day of a conversion into ABR Loans (each, a “Notice of Conversion or Continuation” substantially in
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the form of Exhibit J) specifying the Loans to be so converted or continued, the Type of Loans to be
converted or continued into and, if such Loans are to be converted into or continued as Benchmark Rate
Loans, the Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto. If no Interest Period is specified in any such
notice with respect to any conversion to or continuation as a Benchmark Rate Loan or if no Notice of
Conversion or Continuation is delivered with respect to any Loan, the Borrower shall be deemed to have
elected that such Loan be converted into or continued as a Benchmark Rate Loan with an Interest Period
of one month’s duration. The Administrative Agent shall give each applicable Lender notice as promptly
as practicable of any such proposed conversion or continuation affecting any of its Loans.
(b)If any Event of Default is in existence at the time of any proposed continuation of any
Benchmark Rate Loans denominated in Dollars and the Administrative Agent has or the Required
Lenders have determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such continuation, such Benchmark
Rate Loans shall be automatically converted on the last day of the current Interest Period into ABR
Loans. If upon the expiration of any Interest Period in respect of Benchmark Rate Loans, the Borrower
has failed to elect a new Interest Period to be applicable thereto as provided in clause (a), the Borrower
shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Borrowing of Benchmark Rate Loans into a Borrowing of
ABR Loans, effective as of the expiration date of such current Interest Period.
2.7Pro Rata Borrowings. Each Borrowing of Initial Term Loans under this Agreement shall
be made by the Lenders pro rata on the basis of their then-applicable Initial Term Loan Commitments.
Each Borrowing of Amendment No. 1 Incremental Term Loans under this Agreement shall be made by
the Lenders pro rata on the basis of their then-applicable Amendment No. 1 Incremental Term Loan
Commitments.     Each Borrowing of Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loans under this
Agreement shall be made by the Lenders pro rata on the basis of their then-applicable Amendment
No. 3 Incremental Term Loan Commitments. Each Borrowing of Delayed Draw Term Loans under this
Agreement shall be made by the Lenders pro rata on the basis of their then-applicable Delayed Draw
Term Loan Commitments. Each Borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans under this Agreement shall be
made by the Lenders pro rata on the basis of their then-applicable Revolving Credit Commitment
Percentages. Each Borrowing of New Term Loans under this Agreement shall be made by the Lenders
pro rata on the basis of their then-applicable New Term Loan Commitments.Each Borrowing of
Incremental Revolving Credit Loans under this Agreement shall be made by the Lenders pro rata on the
basis of their then-applicable Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments. It is understood that (a) no
Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in its obligation to make Loans
hereunder and that each Lender severally but not jointly shall be obligated to make the Loans provided to
be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to fulfill its commitments
hereunder and (b) other than as expressly provided herein with respect to a Defaulting Lender, failure by
a Lender to perform any of its obligations under any of the Credit Documents shall not release any
Person from performance of its obligation, under any Credit Document.
2.8Interest.
(a)The unpaid principal amount of each ABR Loan shall bear interest from the date of the
Borrowing thereof until maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) at a rate per annum that shall at
all times be the Applicable Margin for ABR Loans plus the ABR, in each case, in effect from time to
time.
(b)The unpaid principal amount of each Benchmark Rate Loan shall bear interest from the
date of the Borrowing thereof until maturity thereof (whether by acceleration or otherwise) at a rate per
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annum that shall at all times be the Applicable Margin for Benchmark Rate Loans plus the relevant
Benchmark Rate.
(c)If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under Section 11.1 or Section 11.5
hereto (but after giving effect to any grace period set forth therein), if all or a portion of (i) the principal
amount of any Loan or (ii) any interest payable thereon or any other amount payable hereunder shall not
be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount
shall be payable on demand and bear interest at a rate per annum (the “Default Rate”) that is (x) in the
case of overdue principal, the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto plus 2.00% per annum or
(y) in the case of any other overdue amount, including overdue interest, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, the rate described in Section 2.8(a) for the applicable Class plus 2.00% per annum from
the date of such non-payment to the date on which such amount is paid in full (after as well as before
judgment).
(d)Interest on each Loan shall accrue from and including the date of any Borrowing to but
excluding the date of any repayment thereof and shall be payable in Dollars; provided that any Loan that
is repaid on the same date on which it is made shall bear interest for one day. Except as provided below,
interest shall be payable (i) in respect of each ABR Loan, quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of
each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, (ii) in respect of each Benchmark Rate Loan, on the last day of each
Interest Period applicable thereto and, in the case of an Interest Period in excess of three months, on each
date occurring at three-month intervals after the first day of such Interest Period, and (iii) in respect of
each Loan, (A) on any prepayment in respect thereof, (B) at maturity (whether by acceleration or
otherwise), and (C) after such maturity, on demand.
(e)All computations of interest hereunder shall be made in accordance with Section 5.5.
(f)The Administrative Agent, upon determining the interest rate for any Borrowing of
Benchmark Rate Loans, shall promptly notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders thereof. Each such
determination shall, absent clearly demonstrable error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties
hereto.
2.9Interest Periods. At the time the Borrower gives a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of
Conversion or Continuation in respect of the making of, or conversion into or continuation as, a
Borrowing of Benchmark Rate Loans in accordance with Section 2.6(a), the Borrower shall give the
Administrative Agent written notice of the Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing, which Interest
Period shall, at the option of the Borrower, be a one, three or six month period (or if approved by all the
Lenders making such Benchmark Rate Loans as determined by such Lenders in good faith based on
prevailing market conditions, a twelve month or shorter period).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above:
(a)the initial Interest Period for any Borrowing of Benchmark Rate Loans shall commence
on the date of such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion from a Borrowing of ABR Loans)
and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the day on
which the next preceding Interest Period expires;
(b)if any Interest Period relating to a Borrowing of Benchmark Rate Loans begins on the
last Business Day of a calendar month or begins on a day for which there is no numerically
corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end
on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period;
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(c)if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, such
Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day; provided that if any Interest Period in
respect of a Benchmark Rate Loan would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day but is a
day of the month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such Interest Period shall
expire on the immediately preceding Business Day; and
(d)the Borrower shall not be entitled to elect any Interest Period in respect of any
Benchmark Rate Loan if such Interest Period would extend beyond the Maturity Date of such Loan.
2.10Increased Costs, Illegality, Etc.
(a)In the event that (x) in the case of clause (i) below, the Administrative Agent and (y) in
the case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) below, any Lender, as applicable, shall have reasonably determined
(which determination shall, absent clearly demonstrable error, be final and conclusive and binding upon
all parties hereto):
(i)[reserved];
(ii)[reserved];
(iii)that, due to a Change in Law, which shall subject any such Lender to any Tax
(other than (1) Indemnified Taxes or (2) Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credits,
commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;
or
(iv)[reserved];
(such Loans, Impacted Loans”), then, and in any such event, such Lender (or the Administrative
Agent, in the case of clause (i) above) shall within a reasonable time thereafter give notice (if by
telephone, confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and to the Administrative Agent of such determination
(which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the other Lenders).
Thereafter in the case of subclause (iii) above, the Borrower shall take one of the actions specified in
subclause (x) or (y), as applicable, of Section 2.10(b) promptly and, in any event, within the time period
required by law.
(b)At any time that any Benchmark Rate Loan is affected by the circumstances described in
Section 2.10(a)(iii), the Borrower shall either (x) if a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion or
Continuation with respect to the affected Benchmark Rate Loan has been submitted pursuant to
Section 2.3 or Section 2.6 but the affected Benchmark Rate Loan has not been funded or continued,
cancel such requested Borrowing by giving the Administrative Agent written notice thereof on the same
date that the Borrower were notified by Lenders pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iii) or (y) if the affected
Benchmark Rate Loan is then outstanding, upon at least three Business Days’ notice to the
Administrative Agent, require the affected Lender to convert each such Benchmark Rate Loan into an
ABR Loan; provided that if more than one Lender is affected at any time, then all affected Lenders must
be treated in the same manner pursuant to this Section 2.10(b).
(c)If, after the Closing Date, any Change in Law relating to capital adequacy or liquidity of
any Lender or compliance by any Lender or its parent with any Change in Law relating to capital
adequacy or liquidity occurring after the Closing Date, has or would have the effect of reducing the
actual rate of return on such Lender’s or its parent’s or its Affiliate’s capital or assets as a consequence of
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such Lender’s commitments or obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or its
parent or its Affiliate could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such
Lender’s or its parent’s policies with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity), then from time to time,
promptly after written demand by such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower
shall pay to such Lender such actual additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or its
parent for such actual reduction, it being understood and agreed, however, that a Lender shall not be
entitled to such compensation as a result of such Lender’s compliance with, or pursuant to any request or
directive to comply with, any law, rule or regulation as in effect on the Closing Date or to the extent such
Lender is not imposing such charges on, or requesting such compensation from, borrowers (similarly
situated to the Borrower hereunder) under comparable syndicated credit facilities similar to the Credit
Facilities. Each Lender, upon determining in good faith that any additional amounts will be payable
pursuant to this Section 2.10(c), will give prompt written notice thereof to the Borrower, which notice
shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis of the calculation of such additional amounts, although the
failure to give any such notice shall not, subject to Section 2.13, release or diminish the Borrower’s
obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.10(c) promptly following receipt of such
notice.
(d)If the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that
the Benchmark Rate determined or to be determined for such Interest Period will not adequately and
fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (as certified by such Lender) of making or maintaining its affected
Benchmark Rate Loans during such Interest Period, the Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or
telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter (which notice
shall include supporting calculations in reasonable detail). If such notice is given, (i) any Benchmark
Rate Loan requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made an ABR Loan,
(ii) any Loans that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to Benchmark
Rate Loans shall be continued as an ABR Loan and (iii) any outstanding Benchmark Rate Loans shall be
converted, on the first day of such Interest Period, to ABR Loans. Until such notice has been withdrawn
by the Administrative Agent, no further Benchmark Rate Loans shall be made or continued as such, nor
shall the Borrower have the right to convert ABR Loans to Benchmark Rate Loans.
(e)Failure or delay on the part of the Administrative Agent or any such Lender to demand
compensation pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall not constitute a waiver of the Administrative Agent’s or
such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Credit Parties shall not be required
to compensate the Administrative Agent or such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this
Section 2.10 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine (9) months prior to the
date that the Administrative Agent or any such Lender notifies the Credit Parties of the event giving rise
to such increased costs or reductions and of the Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s intention to
claim compensation therefor (except that, if the event giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is
retroactive, then the nine (9) month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of
retroactive effect thereof).
2.11Compensation. If (a) any payment of principal of any Benchmark Rate Loan is made by
the Borrower to or for the account of a Lender other than on the last day of the Interest Period for such
Benchmark Rate Loan as a result of a payment or conversion pursuant to Sections 2.5, 2.6, 2.10, 5.1, 5.2
or 13.7, as a result of acceleration of the maturity of the Loans pursuant to Section 11 or for any other
reason, (b) any Borrowing of Benchmark Rate Loans is not made as a result of a withdrawn Notice of
Borrowing or a failure to satisfy borrowing conditions, (c) any ABR Loan is not converted into a
Benchmark Rate Loan as a result of a withdrawn Notice of Conversion or Continuation, (d) any
Benchmark Rate Loan is not continued as a Benchmark Rate Loan, as the case may be, as a result of a
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withdrawn Notice of Conversion or Continuation or (e) any prepayment of principal of any Benchmark
Rate Loan is not made as a result of a withdrawn notice of prepayment pursuant to Sections 5.1 or 5.2,
the Borrower shall, after receipt of a written request by such Lender (which request shall set forth in
reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount), promptly pay to the Administrative Agent for the
account of such Lender any amounts required to compensate such Lender for any additional losses, costs
or expenses that such Lender may reasonably incur as a result of such payment, failure to convert, failure
to continue or failure to prepay, including any loss, cost or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits)
actually incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by any
Lender to fund or maintain such Benchmark Rate Loan. A certificate of a Lender setting forth the
amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender as specified in this Section 2.11 and setting
forth in reasonable detail the manner in which such amount or amounts were determined shall be
delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. The obligations of the Borrower
under this Section 2.11 shall survive the payment in full of the Loans and the termination of this
Agreement.
2.12Change of Lending Office. Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event
giving rise to the operation of Sections 2.10(a)(ii), 2.10(a)(iii), 2.10(b), 3.5 or 5.4 with respect to such
Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy
considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event;
provided that such designation is made on such terms that such Lender and its lending office suffer no
unreimbursed cost or other material economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, with the object of
avoiding the consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of any such Section. Nothing in this
Section 2.12 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or the right of any Lender
provided in Sections 2.10, 3.5 or 5.4.
2.13Notice of Certain Costs. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to
the extent any notice required by Sections 2.11, 3.5 or 5.4 is given by any Lender more than 120 days
after such Lender has knowledge (or should have had knowledge) of the occurrence of the event giving
rise to the additional cost, reduction in amounts, loss or other additional amounts described in such
Sections, such Lender shall not be entitled to compensation under Sections 2.11, 3.5 or 5.4, as the case
may be, for any such amounts incurred or accruing prior to the 121st day prior to the giving of such notice
to the Borrower.
2.14Incremental Facilities.
(a)The Borrower may, by written notice to Administrative Agent, elect to request the
establishment of one or more (x) additional tranches of term loans (“Additional Term Loans”) or
increases in Term Loans of any Class (“Term Loan Increases”, the commitments thereto and to
Additional Term Loans, the “New Term Loan Commitments”), (y) increases in Revolving Credit
Commitments of any Class (the “New Revolving Credit Commitments”) and/or (z) additional tranches
of Revolving Credit Commitments (the “Additional Revolving Credit Commitments” and, together
with the New Revolving Credit Commitments, the “Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments”;
together with the New Term Loan Commitments and the New Revolving Credit Commitments, the “New
Loan Commitments”), by an aggregate amount not in excess of the Maximum Incremental Facilities
Amount in the aggregate and not less than $10,000,000 individually (or such lesser amount as (x) may be
approved by the Administrative Agent or (y) shall constitute the difference between the Maximum
Incremental Facilities Amount and all such New Loan Commitments obtained on or prior to such date);
provided that the aggregate principal amount of Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments established
after the Closing Date shall not exceed $25,000,000. The Borrower may approach any Lender or any
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Person (other than a natural Person or, solely with respect to any Incremental Revolving Credit
Commitments, an Affiliated Lender) to provide all or a portion of the New Loan Commitments, subject,
if applicable, to the proviso to Section 2.14(b); provided that any Lender offered or approached to
provide all or a portion of the New Loan Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to
provide a New Loan Commitment. In each case, on each applicable Increased Amount Date (subject to
Section 1.12), such New Loan Commitments shall be subject to (i) no Event of Default (provided that, in
connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, no Event of Default shall exist on the LCT Test Date
and no Event of Default under Section 11.1 or Section 11.5 shall exist on the date such New Loan
Commitments are funded) shall exist on such Increased Amount Date before or after giving effect to such
New Loan Commitments, as applicable, (ii) the New Loan Commitments shall be effected pursuant to
one or more Joinder Agreements executed and delivered by the Borrower (a copy of which shall be
provided to the Administrative Agent), and each of which shall be recorded in the Register and shall be
subject to the requirements set forth in Section 5.4(e), and (iii) the Borrower shall make any payments
required pursuant to Section 2.11 in connection with the New Loan Commitments, as applicable. No
Lender shall have any obligation to provide any Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.14(a). Any New
Term Loans shall, at the election of the Borrower and agreed to by Lenders providing such New Term
Loan Commitments, be designated as (a) a separate series (a “Series”) of New Term Loans for all
purposes of this Agreement or (b) as part of a Series of existing Term Loans for all purposes of this
Agreement. On and after the Increased Amount Date, Additional Revolving Credit Loans shall be
designated a separate Series of Revolving Credit Loans for all purposes of this Agreement.
(b)On any Increased Amount Date on which Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments
are effected, (a) with respect to New Revolving Credit Commitments, each of the Lenders with
Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class shall assign to each Lender with a New Revolving Credit
Commitment (each, a “New Revolving Loan Lender”) and each of the New Revolving Loan Lenders
shall purchase from each of the Lenders with Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class, at the
principal amount thereof, such interests in the Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on such Increased
Amount Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and
purchases, the Revolving Credit Loans of such Class will be held by existing Revolving Credit Lenders
and New Revolving Loan Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Credit Commitments of
such Class after giving effect to the addition of such New Revolving Credit Commitments to the
Revolving Credit Commitments, and (b) with respect to any Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments,
(i) each Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment shall be deemed for all purposes a Revolving Credit
Commitment, and each Loan made under a New Revolving Credit Commitment (a “New Revolving
Credit Loan”) and each Loan made under an Additional Revolving Credit Commitment (an Additional
Revolving Credit Loan” and, together with New Revolving Credit Loans, the “Incremental Revolving
Credit Loan”) shall be deemed, for all purposes, Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) each New Revolving
Loan Lender and each Lender with an Additional Revolving Credit Commitment (each an “Additional
Revolving Loan Lender” and, together with the New Revolving Loan Lenders, the “Incremental
Revolving Loan Lenders”) shall become a Lender with respect to the Incremental Revolving Credit
Commitment and all matters relating thereto; provided that the Administrative Agent and the Letter of
Credit Issuer shall have consented (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such Lender’s or
Incremental Revolving Loan Lender’s providing such Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment to the
extent such consent, if any, would be required under Section 13.6(b) for an assignment of Revolving
Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, to such Lender or Incremental Revolving Loan
Lender.
(c)New Term Loan Commitments of any Series shall be subject to the satisfaction of the
foregoing and following terms and conditions: (i) each Lender with a New Term Loan Commitment
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(each, a “New Term Loan Lender”) of any Series shall make a Loan to the Borrower (a “New Term
Loan” and, together with the Incremental Revolving Credit Loans, the “Incremental Loans”) in an
amount equal to its New Term Loan Commitment of such Series, and (ii) each New Term Loan Lender
of any Series shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the New Term Loan Commitment of such
Series and the New Term Loans of such Series made pursuant thereto.
(d)The terms and provisions of the New Term Loans and New Term Loan Commitments of
any Series shall be on terms and documentation set forth in the Joinder Agreement as determined by the
Borrower; provided that (x) with respect to a Term Loan Increase, such Term Loan Increase shall be on
the exact same terms and pursuant to the exact same documentation applicable to the Initial Term Loans
and the Delayed Draw Term Loans; provided that economic terms, voluntary prepayment provisions and
amortization schedule applicable to any Term Loan Increases shall be determined by the Borrower and
the Lenders thereunder and (y) with respect to any Additional Term Loans (i) except in the case of any
Inside Maturity Debt Exclusion, the applicable New Term Loan Maturity Date of each Series shall be no
earlier than the Term Loan Maturity Date; (ii) except in the case of any Inside Maturity Debt Exclusion,
the weighted average life to maturity of all Additional Term Loans shall be no shorter than the weighted
average life to maturity of the then existing Initial Term Loans and the Delayed Draw Term Loans;
(iii) the economic terms, voluntary prepayment provisions and amortization schedule applicable to any
Additional Term Loans shall be determined by the Borrower and the Lenders thereunder; provided that,
with respect to Additional Term Loans, solely to the extent that such Additional Term Loans meet the
MFN Parameters and if the Effective Yield for Benchmark Rate Loans or ABR Loans in respect of such
Additional Term Loans exceeds the Effective Yield for Benchmark Rate Loans or ABR Loans in respect
of the then existing Initial Term Loans or the Delayed Draw Term Loans by more than 0.50% (calculated
as of the Closing Date or the Delayed Draw Term Loan Funding Date, as applicable (other than with
respect to the Benchmark Rate component of such calculation)), the Applicable Margin for Benchmark
Rate Loans or ABR Loans in respect of the then existing Initial Term Loans and the Delayed Draw Term
Loans shall be adjusted so that the Effective Yield in respect of the then existing Initial Term Loans and/
or Delayed Draw Term Loans, as applicable is equal to the Effective Yield for Benchmark Rate Loans or
ABR Loans in respect of the Additional Term Loans minus 0.50% (this proviso to this clause (iii), the
MFN Protection”); (iv) except as otherwise set forth in this Section 2.14, such terms and documentation
shall be as determined by the Borrower and the providers of the Additional Term Loans; provided that,
to the extent the terms of any Additional Term Loans are not consistent with the then-existing
Initial Term Loans and Delayed Draw Term Loans (except as permitted under this Section 2.14), such
terms shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that (i) to the
extent any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any Indebtedness, no consent
shall be required by the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders if such financial maintenance
covenant is also added for the benefit of any corresponding Initial Term Loans and Delayed Draw Term
Loans remaining outstanding after the issuance or incurrence of such Indebtedness and (ii) no consent
shall be required by the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders if any covenants or other provisions
are only applicable after the Term Loan Maturity Date applicable to the Initial Term Loans and Delayed
Draw Term Loans); and (v) any Additional Term Loans shall (A) (x) rank pari passu or subordinate in
right of payment with the Obligations and (y) will either (1) be secured on a pari passu basis with, and by
the same Collateral as, the Obligations, (2) be secured on a junior basis with the Credit Facilities by the
same Collateral securing the Obligations or (3) be unsecured, (B) not be guaranteed by entities other than
the Guarantors and (C) to the extent secured on a junior basis, be subject to an Acceptable Intercreditor
Agreement or other intercreditor arrangements in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower; and (vi) no Affiliated Lender shall be a lender under any
Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments or Incremental Revolving Credit Loans and Affiliated
Lenders providing any portion of any Additional Term Loans or Term Loan Increases shall be subject to
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the limitations set forth in Section 13.6(h) as if the provision of such Additional Term Loans or Term
Loan Increases were an assignment of such Loans to such Affiliated Lender. The terms and provisions of
any New Revolving Credit Commitments and the related New Revolving Credit Loans shall be identical
to the Class of Commitments and related Revolving Loans subject to increase by such New Revolving
Credit Commitments and New Revolving Credit Loans; provided, that underwriting, arrangement,
structuring, ticking, commitment, upfront or similar fees, and other fees payable in connection therewith
that may be agreed to among the Borrower and the lender(s) providing and/or arranging such New
Revolving Credit Commitments may be paid in connection with such New Revolving Credit
Commitments.
(e)Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments and Incremental Revolving Credit Loans
shall be on the exact same terms and pursuant to the exact same documentation applicable to the Initial
Revolving Credit Commitments and the related Revolving Credit Loans; provided that, as appropriate,
the economic terms, voluntary prepayment provisions and amortization schedule applicable to any
Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments shall be determined by the Lenders and Borrower
thereunder.
(f)Each Joinder Agreement may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect technical
and corresponding amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary
or appropriate, in the opinion of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, to effect the provision of this
Section 2.14.
(g)(i) The Borrower may at any time, and from time to time, request that all or a portion of
the Term Loans of any Class (an “Existing Term Loan Class”) be converted to extend the scheduled
maturity date(s) of any payment of principal with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of
such Term Loans (any such Term Loans which have been so converted, “Extended Term Loans”) and
to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.14(g). In order to establish any Extended Term
Loans, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such
notice to each of the Lenders of the applicable Existing Term Loan Class which such request shall be
offered equally to all such Lenders) (a “Term Loan Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed
terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established, which shall not be materially more restrictive to the
Credit Parties (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), when taken as a whole, than the terms of
the Term Loans of the Existing Term Loan Class unless (x) the Lenders of the Term Loans of such
applicable Existing Term Loan Class receive the benefit of such more restrictive terms or (y) any such
provisions apply after the Term Loan Maturity Date (a “Permitted Other Provision”); provided,
however, that (x) the scheduled final maturity date shall be extended and all or any of the scheduled
amortization payments of principal of the Extended Term Loans may be delayed to later dates than the
scheduled amortization of principal of the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Class (with any such
delay resulting in a corresponding adjustment to the scheduled amortization payments reflected in
Section 2.5 or in the Joinder Agreement, as the case may be, with respect to the Existing Term Loan
Class from which such Extended Term Loans were converted, in each case as more particularly set forth
in paragraph (iv) of this Section 2.14(g) below), (y) (A) the interest margins with respect to the Extended
Term Loans may be higher or lower than the interest margins for the Term Loans of such Existing Term
Loan Class and/or (B) additional fees, premiums or applicable high-yield discount obligation payments
may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Term Loans in addition to or in lieu of any
increased margins contemplated by the preceding clause (A), in each case, to the extent provided in the
applicable Extension Amendment and to the extent that any Permitted Other Provision (including a
financial maintenance covenant) is added for the benefit of any such Indebtedness, no consent shall be
required by the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders if such Permitted Other Provision is also
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added for the benefit of any corresponding Loans remaining outstanding after the issuance or incurrence
of such Indebtedness or if such Permitted Other Provision applies only after the Term Loan Maturity
Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.14 or otherwise, no Extended Term
Loans may be optionally prepaid prior to the date on which the Existing Term Loan Class from which
they were converted is repaid in full. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its
Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Class converted into Extended Term Loans pursuant to any
Extension Request. Any Extended Term Loans of any Extension Series shall constitute a separate Class
of Term Loans from the Existing Term Loan Class from which they were converted.
(ii)The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion
of the Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class, any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and/or
any Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, each existing at the time of such request (each, an
Existing Revolving Credit Commitment” and any related revolving credit loans thereunder, “Existing
Revolving Credit Loans”; each Existing Revolving Credit Commitment and related Existing Revolving
Credit Loans together being referred to as an “Existing Revolving Credit Class”) be converted to extend
the termination date thereof and the scheduled maturity date(s) of any payment of principal with respect
to all or a portion of any principal amount of Loans related to such Existing Revolving Credit
Commitments (any such Existing Revolving Credit Commitments which have been so extended,
Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and any related Loans, Extended Revolving Credit
Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.14(g). In order to establish any
Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative
Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders of the applicable Class of Existing
Revolving Credit Commitments which such request shall be offered equally to all such Lenders) setting
forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments to be established, which shall
not be materially more restrictive to the Credit Parties (as determined in good faith by the Borrower),
when taken as a whole, than the terms of the applicable Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (the
Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment”) unless (x) the Lenders providing Existing
Revolving Credit Loans receive the benefit of such more restrictive terms or (y) any such provisions
apply after the Revolving Credit Termination Date, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable
Extension Amendment; provided, however, that (w) all or any of the final maturity dates of such
Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be delayed to later dates than the final maturity dates of
the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitments, (x) (A) the interest margins with respect to the
Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be higher or lower than the interest margins for the
Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitments and/or (B) additional fees and premiums may be
payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments in addition to or in lieu
of any increased margins contemplated by the preceding clause (A) and (y) the Revolving Credit
Commitment fee rate with respect to the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be higher or
lower than the Revolving Credit Commitment fee rate for the Specified Existing Revolving Credit
Commitment; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.14(g) or
otherwise, (1) the borrowing and repayment (other than in connection with a permanent repayment and
termination of commitments) of Loans with respect to any Original Revolving Credit Commitments shall
be made on a pro rata basis with all other Original Revolving Credit Commitments and (2) assignments
and participations of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and Extended Revolving Credit Loans
shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Revolving Credit
Commitments and the Revolving Credit Loans related to such Commitments set forth in Section 13.6.
No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Revolving Credit Loans or Revolving
Credit Commitments of any Existing Revolving Credit Class converted into Extended Revolving Credit
Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to any Extension Request. Any Extended
Revolving Credit Commitments of any Extension Series shall constitute a separate Class of revolving
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credit commitments from the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitments and from any other
Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (together with any other Extended Revolving Credit
Commitments so established on such date).
(iii)Any Lender (an “Extending Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its
Term Loans, Revolving Credit Commitments, Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment or Extended
Revolving Credit Commitment of the Existing Class or Existing Classes subject to such Extension
Request converted into Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as
applicable, shall notify the Administrative Agent (an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date
specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loans, Revolving Credit Commitments,
Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment or Extended Revolving Credit Commitment of the Existing
Class or Existing Classes subject to such Extension Request that it has elected to convert into Extended
Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable. In the event that the aggregate
amount of Term Loans, Revolving Credit Commitments, Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment or
Extended Revolving Credit Commitment of the Existing Class or Existing Classes subject to Extension
Elections exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as
applicable, requested pursuant to the Extension Request, Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments,
Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of the Existing
Class or Existing Classes subject to Extension Elections shall be converted to Extended Term Loans or
Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, on a pro rata basis based on the amount of Term
Loans, Revolving Credit Commitments, Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment or Extended
Revolving Credit Commitment included in each such Extension Election. Notwithstanding the
conversion of any Existing Revolving Credit Commitment into an Extended Revolving Credit
Commitment, such Extended Revolving Credit Commitment shall be treated identically to all other
Original Revolving Credit Commitments for purposes of the obligations of a Revolving Credit Lender in
respect of Letters of Credit under Section 3, except that the applicable Extension Amendment may
provide that the L/C Facility Maturity Date may be extended and the related obligations to issue Letters
of Credit may be continued so long as the Letter of Credit Issuers, as applicable, have consented to such
extensions in their sole discretion (it being understood that no consent of any other Lender shall be
required in connection with any such extension).
(iv)Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as
applicable, shall be established pursuant to an amendment (an “Extension Amendment”) to this
Agreement (which, except to the extent expressly contemplated by the penultimate sentence of this
Section 2.14(g)(iv) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 13.1, shall not
require the consent of any Lender other than the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Term
Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, established thereby) executed by the
Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Extending Lenders. No Extension Amendment shall
provide for any tranche of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments in an
aggregate principal amount that is less than $5,000,000. In addition to any terms and changes required or
permitted by Section 2.14(g)(i) or 2.14(g)(ii), each Extension Amendment (x) shall amend the scheduled
amortization payments pursuant to Section 2.5 or the applicable Joinder Agreement with respect to the
Existing Term Loan Class from which the Extended Term Loans were converted to reduce each
scheduled Repayment Amount for the Existing Term Loan Class in the same proportion as the amount of
Term Loans of the Existing Term Loan Class is to be converted pursuant to such Extension Amendment
(it being understood that the amount of any Repayment Amount payable with respect to any individual
Term Loan of such Existing Term Loan Class that is not an Extended Term Loan shall not be reduced as
a result thereof) and (y) may, but shall not be required to, impose additional requirements (not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement in effect at such time) with respect to the final
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maturity and weighted average life to maturity of New Term Loans incurred following the date of such
Extension Amendment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.14(g) and without
limiting the generality or applicability of Section 13.1 to any Section 2.14 Additional Amendments, any
Extension Amendment may provide for additional terms and/or additional amendments other than those
referred to or contemplated above (any such additional amendment, a “Section 2.14 Additional
Amendment”) to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents; provided that such Section 2.14
Additional Amendments are within the requirements of Section 2.14(g)(i) and do not become effective
prior to the time that such Section 2.14 Additional Amendments have been consented to (including,
without limitation, pursuant to (1) consents applicable to holders of New Term Loans or Extended
Revolving Credit Commitments provided for in any Joinder Agreement and (2) consents applicable to
holders of any Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments provided for in any
Extension Amendment) by such of the Lenders, Credit Parties and other parties (if any) as may be
required in order for such Section 2.14 Additional Amendments to become effective in accordance with
Section 13.1.
(v)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (A) on
any date on which any Existing Class is converted to extend the related scheduled maturity date(s) in
accordance with clauses (i) and/or (ii) above (an “Extension Date”), (I) in the case of the existing Term
Loans of each Extending Lender, the aggregate principal amount of such existing Term Loans shall be
deemed reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Extended Term Loans so
converted by such Lender on such date, and the Extended Term Loans shall be established as a separate
Class of Term Loans (together with any other Extended Term Loans so established on such date), and (II)
in the case of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of each Extending Lender, the
aggregate principal amount of such Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitments shall be deemed
reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Extended Revolving Credit
Commitments so converted by such Lender on such date, and such Extended Revolving Credit
Commitments shall be established as a separate Class of revolving credit commitments from the
Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitments and from any other Existing Revolving Credit
Commitments (together with any other Extended Revolving Credit Commitments so established on such
date) and (B) if, on any Extension Date, any Loans of any Extending Lender are outstanding under the
applicable Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitments, such Loans (and any related
participations) shall be deemed to be allocated as Extended Revolving Credit Loans (and related
participations) and Existing Revolving Credit Loans (and related participations) in the same proportion
as such Extending Lender’s Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitments to Extended Revolving
Credit Commitments.
(vi)The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Section 2.14 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, payment of
any interest, fees or premium in respect of any Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Credit
Commitments on such terms as may be set forth in the relevant Extension Amendment) and hereby waive
the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, any pro rata payment
or amendment section) or any other Credit Document that may otherwise prohibit or restrict any such
extension or any other transaction contemplated by this Section 2.14.
2.15Permitted Debt Exchanges.
(a)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, pursuant to one or
more offers (each, a “Permitted Debt Exchange Offer”) made from time to time by the Borrower to all
Lenders of a given Class, the Borrower may from time to time following the Closing Date consummate
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one or more exchanges of Term Loans for Permitted Other Indebtedness in the form of notes (such notes,
Permitted Debt Exchange Notes,” and each such exchange a “Permitted Debt Exchange”), so long as
the following conditions are satisfied: (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at
the time the final offering document in respect of a Permitted Debt Exchange Offer is delivered to the
relevant Lenders, (ii) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of Term
Loans exchanged shall equal no more than the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount
thereof) of Permitted Debt Exchange Notes issued in exchange for such Term Loans; provided that the
aggregate principal amount of the Permitted Debt Exchange Notes may include accrued interest and
premium (if any) under the Term Loans exchanged and underwriting discounts, fees, commissions and
expenses in connection with the issuance of such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes, (iii) the aggregate
principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term Loans exchanged under each
applicable Class by the Borrower pursuant to any Permitted Debt Exchange shall automatically be
cancelled and retired by the Borrower on the date of the settlement thereof (and, if requested by the
Administrative Agent, any applicable exchanging Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative
Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, or such other form as may be reasonably requested by the
Administrative Agent, in respect thereof pursuant to which the respective Lender assigns its interest in
the Term Loans being exchanged pursuant to the Permitted Debt Exchange to the Borrower for
immediate cancellation), (iv) if the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans of a given Class
(calculated on the face amount thereof) tendered by Lenders in respect of the relevant Permitted Debt
Exchange Offer (with no Lender being permitted to tender a principal amount of Term Loans which
exceeds the principal amount thereof of the applicable Class actually held by it) shall exceed the
maximum aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of such Class offered to be exchanged by the
Borrower pursuant to such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer, then the Borrower shall exchange Term
Loans subject to such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer tendered by such Lenders ratably up to such
maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts so tendered, (v) all documentation in respect
of such Permitted Debt Exchange shall be consistent with the foregoing, and all written communications
generally directed to the Lenders in connection therewith shall be in form and substance consistent with
the foregoing and made in consultation with the Borrower and the Auction Agent, and (vi) any applicable
Minimum Tender Condition shall be satisfied.
(b)With respect to all Permitted Debt Exchanges effected by the Borrower pursuant to this
Section 2.15, (i) such Permitted Debt Exchanges (and the cancellation of the exchanged Term Loans in
connection therewith) shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes
of Section 5.1 or 5.2, and (ii) such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer shall be made for not less than
$5,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Term Loans; provided that, subject to the foregoing
clause (ii), the Borrower may at its election specify as a condition (a “Minimum Tender Condition”) to
consummating any such Permitted Debt Exchange that a minimum amount (to be determined and
specified in the relevant Permitted Debt Exchange Offer in the Borrower’s discretion) of Term Loans of
any or all applicable Classes be tendered.
(c)In connection with each Permitted Debt Exchange, the Borrower and the Auction Agent
shall mutually agree to such procedures as may be necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of
this Section 2.15 and without conflict with Section 2.15(d); provided that the terms of any Permitted Debt
Exchange Offer shall provide that the date by which the relevant Lenders are required to indicate their
election to participate in such Permitted Debt Exchange shall be not less than a reasonable period (in the
discretion of the Borrower and the Auction Agent) of time following the date on which the Permitted
Debt Exchange Offer is made.
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(d)The Borrower shall be responsible for compliance with, and hereby agrees to comply
with, all applicable securities and other laws in connection with each Permitted Debt Exchange, it being
understood and agreed that (x) none of the Auction Agent, the Administrative Agent nor any Lender
assumes any responsibility in connection with the Borrower’s compliance with such laws in connection
with any Permitted Debt Exchange and (y) each Lender shall be solely responsible for its compliance with
any applicable “insider trading” laws and regulations to which such Lender may be subject under the
Securities Exchange Act.
2.16Defaulting Lenders.
(a)Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if
any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting
Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law:
(i)Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or
disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set
forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” and Section 13.1.
(ii)Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other
amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether
voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 11 or otherwise) or received by the
Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 13.8 shall be applied at such time or
times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts
owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a
pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Letter of Credit Issuer or
Swingline Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the Letter of Credit Issuer’s Fronting Exposure
with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 3.8; fourth, as the Borrower 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 Borrower, 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 Letter of
Credit Issuer’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future
Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 3.8; sixth, to the payment of
any amounts owing to the Borrower, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer as a
result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower, any Lender, the
Swingline Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such
Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and seventh, 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 L/C Borrowings in respect of which such Defaulting
Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of
Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 7 were satisfied or waived, such
payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting
Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, and L/C Obligations
owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in
L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the
Commitments hereunder without giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv). Any payments, prepayments or
other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a
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Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.16(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to
and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(iii)Certain Fees.
(A)No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fee payable under
Section 4 for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be
required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting
Lender).
(B)Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees
for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its
applicable percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral
pursuant to Section 3.8.
(C)With respect to any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any
Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each
Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with
respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations that has been reallocated to such
Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the Letter of Credit Issuer the amount of
any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such Letter of
Credit’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining
amount of any such fee.
(iv)Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or
any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans shall be
reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Credit
Commitment Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only
to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of any
Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Commitment. Subject to Section 13.23,
no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against
a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of
a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such
reallocation.
(v)Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swingline Loans. If the reallocation described in
clause (a)(iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall (x) first, prepay
Swingline Loans in an amount equal to the Swingline Lender’s Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash
Collateralize the Letter of Credit Issuers’ Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth
in Section 3.8.
(b)Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline
Lender and the Letter of Credit Issuer agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the
Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in
such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect
to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of
outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may
determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Credit Loans and funded and unfunded participations
in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with
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their Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv)),
whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made
retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that
Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly
agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a
waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a
Defaulting Lender.
2.17Additional Borrowers
(a)The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, designate any Guarantor (other
than Holdings) organized in a State of the United States of America or the District of Columbia to be an
Additional Borrower by having such Additional Borrower execute a Borrower Joinder Agreement and
provide the Administrative Agent and each Lender with all reasonably requested documentation and
other information (which, in the case of each Lender, shall be requested through the Administrative
Agent) regarding the Additional Borrower requested in connection with applicable “know your
customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, to the extent requested within three (3)
Business Days of the Administrative Agent being provided written notice of the Additional Borrower
designation (which the Administrative Agent shall promptly share with the Lenders). From and after such
designation, such Guarantor shall become a “Borrower” under the applicable Credit Facility for all
purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and will have the right to directly request
Loans in accordance with Article II hereof. The Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall be
authorized to amend this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to reflect the existence of more than
one Borrower hereunder and thereunder.
(b)The Borrower may, for accounting, tax or other purposes, designate any portion of any
Loan under a Credit Facility with one or more Additional Borrowers to be incurred by the Borrower or
one or more of such Additional Borrowers; provided that this Section 2.17(b) shall in no way limit the
obligations of such Additional Borrower under the Guarantee.
(c)At any time and from time to time, an Additional Borrower may resign as a Borrower
under any Credit Facility, so long as after such resignation, the Borrower remains a Borrower under such
Credit Facility or concurrently with such resignation, all Loans under such Credit Facility shall be repaid
in full and all Commitments thereunder shall be terminated.
Section 3.Letters of Credit
3.1Letters of Credit.
(a)Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, at any time and from time
to time after the Closing Date and prior to the L/C Facility Maturity Date, (i) each Letter of Credit Issuer
agrees and (ii) the Administrative Agent agrees (including through its Affiliates) to arrange for a Support
Agreement Bank, through a guarantee, reimbursement or similar support agreement, in each case, to the
extent approved by the Borrower to the extent that such agreement would impose additional obligations
on the Borrower (each, an “LC Support Agreement”), in each case in reliance upon the agreements of
the Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 3, to issue from time to time from the Closing Date
through the L/C Facility Maturity Date for the account of the Borrower (or, so long as the Borrower is
the primary obligors and signatories to the Letter of Credit Request, for the account of the Borrower or
any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Borrower)) letters of credit (the “Letters of Credit” and each, a
Letter of Credit”), which Letters of Credit shall not at any time exceed (i) the Letter of Credit Issuer’s
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Letter of Credit Commitment, and (ii) the L/C Sublimit, in such form as may be approved by the Letter of
Credit Issuer in its reasonable discretion.
(b)Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no Letter of Credit shall be issued the Stated Amount
of which, when added to the Letters of Credit Outstanding at such time, would exceed the Letter of Credit
Commitment then in effect (or with respect to any Letter of Credit Issuer, exceed such Letter of Credit
Issuer’s Letter of Credit Commitment (ii) no Letter of Credit shall be issued the Stated Amount of which
would cause the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures at the time of the issuance
thereof to exceed the Total Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect; (iii) each Letter of Credit shall
have an expiration date occurring no later than one year after the date of issuance thereof (except as set
forth in Section 3.2(d)), provided that in no event shall such expiration date occur later than the L/C
Facility Maturity Date, in each case, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Administrative Agent, the
Letter of Credit Issuer and, unless such Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or backstopped (in
the case of a backstop only, on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Letter of Credit Issuer), the
Revolving Credit Lenders; (iv) the Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars; (v) no Letter of
Credit shall be issued if it would be illegal under any applicable law for the beneficiary of the Letter of
Credit to have a Letter of Credit issued in its favor; and (vi) no Letter of Credit shall be issued by a Letter
of Credit Issuer after it has received a written notice from any Credit Party or the Administrative Agent
stating that one or more applicable conditions contained in Section 6 (solely with respect to any Letter of
Credit issued on the Closing Date) or Section 7 shall not be satisfied to the extent required thereby until
such time as such Letter of Credit Issuer shall have received a written notice of (x) rescission of such
notice from the party or parties originally delivering such notice or (y) the waiver of such Default or
Event of Default in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.1 and (vii) each Letter of Credit shall be
a standby letter of credit unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer.
(c)Upon at least two Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and
the Letter of Credit Issuer (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the
Lenders), the Borrower shall have the right, on any day, permanently to terminate or reduce the Letter of
Credit Commitment in whole or in part; provided that, after giving effect to such termination or
reduction, the Letters of Credit Outstanding shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Commitment (or with
respect to a Letter of Credit Issuer, the Letters of Credit Outstanding with respect to Letters of Credit
issued by such Letter of Credit Issuer shall not exceed such Letter of Credit Issuer’s Letter of Credit
Commitment, unless otherwise agreed by such Letter of Credit Issuer and the Borrower).
(d)The Letter of Credit Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit
if:
(i)any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall
by its terms enjoin or restrain the Letter of Credit Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any law
applicable to such Letter of Credit Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of
law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Letter of Credit Issuer shall prohibit,
or request that such Letter of Credit Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such
Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Letter of Credit Issuer with respect to such Letter
of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (in each case, for which such Letter of Credit
Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon
such Letter of Credit Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the
Closing Date and which such Letter of Credit Issuer in good faith deems material to it;
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(ii)the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such
Letter of Credit Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;
(iii)except as otherwise agreed by the Letter of Credit Issuer, such Letter of Credit is
in an initial Stated Amount less than $10,000;
(iv)such Letter of Credit is denominated in a currency other than Dollars;
(v)such Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the
Stated Amount after any drawing thereunder; or
(vi)a default of any Revolving Credit Lender’s obligations to fund under Section 3.3
exists or any Revolving Credit Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless, in each
case, the Borrower has entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Letter of Credit Issuer to
eliminate such Letter of Credit Issuer’s risk with respect to such Revolving Credit Lender or such risk has
been reallocated in accordance with Section 2.16.
(e)The Letter of Credit Issuer shall not increase the Stated Amount of any Letter of Credit if
the Letter of Credit Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its
amended form under the terms hereof.
(f)The Letter of Credit Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if
(A) the Letter of Credit Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its
amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the
proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.
(g)The Letter of Credit Issuer shall act on behalf of the Revolving Credit Lenders with
respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith and the Letter of
Credit Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in
Section 12 with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the Letter of Credit Issuer in
connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents
pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Section 12
included the Letter of Credit Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally
provided herein with respect to the Letter of Credit Issuer.
3.2Letter of Credit Requests.
(a)Whenever the Borrower desires that a Letter of Credit be issued or amended, the
Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent and the Letter of Credit Issuer a Letter of Credit Request by
no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least ten Business Days (or such other period as may be
agreed upon by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Letter of Credit Issuer) prior to the
proposed date of issuance or amendment. Each Letter of Credit Request shall be executed by the
Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Request may be sent by facsimile, by United States mail, by overnight
courier, by electronic transmission using the system provided by the Letter of Credit Issuer, by personal
delivery or by any other means acceptable to the Letter of Credit Issuer. Each Letter of Credit request
shall be made to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) to issue
a Letter of Credit in principal amount equal to its then applicable ratable portion of Revolving Credit
Commitments.
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(b)In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit
Request shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Letter of Credit Issuer: (A) the
proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the Stated
Amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the
documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any
certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the identity of the
applicant; and (H) such other matters as the Letter of Credit Issuer may reasonably require. In the case of
a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Request shall
specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Letter of Credit Issuer (I) the Letter of Credit to
be amended; (II) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (III) the
nature of the proposed amendment; and (IV) such other matters as the Letter of Credit Issuer may
reasonably require. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the Letter of Credit Issuer and the
Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit
issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the Letter of Credit Issuer or the
Administrative Agent may reasonably require.
(c)Unless the Letter of Credit Issuer has received written notice from any Revolving Credit
Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Credit Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested
date of issuance or amendment of the Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained
in Section 6 (solely with respect to any Letter of Credit issued on the Closing Date) or Section 7 shall not
then be satisfied to the extent required thereby, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the
Letter of Credit Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the
Borrower (or, so long as the Borrower are the primary obligors, for the account of the Borrower or a
Restricted Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in
accordance with each such Letter of Credit Issuer’s usual and customary business practices.
(d)If the Borrower so requests in any Letter of Credit Request, the Letter of Credit Issuer
shall agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension
Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the Letter of
Credit Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with
the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof and the
Borrower not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to
be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the Letter of
Credit Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the Letter of Credit Issuer
for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be
deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the Letter of Credit Issuer to permit the extension of
such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the L/C Facility Maturity Date, unless
otherwise agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Letter of Credit Issuer; provided, however,
that the Letter of Credit Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the Letter of Credit Issuer has
reasonably determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue
such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions
of Section 3.1(b) or otherwise), or (B) it has received written notice on or before the day that is seven
Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the
Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 7 are not then satisfied, and
in each such case directing the Letter of Credit Issuer not to permit such extension.
(e)Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit
to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the Letter of Credit Issuer will also
deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit
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or amendment. On the first Business Day of each month, the Letter of Credit Issuer shall provide the
Administrative Agent a list of all Letters of Credit issued by it that are outstanding at such time.
(f)The making of each Letter of Credit Request shall be deemed to be a representation and
warranty by the Borrower that the Letter of Credit may be issued in accordance with, and will not violate
the requirements of, Section 3.1(b).
3.3Letter of Credit Participations.
(a)Immediately upon the issuance by the Letter of Credit Issuer of any Letter of Credit, (i)
in the case of a Letter of Credit that is not issued by a Support Agreement Bank, the Letter of Credit
Issuer shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each Revolving Credit Lender and (ii) in the case of
a Letter of Credit that is issued by a Support Agreement Bank, the Administrative Agent shall be deemed
to have sold and transferred to each Revolving Credit Lender (each such Revolving Credit Lender
referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), in its capacity under this Section 3.3, an “L/C
Participant”), and each such L/C Participant shall be deemed irrevocably and unconditionally to have
purchased and received from the Letter of Credit Issuer or the Administrative Agent, as applicable,
without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation (each an “L/C Participation”), to
the extent of such L/C Participant’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage in each Letter of Credit,
each substitute therefor, each drawing made thereunder and the obligations of the Borrower under this
Agreement with respect thereto, and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto; provided that the
Letter of Credit Fees will be paid directly to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the L/C
Participants as provided in Section 4.1(b) and the L/C Participants shall have no right to receive any
portion of any Fronting Fees.
(b)In determining whether to pay under any Letter of Credit, the relevant Letter of Credit
Issuer shall have no obligation relative to the L/C Participants other than to confirm that any documents
required to be delivered under such Letter of Credit have been delivered and that they appear to comply
on their face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit. Any action taken or omitted to be taken by
the relevant Letter of Credit Issuer under or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it, if taken
or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined in the final
non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, shall not create for the Letter of Credit
Issuer any resulting liability. 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, a Letter of Credit Issuer 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, and any
such acceptance or refusal shall be deemed not to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(c)In the event that the Letter of Credit Issuer makes any payment under any Letter of
Credit issued by it and the Borrower shall not have repaid such amount in full to the respective Letter of
Credit Issuer through the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.4(a), the Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify each L/C Participant of such failure, and each L/C Participant shall promptly and
unconditionally pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer, the amount
of such L/C Participant’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of such unreimbursed payment in
Dollars and in immediately available funds. If and to the extent such L/C Participant shall not have so
made its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the amount of such payment available to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer, such L/C Participant agrees to pay to
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the Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer, forthwith on demand, such
amount, together with interest thereon for each day from such date until the date such amount is paid to
the Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the
Overnight Rate from time to time then in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees that
are reasonably and customarily charged by the Letter of Credit Issuer in connection with the foregoing.
The failure of any L/C Participant to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
Letter of Credit Issuer its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of any payment under any Letter of
Credit shall not relieve any other L/C Participant of its obligation hereunder to make available to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer its Revolving Credit Commitment
Percentage of any payment under such Letter of Credit on the date required, as specified above, but no L/
C Participant shall be responsible for the failure of any other L/C Participant to make available to the
Administrative Agent such other L/C Participant’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of any such
payment.
(d)Whenever the Administrative Agent receives a payment in respect of an unpaid
reimbursement obligation as to which the Administrative Agent has received for the account of the Letter
of Credit Issuer any payments from the L/C Participants pursuant to clause (c) above, the Administrative
Agent shall promptly pay to each L/C Participant that has paid its Revolving Credit Commitment
Percentage of such reimbursement obligation, in Dollars and in immediately available funds, an amount
equal to such L/C Participant’s share (based upon the proportionate aggregate amount originally funded
by such L/C Participant to the aggregate amount funded by all L/C Participants) of the amount so paid in
respect of such reimbursement obligation and interest thereon accruing after the purchase of the
respective L/C Participations at the Overnight Rate.
(e)The obligations of the L/C Participants to make payments to the Administrative Agent for
the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit shall be irrevocable and not
subject to counterclaim, set-off or other defense or any other qualification or exception whatsoever and
shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement under all circumstances.
(f)If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of
Credit Issuer pursuant to Section 3.3(c) is required to be returned, each Lender shall pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer its Revolving Credit Commitment
Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such
demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable
Overnight Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive
the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
3.4Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings.
(a)The Borrower hereby agrees to reimburse (i) the Letter of Credit Issuer, by making
payment with respect to any drawing under any Letter of Credit in the same currency in which such
drawing was made unless the Letter of Credit Issuer (at its option) shall have specified in the notice of
drawing that it will require reimbursement in Dollars and (ii) the Administrative Agent (or its Affiliate)
for any payment pursuant to an LC Support Agreement to any Support Agreement Bank (a “Support
Agreement Payment”), by making payment with respect to any such payment in the same currency in
which such payment was made under the LC Support Agreement unless the Administrative Agent (at its
option) shall have specified in the notice of drawing that it will require reimbursement in Dollars. Any
such reimbursement shall be made by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in immediately available
funds for any LC Support Agreement Payment or any payment or disbursement made by the Letter of
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Credit Issuer under any Letter of Credit (each such amount so paid until reimbursed, an “Unpaid
Drawing”) no later than the date that is one Business Day after the date on which the Borrower receives
written notice of such payment or disbursement (the “Reimbursement Date”), with interest on the LC
Support Agreement Payment or the amount so paid or disbursed by the Letter of Credit Issuer, to the
extent not reimbursed prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Reimbursement Date, from the
Reimbursement Date to the date the LC Support Agreement Payment is reimbursed or the Letter of
Credit Issuer is reimbursed, as applicable, therefor at a rate per annum that shall at all times be the
Applicable Margin for ABR Loans that are Revolving Credit Loans plus the ABR as in effect from time
to time, provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) unless
the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent and the relevant Letter of Credit Issuer prior to 11:00
a.m. (New York City time) on the Reimbursement Date that the Borrower intends to reimburse the
relevant Letter of Credit Issuer for the amount of such drawing with funds other than the proceeds of
Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have given a Notice of Borrowing requesting that, with respect
to Letters of Credit, the Revolving Credit Lenders make Revolving Credit Loans (which shall be
denominated in Dollars and which shall be ABR Loans) on the Reimbursement Date in the amount of
such drawing and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each L/C Participant of such
drawing and the amount of its Revolving Credit Loan to be made in respect thereof, and each L/C
Participant shall be irrevocably obligated to make a Revolving Credit Loan to the Borrower in Dollars in
the manner deemed to have been requested in the amount of its Revolving Credit Commitment
Percentage of the applicable Unpaid Drawing by 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such
Reimbursement Date by making the amount of such Revolving Credit Loan available to the
Administrative Agent. Such Revolving Credit Loans shall be made without regard to the Minimum
Borrowing Amount. The Administrative Agent shall use the proceeds of such Revolving Credit Loans
solely for purpose of reimbursing the Letter of Credit Issuer for the related Unpaid Drawing or
reimbursing the Administrative Agent (or its Affiliate) for the LC Support Agreement Payment, as
applicable. In the event that the Borrower fails to Cash Collateralize any Letter of Credit that is
outstanding on the L/C Facility Maturity Date, the full amount of the Letters of Credit Outstanding in
respect of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be an Unpaid Drawing subject to the provisions of
this Section 3.4 except that the Letter of Credit Issuer or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall
hold the proceeds received from the L/C Participants as contemplated above as cash collateral for such
Letter of Credit to reimburse any Unpaid Drawing under such Letter of Credit and shall use such proceeds
first, to reimburse itself for any Unpaid Drawings made in respect of such Letter of Credit following the
L/C Facility Maturity Date, second, to the extent such Letter of Credit expires or is returned undrawn
while any such cash collateral remains, to the repayment of obligations in respect of any Revolving Credit
Loans that have not been paid at such time and third, to the Borrower or as otherwise directed by a court
of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this Section 3.4(a) shall affect the Borrower’s obligation to repay
all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans when due in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(b)The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Letter of Credit Issuer for each drawing
under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and
irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all
circumstances, including the following:
(i)any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Credit
Documents;
(ii)the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right that the Borrower may
have at any time against a beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit, any transferee of any Letter of Credit
(or any Person for whom any such transferee may be acting), the Administrative Agent, the Letter of
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Credit Issuer, any Lender or other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, any Letter of
Credit, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions (including any underlying
transaction between the Borrower and the beneficiary named in any such Letter of Credit);
(iii)any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of
Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein
being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any
document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(iv)waiver by the Letter of Credit Issuer of any requirement that exists for the Letter
of Credit Issuer’s protection and not the protection of the Borrower (or other Restricted Subsidiary) or any
waiver by the Letter of Credit Issuer which does not in fact materially prejudice the Borrower (or the
Borrower or other Restricted Subsidiary);
(v)any payment made by the Letter of Credit Issuer in respect of an otherwise
complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which
documents must be received under, such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by
the Uniform Commercial Code, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable;
(vi)any payment by the Letter of Credit Issuer under such Letter of Credit against
presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit;
or any payment made by the Letter of Credit Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting
to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator,
receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of
Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code;
(vii)honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of
Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft;
(viii)any adverse change in any relevant exchange rates or in the relevant currency
markets generally; or
(ix)any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of
the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or
a discharge of, the Borrower (or other Restricted Subsidiary) (other than the defense of payment or
performance).
(c)The Borrower shall not be obligated to reimburse the Letter of Credit Issuer for any
wrongful payment made by the Letter of Credit Issuer under the Letter of Credit issued by it as a result of
acts or omissions constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Letter of Credit
Issuer as determined in the final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
3.5Increased Costs. If, after the Closing Date, any Change in Law shall (x) impose, modify
or make applicable any reserve, deposit, capital adequacy, liquidity or similar requirement against letters
of credit issued by the Letter of Credit Issuer, or any L/C Participant’s L/C Participation therein or (y)
impose on the Letter of Credit Issuer or any L/C Participant any other conditions or costs affecting its
obligations under this Agreement in respect of Letters of Credit or L/C Participations therein or any
Letter of Credit or such L/C Participant’s L/C Participation therein (other than (1) Indemnified Taxes or
(2) Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credits, commitments or other obligations, or
its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto, and the result of any of the foregoing
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is to increase the actual cost to the Letter of Credit Issuer or such L/C Participant of issuing, maintaining
or participating in any Letter of Credit or to reduce the actual amount of any sum received or receivable
by the Letter of Credit Issuer or such L/C Participant hereunder in respect of Letters of Credit or L/C
Participations therein, then, promptly after receipt of written demand to the Borrower by the Letter of
Credit Issuer or such L/C Participant, as the case may be (a copy of which notice shall be sent by the
Letter of Credit Issuer or such L/C Participant to the Administrative Agent (with respect to a Letter of
Credit issued on account of the Borrower (or other Restricted Subsidiary))), the Borrower shall pay to the
Letter of Credit Issuer or such L/C Participant such actual additional amount or amounts as will
compensate the Letter of Credit Issuer or such L/C Participant for such increased cost or reduction, it
being understood and agreed, however, that the Letter of Credit Issuer or an L/C Participant shall not be
entitled to such compensation as a result of such Person’s compliance with, or pursuant to any request or
directive to comply with, any law, rule or regulation as in effect on the Closing Date. A certificate
submitted to the Borrower by the relevant Letter of Credit Issuer or an L/C Participant, as the case may
be (a copy of which certificate shall be sent by the Letter of Credit Issuer or such L/C Participant to the
Administrative Agent) setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for the determination of such actual
additional amount or amounts necessary to compensate the Letter of Credit Issuer or such L/C Participant
as aforesaid, shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower absent clearly demonstrable error. The
obligations of the Borrower under this Section 3.5 shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations
and the termination of this Agreement.
3.6New or Successor Letter of Credit Issuer.
(a)The Letter of Credit Issuer may resign as the Letter of Credit Issuer upon 60 days’ prior
written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower. The Borrower may replace
any Letter of Credit Issuer for any reason upon written notice to the Administrative Agent and such
Letter of Credit Issuer. The Borrower may add Letter of Credit Issuers at any time upon notice to the
Administrative Agent. If the Letter of Credit Issuer shall resign or be replaced, or if the Borrower shall
decide to add a new Letter of Credit Issuer under this Agreement, then the Borrower may appoint from
among the Lenders a successor issuer of Letters of Credit or a new Letter of Credit Issuer, as the case
may be, or, with the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld
or delayed), another successor or new issuer of Letters of Credit, whereupon such successor issuer
accepting such appointment shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the replaced or resigning
Letter of Credit Issuer under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, or such new issuer of
Letters of Credit accepting such appointment shall be granted the rights, powers and duties of the Letter
of Credit Issuer hereunder, and the term Letter of Credit Issuer shall mean such successor or such new
issuer of Letters of Credit effective upon such appointment. At the time such resignation or replacement
shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay to the resigning or replaced Letter of Credit Issuer all
accrued and unpaid fees applicable to the Letters of Credit pursuant to Sections 4.1(b) and 4.1(d). The
acceptance of any appointment as the Letter of Credit Issuer hereunder whether as a successor issuer or
new issuer of Letters of Credit in accordance with this Agreement, shall be evidenced by an agreement
entered into by such new or successor issuer of Letters of Credit, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent and, from and after the effective date of such agreement, such
new or successor issuer of Letters of Credit shall become the Letter of Credit Issuer hereunder. After the
resignation or replacement of the Letter of Credit Issuer hereunder, the resigning or replaced Letter of
Credit Issuer shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of the
Letter of Credit Issuer under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents with respect to Letters of
Credit issued by it prior to such resignation or replacement but shall not be required to issue additional
Letters of Credit. In connection with any resignation or replacement pursuant to this clause (a) (but, in
case of any such resignation, only to the extent that a successor issuer of Letters of Credit shall have been
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appointed), either (i) the Borrower, the resigning or replaced Letter of Credit Issuer and the successor
issuer of Letters of Credit shall arrange to have any outstanding Letters of Credit issued by the resigning
or replaced Letter of Credit Issuer replaced with Letters of Credit issued by the successor issuer of
Letters of Credit or (ii) the Borrower shall cause the successor issuer of Letters of Credit, if such
successor issuer is reasonably satisfactory to the replaced or resigning Letter of Credit Issuer, to issue
“back-stop” Letters of Credit naming the resigning or replaced Letter of Credit Issuer as beneficiary for
each outstanding Letter of Credit issued by the resigning or replaced Letter of Credit Issuer, which new
Letters of Credit shall be denominated in the same currency as, and shall have a face amount equal to, the
Letters of Credit being back-stopped and the sole requirement for drawing on such new Letters of Credit
shall be a drawing on the corresponding back-stopped Letters of Credit. After any resigning or replaced
Letter of Credit Issuer’s resignation or replacement as Letter of Credit Issuer, the provisions of this
Agreement relating to the Letter of Credit Issuer shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or
omitted to be taken by it (A) while it was the Letter of Credit Issuer under this Agreement or (B) at any
time with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Letter of Credit Issuer.
(b)To the extent there are, at the time of any resignation or replacement as set forth in clause
(a) above, any outstanding Letters of Credit, nothing herein shall be deemed to impact or impair any
rights and obligations of any of the parties hereto with respect to such outstanding Letters of Credit
(including, without limitation, any obligations related to the payment of Fees or the reimbursement or
funding of amounts drawn), except that the Borrower, the resigning or replaced Letter of Credit Issuer and
the successor issuer of Letters of Credit shall have the obligations regarding outstanding Letters of Credit
described in clause (a) above.
3.7Role of Letter of Credit Issuer. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any
drawing under a Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain
any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of
Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of
the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the Letter of Credit Issuer, the
Administrative Agent, any of their respective Affiliates nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of
the Letter of Credit Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in the absence
of gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined in the final non-appealable judgment of a court
of competent jurisdiction or (ii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any
document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Borrower hereby
assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any
Letter of Credit; provided that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s
pursuit of such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under
any other agreement. None of the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their
respective Affiliates nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the Letter of Credit Issuer shall be
liable or responsible for any of the matters described in Section 3.3(b); provided that anything in such
Section to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against a Letter of Credit Issuer,
and a Letter of Credit Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any
direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower
proves were caused by such Letter of Credit Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or such
Letter of Credit Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the
beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter
of Credit in each case as determined in the final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Letter of Credit Issuer may accept
documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation,
regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the Letter of Credit Issuer shall not be
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responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to
transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in
part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.
The Letter of Credit Issuer may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from
the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) message
or overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary.
3.8Cash Collateral.
(a)Certain Credit Support Events. Upon the written request of the Administrative Agent or
the Letter of Credit Issuer, if (i) as of the L/C Facility Maturity Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason
remains outstanding, (ii) the Borrower shall be required to provide Cash Collateral pursuant to
Section 11.13 or (iii) the provisions of Section 2.16(a)(v) are in effect, the Borrower shall immediately
(in the case of clause (ii) above) or within one Business Day (in all other cases), following any written
request by the Administrative Agent or the Letter of Credit Issuer, provide Cash Collateral in an amount
not less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount (determined in the case of Cash Collateral
provided pursuant to clause (iii) above, after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral
provided by the Defaulting Lender).
(b)Grant of Security Interest. The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting
Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grant to (and subject to the control of) the Administrative Agent,
for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Revolving Credit Lenders,
and agree to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances
therein as described in Section 3.8(a), and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto,
and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may
be applied pursuant to Section 3.8(c). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash
Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent or the Letter
of Credit Issuer as herein provided, other than Permitted Liens, or that the total amount of such Cash
Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount (including, without limitation, as a result of
exchange rate fluctuations), the Borrower will, promptly upon written demand by the Administrative
Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to
eliminate such deficiency. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked, interest-bearing deposit
accounts with the Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall pay on demand therefor from time to time
all customary account opening, activity and other administrative fees and charges in connection with the
maintenance and disbursement of Cash Collateral.
(c)Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement,
Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 3.8 or Sections 2.16, 5.2 or 11.13 in respect of Letters
of Credit shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations, obligations to fund
participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest
accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to
any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.
(d)Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting
Exposure or to secure other obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the
applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of
Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance
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with Section 13.6(b)(ii)) or there is no longer existing an Event of Default) or (ii) the determination by
the Administrative Agent and the Letter of Credit Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral.
3.9Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Letter of Credit
Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each
standby Letter of Credit and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits,
as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance, shall
apply to each commercial Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Letter of Credit Issuer
shall not be responsible to the Borrower for, and the Letter of Credit Issuer’s rights and remedies against
the Borrower shall not be impaired by, any action or inaction of the Letter of Credit Issuer required or
permitted under any law, order or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of
Credit or this Agreement, including the applicable law or any order of a jurisdiction where the Letter of
Credit Issuer or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the
decisions, opinions, practice statements or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the
Bankers Association for Finance and Trade - International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA),
or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit Issuer
chooses such law or practice.
3.10Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof
and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control and any grant of security interest in
any Issuer Documents shall be void.
3.11Letters of Credit Issued for Restricted Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of
Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, the
Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Letter of Credit
Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby
acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower or any other
Restricted Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower and that the Borrower’s business derives
substantial benefits from the businesses of the Borrower and the other Restricted Subsidiaries.
3.12Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments. If the Letter of Credit
Expiration Date in respect of any tranche of Revolving Credit Commitments occurs prior to the expiry
date of any Letter of Credit, then (i) if consented to by the Letter of Credit Issuer which issued such
Letter of Credit, if one or more other tranches of Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of which the
Letter of Credit Expiration Date shall not have so occurred are then in effect, such Letters of Credit for
which consent has been obtained shall automatically be deemed to have been issued (including for
purposes of the obligations of the Revolving Credit Lenders to purchase participations therein and to
make Revolving Credit Loans and payments in respect thereof pursuant to Sections 3.3 and 3.4) under
(and ratably participated in by Lenders pursuant to) the Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of
such non-terminating tranches up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the aggregate amount of the
unutilized Revolving Credit Commitments thereunder at such time (it being understood that no partial
face amount of any Letter of Credit may be so reallocated) and (ii) to the extent not reallocated pursuant
to immediately preceding clause (i), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize any such Letter of Credit in
accordance with Section 3.8. Upon the maturity date of any tranche of Revolving Credit Commitments,
the sublimit for Letters of Credit may be reduced as agreed between the Letter of Credit Issuer and the
Borrower, without the consent of any other Person.
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Section 4.           Fees
4.1Fees.
(a)Without duplication, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent in Dollars,
for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender (in each case pro rata according to the respective
Revolving Credit Commitments of all such Lenders), a commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) for
each day from the Closing Date to the Revolving Credit Termination Date. Each Commitment Fee shall
be payable (x) quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower (for the
quarterly period (or portion thereof) ended on such day for which no payment has been received) and
(y) on the Revolving Credit Termination Date (for the period ended on such date for which no payment
has been received pursuant to clause (x) above), and shall be computed for each day during such period at
a rate per annum equal to the Commitment Fee Rate in effect on such day on the Available Commitment
in effect on such day.
(b)Without duplication, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent in Dollars
for the account of the Revolving Credit Lenders pro rata on the basis of their respective Letter of Credit
Exposure, a fee in respect of each Letter of Credit issued on the Borrower’s or any of the other Restricted
Subsidiaries’ behalf (the “Letter of Credit Fee”), for the period from the date of issuance of such Letter
of Credit to the termination date of such Letter of Credit computed at the per annum rate for each day
equal to the Applicable Margin for Benchmark Rate Revolving Credit Loans. Except as provided below,
such Letter of Credit Fees shall be due and payable (x) quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of
each fiscal quarter of the Borrower and (y) on the date upon which the Total Revolving Credit
Commitment terminates and the Letters of Credit Outstanding shall have been reduced to zero.
(c)Without duplication, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent in Dollars,
for its own account, administrative agent fees as have been previously agreed in writing or as may be
agreed in writing from time to time.
(d)Without duplication, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Letter of Credit Issuer a fronting
fee in Dollars in respect of each Letter of Credit issued by it to the Borrower (the Fronting Fee”) (i)
with respect to each commercial Letter of credit, equal to 0.125% of the amount of such Letter of Credit
or such other amount to be agreed in writing between the Borrower and such Letter of Credit Issuer and
(ii) with respect to each standby Letter of Credit, for the period from the date of issuance of such Letter
of Credit to the termination date of such Letter of Credit, computed at the rate for each day equal to
0.125% on the average daily Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit (or at such other rate per annum as
agreed in writing between the Borrower and the Letter of Credit Issuer). Such Fronting Fees shall be due
and payable (x) quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower and
(y) on the date upon which the Total Revolving Credit Commitment terminates and the Letters of Credit
Outstanding shall have been reduced to zero.
(e)Without duplication, the Borrower shall pay to each Letter of Credit Issuer, as
appropriate, on demand, such Letter of Credit Issuer’s other customary fees at then prevailing rates,
without duplication of fees otherwise payable hereunder (including all per annum fees), charges and
expenses of such Letter of Credit Issuer in respect of the application for, and the issuance, negotiation,
acceptance, amendment, transfer and payment of, each Letter of Credit or otherwise payable pursuant to
the application and related documentation under which such Letter of Credit is issued.
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(f)During the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on, and including, the
Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date, the Borrower agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent, for the account of each Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender with an outstanding
Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, a ticking fee equal to 1.00% per annum of the average daily
unused amount of such Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments in
effect during such period. Ticking fees that have accrued pursuant to this Section 4.1(f) to the last day of
March, June, September, and December of each year (and, with respect to the payment to be made on the
Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date, ticking fees that have accrued to such date)
shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September, and December of each year and on
the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date, with such first payment being due on
March 31, 2025; provided that no such ticking fee shall accrue on the Delayed Draw Term Loan
Commitment of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. All ticking fees
shall be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days and shall be payable for the
actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
(g)Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any amounts
to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to this Section 4.1, except to the extent provided in Section
2.16(a)(iii).
4.2Voluntary Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments and Delayed Draw Term Loan
Commitments. Upon at least two Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent at the
Administrative Agent’s Office (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of
the Lenders), the Borrower has the right, without premium or penalty, on any day, permanently to
terminate or reduce the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments and/or the Revolving Credit
Commitments, as applicable, in whole or in part; provided that (a) any such reduction shall apply
proportionately and permanently to reduce the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments and/or the
Revolving Credit Commitment, as applicable, of each of the Lenders of any applicable Class, except that
(i) notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the establishment on any date of any Extended
Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.14(g), the Revolving Credit Commitments of any
one or more Lenders providing any such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments on such date shall be
reduced in an amount equal to the amount of Revolving Credit Commitments so extended on such date
(provided that (x) after giving effect to any such reduction and to the repayment of any Revolving Credit
Loans made on such date, the Revolving Credit Exposure of any such Lender does not exceed the
Revolving Credit Commitment thereof and (y) for the avoidance of doubt, any such repayment of
Revolving Credit Loans contemplated by the preceding clause shall be made in compliance with the
requirements of Section 5.3(a) with respect to the ratable allocation of payments hereunder, with such
allocation being determined after giving effect to any conversion pursuant to Section 2.14(g) of
Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Loans into Extended Revolving Credit
Commitments and Extended Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 2.14(g) prior to any reduction
being made to the Revolving Credit Commitment of any other Lender) and (ii) the Borrower may at its
election permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Commitment of a Defaulting Lender to $0 without
affecting the Revolving Credit Commitments of any other Lender, (b) any partial reduction pursuant to
this Section 4.2 shall be in the amount of at least $5,000,000, and (c) after giving effect to such
termination or reduction and to any prepayments of the Loans made on the date thereof in accordance
with this Agreement, the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed
the Total Revolving Credit Commitment and the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Credit
Exposures in respect of any Class shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment of such
Class.
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4.3Mandatory Termination of Commitments.
(a)The Initial Term Loan Commitments shall terminate on the Closing Date upon the
Borrowing of the Initial Term Loans. The Amendment No. 1 Incremental Term Loan Commitments shall
terminate on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date upon the Borrowing of the Amendment No. 1
Incremental Term Loans. The Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term Loan Commitments shall
terminate on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date upon the Borrowing of the Amendment No. 3
Incremental Term Loans.
(b)Unless previously terminated or extended, the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments
shall terminate on the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date and the Delayed Draw
Term Loan Commitments of each Lender shall be reduced by the aggregate principal amount of Delayed
Draw Term Loans funded by such Lender.
(c)[Reserved].
(d)The Revolving Credit Commitment shall terminate at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on
the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.
(e)The Swingline Commitment shall terminate at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) one
Business Day prior to the Swingline Maturity Date.
(f)The New Loan Commitment for any Series shall, unless otherwise provided in the
applicable Joinder Agreement, terminate at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Increased Amount
Date for such Series.
Section 5.           Payments
5.1Voluntary Prepayments.
(a)The Borrower has the right to prepay Loans, including Term Loans and Revolving Credit
Loans, as applicable, in each case, other than as set forth in Section 5.1(b), without premium or penalty,
in whole or in part from time to time on the following terms and conditions: (1) the Borrower shall give
the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office written notice of its intent to make such
prepayment, the amount of such prepayment and (in the case of Benchmark Rate Loans) the specific
Borrowing(s) pursuant to which made, which notice shall be given by the Borrower no later than 12:00
noon (New York City time) (i) in the case of Benchmark Rate Loans, three Business Days prior to, (ii) in
the case of ABR Loans (other than Swingline Loans), one Business Day prior to the date of such
prepayment and shall promptly be transmitted by the Administrative Agent to each of the Lenders and
(iii) in the case of Swingline Loans, on the date of such prepayment and shall be transmitted by the
Administrative Agent to each of the Lenders or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be; (2) each partial
prepayment of (i) any Borrowing of Benchmark Rate Loans shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000
and in multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (ii) any ABR Loans (other than Swingline Loans) shall
be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 and in multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (iii)
Swingline Loans shall be in a minimum of $500,000 and in multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof,
provided that no partial prepayment of Benchmark Rate Loans made pursuant to a single Borrowing shall
reduce the outstanding Benchmark Rate Loans made pursuant to such Borrowing to an amount less than
the applicable Minimum Borrowing Amount for such Benchmark Rate Loans, and (3) in the case of any
prepayment of Benchmark Rate Loans pursuant to this Section 5.1 on any day other than the last day of
an Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall, promptly after receipt of a written request by
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any applicable Lender (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such
amount), pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender any amounts required pursuant
to Section 2.11. Each prepayment in respect of any Term Loans pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall be
(a) applied to the Class or Classes of Term Loans as the Borrower may specify and (b) applied to reduce
Term Loan Repayment Amounts, any New Term Loan Repayment Amounts, and, subject to
Section 2.14(g), Extended Term Loan Repayment Amounts, as the case may be, in each case, in such
order as the Borrower may specify; provided that, if the Borrower does not specify the application of
prepayments in respect of any Term Loans, such prepayments shall be applied ratably to reduce the
Initial Term Loans, Delayed Draw Term Loans and New Term Loans in direct order of maturity.
(b)In the event that, prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Borrower makes
any prepayment of Initial Term Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans pursuant to Section 5.1(a), Section
5.2(a)(i), Section 13.7 or the Loans are accelerated pursuant to Section 11, the Borrower shall pay to the
Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each of the applicable Lenders, a prepayment premium
of (i) 1.00% of the principal amount of the Initial Term Loans or Delayed Draw Term Loans, as
applicable, being so prepaid or accelerated, and (ii) thereafter, 0.00%; provided that any prepayment made
in connection with a Change of Control, IPO or Transformative Transaction shall not be subject to this
clause (b) and not require any prepayment premium.
5.2Mandatory Prepayments.
(a)Term Loan Prepayments.
(i)On each occasion that a Prepayment Event occurs, the Borrower shall, within
three Business Days after receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds of a Debt Incurrence Prepayment Event (other
than one covered by clause (iii) below) and within ten Business Days after the occurrence of any other
Prepayment Event (or, in the case of Deferred Net Cash Proceeds, within ten Business Days after the
Deferred Net Cash Proceeds Payment Date), prepay, in accordance with clause (c) below, Term Loans
with an equivalent principal amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds from such Prepayment
Event; provided that, with respect to the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale Prepayment Event or
Casualty Event, in each case solely to the extent with respect to any Collateral, the Borrower may use a
portion of such Net Cash Proceeds to prepay or repurchase Permitted Other Indebtedness (and with such
prepaid or repurchased Permitted Other Indebtedness permanently extinguished) with a Lien on the
Collateral ranking equal with the Liens securing the Obligations to the extent any applicable Permitted
Other Indebtedness Document requires the issuer of such Permitted Other Indebtedness to prepay or make
an offer to purchase such Permitted Other Indebtedness with the proceeds of such Prepayment Event, in
each case in an amount not to exceed the product of (x) the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds multiplied
by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the outstanding principal amount of the Permitted Other
Indebtedness with a Lien on the Collateral ranking equal with the Liens securing the Obligations and with
respect to which such a requirement to prepay or make an offer to purchase exists and the denominator of
which is the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Permitted Other Indebtedness and the
outstanding principal amount of Term Loans.
(ii)Not later than ten Business Days after the date on which financial statements are
required to be delivered pursuant to Section 9.1(a) for any fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2025), the Borrower shall prepay (or cause to be prepaid), in accordance with
clause (c) below, Term Loans with a principal amount equal to (x) 50% of Excess Cash Flow for such
fiscal year; provided that (A) the percentage in this Section 5.2(a)(ii) shall be reduced to 25% if the
Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio on the date of prepayment (prior to
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giving effect thereto but at the election of the Borrower, giving effect to any prepayment described in
clause (y) below and as certified by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower) for the most recent Test
Period ended prior to such prepayment date is less than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00 but greater than 4.00 to
1.00 and (B) no payment of any Term Loans shall be required under this Section 5.2(a)(ii) if the
Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio on the date of prepayment (prior to
giving effect thereto but, at the election of the Borrower, giving effect to any prepayment described in
clause (y) below and as certified by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower) for the most recent Test
Period ended prior to such prepayment date is less than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00, minus, at the election of
the Borrower (y) (i) the principal amount of Term Loans voluntarily prepaid pursuant to Section 5.1 or
Section 13.6 or, voluntary prepayments of Permitted Other Indebtedness or other Indebtedness secured
by a Lien on the Collateral ranking equal with the Liens securing the Obligations (in each case, including
purchases of such Indebtedness by Intermediate Holdings and its Subsidiaries at, equal to or below par,
in which case the amount of voluntary prepayments shall be deemed equal to the face amount of such
Indebtedness being retired) during such fiscal year subject to the immediately succeeding proviso or after
such fiscal year and prior to the date of the required Excess Cash Flow payment (provided that, at the
election of the Borrower, any such voluntary prepayments in respect of the Term Loans that have not
been applied to reduce the payments which may be due from time to time pursuant to this Section
5.2(a)(ii) shall be carried over to the immediately succeeding periods, and may reduce the payments due
from time to time pursuant to this Section 5.2(a)(ii) during such subsequent periods, until such time as
such voluntary prepayments reduce such payments which may be due from time to time) and (ii) to the
extent accompanied by permanent optional reductions of Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended
Revolving Credit Commitments or Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, Revolving
Credit Loans, Swingline Loans, Extended Revolving Credit Loans, Incremental Revolving Credit Loans,
in each case, other than to the extent any such prepayment is funded with the proceeds of Funded Debt
(other than Revolving Credit Loans) or from any Cure Amount; provided that, prior to the making of
such Excess Cash Flow prepayment, any such prepayment amount shall, in each case without duplication
of any such reduction from the definition of “Excess Cash Flow” by such amounts, be reduced on a
dollar-for-dollar basis for such fiscal year by the aggregate amount of clauses (ii)(b), (f), (g), (h) and (j)
of the definition of “Excess Cash Flow” for such fiscal year); provided, further, that prepayments under
this Section 5.2(a)(ii) shall only be required if the required prepayment is in excess of the greater of
(x) $4,000,000 and (y) 10% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis), in the aggregate
and solely to the amount of such required prepayment in excess thereof.
(iii)On each occasion that Permitted Other Indebtedness is issued or incurred
pursuant to Section 10.1(u), the Borrower shall within three Business Days of receipt of the Net Cash
Proceeds of such Permitted Other Indebtedness prepay, in accordance with clause (c) below, Term Loans
with a principal amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds from such issuance or incurrence of
Permitted Other Indebtedness.
(iv)Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 5.2, (A) to the extent that
any or all of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Prepayment Event by a Foreign Subsidiary giving rise to a
prepayment pursuant to clause (i) above (a “Foreign Subsidiary Prepayment Event”) or Excess Cash
Flow are prohibited or delayed by any Requirements of Law from being repatriated to the Credit Parties,
an amount equal to the portion of such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be
required to be applied to repay Loans at the times provided in clauses (i) and (ii) above, as the case may
be, but only so long as the applicable Requirements of Law will not permit repatriation to the Credit
Parties (the Credit Parties hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Subsidiary to promptly take all
commercially reasonable actions available under the applicable Requirements of Law to permit
repatriation and/or minimize any such delays in order to make the relevant prepayment), and once a
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repatriation of any of such affected Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow is permitted under the
applicable Requirements of Law, an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow will
be promptly (and in any event not later than ten Business Days after such repatriation is permitted)
applied (net of any taxes that would be payable or reserved against if such amounts were actually
repatriated whether or not they are repatriated) to the repayment of the Loans pursuant to clauses (i) and
(ii) above, as applicable, and (B) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that
repatriation of any of or all the Net Cash Proceeds of any Foreign Subsidiary Prepayment Event or
Excess Cash Flow would have a material adverse tax consequence with respect to such Net Cash
Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so
affected may be retained by the applicable Subsidiary; provided that in the case of this clause (B), on or
before the date on which any Net Cash Proceeds from any Foreign Subsidiary Prepayment Event so
retained would otherwise have been required to be applied to reinvestments or prepayments pursuant to
clause (i) above or, in the case of Excess Cash Flow, a date on or before the date that is eighteen months
after the date an amount equal to such Excess Cash Flow would have so required to be applied to
prepayments pursuant to clause (ii) above unless previously actually repatriated in which case such
repatriated, Excess Cash Flow shall have been promptly applied to the repayment of the Term Loans
pursuant to clause (ii) above, (x) the Borrower shall apply an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds or
Excess Cash Flow to such reinvestments or prepayments as if such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash
Flow had been received by the Credit Parties rather than such Subsidiary, less the amount of any taxes
that would have been payable or reserved against if such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow had
been repatriated (or, if less, the Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow that would be calculated if
received by such Subsidiary) or (y) such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow shall be applied to the
repayment of Indebtedness of a Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing
in this Agreement, including Section 5 shall be construed to require any Subsidiary to repatriate cash.
(b)Repayment of Revolving Credit Loans. If on any date the aggregate amount of the
Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures in respect of any Class of Revolving Loans for any reason exceeds
100% of the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class then in effect, the Borrower shall forthwith
repay on such date Revolving Loans of such Class in an amount equal to such excess. If after giving
effect to the prepayment of all outstanding Revolving Loans of such Class, the Revolving Credit
Exposures of such Class exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Class then in effect, the
Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the Letters of Credit Outstanding in relation to such Class to the extent
of such excess.
(c)Application to Repayment Amounts. Subject to Section 5.2(f), each prepayment of Term
Loans required by Section 5.2(a)(i) or (ii) shall be allocated pro rata among the Initial Term Loans, the
Delayed Draw Term Loans, the New Term Loans and the Extended Term Loans based on the applicable
remaining Repayment Amounts due thereunder and shall be applied within each Class of Term Loans in
respect of such Term Loans in direct order of maturity thereof; provided that the Borrower may allocate a
lesser proportion of such prepayment in its sole discretion to any later maturing Class or tranche of Term
Loans (including New Term Loans and/or Extended Term Loans, but excluding the Initial Term Loans
and the Delayed Draw Term Loans) than to any Class or tranche of Term Loans maturing on any earlier
date. Subject to Section 5.2(f), with respect to each such prepayment, the Borrower will, not later than
the date specified in Section 5.2(a) for making such prepayment, give the Administrative Agent written
notice which shall include a calculation of the amount of such prepayment to be applied to each Class of
Term Loans requesting that the Administrative Agent provide notice of such prepayment to each Initial
Term Loan Lender, Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender, New Term Loan Lender or Lender of Extended
Term Loans, as applicable.
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(d)Application to Term Loans. With respect to each prepayment of Term Loans required by
Section 5.2(a), the Borrower may, if applicable, designate the Types of Loans that are to be prepaid and
the specific Borrowing(s) pursuant to which made; provided, that if any Lender has provided a Rejection
Notice in compliance with Section 5.2(f), such prepayment shall be applied with respect to the Term
Loans to be prepaid on a pro rata basis across all outstanding Types of such Term Loans in proportion to
the percentage of such outstanding Term Loans to be prepaid represented by each such Class. In the
absence of a Rejection Notice or a designation by the Borrower as described in the preceding sentence,
the Administrative Agent shall, subject to the above, make such designation in its reasonable discretion
with a view, but no obligation, to minimize breakage costs owing under Section 2.11.
(e)Application to Revolving Credit Loans. With respect to each prepayment of Revolving
Credit Loans, the Borrower may designate (i) the Types of Loans that are to be prepaid and the specific
Borrowing(s) pursuant to which made and (ii) the Revolving Loans to be prepaid; provided that (y) each
prepayment of any Loans made pursuant to a Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among such Loans; and
(z) notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding clause (y), no prepayment of Revolving Loans shall
be applied to the Revolving Credit Loans of any Defaulting Lender unless otherwise agreed in writing by
the Borrower. In the absence of a designation by the Borrower as described in the preceding sentence,
the Administrative Agent shall, subject to the above, make such designation in its reasonable discretion
with a view, but no obligation, to minimize breakage costs owing under Section 2.11.
(f)Rejection Right. The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any
mandatory prepayment of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to Section 5.2(a) at least three
Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall specify the date of such
prepayment and provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment. The
Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender holding Term Loans of the contents of such
prepayment notice and of such Lender’s pro rata share of the prepayment. Each Term Loan Lender may
reject all (but not less than all) of its pro rata share of any mandatory prepayment other than any such
mandatory prepayment with respect to a Debt Incurrence Prepayment Event under Section 5.2(a)(i) or
Permitted Other Indebtedness under Section 5.2(a)(iii) (such declined amounts, the “Declined
Proceeds”) of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to Section 5.2(a) by providing written notice
(each, a “Rejection Notice”) to the Administrative Agent no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time)
two Business Days after the date of such Lender’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent
regarding such prepayment. If a Lender fails to deliver a Rejection Notice to the Administrative Agent
within the time frame specified above, any such failure will be deemed an acceptance of the total amount
of such mandatory prepayment of Term Loans. Any Declined Proceeds remaining shall thereafter be
retained by the Borrower.
5.3Method and Place of Payment.
(a)Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments under this Agreement
shall be made by the Borrower, without set-off, counterclaim or deduction of any kind, to the
Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders entitled thereto (or, in the case of the
Swingline Loans to the Swingline Lender) or the Letter of Credit Issuer entitled thereto, as the case may
be, not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time), in each case, on the date when due and shall be made
in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office or at such other office as the
Administrative Agent shall specify for such purpose by notice to the Borrower (or in the case of the
Swingline Loans, at such office as the Swingline Lender shall specify for such purpose by Notice to the
Borrower), it being understood that written or facsimile notice by the Borrower to the Administrative
Agent to make a payment from the funds in the Borrower’s account(s) at the Administrative Agent’s
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Office shall constitute the making of such payment to the extent of such funds held in such account. All
repayments or prepayments of any Loans (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) hereunder shall be
made in the currency in which such Loans are denominated and all other payments under each Credit
Document shall, unless otherwise specified in such Credit Document, be made in Dollars. The
Administrative Agent will thereafter cause to be distributed on the same day (if payment was actually
received by the Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 noon (New York City time) or, otherwise, on the
next Business Day in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion) like funds relating to the payment of
principal or interest or Fees ratably to the Lenders entitled thereto.
(b)Any payments under this Agreement that are made later than 12:00 noon (New York City
time) may be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day in the Administrative
Agent’s sole discretion for purposes of calculating interest thereon (or, in the case of the Swingline
Loans, at the Swingline Lender’s sole discretion). Except as otherwise provided herein, whenever any
payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the due date
thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal,
interest shall be payable during such extension at the applicable rate in effect immediately prior to such
extension.
5.4Net Payments.
(a)Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes.
(i)Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Parties
hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall, except as required by applicable laws, be made free
and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Taxes.
(ii)If any Withholding Agent shall be required by applicable law (as determined in
the good faith discretion of such Withholding Agent) to withhold or deduct any Taxes from any payment,
then (A) such Withholding Agent shall be entitled to withhold or make such deductions as are reasonably
determined by such Withholding Agent to be required by applicable law, (B) such Withholding Agent
shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority, and (C) to
the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable
by the applicable Credit Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or
deductions have been made (including withholding or deductions applicable to additional sums payable
under this Section 5.4) each Lender (or, in the case of a payment to the Administrative Agent for its own
account, the Administrative Agent) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no
such withholding or deductions been made.
(b)Payment of Other Taxes by the Credit Parties. Without limiting or duplicating the
provisions of subsection (a) above, the Credit Parties shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant
Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law or timely reimburse the Administrative Agent
or any Lender for the payment of any Other Taxes.
(c)Indemnification by the Credit Parties. Without limiting or duplicating the provisions of
subsection (a) or (b) above, the Credit Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender,
and shall make payment in respect thereof within 15 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of
Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts
payable under this Section 5.4) payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, or required
to be withheld or deducted from a payment to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may
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be, 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 any such payment or liability (along with a written statement setting
forth in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of such amounts) delivered to the Borrower by a
Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on
behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. If the Borrower reasonably believes that
any such Indemnified Taxes were not correctly or legally asserted, the Administrative Agent and/or each
affected Lender will use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower in pursuing a refund of such
Indemnified Taxes so long as such efforts would not, in the sole determination of the Administrative
Agent or affected Lender, result in any additional costs, expenses or risks or be otherwise
disadvantageous to it.
(d)Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Credit
Party or the Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 5.4, such
Credit Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued
by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by laws to
report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
(e)Status of Lenders and Tax Documentation.
(i)Each Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and to the Administrative Agent, at
such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly
completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable laws or by the taxing authorities of any
jurisdiction and such other reasonably requested information as will permit the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent, as the case may be, to determine (A) whether or not any payments made hereunder
or under any other Credit Document are subject to backup withholding or information reporting
requirements, (B) if applicable, the required rate of withholding or deduction and (C) such Lender’s
entitlement to any available exemption from, or reduction of, applicable Taxes in respect of any
payments to be made to such Lender by any Credit Party pursuant to any Credit Document or otherwise
to establish such Lender’s status for withholding tax purposes in the applicable jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding sentence, the completion, execution and
submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Sections 5.4(e)(ii)(A),
(B)(1), (B)(2), (B)(3), (B)(4), and (C) below) shall not be required if in such Lender’s or the
Administrative Agent’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject
such Lender or the Administrative Agent to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would
materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender or the Administrative Agent. Any
documentation and information required to be delivered by a Lender pursuant to this Section 5.4(e)
(including any specific documentation set forth in subsection (ii) below) shall be delivered by such
Lender (i) on or prior to the Closing Date (or on or prior to the date it becomes a party to this
Agreement), (ii) on or before any date on which such documentation expires or becomes obsolete or
invalid, (iii) after the occurrence of any change in the Lender’s circumstances requiring a change in the
most recent documentation previously delivered by it to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and
(iv) from time to time thereafter if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent,
and each such Lender shall promptly notify in writing the Borrower and the Administrative Agent if such
Lender is no longer legally eligible to provide any documentation previously provided.
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(ii)Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(A)any Lender that is a “United States person” within the meaning of
Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “U.S. Lender”) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent executed originals or copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form
thereto) or such other documentation or information prescribed by applicable laws or reasonably
requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative
Agent, as the case may be, to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or
information reporting requirements;
(B)each Non-U.S. Lender that is entitled under the Code or any applicable
treaty to an exemption from or reduction of U.S. federal withholding tax with respect to any payments
hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) whichever of the following is
applicable:
(1)executed originals or copies of Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E (or any applicable successor form) claiming eligibility for benefits of an
income tax treaty to which the United States is a party;
(2)executed originals or copies of Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8ECI (or any successor form thereto);
(3)in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the
exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate, substantially in the
form of Exhibit I-1 (a “Non-Bank Tax Certificate”), to the effect that such Non-U.S. Lender is not (A) a
“bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10-percent shareholder” of the
Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign
corporation” related to the Borrower described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and that no payments
under any Credit Document are effectively connected with such Non-U.S. Lender’s conduct of a United
States trade or business and (y) executed originals or copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN
or Form W-8BEN-E (or any applicable successor form);
(4)where such Lender is a partnership (for U.S. federal income tax
purposes) or otherwise not a beneficial owner (e.g., where such Lender has sold a participation), Internal
Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor form thereto), and to the extent necessary,
accompanied by Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN,
Internal Revenue Service Form W 8BEN-E, a Non-Bank Tax Certificate (substantially in the form of
Exhibit I-2 or Exhibit I-3, as applicable), Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, and/or other certification
documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable (provided that, if the Non-U.S. Lender is a
partnership, not a participating Lender and one or more beneficial direct or indirect partners of such
Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, the Non-Bank Tax Certificate(s) (substantially in
the form of Exhibit I-4) may be provided by the Non-U.S. Lender on behalf of the direct or indirect
partner(s)); or
(5)executed originals or copies of any other form prescribed by
applicable laws as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding tax
together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable laws to permit the
Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made;
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(C)each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably
requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law
(including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation
reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA, to determine whether such
Lender or Administrative Agent has complied with such Lender or Administrative Agent’s obligations
under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for
purposes of this clause (C), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of
this Agreement; and
(D)if the Administrative Agent is a “United States person” (as defined in
Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), it shall provide the Borrower on or prior to the date that it becomes a
party to this Agreement (or from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower)
with two duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 with respect to fees received on
its own behalf, certifying that it is exempt from federal backup withholding. If the Administrative Agent
is not a “United States person” (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), it shall provide, on or
prior to the date that it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the
reasonable request for the Borrower), (1) executed originals or copies of Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8ECI, with respect to any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent for its own account and any
other documentation prescribed by applicable law that would allow the Borrower to make such payments
without deduction or withholding of any U.S. federal withholding Taxes, and (2) executed originals or
copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY certifying on Part I and Part VI of such
Form W-8IMY that it is either (a) a “qualified intermediary” assuming primary withholding
responsibility under Chapters 3 and 4 of the Code and primary Form 1099 reporting and backup
withholding responsibility for payments it receives for the accounts of others, or (b) a U.S. branch that has
agreed to be treated as a U.S. person for United States federal withholding tax purposes with respect to
payments received by it from the Borrower and that the payments it receives for the account of others are
not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States, and that it is using
such form as evidence of its agreement with the Borrower to be treated as a U.S. person with respect to
such payments (and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree to so treat the Administrative
Agent as a U.S. person with respect to such payments as contemplated by Treasury Regulations Section
1.1441-1(b)(2)(iv)(A)). The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower at any time it
determines that it is no longer in a position to provide the certification described in the prior sentence.
Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete
or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(f)Treatment of Certain Refunds. If the Administrative Agent or any Lender determines, in
its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes as to
which it has been indemnified by any Credit Party or with respect to which any Credit Party has paid
additional amounts pursuant to this Section 5.4, the Administrative Agent or such Lender (as applicable)
shall promptly pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity
payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Credit Parties under this Section 5.4 with respect to
the Indemnified Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any
Taxes) incurred by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and without interest
(other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund);
provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay
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the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the
relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the
Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.
In such event, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, shall, at the Borrower’s
request, provide the Borrower with a copy of any notice of assessment or other evidence of the
requirement to repay such refund received from the relevant taxing authority (provided that the
Administrative Agent or such Lender may delete any information therein that it deems confidential).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (f), in no event will the Administrative Agent
or any Lender be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (f) the
payment of which would place the Administrative Agent or any Lender in a less favorable net after-Tax
position than the Administrative Agent or any Lender 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
subsection shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its
Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to any Credit Party
or any other Person.
(g)For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Section 5.4, the term “Lender” includes
any Letter of Credit Issuer and the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.
(h)Each party’s obligations under this Section 5.4 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
the Credit Documents.
5.5Computations of Interest and Fees.
(a)Except as provided in the next succeeding sentence, interest on Benchmark Rate Loans
shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed. Interest on ABR Loans shall
be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed.
(b)Fees and the average daily Stated Amount of Letters of Credit shall be calculated on the
basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed.
5.6Limit on Rate of Interest.
(a)No Payment Shall Exceed Lawful Rate. Notwithstanding any other term of this
Agreement, the Borrower shall not be obliged to pay any interest or other amounts under or in connection
with this Agreement or otherwise in respect of the Obligations in excess of the amount or rate permitted
under or consistent with any applicable law, rule or regulation.
(b)Payment at Highest Lawful Rate. If the Borrower is not obliged to make a payment that
it would otherwise be required to make, as a result of Section 5.6(a), the Borrower shall make such
payment to the maximum extent permitted by or consistent with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
(c)Adjustment if Any Payment Exceeds Lawful Rate. If any provision of this Agreement or
any of the other Credit Documents would obligate the Borrower to make any payment of interest or other
amount payable to any Lender in an amount or calculated at a rate that would be prohibited by any
applicable law, rule or regulation, then notwithstanding such provision, such amount or rate shall be
deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the
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case may be, as would not be so prohibited by law, such adjustment to be effected, to the extent
necessary, by reducing the amount or rate of interest required to be paid by the Borrower to the affected
Lender under Section 2.8; provided that to the extent lawful, the interest or other amounts that would
have been payable but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section 5.6 shall be cumulated
and the interest payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not
above such maximum amount or rate of interest therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with
interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by
such Lender.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and after giving effect to all adjustments contemplated thereby, if
any Lender shall have received from the Borrower an amount in excess of the maximum permitted by any
applicable law, rule or regulation, then the Borrower shall be entitled, by notice in writing to the
Administrative Agent, to obtain reimbursement from that Lender in an amount equal to such excess, and
pending such reimbursement, such amount shall be deemed to be an amount payable by that Lender to
the Borrower.
Section 6.            Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing
The initial Borrowing under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent:
6.1Credit Documents.
(a)The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received:
(i)this Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly Authorized Officer of the
Parent Guarantors and the Borrower;
(ii)the Guarantee, executed and delivered by a duly Authorized Officer of Holdings
and each other Guarantor;
(iii)the Pledge Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly Authorized Officer of
Holdings and each other Credit Party; and
(iv)the Security Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly Authorized Officer of
Holdings and each other Credit Party.
(b)All outstanding Equity Interests, regardless of the form of the Equity Interests, in
Intermediate Holdings and all other Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case required to be pledged as of the
Closing Date pursuant to the Pledge Agreement shall have been pledged pursuant thereto.
(c)The Collateral Agent shall have received the certificates representing the Equity Interests
in and of Intermediate Holdings and all other Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case to the extent required
to be delivered under the Security Documents and pledged under the Security Documents, in each case,
as of the Closing Date to the extent certificated, accompanied by instruments of transfer and undated
stock powers or allonges endorsed in blank.
(d)All Uniform Commercial Code financing statements required to be filed, registered or
recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to
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the extent required by such Security Document shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent, and
shall be in proper form, for filing, registration or recording.
6.2Legal Opinions. The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received the
executed legal opinions, in customary form, of (i) Kirkland & Ellis LLP, special New York counsel to the
Credit Parties and (ii) Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Ohio counsel to the Credit Parties. The Borrower
hereby instructs such counsel to deliver such legal opinion.
6.3Closing Certificates. The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a
certificate of each of the Parent Guarantors, the Borrower and the other Guarantors, dated as of the
Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit E, with appropriate insertions, executed by any
Authorized Officers of the Borrower and each Guarantor, as applicable, and attaching the documents
referred to in Section 6.4.
6.4Authorization of Proceedings of the Borrower and the Guarantors; Corporate Documents.
The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received (i) a copy of the resolutions of the board
of directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof) or managing member, as applicable, of the Parent
Guarantors, the Borrower and each other Guarantor authorizing (a) the execution, delivery and
performance of the Credit Documents (and any agreements relating thereto) to which it is a party and
(b) in the case of the Borrower, the extensions of credit contemplated hereunder, (ii) the Certificate of
Incorporation and By-Laws, Certificate of Formation and Operating Agreement or other comparable
organizational documents, as applicable, of the Parent Guarantors, the Borrower and each other
Guarantor, and (iii) signature and incumbency certificates (or other comparable documents evidencing
the same) of the Authorized Officers of the Parent Guarantors, the Borrower and each other Guarantor
executing the Credit Documents to which it is a party.
6.5Fees. The Agents and Lenders shall have received, substantially simultaneously with the
funding of the Initial Term Loans, fees required to be paid under the Fee Letter and, to the extent
invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by
the Borrower) expenses in the amounts previously agreed in writing to be paid on the Closing Date
(which amounts may, at the Borrower’s option, be offset against the proceeds of the Initial Term Loans).
6.6Solvency Certificate. On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent (or its counsel)
shall have received a certificate from the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial
Officer, the Treasurer, the Vice President-Finance or any other senior financial officer of Intermediate
Holdings to the effect that after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, Intermediate
Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are Solvent.
6.7Notice of Borrowing. The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a
Notice of Borrowing meeting the requirements of Section 2.3 with respect to the Initial Term Loans or
any Revolving Loans to be borrowed on the Closing Date.
6.8Transactions. Substantially concurrently with the Borrowing of the Initial Term Loans,
the Acquisition shall have been consummated in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the
Acquisition Agreement.
6.9[Reserved].
6.10Representations and Warranties. The Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations
and the Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects; provided, that to the
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extent any Specified Representation is qualified by or subject to a “material adverse effect”, “material
adverse change” or similar term or qualification, the definition thereof shall be the definition of
“Company Group Material Adverse Effect” (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) for purposes of the
making or deemed making of such Specified Representation on or as of the Closing Date (or any date
prior thereto).
6.11Patriot Act. The Administrative Agent shall have received at least three Business Days
prior to the Closing Date such documentation and information as is reasonably requested in writing at
least ten Business Days prior to the Closing Date by the Administrative Agent about the Credit Parties to
the extent required by U.S. regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money
laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act. No later than three
Business Days prior to the Closing Date, if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the
Beneficial Ownership Regulation, then the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a
Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower to the extent requested in writing at least
10 Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
6.12No Material Adverse Effect. Since November 8, 2024, there shall not have been any
Company Group Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement).
6.13Refinancing. Substantially simultaneously with the Borrowing of the Initial Term Loans,
the Existing Debt Facilities Refinancing shall be consummated.
6.14Equity Investment. Substantially simultaneously with the Borrowing of the Initial Term
Loans, the Equity Investment shall have been consummated.
For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 6 on the Closing
Date, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or
accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or
approved by, or acceptable or satisfactory to, a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have
received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither (a) the making or accuracy of any
representation under Section 8, the making or accuracy of any such representation or any supplement
thereto (other than the Specified Representations and/or the Specified Acquisition Agreement
Representations) nor (b) the absence of any breach of any covenant hereunder or the absence of any
occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder, shall constitute a condition precedent to the
availability and/or initial Borrowings on the Closing Date, and the only conditions (express or implied) to
the availability of the Credit Facilities on the Closing Date are those expressly set forth in this Section 6,
and such conditions shall be subject in all respects to the provisions of this Section 6 (it being understood
that, to the extent any security interest in any Collateral is not or cannot be provided and/or perfected on
the Closing Date (other than the perfection of the security interests in the certificated equity interests of
Intermediate Holdings and each of its direct, wholly-owned, domestic Restricted Subsidiaries (provided
that, to the extent that Intermediate Holdings has used commercially reasonable efforts to procure the
delivery of such certificated equity interests), together with undated powers executed in blank, prior to
the Closing Date, certificated equity interests of the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company will
only be required to be delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to the terms set forth above if such
certificated equity interests, together with undated powers executed in blank, are received from the
Company prior to the Closing Date) and any assets pursuant to which a lien may be perfected by the
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filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code) after Intermediate Holdings’ use of
commercially reasonable efforts to do so or without undue burden or expense, then the provision and/or
perfection of a security interest in such Collateral shall not funding and/or availability of the Credit
Facilities on the Closing Date, but instead shall be required to be delivered after the Closing Date
pursuant to arrangements and timing to be mutually agreed by the Administrative Agent and Intermediate
Holdings, in each case, acting reasonably (but, in any event, not earlier than 90 days after the Closing
Date (or, in the case of stock certificates, 10 Business Days)).
For avoidance of doubt, nothing under this Agreement or the Security Documents shall be construed as a
requirement to enter into any source code escrow arrangement, an obligation to register or apply for the
registration of or obtain any issuance of Intellectual Property in any jurisdiction, or an obligation to make
any filings or take any actions to record or to perfect the Agents’ lien on or security interest in (I) any
Intellectual Property other than UCC filings and the filing of documents effecting the recordation of
security interests in the United States Copyright Office and United States Patent and Trademark Office or
(II) any Intellectual Property subsisting outside of the United States.
Section 7.          Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events after the Closing Date.
After the Closing Date, subject to, in the case of Section 7.1 and Section 7.3 below, the terms of
Section 1.12(c), to the extent the proceeds of any Loan are being used to finance a Limited Condition
Transaction, the agreement of each Lender to make any Loan requested to be made by it (excluding
Revolving Credit Loans required to be made by the Revolving Credit Lenders in respect of Unpaid
Drawings pursuant to Sections 3.3 and 3.4) and the obligation of the Letter of Credit Issuer to issue
Letters of Credit on any date is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions
precedent:
7.1No Default; Representations and Warranties. At the time of each Credit Event and also
after giving effect thereto (other than any Credit Event on the Closing Date or made pursuant to
Section 2.14 or 2.15 (which shall be subject to the applicable terms of Section 6, 2.14 or 2.15, as
applicable)) (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (b) all
representations and warranties made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit
Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (provided that any such representations and
warranties which are qualified by materiality, material adverse effect or similar language shall be true and
correct in all respects) with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made
on and as of the date of such Credit Event (except where such representations and warranties expressly
relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct
in all material respects (provided that any such representations and warranties which are qualified by
materiality, material adverse effect or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such
earlier date).
7.2Notice of Borrowing.
(a)Prior to the making of each Term Loan after the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent
shall have received a Notice of Borrowing meeting the requirements of Section 2.3.
(b)Prior to the making of each Revolving Credit Loan (other than any Revolving Credit
Loan made pursuant to Section 3.4(a)) and each Swingline Loan, the Administrative Agent shall have
received a Notice of Borrowing meeting the requirements of Section 2.3.
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(c)Prior to the issuance of each Letter of Credit the Administrative Agent and the Letter of
Credit Issuer shall have received a Letter of Credit Request meeting the requirements of Section 3.2(a).
7.3Leverage. Solely in the case of any Borrowing of Delayed Draw Term Loans, the
Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio, after giving effect to the incurrence of such
Delayed Draw Term Loans and the use of proceeds thereof (and all related acquisitions, Investments and
other transactions consummated or to be consummated in connection therewith and all other appropriate
pro forma adjustments), on a Pro Forma Basis, as of the last day of the then most recently ended Test
Period, shall not exceed 5.00:1.00 (calculated without netting the cash proceeds of such funding of
Delayed Draw Term Loans); provided that, in the case of any Delayed Draw Term Loan that is being
used to finance a Limited Condition Transaction, such condition may, subject to the terms of Section
1.12(c), be tested as of the LCT Test Date with respect to such Limited Condition Transaction.
The acceptance of the benefits of each Credit Event (other than any Credit Event in connection with a
New Loan Commitment, which shall be subject to the terms of Section 2.14) shall constitute a
representation and warranty by each Credit Party to each of the Lenders that all the applicable conditions
specified in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 7.1 and, solely with respect to a Borrowing of Delayed Draw
Term Loans, Section 7.3 above have been satisfied as of that time.
Section 8.          Representations and Warranties
In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans and issue or
participate in Letters of Credit as provided for herein, Intermediate Holdings makes the following
representations and warranties to the Lenders, all of which shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the making of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit:
8.1Corporate Status. Each of the Credit Parties and each of their respective Restricted
Subsidiaries (a) is a duly organized and/or incorporated and validly existing corporation, limited liability
company or other entity in good standing (if applicable) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization and/or incorporation and has the corporate, limited liability company or other organizational
power and authority to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which it is engaged and
(b) has duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing (if applicable) in all
jurisdictions where it is required to be so qualified, except where the failure to be so qualified would not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that it is understood and agreed
that in no event shall any representation or warranty made in respect of this Section 8.1 be untrue or
incorrect to the extent made on or prior to the date that is thirty days after the Closing Date (or such
longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) as a result of the failure
of the Restricted Subsidiaries set forth on Schedule 8.1 to fail to be in good standing.
8.2Corporate Power and Authority. Each of the Credit Parties and each of their respective
Restricted Subsidiaries has the corporate or other organizational power and authority to execute, deliver
and carry out the terms and provisions of the Credit Documents to which it is a party and has taken all
necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance
of the Credit Documents to which it is a party. Each of the Credit Parties has duly executed and delivered
each Credit Document to which it is a party and each such Credit Document constitutes the legal, valid
and binding obligation of such Credit Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, winding-up, dissolution,
strike-off or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity.
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8.3No Violation. Neither the execution, delivery or performance by any Credit Party of the
Credit Documents to which it is a party nor compliance with the terms and provisions thereof and the
other transactions contemplated hereby will (a) contravene any applicable provision of any law, statute,
rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, other than
any such contravention that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect,
(b) result in any breach of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default
under, or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any
of the property or assets of such Credit Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Liens
created under the Credit Documents or Permitted Liens) pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan
agreement, lease agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, agreement or other instrument to which such Credit
Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets is
bound (any such term, covenant, condition or provision, a “Contractual Requirement”) other than any
such breach, default or Lien that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect
or (c) violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation, by-laws, memorandum and articles of
association or other organizational documents of such Credit Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries.
8.4Litigation. There are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the
knowledge of Intermediate Holdings, threatened in writing against Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or
any of the Restricted Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to be determined adversely and, if
so, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
8.5Margin Regulations. Neither the making of any Loan hereunder nor the use of the
proceeds thereof will violate the provisions of Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board.
8.6Governmental Approvals. The execution, delivery and performance of each Credit
Document does not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or other action by, any
Governmental Authority, except for (i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and
effect, (ii) filings, consents, approvals, registrations and recordings in respect of the Liens created
pursuant to the Security Documents (and to release existing Liens), and (iii) such licenses, approvals,
authorizations, registrations, filings or consents the failure of which to obtain or make would not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
8.7Investment Company Act. None of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any other
Restricted Subsidiary is an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended.
8.8True and Complete Disclosure.
(a)None of the written factual information and written data (taken as a whole) heretofore or
contemporaneously furnished by or on behalf of Intermediate Holdings, any of the other Restricted
Subsidiaries or any of their respective authorized representatives to the Administrative Agent, any Joint
Lead Arranger and Bookrunner and/or any Lender on or before the Closing Date (including all such
written information and data contained in the Credit Documents) for purposes of or in connection with
this Agreement or any transaction contemplated herein contained any untrue statement of any material
fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary to make such information and data (taken as a whole)
not materially misleading at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information or data
was furnished (after giving effect to all supplements and updates), it being understood and agreed that for
the purposes of this Section 8.8(a), such factual information and data shall not include (i) pro forma
financial information, projections, estimates (including financial estimates, forecasts and other
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forward-looking information) or other forward-looking information, (ii) information of a general
economic or general industry nature and (iii) third-party memos or reports.
8.9Financial Condition; Financial Statements.
(a)The Historical Financial Statements, in each case, present fairly in all material respects
the consolidated financial position of the Company at the respective dates of said information, statements
and results of operations for the respective periods covered thereby. The Historical Financial Statements
were prepared in accordance with GAAP, except as may be disclosed in the notes to such Historical
Financial Statements or, in the case of the Historical Interim Financial Statements, for normal recurring
year-end adjustment (none of which would reasonably be expected to be material individually or in the
aggregate) and the absence of notes or other information not required by GAAP to be included in interim
financial statements (none of which, if presented, would reasonably be expected to materially differ from
those in the Historical Audited Financial Statements).
(b)There has been no Material Adverse Effect since the Closing Date.
Each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees that Intermediate Holdings
and its Subsidiaries may be required to restate historical financial statements as the result of the
implementation of changes in GAAP or IFRS, or the respective interpretation thereof, and that such
restatements will not result in a Default or an Event of Default under the Credit Documents.
8.10Compliance with Laws.
(a)Each Credit Party is in compliance with all Requirements of Law applicable to it or its
property, except to the extent any failure to comply would reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(b)Each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries and each of the respective directors and officers
and, with respect to clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 8.10, to the knowledge of such Credit Parties,
employees, agents and representatives of each Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries (in each case in their
capacity as such), (a) is in compliance with (i) applicable Sanctions and (ii) the United States Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (the
FCPA”) and other applicable anti-corruption laws (collectively with the FCPA, the “Anti-Corruption
Laws”), in all material respects, (b) is not located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction and
(c) is in compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering Laws in all material respects.
8.11Tax Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, (a) each of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries has filed all Tax
returns required to be filed by it and has timely paid all Taxes payable by it (whether or not shown on a
Tax return and including in its capacity as withholding agent) that have become due and payable, other
than those being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings if it has maintained adequate reserves
(in the good faith judgment of management of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or such Restricted
Subsidiary, as applicable) with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and it can lawfully withhold
such payment and (b) each of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries has
provided adequate reserves (in the good faith judgement of management of Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable) in accordance with GAAP for the payment of all
Taxes not yet due and payable. There is no current or proposed Tax assessment, deficiency or other
claim against Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that would reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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8.12Compliance with ERISA. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, (i) each Plan is in compliance with the terms of such Plan and the applicable provisions
of ERISA, the Code and the regulations thereunder, and (ii) no ERISA Event has occurred or is
reasonably expected to occur.
8.13Subsidiaries. Schedule 8.13 lists each Subsidiary of Holdings and Intermediate Holdings
(and the direct and indirect ownership interest, of Holdings and Intermediate Holdings therein), in each
case existing on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Acquisition.
8.14Intellectual Property. Each of Intermediate Holdings and the other Restricted
Subsidiaries own or have the right to use all Intellectual Property that is used in or otherwise necessary
for the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted, except where the failure to own or
have a right to use such Intellectual Property would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of Intermediate Holdings, the operation of their respective businesses
by each of Intermediate Holdings and the other Restricted Subsidiaries does not infringe upon,
misappropriate, violate or otherwise conflict with the Intellectual Property of any third party, except as
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
8.15Environmental Laws.
(a)Except as set forth on Schedule 8.15, or as would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect: (i) each of Intermediate Holdings and the other Restricted Subsidiaries and their
respective operations and properties is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) none
of Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary is subject to any pending, or, to the knowledge of
Intermediate Holdings, threatened Environmental Claim; and (iii) none of Intermediate Holdings or any
Restricted Subsidiary is conducting any investigation, removal, remedial or other corrective action
pursuant to any Environmental Law at any location.
(b)Except as set forth on Schedule 8.15, none of Intermediate Holdings or any of the
Restricted Subsidiaries has treated, stored, transported, Released or arranged for disposal or transport for
disposal or treatment of Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any property currently or formerly
owned or operated by Intermediate Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge
of Intermediate Holdings, has there been any other Release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from
any such properties, in each case, as would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
8.16Properties.
(a)(i) Each of Intermediate Holdings and the other Restricted Subsidiaries has good and
valid record title to, valid leasehold interests in, or rights to use, all properties that are necessary for the
operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, free and
clear of all Liens (other than any Liens permitted by this Agreement) and except where the failure to
have such good title or interest, or rights to use, would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the
aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) no Mortgage encumbers improved Real Estate that
is located in an area that has been identified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as an
area having special flood hazards within the meaning of the Flood Insurance Laws unless flood insurance
available under such Flood Insurance Laws has been obtained in accordance with Section 9.3(b).
(b)Set forth on Schedule 8.16 is a list of each parcel of real estate and the improvements
thereto owned in fee by a Credit Party as of the Closing Date having a Fair Market Value in excess of
$5,000,000.
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8.17Solvency. On the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions) immediately
following the making of the Loans and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of such
Loans, Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be Solvent.
8.18Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will not use the proceeds of the Loans and/or Letters of
Credit to violate applicable Sanctions or, in any material respect, any Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or
Anti-Corruption Laws.
8.19No Other Liabilities. None of Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries have
any material contingent liability required under GAAP to be reflected or disclosed and not reflected or
disclosed in the most recent financial statements delivered by Intermediate Holdings pursuant to Section
9.1 (or, prior to the first delivery of such financial statements, the Historical Financial Statements), other
than liabilities (including any liabilities in connection with any litigation and investigations) and
contingent liabilities permitted to be incurred under this Agreement that would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
8.20Labor Matters. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, there are no strikes or similar union labor disputes against any
of Intermediate Holdings or the Restricted Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of Intermediate
Holdings or the Restricted Subsidiaries, overtly threatened in writing.
8.21Foreign Assets Control Regulations and Anti-Money Laundering. No Credit Party and no
Subsidiary of a Credit Party (i) is a Person designated by the U.S. government on the list of the Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (the “SDN List”) or on any other similar Sanctions-related
list of designated Persons, (ii) is a Person who is otherwise the subject of Sanctions, (iii) is domiciled
or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction or (iv) is directly or indirectly owned or controlled (as such terms
are defined by Sanctions) by (including without limitation by virtue of such person being a director or
owning voting shares or interests), or acts for or on behalf of, any person or entity on the SDN List or a
foreign government that is the target of U.S. economic sanctions prohibitions such that the entry into, or
performance under, this Agreement or any other Credit Document would be prohibited under U.S. law.
As of the Closing Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification, if applicable,
is true and correct in all material respects.
Section 9.           Affirmative Covenants.
Intermediate Holdings, each of Intermediate Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries and, as
applicable, Holdings, hereby covenant and agree that on the Closing Date and thereafter, until the
Commitments, the Swingline Commitment and each Letter of Credit have terminated or been Cash
Collateralized in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Loans and Unpaid Drawings,
together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations incurred hereunder (other than contingent indemnity
obligations as to which no valid demand has been made, Secured Hedge Obligations, Secured Cash
Management Obligations and Letters of Credit Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement), are paid in full:
9.1Information Covenants. Intermediate Holdings will furnish to the Administrative Agent
(which shall promptly make such information available to the Lenders in accordance with its customary
practice):
(a)Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available and in any event within 120 days after
the end of each fiscal year of Intermediate Holdings (commencing with the fiscal year ending December
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31, 2024 (and, within 150 days of the end of the each of the fiscal years ended Decemebr 31, 2024 and
December 31, 2025) (in each case, which deadlines may be extended by the Administrative Agent in its
sole discretion by an additional 30 days), the consolidated balance sheet of Intermediate Holdings and the
Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of each fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of income
or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, and, commencing with the
financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2026, setting forth comparative consolidated
figures for the preceding fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, and,
in each case, certified by an independent certified public accountant of recognized national standing
whose opinion shall not be qualified as to the scope of audit or as to the status of Intermediate Holdings or
any of the Restricted Subsidiaries as a going concern (other than any qualification, that is expressly solely
with respect to, or expressly resulting solely from, (i) an upcoming maturity date under any Indebtedness,
(ii) any actual or potential inability to satisfy a financial maintenance covenant at such time or on a future
date or in a future period or (iii) the activities, operations, financial results, assets or liabilities of any
Unrestricted Subsidiary).
(b)Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available and in any event on or before the
date that is 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of each fiscal year of Intermediate Holdings (and
within 90 days for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2025, June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025) (in
each case, which deadlines may be extended by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion by an
additional 30 days), the consolidated balance sheets of Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted
Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter and the related consolidated statements of income for
such fiscal quarter and for the elapsed portion of the fiscal year ended with the last day of such fiscal
quarter, and the related consolidated statement of cash flows for the elapsed portion of the fiscal year
ended with the last day of such fiscal quarter, and, commencing with the financial statements for the fiscal
quarter ended March 31, 2026, setting forth comparative consolidated figures for the related periods in
the prior fiscal year or, in the case of such consolidated balance sheet, for the last day of the related period
in the prior fiscal year, which shall be accompanied by customary management discussion and analysis of
operating results, all of which shall be certified by an Authorized Officer of Intermediate Holdings as
fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
Intermediate Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with a modified cash-basis
accounting method (except as noted therein), subject to changes resulting from normal year-end
adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
(c)Budgets. Prior to an IPO, within 120 days after the commencement of each fiscal year of
Intermediate Holdings (and, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, within 150 days after the
commencement of such fiscal year), a consolidated budget of Intermediate Holdings in reasonable detail
on an annual basis for such fiscal year as customarily prepared by management of Intermediate Holdings
for its internal use consistent in scope with the financial statements provided pursuant to Section 9.1(a),
setting forth the principal assumptions upon which such budget is based (collectively, the “Projections”)
and, commencing with the consolidated budget of Intermediate Holdings for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2026, setting forth comparative figures for the prior fiscal year, which Projections shall in
each case be accompanied by a certificate of an Authorized Officer of Intermediate Holdings stating that
such Projections have been prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which
assumptions were believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation of such Projections, it being
understood and agreed that such Projections and assumptions as to future events are not to be viewed as
facts or a guarantee of performance, are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of
which are beyond the control of Intermediate Holdings and its Subsidiaries and that actual results during
the period or periods covered by any such Projections may differ from the projected results and such
differences may be material.
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(d)Compliance Certificates. Not later than five days after the delivery of the financial
statements provided for in Sections 9.1(a) and (b) (in the case of the first three fiscal quarters of any fiscal
year only), a Compliance Certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of Intermediate Holdings to the
effect that no Default or Event of Default exists or, if any Default or Event of Default does exist,
specifying the nature and extent thereof, as the case may be, which certificate shall set forth (i) a
specification of any change in the identity of the Restricted Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries as
at the end of such fiscal year or period, as the case may be, from the Restricted Subsidiaries and
Unrestricted Subsidiaries, respectively, provided to the Lenders on the Closing Date or the most recent
fiscal year or period, as the case may be, (ii) commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2025,
the Consolidated First Lien Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio and the Consolidated Total
Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio and underlying calculations in connection therewith and (iii)
together with any financial statements provided for in Section 9.1(a) for any fiscal year, a reconciliation
of the financial statements prepared and delivered for the four fiscal quarter period ending on December
31 of the applicable year prepared using a modified cash-basis accounting method to the financial
statements for such fiscal year prepared in accordance with GAAP. At the time of the delivery of the
financial statements provided for in Section 9.1(a), a certificate of an Authorized Officer of Intermediate
Holdings setting forth changes to the legal name, jurisdiction of formation, type of entity and
organizational number (or equivalent) to the Person organized in a jurisdiction where an organizational
identification number is required to be included in a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement, in
each case for each Credit Party or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the
Closing Date or the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this clause (d), as the case
may be.
(e)Bonding Reports. As soon as available and in any event on or before the date that is 60
days after the end of each fiscal quarter of each fiscal year of Intermediate Holdings (and within 90 days
for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2025, June 30, 2025, and September 30, 2025) a report regarding
outstanding Bonding Obligations substantially in the form agreed in writing by the parties hereto prior to
the Closing Date.
(f)Notice of Default or Litigation Promptly after an Authorized Officer of Intermediate
Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries obtains knowledge thereof, notice of (i) the occurrence of
any event that constitutes a Default or Event of Default, which notice shall specify the nature thereof, the
period of existence thereof and what action Intermediate Holdings proposes to take with respect thereto
and (ii) any litigation or governmental proceeding pending against Intermediate Holdings or any of the
Restricted Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to be determined adversely and, if so
determined, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(g)Environmental Matters. Promptly after an Authorized Officer of Intermediate Holdings
or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries obtains actual knowledge of any one or more of the following
environmental matters, unless such environmental matters would not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect, notice of:
(i)any pending or threatened Environmental Claim against any Credit Party or any
Real Estate; and
(ii)the conduct of any investigation, or any removal, remedial or other corrective
action in response to the actual or alleged presence, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous
Material on, at, under or from any Real Estate.
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All such notices shall describe in reasonable detail the nature of the claim, investigation or
removal, remedial or other corrective action in response thereto. The term “Real Estate” shall mean land,
buildings, facilities and improvements currently owned or leased by any Credit Party.
(h)Other Information. Promptly upon filing thereof, copies of any filings (including on
Form 10-K, 10-Q or 8-K) or registration statements (other than drafts of pre-effective versions of
registration statements) with, and reports to, the SEC or any analogous Governmental Authority in any
relevant jurisdiction by Intermediate Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than
amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it
becomes effective, is delivered to the Administrative Agent), exhibits to any registration statement and, if
applicable, any registration statements on Form S-8) and copies of all financial statements, proxy
statements, notices, and reports that Intermediate Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall
send to the holders of any publicly issued debt of Intermediate Holdings and/or any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries, in their capacity as such holders, lenders or agents (in each case to the extent not
theretofore delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement) and, with reasonable
promptness, such other information (financial or otherwise, including information required under
applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot
Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation) as the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on
behalf of any Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request in writing from
time to time; provided that neither Intermediate Holdings nor any other Restricted Subsidiary will be
required to disclose or permit the inspection or discussion of any document, information or other matter
(i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of
which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective contractors) is prohibited
by law, or any binding agreement or (iii) that is subject to attorney client or similar privilege or
constitutes attorney work product.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 9.1 may be
satisfied with respect to financial information of Intermediate Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries by
furnishing (A) the applicable financial statements of any direct or indirect parent of Intermediate
Holdings or (B) Intermediate Holdings’ (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), as applicable, Form
10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, filed with the SEC; provided that, with respect to each of subclauses (A) and
(B) of this paragraph, to the extent such information relates to a parent of Intermediate Holdings, such
information is accompanied by consolidating or other information that explains in reasonable detail the
differences between the information relating to such parent, on the one hand, and the information relating
to Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand.
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (a), (b), and (g) of this Section 9.1 (to the
extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered
electronically and, if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the earliest date on which (i)
Intermediate Holdings posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on Intermediate Holdings’
website on the Internet; (ii) such documents are posted on Intermediate Holdings’ behalf on
IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent
have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative
Agent), or (iii) such financial statements and/or other documents are posted on the SEC’s website on the
internet at www.sec.gov; provided that (A) Intermediate Holdings shall, at the request of the
Administrative Agent, continue to deliver copies (which delivery may be by electronic transmission) of
such documents to the Administrative Agent and (B) Intermediate Holdings shall notify (which
notification may be by facsimile or electronic transmission) the Administrative Agent of the posting of
any such documents on any website described in this paragraph. Each Lender shall be solely responsible
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for timely accessing posted documents or requesting delivery of paper copies of such documents from the
Administrative Agent and maintaining its copies of such documents.
Each Credit Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that, unless Intermediate Holdings notifies
the Administrative Agent in advance, all financial statements and certificates furnished pursuant to
Sections 9.1(a), (b) and (d) above are hereby deemed to be suitable for distribution, and to be made
available, to all Lenders and may be treated by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as not
containing any material nonpublic information; provided that any failure by Intermediate Holdings to so
notify the Administrative Agent shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default.
9.2Books, Records, and Inspections. Intermediate Holdings will, and will cause each
Restricted Subsidiary to, permit officers and designated representatives of the Administrative Agent or
the Required Lenders to visit and inspect any of the properties or assets of Intermediate Holdings and any
such Restricted Subsidiary in whomsoever’s possession to the extent that it is within such party’s control
to permit such inspection (and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such inspection to be
permitted to the extent that it is not within such party’s control to permit such inspection), and to
examine the books and records of Intermediate Holdings and any such Restricted Subsidiary and discuss
the affairs, finances and accounts of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and of any such Restricted
Subsidiary with, and be advised as to the same by, its and their officers and independent accountants, all
at such reasonable times and intervals and to such reasonable extent as the Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders may desire (and subject, in the case of any such meetings or advice from such
independent accountants, to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures); provided that,
excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, (a) only the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Required Lenders may exercise rights of the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders under this Section 9.2, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more
than one time in any calendar year, which such visit will be at the Intermediate Holdings’ expense, and
(c) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.2, none of Intermediate Holdings or any of
the Restricted Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making
copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (i) constitutes
non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to
the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited
by law or any agreement binding on a third party or (iii) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or
constitutes attorney work product; provided, further, that when an Event of Default exists, the
Administrative Agent (or any of its respective representatives or independent contractors) or any
representative of the Required Lenders may do any of the foregoing at the expense of Intermediate
Holdings at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders shall give Intermediate Holdings the opportunity to
participate in any discussions with Intermediate Holdings’ independent public accountants.
9.3Maintenance of Insurance. (a) Intermediate Holdings will, and will cause each Restricted
Subsidiary to, at all times maintain in full force and effect, pursuant to self-insurance arrangements or
with insurance companies that Intermediate Holdings believes (in the good faith judgment of the
management of Intermediate Holdings) are financially sound and responsible at the time the relevant
coverage is placed or renewed, insurance in at least such amounts (after giving effect to any self-
insurance which Intermediate Holdings believes (in the good faith judgment of management of
Intermediate Holdings) is reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of its business and the
availability of insurance on a cost-effective basis) and against at least such risks (and with such risk
retentions) as Intermediate Holdings believes (in the good faith judgment of management of Intermediate
Holdings) is reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of its business and the availability of
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insurance on a cost-effective basis; and will furnish to the Administrative Agent, promptly following
written request from the Administrative Agent, information presented in reasonable detail as to the
insurance so carried and (b) with respect to any improved Mortgaged Property located in a special flood
hazard area, Intermediate Holdings will obtain flood insurance in such total amount as required by the
Flood Insurance Laws and shall otherwise comply with the Flood Insurance Laws. Each such policy of
insurance shall (i) name the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties as an additional insured
thereunder as its interests may appear and (ii) in the case of each casualty insurance policy, contain a loss
payable clause or endorsement that names the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as the
loss payee thereunder.
9.4Payment of Taxes. Each of Holdings and Intermediate Holdings will pay and discharge
or cause to be paid and discharged, and will cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to pay and
discharge, all material Taxes imposed upon it (including in its capacity as a withholding agent) or upon
its income or profits, or upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which penalties attach
thereto, and all lawful material claims in respect of any Taxes imposed, assessed or levied that, if unpaid,
would reasonably be expected to become a material Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon any
properties of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that none of
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be required to pay any such
Tax that (i) is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings if it has maintained adequate
reserves (in the good faith judgment of management of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or such
Restricted Subsidiaries) with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and it can lawfully withhold such
payment or (ii) the failure to pay would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
9.5Preservation of Existence. Intermediate Holdings will, and will cause each Restricted
Subsidiary to, take all actions necessary (a) to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence,
organizational rights and authority and (b) to maintain its rights, privileges (including its good standing
(if applicable)), permits, licenses and franchises necessary in the normal conduct of its business, in each
case, except to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect; provided, however, that Intermediate Holdings and its respective Subsidiaries may
consummate any transaction that is a Permitted Investment and under Section 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 or 10.5.
9.6Compliance with Statutes, Regulations, Etc. Intermediate Holdings will, and will cause
each Restricted Subsidiary to, (a) comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and orders
applicable to it or its property and all governmental approvals or authorizations required to conduct its
business, and to maintain all such governmental approvals or authorizations in full force and effect,
(b) comply with, and use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure compliance by its tenants and
subtenants, if any, with, all Environmental Laws and obtain and comply with and maintain, and use
commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that its tenants and subtenants obtain and comply with and
maintain, any and all licenses, approvals, notifications, registrations or permits required by
Environmental Laws and (c) conduct and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing, and
all remedial, removal and other actions, in each case, to the extent required under Environmental Laws
and promptly comply with all orders and directives having the force and effect of law of all
Governmental Authorities regarding Environmental Laws, other than such orders and directives which are
being timely contested in good faith by proper proceedings, except in each case of (a), (b) and (c) of this
Section 9.6, where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
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9.7ERISA. Where applicable, (a) Intermediate Holdings will furnish to the Administrative
Agent promptly following the receipt thereof, copies of any documents described in Sections 101(k) or
101(l) of ERISA that any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries may request with respect to any
Multiemployer Plan to which a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to contribute; provided
that if the Credit Parties or any of their Subsidiaries have not requested such documents or notices from
the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, then, upon reasonable request of the
Administrative Agent, the Credit Parties or their Subsidiaries shall promptly make a request for such
documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and Intermediate Holdings shall provide copies
of such documents and notices to the Administrative Agent promptly after receipt thereof; provided,
further, that the rights granted to the Administrative Agent in this Section 9.7 shall be exercised not more
than once during a 12-month period, and (b) Intermediate Holdings will notify the Administrative Agent
promptly following the occurrence of an ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA
Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Credit Party that
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
9.8Maintenance of Properties. Intermediate Holdings will, and will cause each of the
Restricted Subsidiaries to, keep and maintain all tangible property material to the conduct of its business
in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear, casualty and condemnation excepted,
except to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
9.9[Reserved].
9.10Additional Guarantors and Grantors. Subject to any applicable limitations set forth in
the Security Documents, Intermediate Holdings will cause each direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary
(other than any Excluded Subsidiary) formed or otherwise purchased or acquired after the Closing Date
(including pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition), and each other Restricted Subsidiary that ceases to
constitute an Excluded Subsidiary, within 60 days from the date of such formation, acquisition or
cessation, as applicable (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable
discretion), and Intermediate Holdings may at its option cause any other Restricted Subsidiary, to execute
a supplement to each of the Guarantee, the Pledge Agreement, the Security Agreement and any other
Security Document, as applicable, in order to become a Guarantor under the Guarantee and a grantor
under such Security Documents and take all other action reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to
grant a perfected security interest in its assets to substantially the same extent as created and perfected by
the Credit Parties on the Closing Date and pursuant to Section 9.13(d) in the case of such Credit Parties.
For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Credit Document, neither
Intermediate Holdings nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall be required to take any action outside the
United States to perfect any security interest in the Collateral (including the execution of any agreement,
document or other instrument governed by the law of any jurisdiction other than the United States or any
state or political subdivision thereof or the District of Columbia); provided that, for the avoidance of
doubt, Intermediate Holdings, in its sole discretion, may designate Restricted Subsidiaries as
Discretionary Foreign Guarantors in accordance with this Agreement and, in connection with any such
designation, Intermediate Holdings and Administrative Agent shall enter into such additional Credit
Documents and take such additional actions outside the United States as shall be reasonably agreed by
Intermediate Holdings and the Administrative Agent.
9.11Pledge of Additional Stock and Evidence of Indebtedness. Subject to any applicable
limitations set forth in the Security Documents and other than (x) when in the reasonable determination
of the Administrative Agent and Intermediate Holdings (as agreed to in writing), the cost or other
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consequences of doing so would be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders
therefrom or (y) to the extent doing so would result in material adverse tax consequences as reasonably
determined by Intermediate Holdings in consultation with the Administrative Agent, Holdings and
Intermediate Holdings will cause (i) all certificates representing Capital Stock and Stock Equivalents of
any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Stock and Stock Equivalents) held directly by
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any other Credit Party, (ii) all evidences of Indebtedness in excess of
$5,000,000 and (iii) any promissory notes executed after the Closing Date evidencing Indebtedness in
excess of $5,000,000 of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Subsidiary that is owing to Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings or any other Credit Party, in each case, to be delivered to the Collateral Agent as
security for the Obligations, accompanied by undated instruments of transfer executed in blank pursuant
to the terms of the Security Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any promissory note among
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries need not be delivered to the Collateral
Agent, so long as (i) a global intercompany note superseding such promissory note has been delivered to
the Collateral Agent, (ii) such promissory note is not delivered to any other party other than Holdings or
any other Credit Party, in each case, owed money thereunder, and (iii) such promissory note indicates on
its face that it is subject to the security interest of the Collateral Agent.
9.12Use of Proceeds.
(a)The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Initial Term Loans, the Revolving Loans (if
any), the Equity Investment and, at its option, cash on hand, on the date the Acquisition is consummated
to effect the Transactions and to pay Transaction Expenses.
(b)The Borrower will use Letters of Credit, Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans for
working capital and for other general corporate purposes, including permitted Investments, acquisitions,
Restricted Payments, capital expenditures and any other transaction not prohibited by the Credit
Documents.
(c)The proceeds of the Delayed Draw Term Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, (i) for
Permitted Acquisitions and similar Investments (including the payment of any fees, costs and expenses,
earn-outs and other deferred or contingent acquisition consideration (including, for the avoidance of
doubt, any seller note) and holdbacks related thereto), (ii) to replenish balance sheet cash or repay
Revolving Loans used to fund any such Permitted Acquisition or other similar Investment pursuant to
clause (i) above, so long as, in each case, such Delayed Draw Term Loans are incurred for the purposes
described in this clause (ii) within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the consummation of such
Permitted Acquisition or other similar Investment, (iii) for capital expenditures and (iv) for payment of
any fees, costs and expenses in connection with the clauses (i) through (iii).
(d)The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Amendment No. 1 Incremental Term Loans to
repay Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.
(e)The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Amendment No. 3 Incremental Term
Loans to repay Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date.
9.13Further Assurances.
(a)Subject to the terms of Sections 9.10 and 9.11, this Section 9.13 and the Security
Documents, Intermediate Holdings will, and will cause each other Credit Party to, execute any and all
further documents, financing statements, intellectual property security agreements, agreements, and
instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements,
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intellectual property security agreements, fixture filings, mortgages, deeds of trust, and other documents)
that may be required under any applicable law, or that the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders may
reasonably request, in order to grant, preserve, protect, and perfect the validity and priority of the security
interests created or intended to be created by the applicable Security Documents, all at the expense of
Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries. For avoidance of doubt, nothing under this
Agreement or the Security Documents shall be construed as a requirement to enter into any source code
escrow arrangement, an obligation to register or apply for the registration of or obtain any issuance of
Intellectual Property in any jurisdiction, or an obligation to make any filings or take any actions to record
or to perfect the Agents’ lien on or security interest in (I) any Intellectual Property other than UCC filings
and the filing of documents effecting the recordation of security interests in the United States Copyright
Office and United States Patent and Trademark Office or (II) any Intellectual Property subsisting outside
of the United States.
(b)Subject to any applicable limitations set forth in the Security Documents and other than
(x) when in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent and Intermediate Holdings (as
agreed to in writing), the cost or other consequences of doing so would be excessive in view of the
benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom or (y) to the extent doing so would result in material
adverse tax consequences as reasonably determined by Intermediate Holdings in consultation with the
Administrative Agent, if any assets (other than Excluded Property) (including any real estate or
improvements thereto or any interest therein but excluding Capital Stock and Stock Equivalents of any
Subsidiary) are acquired by Intermediate Holdings or any other Credit Party after the Closing Date (other
than assets constituting Collateral under a Security Document that become subject to the Lien of the
applicable Security Document upon acquisition thereof) that are of a nature secured by a Security
Document or that constitute a fee interest in real property in the United States having a Fair Market
Value in excess of $5,000,000, Intermediate Holdings will notify the Collateral Agent, and, if requested
by the Collateral Agent, Intermediate Holdings will cause such assets to be subjected to a Lien securing
the Obligations (provided, however, that in the event any Mortgage delivered pursuant to this clause (b)
shall incur any mortgage recording tax or similar charges in connection with the recording thereof, such
Mortgage shall not secure an amount in excess of the Fair Market Value of the applicable Mortgaged
Property) and will take, and cause the other applicable Credit Parties to take, such actions as shall be
necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, as soon as commercially reasonable but in no
event later than 90 days after such acquisition, unless waived or extended by the Administrative Agent in
its sole discretion, to grant and perfect such Liens consistent with the applicable requirements of the
Security Documents, including actions described in clause (a) of this Section 9.13.
(c)Any Mortgage delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the preceding
clause (b) shall, if requested by the Collateral Agent, be received as soon as commercially reasonable but
in no event later than 90 days (except as set forth in the preceding clause (b)), unless waived or extended
by the Administrative Agent acting reasonably and accompanied by (x) a policy or policies (or an
unconditional binding commitment therefor to be replaced by a final title policy) of title insurance issued
by a nationally recognized title insurance company (each such policy, a “Title Policy”), in such amounts
as reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent not to exceed the Fair Market Value of the
applicable Mortgaged Property, insuring the Lien of each Mortgage as a valid first Lien on the
Mortgaged Property described therein, free of any other Liens except as expressly permitted by
Section 10.2 or as otherwise permitted by the Administrative Agent and otherwise in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and Intermediate Holdings, together with such
endorsements, co-insurance and reinsurance as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request but
only to the extent such endorsements are (i) available in the relevant jurisdiction (provided in no event
shall the Administrative Agent request a creditors’ rights endorsement) and (ii) available at commercially
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reasonable rates, (y) an opinion of local counsel to the applicable Credit Party in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (z) a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency
Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination, and if any improvements on such
Mortgaged Property are located in a special flood hazard area, (i) a notice about special flood hazard area
status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the applicable Credit Parties and (ii) certificates of
insurance evidencing the insurance required by Section 9.3 in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent, and (aa) an ALTA survey in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to
the Collateral Agent or such existing survey together with a no-change affidavit sufficient for the title
company to remove all standard survey exceptions from the Title Policy related to such Mortgaged
Property and issue the endorsements required in (x) above.
(d)Post-Closing Covenant. Each of Holdings and Intermediate Holdings agrees that it will,
or will cause its relevant Restricted Subsidiaries to, complete each of the actions described on
Schedule 9.13 as soon as commercially reasonable and by no later than the date set forth on
Schedule 9.13 with respect to such action or such later date as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
agree.
9.14[Reserved].
9.15Anti-Corruption, Etc. Within 90 days of commencing material business operations
outside of the United States, Intermediate Holdings shall adopt and maintain in effect policies and
procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance by Intermediate Holdings, its
Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws
and applicable Sanctions, and Intermediate Holdings, its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and
directors and, to the knowledge of Intermediate Holdings, employees and agents, shall comply with Anti-
Corruption Laws in all material respects and with applicable Sanctions. Holdings, Intermediate Holdings
and its Subsidiaries shall not use any Loan or Letter of Credit or the proceeds thereof in violation of any
Anti-Corruption Law or applicable Sanctions or in any other manner that would constitute or give rise to
a violation of Sanctions by any Lender.
Section 10.        Negative Covenants.
Intermediate Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (and solely with respect to Section 10.10,
Holdings) hereby covenants and agrees that on the Closing Date and thereafter, until the Commitments,
the Swingline Commitment and each Letter of Credit have terminated or been Cash Collateralized in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Loans and Unpaid Drawings, together with interest,
Fees and all other Obligations incurred hereunder (other than contingent indemnity obligations as to
which no valid demand has been made, Secured Hedge Obligations, Secured Cash Management
Obligations and Letters of Credit Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms of this Agreement),
are paid in full:
10.1Limitation on Indebtedness. Intermediate Holdings will not, and will not permit any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries to create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable,
contingently or otherwise (collectively, “incur” and collectively, an “incurrence”) with respect to any
Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness), except that the foregoing limitations will not apply to:
(a)Indebtedness arising under the Credit Documents;
(b)[reserved];
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(c)Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date (including any unused commitment, any
Capitalized Lease Obligations, intercompany Indebtedness, letter of credit obligations and Indebtedness
permitted to be outstanding on the Closing Date under the Acquisition Agreement) listed on
Schedule 10.1 (together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof);
(d)(i) Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money
Indebtedness) to finance the purchase, lease, construction, installation, maintenance, replacement or
improvement of property (real or personal) or equipment that is used or useful in a Similar Business,
whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of any Person owning such assets and
Indebtedness arising from the conversion of the obligations of Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted
Subsidiary under or pursuant to any “synthetic lease” transactions to on-balance sheet Indebtedness of
Intermediate Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the
greater of (x) $14,000,000 and (y) 35% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period
(calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) at the time of incurrence (together with any Refinancing Indebtedness
in respect thereof and all accrued interest, fees and expenses), (ii) Capitalized Lease Obligations assumed
in connection Permitted Acquisitions that are not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted
Acquisition (together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof and all accrued interest, fees
and expenses) and (iii) Indebtedness arising out of Permitted Sale Leasebacks;
(e)Indebtedness (including letter of credit obligations consistent with past practice
constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of
business), in respect of workers’ compensation claims, deferred compensation, performance or surety
bonds, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or
self-insurance or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement or indemnification type obligations
regarding workers’ compensation claims, performance or surety bonds, health, disability or other
employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance;
(f)Indebtedness arising from agreements of Intermediate Holdings or a Restricted
Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earn-out or similar obligations,
in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets
or a Subsidiary or other Person, other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring
all or any portion of such business, assets or a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition;
(g)Indebtedness of Intermediate Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary owing to Intermediate
Holdings or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, if Intermediate Holdings or a Guarantor incurs
such Indebtedness owing to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, such Indebtedness is
subordinated in right of payment to the Guarantee of such Guarantor as the case may be on terms
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that any such Indebtedness
under this paragraph (g) shall be permitted to the extent permitted as an Investment pursuant to
Section 10.6); provided, further, that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other
event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other
subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to Intermediate Holdings or another Restricted
Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to be an incurrence of such Indebtedness not permitted by this
clause;
(h)shares of preferred stock of a Restricted Subsidiary issued to Intermediate Holdings or
another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or
any other event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or
any other subsequent transfer of any such shares of preferred stock (except to Intermediate Holdings or
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another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed in each case to be an issuance of such shares of preferred
stock not permitted by this clause;
(i)Hedging Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business (excluding Hedging
Obligations entered into for speculative purposes);
(j)(i) obligations in respect of self-insurance and similar obligations provided by
Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or consistent with
past practice, (ii) Bonding Obligations of Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred in
the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice or industry norm or (iii) obligations in
respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto in the ordinary course
of business or consistent with past practice; provided that the face amount of such Bonding Obligations
under clause (ii) hereof shall not exceed $100,000,000 in the aggregate.
(k)Indebtedness not otherwise permitted hereunder in an aggregate principal amount not to
exceed (together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) the greater of (x) $20,000,000
and (y) 50% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a Pro
Forma Basis) at the time of incurrence;
(l)Indebtedness incurred or issued to refinance any Indebtedness incurred under clause (c)
or (d) or (k) above, this clause (l), and clauses (m), (q), (v) (subject to the terms set forth in clause (v)),
(x), (y), and (dd) below or any Indebtedness incurred or issued to so refinance, replace, refund, extend,
renew, defease, restructure, amend, restate or otherwise modify (collectively, “refinance”) such
Indebtedness (the “Refinancing Indebtedness”) prior to its respective maturity; provided that such
Refinancing Indebtedness (1) has a weighted average life to maturity at the time such Refinancing
Indebtedness is incurred which is not less than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of the
Indebtedness being refinanced, (2) to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness refinances (i)
Indebtedness that is unsecured or secured by a Lien ranking junior to the Liens securing the Obligations,
such Refinancing Indebtedness is unsecured or secured by a Lien ranking junior to the Liens securing the
Obligations and (ii) Indebtedness subordinated to the Obligations, such Refinancing Indebtedness is
subordinated to the Obligations at least to the same extent as the Indebtedness being refinanced, (3) shall
not include Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of Intermediate Holdings that is not a Guarantor that refinances
Indebtedness of Intermediate Holdings or a Guarantor, (4) shall not be in a principal amount that exceeds
the amount of loans and commitments so refinanced (unless such additional amount constitutes a
utilization of a then available basket), plus fees, expenses, commissions, underwriting discounts and
premiums payable in connection therewith and (5) shall be subject to an Acceptable Intercreditor
Agreement or other customary intercreditor agreements, as applicable, that are entered into in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Intermediate Holdings and the Administrative Agent;
(m)Indebtedness of Persons that are acquired by Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted
Subsidiary or merged into or consolidated with Intermediate Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary in
accordance with the terms hereof (including in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or through
designating an Unrestricted Subsidiary a Restricted Subsidiary); provided that (x) such Indebtedness
existed at the time of such acquisition, merger, consolidation or designation and was not incurred in
contemplation of such acquisition, merger, consolidation or designation, after giving effect to any such
acquisition, merger, consolidation or designation, (y) such Indebtedness is not (A) secured by any
property or assets other than the property or assets acquired or (B) guaranteed by any Credit Party (other
than a person acquired in a Permitted Acquisition or other investment or any person who merges with or
acquires the assets of such Person in connection with such Permitted Acquisition or other investment)
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and (z) at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, Intermediate Holdings is in Pro Forma Compliance with
the financial covenant set forth in Section 10.9;
(n)Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a
check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business;
(o)(i) Indebtedness supported by a letter of credit, in a principal amount not in excess of the
stated amount of such letter of credit so long as such letter of credit is otherwise permitted to be incurred
pursuant to this Section 10.1, (ii) obligations in respect of letters of support, guarantees or similar
obligations issued, made or incurred for the benefit of any Subsidiary of Intermediate Holdings to the
extent required by law or in connection with any statutory filing or the delivery of audit opinions
performed in jurisdictions other than within the United States or (iii) Indebtedness in respect of letters of
credit obtained other than pursuant to this Agreement, so long as the aggregate undrawn face amount
thereof does not exceed $750,000 at any time outstanding;
(p)(1) any guarantee by Intermediate Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness or
other obligations of any Restricted Subsidiary so long as in the case of a guarantee of Indebtedness by a
Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, such Indebtedness could have been incurred directly by the
Restricted Subsidiary providing such guarantee or (2) any guarantee by a Restricted Subsidiary of
Indebtedness of Intermediate Holdings;
(q)Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors in the aggregate not to
exceed (together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) the greater of (x) $16,000,000
and (y) 40% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a Pro
Forma Basis) at the time of incurrence;
(r)Indebtedness of Intermediate Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries consisting of
(i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take or pay obligations contained in supply arrangements in
each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;
(s)(i) Indebtedness of Intermediate Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries
undertaken in connection with cash management and related activities with respect to any Subsidiary or
joint venture in the ordinary course of business, including with respect to financial accommodations of the
type described in the definition of “Cash Management Services” and (ii) Indebtedness owed on a short
term basis of no longer than 30 days to banks and other financial institutions incurred in the ordinary
course of business of Intermediate Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries with such banks or financial
institutions that arises in connection with ordinary banking arrangements to manage cash balances of
Intermediate Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(t)Indebtedness consisting of Indebtedness issued by Intermediate Holdings or any of the
Restricted Subsidiaries to future, current or former officers, directors, managers and employees thereof,
their respective estates, spouses or former spouses, in each case to finance the purchase or redemption of
Equity Interests of Intermediate Holdings or any direct or indirect parent company of Intermediate
Holdings to the extent permitted by Sections 10.5 and 10.6;
(u)Indebtedness in respect of (i) Permitted Other Indebtedness to the extent that the Net
Cash Proceeds therefrom are applied to the prepayment of Term Loans in the manner set forth in Section
5.2(a)(iii) and (ii) any refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness specified in
subclause (i) above; provided that (x) the principal amount of any such Indebtedness is not increased
above the principal amount thereof outstanding immediately prior to such refinancing, refunding, renewal
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or extension (except for any original issue discount thereon and the amount of fees, expenses, and
premium and accrued and unpaid interest in connection with such refinancing) and (y) such Indebtedness
otherwise complies with the definition of Permitted Other Indebtedness;
(v)so long as no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing at the time of incurrence of
such Indebtedness (or, if such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with a Limited Condition
Transaction, so long as no Event of Default shall exist at the time of execution of the definitive
documentation governing such Limited Condition Transaction and so long as no Event of Default under
Section 11.1 or Section 11.5 exists on the date such Indebtedness is incurred), Indebtedness in respect of
(i) Permitted Other Indebtedness; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all such Permitted
Other Indebtedness issued or incurred pursuant to this subclause (i) (together with any Refinancing
Indebtedness in respect thereof) shall not exceed the Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount, (ii) any
refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness specified in subclause (i) above to the
extent permitted pursuant to clause (l) above; provided further that, in each case under this clause (v), (x)
such Indebtedness otherwise complies with the definition of Permitted Other Indebtedness and (y) any
such Indebtedness that meets the MFN Parameters shall be subject to the MFN Protection and ((A) (x)
rank pari passu or subordinate in right of payment with the Obligations;
(w)(i) Indebtedness in respect of Permitted Debt Exchange Notes incurred pursuant to a
Permitted Debt Exchange in accordance with Section 2.15 (and which does not generate any additional
proceeds) and (ii) any refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness specified in
subclause (i) above; provided that (x) the principal amount of any such Indebtedness is not increased
above the principal amount thereof outstanding immediately prior to such refinancing, refunding, renewal
or extension (except for any original issue discount thereon and the amount of fees, expenses, and
premium and accrued and unpaid interest in connection with such refinancing) and (y) such Indebtedness
otherwise complies with the definition of Permitted Other Indebtedness;
(x)Indebtedness (including Indebtedness incurred to consummate a Permitted Acquisition or
other Investment and Acquired Indebtedness incurred in connection with or in contemplation of a
Permitted Acquisition or other Investment), subject to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement or other
applicable intercreditor arrangements (if any) applicable to the priority of Indebtedness contemplated
thereby, in an unlimited amount so long as (i) in the case of Indebtedness secured by Liens on the
Collateral on a pari passu basis with Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations, the Consolidated
First Lien Secured Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) shall be less
than or equal to 5.00:1.00; provided, however, that any Indebtedness that meets the MFN Parameters
incurred pursuant to this clause (i) (and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) shall be subject
to the MFN Protection, (ii) in the case of Indebtedness secured by Liens on the Collateral on a junior lien
basis with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations, the Consolidated Senior Secured Debt to
Consolidated EBITDA Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) shall be less than or equal to 5.50:1.00
and (iii) in the case of Indebtedness that is unsecured or secured by assets other than Collateral, the
Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) shall be less
than or equal to 6.00:1.00; provided that the amount of Indebtedness that may be incurred pursuant to this
clause (x) by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors (together with Refinancing Indebtedness in
respect thereof) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $16,000,000 and (y) 40% of Consolidated EBITDA
for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) at the time of incurrence;
provided, further, that any such Indebtedness otherwise complies with the definition of Permitted Other
Indebtedness;
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(y)unsecured Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and preferred stock of Intermediate Holdings
or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount (together with any Refinancing
Indebtedness in respect thereof) up to 100% of the net cash proceeds received by Intermediate Holdings
since immediately after the Closing Date from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of Intermediate
Holdings or cash contributed to the capital of Intermediate Holding (in each case, other than proceeds of
Cure Amounts, Disqualified Stock or sales of Equity Interests to Intermediate Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries) as determined in accordance with clauses (c) and (d) of the definition of “Available
Amount” to the extent such net cash proceeds or cash have not been applied pursuant to such clauses to
make Restricted Payments, Investments or prepayments of Junior Debt pursuant to Section 10.5, 10.6 or
10.7;
(z)unsecured Indebtedness that represents accrued (or deferred) and unpaid management
fees to the Sponsor or its Affiliates; provided, that the payment of such management fees in respect of
such Indebtedness is not otherwise prohibited under Section 10.5;
(aa)Accounts payable (for the deferred purchase price of property or services) from time to
time incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(bb)Indebtedness arising in connection with endorsement of instruments for deposit in the
ordinary course of business;
(cc)Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of Intermediate Holdings
or the Restricted Subsidiaries or similar arrangements (including, without limitation, Indebtedness issued
in connection with Restricted Payments permitted under Section 10.5(d));
(dd)Indebtedness consisting of local lines of credit, asset based facilities or other ordinary
course working capital facilities of Foreign Subsidiaries that are non-recourse to Intermediate Holdings
or any Guarantor in an aggregate amount not to exceed (together with any Refinancing Indebtedness in
respect thereof) the greater of $10,000,000 and 25% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently
ended Test Period (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis); and
(ee)Indebtedness of any Subsidiary incurred pursuant to a Permitted Receivables Financing.
Accrual of interest (including “paid-in-kind” interest) or dividends, the accretion of accreted value, the
accretion or amortization of original issue discount and the payment of interest or dividends in the form of
additional Indebtedness will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this
covenant. Any Refinancing Indebtedness and any Indebtedness incurred to refinance Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to clauses (a) and (y) above shall be deemed to include additional Indebtedness incurred
to pay premiums (including reasonable tender premiums), defeasance costs, fees and expenses in
connection with such refinancing.
10.2Limitation on Liens. Intermediate Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any property or assets of
any kind (real or personal, tangible or intangible) of Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:
(a)Liens securing the Obligations pursuant to the Security Documents;
(b)Permitted Liens;
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(c)Liens in existence on the Closing Date and disclosed on Schedule 10.2;
(d)Liens existing at the time such property is acquired on property acquired by Intermediate
Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date or Liens existing on Property of a
Person immediately prior to such Person being consolidated with or merged into Intermediate Holdings
or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (a)
no such Lien shall have been created or assumed in contemplation of such acquisition, consolidation or
merger or such Person’s becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (b) each such Lien shall at all times be
confined solely to the Property so acquired and (c) the incurrence of any Indebtedness secured by such
Liens will not otherwise cause a Default hereunder;
(e)Liens to extend or renew Liens permitted by clauses (c) and (d) above so long as such
Liens do not extend to any property not subject to the original Lien;
(f)Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.1(d); provided that any such
Liens attach only to the property being financed pursuant to such Indebtedness and do not encumber any
other property of Intermediate Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(g)Liens securing Indebtedness on a pari passu or junior basis on the Collateral securing the
Obligations and outstanding pursuant to Section 10.1(k), subject to an Acceptable Intercreditor
Agreement or other applicable intercreditor arrangements (if any) applicable to the priority of
Indebtedness contemplated thereby, or Section 10.1(o)(iii) (including first priority liens on cash collateral
securing such Indebtedness);
(h)Liens securing Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to clauses (i), (l), (m), (q) (provided
such Liens shall be limited to Liens on the assets of the Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors),
(u), (v), (w), (x), (dd) (provided such Lien shall be limited to Liens secured by the assets of Restricted
Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors) or (gg) of Section 10.1, subject to an Acceptable Intercreditor
Agreement or other applicable customary intercreditor arrangements (if any) applicable to the priority of
Indebtedness contemplated thereby on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and
Intermediate Holdings;
(i)Liens securing Hedging Obligations and Cash Management Services, so long as the
related Indebtedness is, and is permitted hereunder to be, secured by a Lien on the same property
securing such Hedging Obligations and Cash Management Services;
(j)(i) Deposits securing liability to insurance carriers under insurance plans and (ii) pledges
and deposits securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations
in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property,
casualty or liability insurance to Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(k)Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by Intermediate Holdings or any
of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in connection
with a Permitted Acquisition;
(l)Liens on securities that are the subject of repurchase agreements constituting Cash
Equivalents;
(m)Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (a) relating to the establishment of depository
relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (b) relating to pooled
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deposits or sweep accounts of Intermediate Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to permit
satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of Intermediate
Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (c) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered
into with customers in the ordinary course of business;
(n)Liens in favor of a Credit Party;
(o)Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to
Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section
10.1;
(p)Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or
successive refinancing, refunding, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any
Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in clauses (a), (f), (g), (h), (n) and (o) of this Section 10.2;
provided that (a) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured the
original Lien (plus improvements on such property), and (b) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at
such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (1) the outstanding principal amount or,
if greater, the committed amount of the Indebtedness described in clauses (a), (f), (g), (h), (n) and (o) at
the time the original Lien became permitted under this Agreement, and (2) an amount necessary to pay
any fees and expenses, including premiums and accrued and unpaid interest, related to such refinancing,
refunding, extension, renewal, or replacement;
(q)Liens granted by any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Permitted Receivables
Financing securing debt incurred pursuant to Section 10.1(ee); and
(r)Liens securing Bonding Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or
consistent with past practice or industry norm and permitted under Section 10.1(j)(ii).
10.3Limitation on Fundamental Changes. Intermediate Holdings will not, and will not permit
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate,
wind up, strike-off or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or convey, sell, lease,
assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, all or substantially all its business units, assets or other
properties, except that:
(a)so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom,
any Subsidiary of Intermediate Holdings or any other Person may be merged, amalgamated or
consolidated with or into the Borrower; provided that (A) the Borrower shall be the continuing or
surviving corporation or (B) if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation or
consolidation is not the Borrower (such other Person, the “Successor Borrower”), (1) the Successor
Borrower shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof,
the District of Columbia or any territory thereof, (2) the Successor Borrower shall expressly assume all
the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents pursuant to a
supplement hereto or thereto or in a form otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
(3) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation or consolidation, shall have,
by a supplement to the Guarantee, confirmed that its guarantee thereunder shall apply to any Successor
Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, (4) each Subsidiary grantor and each Subsidiary pledgor,
unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation or consolidation, shall have, by a supplement to
any applicable Security Document, affirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to its Guarantee as
reaffirmed pursuant to clause (3), (5) each mortgagor of a Mortgaged Property, unless it is the other party
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to such merger, amalgamation or consolidation, shall have affirmed that its obligations under the
applicable Mortgage shall apply to its Guarantee as reaffirmed pursuant to clause (3), and (6) the
Successor Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent (x) an officer’s certificate stating
that such merger, amalgamation, or consolidation and such supplements preserve the enforceability of the
Guarantee and the perfection and priority of the Liens under the applicable Security Documents, (y) if
requested by the Administrative Agent, an opinion of counsel to the effect that such merger,
amalgamation, or consolidation does not violate this Agreement or any other Credit Document and that
the provisions set forth in the preceding clauses (3) through (5) preserve the enforceability of the
Guarantee and the perfection of the Liens created under the applicable Security Documents (it being
understood that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Borrower will succeed to, and be substituted
for, the Borrower under this Agreement) and (z) all reasonably requested documentation and other
information regarding the Successor Borrower requested in connection with applicable “know your
customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, to the extent requested within three (3)
Business Days of the Administrative Agent being provided written notice of the Successor Borrower
transaction;
(b)so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom,
any Subsidiary of Intermediate Holdings or any other Person (in each case, other than the Borrower) may
be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into any one or more Subsidiaries of Intermediate
Holdings; provided that (i) in the case of any merger, amalgamation or consolidation involving one or
more Restricted Subsidiaries, (A) a Restricted Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving Person or
(B) the Borrower shall cause the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation or
consolidation (if other than a Restricted Subsidiary) to become a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) in the case of
any merger, amalgamation or consolidation involving one or more Guarantors, a Guarantor shall be the
continuing or surviving Person or the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation or
consolidation and if the surviving Person is not already a Guarantor, such Person shall execute a
supplement to the Guarantee and the relevant Security Documents in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in order to become a Guarantor and pledgor, mortgagor and
grantor, as applicable, thereunder for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and (iii) the Borrower shall have
delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate stating that such merger, amalgamation or
consolidation and any such supplements to any Security Document preserve the enforceability of the
Guarantees and the perfection and priority of the Liens under the applicable Security Documents;
(c)the Transactions may be consummated;
(d)(i) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party may convey, sell, lease, assign,
transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or dissolution or
otherwise) to Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) any Credit Party (other than the
Borrower, Intermediate Holdings or Holdings) may convey, sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise
dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or dissolution or otherwise) to any other
Credit Party;
(e)any Subsidiary (other than the Borrower, Intermediate Holdings or Holdings) may
convey, sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary
liquidation or dissolution or otherwise) to a Credit Party; provided that the consideration for any such
disposition by any Person other than a Guarantor shall not exceed the fair value of such assets (as
determined by Intermediate Holdings in good faith);
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(f)Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate a merger,
dissolution, liquidation, consolidation, investment or conveyance, sale, lease, assignment or disposition,
the purpose of which is to effect an Asset Sale permitted by Section 10.4 or an investment permitted
pursuant to Section 10.6; and
(g)undertaking or consummating any IPO Reorganization Transactions.
10.4Limitation on Sale of Assets. Intermediate Holdings will not, and will not permit any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale, unless:
(a)(i) Intermediate Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives
consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value (as determined in
good faith by Intermediate Holdings at the time of contractually agreeing to such Asset Sale) of the assets
sold or otherwise disposed of and (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the
time of execution of the definitive documentation in respect of such Asset Sale and no Event of Default
pursuant to Sections 11.1 or 11.5 (with respect to the Borrower) shall have occurred and be continuing at
the time of consummation of such Asset Sale;
(b)Intermediate Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary may consummate any Asset Sale
required by the U.S. Department of Justice as a condition to anti-trust clearance; and
(c)except in the case of a Permitted Asset Swap (but subject to the last sentence of this
clause), if the property or assets sold or otherwise disposed of have a Fair Market Value in excess of the
greater of $2,000,000 and 5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period
(calculated on a Pro Forma Basis), at least 75% of the consideration therefor received by Intermediate
Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents;
provided that the amount of:
(i)any liabilities (as reflected on Intermediate Holdings’ most recent consolidated
balance sheet or in the footnotes thereto, or if incurred or accrued subsequent to the date of such balance
sheet, such liabilities that would have been reflected on Intermediate Holdings’ consolidated balance
sheet or in the footnotes thereto if such incurrence or accrual had taken place on or prior to the date of
such consolidated balance sheet, as determined in good faith by Intermediate Holdings) of Intermediate
Holdings, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Loans, that are assumed by the
transferee of any such assets (or are otherwise extinguished in connection with the transactions relating
to such Asset Sale) and for which Intermediate Holdings and all such Restricted Subsidiaries have been
validly released by all applicable creditors in writing;
(ii)any securities, notes or other obligations or assets received by Intermediate
Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by Intermediate Holdings
or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents, or by their terms are required to be satisfied
for cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received), in each case, within
180 days following the closing of such Asset Sale;
(iii)Indebtedness, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the
Loans, that are of any Restricted Subsidiary that is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such
Asset Sale, to the extent that Intermediate Holdings and all Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly
released from any Guarantee of payment of such Indebtedness in connection with such Asset Sale;
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(iv)any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by Intermediate Holdings or
such Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together
with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (iv) that is at that time
outstanding, not to exceed the greater of $8,000,000 and 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most
recently ended Test Period (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) at the time of the receipt of such
Designated Non-Cash Consideration, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-Cash
Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in
value, shall be deemed to be cash for purposes of this clause (c) of this provision and for no other
purpose; and
(v)no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the execution of
definitive documentation in respect of such Asset Sale and no Event of Default under Sections 11.1 or
11.5 shall have occurred and be continuing at the consummation of such Asset Sale.
Within the Reinvestment Period after Intermediate Holdings’ or any Restricted Subsidiary’s
receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale (including any cash or Cash Equivalents received by
the Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any Permitted Asset Swap), Intermediate
Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary shall apply the Net Cash Proceeds from such Asset Sale:
(A)(x) to prepay Loans or Permitted Other Indebtedness in accordance with
Section 5.2(a)(i); and/or
(B)to make investments in Intermediate Holdings and its Subsidiaries;
provided that Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries will be deemed to have complied
with this clause (B) if and to the extent that, within the Reinvestment Period after the Asset Sale that
generated the Net Cash Proceeds, Intermediate Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary has entered into
and not abandoned or rejected a binding agreement or letter of intent to consummate any such investment
described in this clause (B) with the good faith expectation that such Net Cash Proceeds will be applied
to satisfy such commitment within 180 days of such commitment and, in the event any such commitment
is later cancelled or terminated for any reason before the Net Cash Proceeds are applied in connection
therewith, Intermediate Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary prepays the Loans in accordance with
Section 5.2(a)(i).
(d)Pending the final application of any Net Cash Proceeds pursuant to this covenant,
Intermediate Holdings or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary may apply such Net Cash Proceeds
temporarily to reduce Indebtedness outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility or any other
revolving credit facility or otherwise invest such Net Cash Proceeds in any manner not prohibited by this
Agreement.
10.5Limitation on Restricted Payments. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to, declare, pay or make any Restricted Payment, except:
(a)the Borrower may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Equity Interests payable
solely in additional shares of its common stock;
(b)Restricted Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends ratably with respect to their Equity
Interests;
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(c)the Borrower may make Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock
option plans or other benefit plans for management, employees or independent consultants of the
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries;
(d)the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to pay for the repurchase, retirement or
other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect
Parent Entity or management investment vehicle held by any future, present or former employee,
director, manager or consultant of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or their estates, descendants,
family, spouse or former spouse pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option or phantom
equity plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, or any stock subscription or
shareholder agreement; provided that the aggregate Restricted Payments made under this clause (d)
subsequent to the Closing Date do not exceed $7,500,000 in any calendar year;
(e)the Borrower may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire Equity Interests issued by it
with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issuance of its Equity Interests;
(f)the Borrower may repurchase fractional shares of its Equity Interests arising out of stock
dividends, splits or combinations, business combinations or conversions of convertible securities;
(g)the Borrower or any Subsidiary may receive or accept the return to the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Subsidiary constituting a portion of the
purchase price consideration in settlement of indemnification claims;
(h)the Borrower or any Subsidiary may make payments or distributions to dissenting
stockholders pursuant to applicable law;
(i)the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments in an amount
not to exceed the Available Amount; provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing or would result therefrom and, solely with respect to Restricted Payments made in reliance on
the Available Amount Builder Component, after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis, the
Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is not greater than 4.25 to 1.00;
(j)[Reserved];
(k)the declaration and payment of dividends by or the making of loans to the Borrower or
any direct or indirect parent company of the Borrower in amounts required for any direct or indirect
parent company to pay (A) franchise, excise and other similar taxes, and other fees and expenses,
required, in each case, to maintain its organizational existence, (B) customary salary, bonus and other
benefits payable to officers, employees, directors, and managers of any direct or indirect parent company
of the Borrower to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership
or operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the Borrower’s proportionate share
of such amount relating to such Parent Entity being a public company, (C) general corporate or other
operating (including, without limitation, expenses related to filing, auditing or other accounting matters)
and overhead costs and expenses of any direct or indirect Parent Entity to the extent such costs and
expenses are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries,
including the Borrower’s proportionate share of such amount relating to such Parent Entity being a public
company and (D) amounts required for any direct or indirect Parent Entity to pay fees and expenses
incurred by any direct or indirect Parent Entity related to (i) the maintenance by such parent entity of its
corporate or other entity existence and (ii) transactions of such Parent Entity of the type described in
clause (x) of the definition of Consolidated Net Income;
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(l)the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdings or any direct or indirect parent
company that are used by the Borrower or such parent company to satisfy its obligations pursuant to its
organizational documents, in each case, as in effect on the Closing Date with respect to indemnifying its
direct or indirect parent company, managing member, officers and directors, with respect to liabilities
incurred in performing work for the benefit of the Borrower and the other Restricted Subsidiaries;
(m)so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of
payment thereof, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may make additional Restricted Payments,
so long as, after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis, the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated
EBITDA Ratio is not greater than 4.00:1.00;
(n)(A) the declaration and payment of dividends to the Borrower in respect of Designated
Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) issued by the Borrower after the Closing Date or (B) the
declaration and payment of dividends to any direct or indirect parent company of the Borrower, the
proceeds of which will be used to fund the payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of
Designated Preferred Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of such parent company issued after the
Closing Date; provided that the amount of dividends paid pursuant to this clause (B) shall not exceed the
aggregate amount of cash actually contributed to the Borrower from the sale of such Designated
Preferred Stock;
(o)(i) payments made or expected to be made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary
in respect of withholding or similar Taxes (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any income or similar
Taxes) payable upon exercise of Equity Interests by any future, present or former employee, director,
manager or consultant and repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock
options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or
warrants and (ii) payments or other adjustments to outstanding Equity Interests in accordance with any
management equity plan, stock option plan or any other similar employee benefit plan, agreement or
arrangement in connection with any Restricted Payment;
(p)after an IPO, the declaration and payment of dividends on the Borrower’s common
Equity Interests (or the payment of dividends to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to fund the
payment by any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower of dividends on such entity’s common Equity
Interests) of the greater of (x) up to 7.0% per annum of the cash proceeds net of underwriting fees
received by the Borrower from any public offering of Equity Interests or contributed to the Borrower by
any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower from any public offering of Equity Interests and (y) an
aggregate amount per annum not to exceed 7.0% of Market Capitalization;
(q)the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may purchase the Equity Interests of the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(r)so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing at the time of
payment thereof, other Restricted Payments, taken together with all other Restricted Payments made
pursuant to this clause, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $14,000,000 and (y) 35%
of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis);
(s)for any taxable period for which the Borrower is treated as a partnership, disregarded
entity or other pass-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes (other than any such entity that is
wholly-owned (directly or indirectly) by a C corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the
Borrower may make cash distributions (the “Tax Distributions”) to its direct and indirect equity holders
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to pay U.S. federal, state and/or local income taxes (as the case may be) attributable to the income of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries that are pass-through entities for such tax purposes for any such taxable
period in an aggregate amount not to exceed the product of (1) the total net taxable income of the
Borrower and such Subsidiaries for such taxable period and (2) the highest combined federal, state and
local income tax rate applicable to any such direct or indirect owner for such taxable period (taking into
account (a) character of the income and deductibility of state and local taxes (subject to any applicable
limitations on deductibility) and (b) any net operating loss carryovers attributable to the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, as the case may be, for taxable periods (or portion thereof) beginning after the Closing
Date, to the extent such carryforwards are available to offset the taxable income of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for such taxable year under applicable law, but excluding (x) allocations under Section
704(c) of the Code) and (y) any adjustment resulting from the step-up to the tax basis of property at the
equity holder level pursuant to Section 734, 743, or 754 of the Code and any comparable provision of
state and local income tax law, net of any payments already made or withheld by the Borrower or such
Subsidiaries for such taxes; provided, that dividends and distributions for this purpose with respect to any
Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be permitted solely to the extent of the amount of cash received from such
Unrestricted Subsidiary for such purpose;
(t)to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, the Borrower and its Restricted
Subsidiaries may enter into and consummate transactions expressly permitted by any provision of
Section 10.3, Section 10.6 or Section 10.14;
(u)(i) any Restricted Payment made in connection with the Transactions (including to
holders of Equity Interests of the Borrower (immediately prior to giving effect to the Transactions) in
connection with, or as a result of, their exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or
actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto), in each case, with respect to the
Transactions and the fees and expenses related thereto or used to fund amounts owed to Affiliates
(including dividends to any direct or indirect parent company of the Borrower to permit payment by such
parent of such amount), to the extent permitted by Section 10.14 (other than clause (b) thereof), and (ii)
Restricted Payments in respect of working capital adjustments or purchase price adjustments pursuant to
the Acquisition Agreement, any Permitted Acquisition or other Permitted Investment and to satisfy
indemnity and other similar obligations under the Acquisition Agreement, any Permitted Acquisitions or
other Permitted Investments; and
(v)AHYDO Payments with respect to Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted
Subsidiaries.
10.6Limitation on Investments. Intermediate Holdings will not, and will not permit any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries to, make, purchase or acquire any Investments, except (each, a “Permitted
Investment”):
(a)any Investment in Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary (including
intercompany loans, reorganizations and other similar activities); provided that Investments made
pursuant to this clause (a) (i) in the form of intercompany Indebtedness owing to a Restricted Subsidiary
that is not a Credit Party, shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10.1(g) and (ii) by
Intermediate Holdings or a Guarantor in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors shall not exceed
at any time, together with other outstanding Investments made pursuant to Section 10.6(c)(E), the greater
of (x) $24,000,000 and (y) 60% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period
(calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) at the time such Investment is made; provided that such cap shall not
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apply to any transactions arising from cash management, tax and/or accounting operations made in the
ordinary course of business.
(b)any Investment in cash, Cash Equivalents, or Investment Grade Securities at the time
such Investment is made;
(c)(i) any transactions or Investments otherwise made in connection with the Transactions
and (ii) any purchase or other acquisition, by merger or otherwise, by Intermediate Holdings or any
Restricted Subsidiary of all or substantially all of the Equity Interests in, or all or substantially all the
assets of (or all or substantially all the assets constituting a business unit, division, product line or line of
business of (including research and development and related assets in respect of any product)), any
Person (each, a “Permitted Acquisition”), provided that (A) in the case of any purchase or other
acquisition of Equity Interests in a Person, such Person, upon the consummation of such acquisition, will
be a Restricted Subsidiary (including as a result of a merger or consolidation between any Restricted
Subsidiary and such Person), (B) the business of such Person, or such assets, as the case may be,
constitute a business permitted by Section 10.11, (C) Intermediate Holdings shall comply with Section
9.13 with respect to each such Person, (D) the absence of an Event of Default under Section 11.1 and
Section 11.5 shall exist at the time of consummation and (E) acquisitions of entities whose Equity
Interests are being acquired do not become Guarantors shall not exceed at any time, together with other
outstanding Investments made pursuant to Section 10.06(a)(ii) (unless not subject to any cap thereof), the
greater of (x) $24,000,000 and (y) 60% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period
(calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each
Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);
(d)any Investment in securities or other assets not constituting cash, Cash Equivalents or
Investment Grade Securities and received in connection with an Asset Sale made pursuant to
Section 10.4 or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;
(e)(i) any Investment existing or contemplated on the Closing Date and listed on
Schedule 10.6 and (ii) Investments consisting of any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or
extension of any such Investment; provided that the amount of any such Investment is not increased from
the amount of such Investment on the Closing Date except pursuant to the terms of such Investment
(including in respect of any unused commitment), plus any accrued but unpaid interest (including any
portion thereof which is payable in kind in accordance with the terms of such modified, extended,
renewed or replaced Investment) and any premium payable by the terms of such Indebtedness thereon
and fees and expenses associated therewith as of the Closing Date;
(f)any Investment acquired by a Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) in
exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by a Intermediate Holdings or any such
Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or
recapitalization of such other Investment or accounts receivable or (ii) as a result of a foreclosure by a
Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any secured Investment or other
transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;
(g)Hedging Obligations permitted under Section 10.1 and Cash Management Services;
(h)guarantees of Indebtedness permitted under Section 10.1 and Investments to the extent
constituting Permitted Liens;
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(i)any transaction to the extent it constitutes an Investment that is permitted and made in
accordance with the provisions of Section 10.14 (except transactions described in clause (b) of
Section 10.14);
(j)Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, material,
equipment or other similar assets in the ordinary course of business;
(k)loans and advances to or guarantees of Indebtedness of officers, directors, managers and
employees not to exceed the greater of $6,000,000 and 15% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most
recently ended Test Period, at any time outstanding;
(l)Investments consisting of extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;
(m)Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of Uniform Commercial Code
Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and Uniform Commercial Code Article 4 customary
trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;
(n)non-cash Investments in connection with tax planning and reorganization activities;
provided that after giving effect to any such activities, the security interests of the Lenders in the
Collateral, taken as a whole, would not be materially impaired;
(o)Investments made in the ordinary course of business in connection with obtaining,
maintaining or renewing client, franchisee and customer contracts and loans or advances made to, and
guarantees with respect to obligations of, franchisees, distributors, suppliers, licensors and licensees in
the ordinary course of business;
(p)Investments consisting of the licensing, sub-licensing and contribution of Intellectual
Property pursuant to joint development, venture or marketing arrangements with other Persons in the
ordinary course of business;
(q)contributions to a “rabbi” trust for the benefit of employees, directors, consultants,
independent contractors or other service providers or other grantor trust subject to claims of creditors in
the case of a bankruptcy of the Borrower or Intermediate Holdings;
(r)Investments by an Unrestricted Subsidiary entered into prior to the day such Unrestricted
Subsidiary is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the definition of “Unrestricted
Subsidiary”;
(s)other Investments made with any portion of the Available Amount;
(t)so long as no Event of Default pursuant to Sections 11.1 and 11.5 shall have occurred
and be continuing at the time of such Investment, Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary may
make additional Investments so long as, after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis, the Consolidated
Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is not greater than 4.75:1.00.
(u)any Investment in a Similar Business having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken
together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (u) that are at that time outstanding, not
to exceed the greater of (a) $10,000,000 and (b) 25% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently
ended Test Period (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market
Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent
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changes in value); provided, however, that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (u) is made in any
Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary at the date of the making of such Investment and such Person
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been
made pursuant to clause (a) above (to the extent such Investment would otherwise be permitted
thereunder at such time) and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (u) for so long as such
Person continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary;
(v)additional Investments having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all
other Investments made pursuant to this clause (v), (without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted
Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of cash or marketable securities), not to
exceed the greater of (a) $20,000,000 and (b) 50% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended
Test Period (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value
of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in
value); provided, however, that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (v) is made in any Person that is
not a Restricted Subsidiary at the date of the making of such Investment and such Person becomes a
Restricted Subsidiary after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made
pursuant to clause (a) above (to the extent such Investment would otherwise be permitted thereunder at
such time) and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (v) for so long as such Person
continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary;
(w)advances of payroll payments to employees in the ordinary course of business;
(x)accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business and Investments received in
satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors;
(y)Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements for collection
or deposit; and
(z)(i) Investments in joint ventures not to exceed the greater of (a) $10,000,000 and (b) 25%
of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) at
the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time
made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) and (ii) Investments in Unrestricted
Subsidiaries not to exceed the greater of (a) $10,000,000 and (b) 25% of Consolidated EBITDA for the
most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis); provided, that notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no Investment may be made in an Unrestricted
Subsidiary except in reliance on this clause (z)(ii).
Intermediate Holdings will not permit any Unrestricted Subsidiary to become a Restricted
Subsidiary except pursuant to the last sentence of the definition of Unrestricted Subsidiary. For purposes
of designating any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, all outstanding Investments by
Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent repaid) in the Subsidiary so
designated will be deemed to be an investment in an amount determined as set forth in the last sentence
of the definition of Investment. Such designation will be permitted only if an Investment in such amount
would be permitted at such time, and if such Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted
Subsidiary. Unrestricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to any of the restrictive covenants set forth in
this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) none of Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may transfer (including by way of license,
sublicense, or any other disposition) Material Intellectual Property to an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (y)
no Restricted Subsidiary that owns Material Intellectual Property may be designated as an Unrestricted
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Subsidiary. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Credit Documents to the contrary,
no Credit Party may transfer or assign legal title to any Material Intellectual Property (including by any
Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment or exclusive license) to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not
a Credit Party (including by any Asset Sale, Investment, Restricted Payment or exclusive license), if (i)
such transfer is made in connection with or otherwise supporting the incurrence of any Indebtedness or
equity financing at any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party or (ii) there is no bona fide
business purpose (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) for such transfer or assignment.
10.7Limitation on Prepayments of Junior Debt. Intermediate Holdings will not, and will not
permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment or other distribution (whether in cash,
securities or other property) of or in respect of any Junior Debt (“Restricted Debt Payments”) in an
aggregate principal amount exceeding the greater of $2,000,000 and 5% of Consolidated EBITDA of the
most recently ended Test Period (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) of Intermediate Holdings or any
Restricted Subsidiary, including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase,
redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination in respect of any Junior Debt except for:
(a)Refinancing Indebtedness,
(b)payments of regularly scheduled interest and payment of principal on the scheduled
maturity date of any Junior Debt;
(c)the conversion of any Junior Debt to Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of
Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(d)so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of
payment thereof, Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary may make additional payments or
distributions in respect of Junior Debt prior to its scheduled maturity so long as, after giving effect to
such payments or distribution on a Pro Forma Basis, the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated
EBITDA Ratio is not greater than 4.25:1.00;
(e)Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary may make payments or distributions
in respect of Junior Debt with the Available Amount; provided that no Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom at the time of declaration thereof and, solely with
respect to use of the Available Amount Builder Component to make payments or distributions in respect
of Junior Debt, after giving effect thereto on a Pro Forma Basis, the Consolidated Total Debt to
Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is not greater than 4.50 to 1.00;
(f)payments or distributions in amounts that would otherwise have been permitted to be
made as Restricted Payments; provided that any such prepayment shall constitute a utilization of the
applicable Restricted Payment capacity;
(g)so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of
declaration thereof, other payments or distributions in respect of Junior Debt in an aggregate amount, not
to exceed the greater of (x) $14,000,000 and (y) 35% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently
ended Test Period (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) at the time made;
(h)prepayments, redemptions or repurchase of Junior Debt that constitutes Acquired
Indebtedness permitted to be assumed pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof in connection with a Permitted
Acquisition or similar Investment; and
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(i)AHYDO Payments with respect to Indebtedness of Intermediate Holdings and its
Restricted Subsidiaries.
Prior to the Term Loan Maturity Date, to the extent any Permitted Debt Exchange Notes are
issued pursuant to Section 10.1(w) for the purpose of consummating a Permitted Debt Exchange,
(i) Intermediate Holdings will not, and will not permit its Restricted Subsidiaries to, prepay, repurchase,
redeem or otherwise defease or acquire any Permitted Debt Exchange Notes unless Intermediate
Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary shall concurrently voluntarily prepay Term Loans pursuant to
Section 5.1(a) on a pro rata basis among the Term Loans, in an amount not less than the product of (a) a
fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount
thereof) of such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes that are proposed to be prepaid, repurchased, redeemed,
defeased or acquired and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the
face amount thereof) of all Permitted Debt Exchange Notes in respect of the relevant Permitted Debt
Exchange then outstanding (prior to giving effect to such proposed prepayment, repurchase, redemption,
defeasance or acquisition) and (b) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof)
of Term Loans then outstanding and (ii) Intermediate Holdings will not waive, amend or modify the
terms of any Permitted Debt Exchange Notes or any indenture pursuant to which such Permitted Debt
Exchange Notes have been issued in any manner inconsistent with the terms of Section 2.15(a),
Section 10.1(w), or the definition of Permitted Other Indebtedness or that would result in an Event of
Default hereunder if such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes (as so amended or modified) were then being
issued or incurred.
10.8Limitation on Subsidiary Distributions; Negative Pledge. Intermediate Holdings will not
permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become
effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction on the ability of any such Restricted
Subsidiary to:
(a)(i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to Intermediate Holdings or any
Restricted Subsidiary on its Capital Stock or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or
measured by, its profits or (ii) pay any Indebtedness owed to Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted
Subsidiary;
(b)make loans or advances to Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary;
(c)sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to Intermediate Holdings or any
Restricted Subsidiary; or
(d)create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or revenues,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, for the benefit of the Secured Parties with respect to the
Obligations or under the Credit Documents; except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under
or by reason of:
(i)contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the Closing Date, including
pursuant to this Agreement and the related documentation and related Hedging Obligations;
(ii)[reserved];
(iii)purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of
business or consistent with past practice and Capitalized Lease Obligations that impose restrictions of the
nature discussed in clause (c) above on the property so acquired;
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(iv)Requirements of Law or any applicable rule, regulation or order, or any request
of any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over Intermediate Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(v)any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by or merged or
consolidated with or into Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, or of an Unrestricted
Subsidiary that is designated a Restricted Subsidiary, or that is assumed in connection with the
acquisition of assets from such Person, in each case that is in existence at the time of such transaction
(but not created in contemplation thereof), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any
Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the
property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired or designated;
(vi)contracts for the sale of assets, including customary restrictions with respect to a
Subsidiary of Intermediate Holdings pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into for the sale or
disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary and restrictions on
transfer of assets subject to Permitted Liens;
(vii)(x) secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to
Sections 10.1 and 10.2 that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness
and (y) restrictions on transfers of assets subject to Permitted Liens (but, with respect to any such
Permitted Lien, only to the extent that such transfer restrictions apply solely to the assets that are the
subject of such Permitted Lien);
(viii)restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under
contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(ix)other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of Restricted
Subsidiaries permitted to be incurred subsequent to the Closing Date pursuant to the provisions of
Section 10.1;
(x)customary provisions in joint venture agreements or arrangements and other
similar agreements or arrangements relating solely to such joint venture and the Equity Interests issued
thereby;
(xi)customary provisions contained in leases, sub-leases, licenses, sub-licenses, or
similar agreements, in each case, entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xii)restrictions and conditions imposed under the terms of any agreement entered
into in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing; and
(xiii)any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c)
and (d) above imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases,
supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations
referred to in clauses (i) through (xii) above; provided that such amendments, modifications,
restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings (x) are, in the
good faith judgment of Intermediate Holdings’ boards of directors, no more restrictive in any material
respect with respect to such encumbrance and other restrictions taken as a whole than those prior to such
amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or
refinancing or (y) do not impair the Intermediate Holdings ability to pay their respective obligations
under the Credit Documents as and when due (as determined in good faith by Intermediate Holdings).
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10.9Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio. Commencing with the fiscal
quarter ending June 30, 2025, Intermediate Holdings will not permit the Consolidated Total Debt to
Consolidated EBITDA Ratio as of the last day of any Test Period to be greater than 8.50:1.00.
10.10Permitted Activities. Holdings shall not conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any
business or operations other than (i) the ownership of the Capital Stock of Intermediate Holdings, (ii) the
maintenance of its legal existence, including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such
maintenance, (iii) participating in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as owner of the
Capital Stock of Intermediate Holdings and its Subsidiaries and reporting related to such matters, (iv) the
performance of its obligations under and in connection with the Credit Documents, any documentation
governing Permitted Other Indebtedness or any refinancing thereof, the Advisory Services Agreement
and the other agreements contemplated hereby and thereby, (v) any public offering of its common stock
or any other issuance or registration of its Capital Stock for sale or resale not prohibited by Section 10,
including the ability to incur costs, fees and expenses related thereto, (vi) incurring fees, costs and
expenses relating to overhead and general operating including professional fees for legal, tax and
accounting matters, (vii) providing indemnification to officers and directors and as otherwise permitted
hereunder, (viii) activities incidental to the consummation of the Transactions, (ix) financing activities,
including the issuance of securities, incurrence of debt, payment of dividends, making contributions to
the capital of Intermediate Holdings and guaranteeing the obligations of Intermediate Holdings, (x) any
other transaction permitted pursuant to Section 10, (xi) undertaking or consummating any IPO
Reorganization Transactions or any transaction related thereto or contemplated thereby, (xii) the
ownership of assets owned by Holdings on the Closing Date and (xiii) activities incidental to the
businesses or activities described in clauses (i) through (xii) of this Section 10.10.
10.11Limitation on Changes to Line of Business. Intermediate Holdings and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will not fundamentally and substantively alter the character of their
business, taken as a whole, from the business conducted by Intermediate Holdings and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, on the date of the consummation of the Acquisition and other business activities which
are extensions thereof or otherwise incidental, synergistic, reasonably related, or ancillary to any of the
foregoing (and non-core incidental businesses acquired in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or
other permitted Investment).
10.12Limitation on Changes to End of Fiscal Years. Intermediate Holdings will not, and will
not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, cause, for financial reporting purposes, each of its, and
each of the Restricted Subsidiaries’, fiscal years to end on dates other than consistent with past practice;
provided, however, that Intermediate Holdings may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent
change the financial reporting convention specified above to (x) align the dates of such fiscal year and
for any Restricted Subsidiary whose fiscal years end on dates different from those of Intermediate
Holdings or (y) any other financial reporting convention (including a change of fiscal year) reasonably
acceptable (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to the Administrative Agent, in
which case Intermediate Holdings and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the
Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary in order to reflect such change in
financial reporting.
10.13[Reserved].
10.14Transactions with Affiliates. Intermediate Holdings will conduct, and cause each of the
Restricted Subsidiaries to conduct, any transactions with any of its Affiliates (other than Intermediate
Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries) involving aggregate payments or consideration for any such
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transaction in excess of the greater of $2,000,000 and 5.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most
recently ended Test Period (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) at the time of such Affiliate transaction, for
any individual transaction or series of related transactions on terms that are at least substantially as
favorable to Intermediate Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary as it would obtain in a comparable
arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate, as determined by the sole member, or
similar governing body, of Intermediate Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary in good faith; provided
that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to (a) the payment of fees to the Sponsor or its Affiliates for
management, consulting and financial services rendered to Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted
Subsidiaries pursuant to the Advisory Services Agreement as in effect as of the Closing Date (or as may
be amended thereafter to the extent such amendment is not adverse to the interest of the Lenders) so long
as, in the case of management fees, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of any
such payment and customary investment banking fees paid to the Sponsor or its Affiliates for services
rendered to Intermediate Holdings and its Subsidiaries in connection with divestitures, acquisitions,
financings and other transactions which payments are approved by a majority of sole member, or similar
governing body, of Intermediate Holdings in good faith; provided that the management fees payable
under the Advisory Services Agreement shall be permitted to continue to accrue during the continuation
of an Event of Default and may be paid following the cure or waiver of such Event of Default in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, (b) transactions permitted by
Section 10.5, (c) consummation of the Transactions and the payment of the Transaction Expenses, (d) the
issuance of Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents of Intermediate Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent
thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries not otherwise prohibited by the Credit Documents, (e) loans, advances
and other transactions between or among Intermediate Holdings, any Restricted Subsidiary or any joint
venture (regardless of the form of legal entity) in which Intermediate Holdings or any Subsidiary has
invested (and which Subsidiary or joint venture would not be an Affiliate of Intermediate Holdings but
for Intermediate Holdings’ or its Subsidiary’s ownership of Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents in such
joint venture or Subsidiary) to the extent permitted under Section 10, (f) employment and severance
arrangements between Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective
officers, employees or consultants (including management and employee benefit plans or agreements,
stock option plans and other compensatory arrangements) in the ordinary course of business (including
loans and advances in connection therewith), (g) the payment of customary fees and reasonable out of
pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, managers, consultants, officers or
employees of Intermediate Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) and its Subsidiaries in the
ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership, management or operation of
Intermediate Holdings and its Subsidiaries, (h) transactions undertaken pursuant to membership in a
purchasing consortium, (i) transactions pursuant to any agreement or arrangement as in effect as of the
Closing Date, or any amendment, modification, supplement or replacement thereto (so long as any such
amendment, modification, supplement or replacement is not disadvantageous in any material respect to
the Lenders when taken as a whole as compared to the applicable agreement as in effect on the Closing
Date as determined by Intermediate Holdings in good faith), (j) customary payments by Intermediate
Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent) and any Restricted Subsidiaries to the Sponsor or its Affiliates
made for any financial advisory, monitoring, oversight, consulting, financing, underwriting or placement
services and similar fees, expenses and indemnities or in respect of other investment banking activities
(including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures), (k) the existence and performance of
agreements and transactions with any Unrestricted Subsidiary that were entered into prior to the
designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as such Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent that the transaction
was permitted at the time that it was entered into with such Restricted Subsidiary and transactions
entered into by an Unrestricted Subsidiary with an Affiliate prior to the redesignation of any such
Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such transaction was not entered into in
contemplation of such designation or redesignation, as applicable, (l) Affiliate repurchases of the Loans or
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Commitments to the extent permitted hereunder and the holding of such Loans or Commitments and the
payments and other transactions contemplated herein in respect thereof, (m) undertaking or
consummating any IPO Reorganization Transactions and (n) the disposition of Accounts to a Restricted
Subsidiary pursuant to a Permitted Receivables Financing.
10.15Amendment of Organizational Documents; Junior Debt. Intermediate Holdings will not,
nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, (i) amend, modify, waive, terminate or release the
documentation governing any organizational documents if the effect of such amendment, modification,
waiver, termination or release is materially adverse to the Lenders (in their capacities as such), except as
required by law or (ii) or amend or modify any documentation for Junior Debt in a manner materially
adverse to the Lenders; provided that to the extent (x) such amendment or modification is not in
contravention with any subordination or intercreditor agreement applicable to such Junior Debt or (y)
such Junior Debt could be incurred as new Indebtedness permitted under Section 10.1 at the time of such
amendment or modification (as so amended or modified), in each case, such amendment or modification
shall be deemed not to be materially adverse to the Lenders.
Section 11.       Events of Default.
Upon the occurrence of any of the following specified events (each an “Event of Default”):
11.1Payments. The Borrower shall (a) default in the payment when due of any principal of
the Loans or (b) default, and such default shall continue for five or more Business Days, in the payment
when due of any interest on the Loans or any Fees or any Unpaid Drawings or of any other amounts
owing hereunder or under any other Credit Document; or
11.2Representations, Etc. Any representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made
by the Borrower or the other Guarantors herein or in any other Credit Document or any certificate
delivered or required to be delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to be untrue in any material
respect on the date as of which made or deemed made, and to the extent capable of being cured, such
incorrect representation or warranty shall remain incorrect for a period of 30 days after written notice
thereof from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders to Intermediate Holdings; or
11.3Covenants. Any Credit Party shall:
(a)default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement
contained in Section 9.1(f)(i), Section 9.5 (solely with respect to the Borrower), Section 9.13(d) or
Section 10; provided, that any Event of Default under Section 10.9 is subject to cure as provided in
Section 11.14 and an Event of Default with respect to such Section shall not occur until the expiration of
the 15th Business Day subsequent to the date the relevant financial statements are required to be
delivered for the applicable fiscal quarter pursuant to Sections 9.1(a) or (b); or
(b)default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement
(other than those referred to in Section 11.1 or 11.2 or clause (a) of this Section 11.3) contained in this
Agreement or any Security Document and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of at least
30 days after receipt of written notice by Intermediate Holdings from the Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders.; or
11.4Default Under Other Agreements. (a) Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any of the
Restricted Subsidiaries shall (i) fail to make any payment with respect to any Indebtedness (other than the
Obligations) in an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount for
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Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and such Restricted Subsidiaries, beyond the period of grace and
following all required notices, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such
Indebtedness was created or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any agreement or condition
relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or
relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist (after giving effect to all applicable
grace period and delivery of all required notices) (other than, with respect to Indebtedness consisting of
any Hedge Agreements, termination events or equivalent events pursuant to the terms of such Hedge
Agreements (it being understood that clause (i) shall apply to any failure to make any payment in excess
of the Threshold Amount in the aggregate that is required as a result of any such termination or similar
event and that is not otherwise being contested in good faith)) the effect of which default or other event
or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on
behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, any such Indebtedness to become due or to be repurchased,
prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or
redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity; provided that this clause (a) shall not
apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the sale, transfer or other disposition
(including as a result of a casualty or condemnation event) of the property or assets securing such
Indebtedness (to the extent such sale, transfer or other disposition is not prohibited under this Agreement),
or (b) without limiting the provisions of clause (a) above, any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be
due and payable, or required to be prepaid other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment or as
a mandatory prepayment (and, with respect to Indebtedness consisting of any Hedge Agreements, other
than due to a termination event or equivalent event pursuant to the terms of such Hedge Agreements (it
being understood that clause (a)(i) above shall apply to any failure to make any payment in excess of the
Threshold Amount in the aggregate that is required as a result of any such termination or similar event
and that is not otherwise being contested in good faith)) prior to the stated maturity thereof; provided that
this clause (b) shall not apply to (x) secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary
sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, if such sale or transfer is permitted
hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness, (y) Indebtedness which is
convertible into Qualified Stock and converts to Qualified Stock in accordance with its terms and such
conversion is not prohibited hereunder, or (z) any breach or default that is (I) remedied by Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary or (II) waived (including in the form of
amendment) by the required holders of the applicable item of Indebtedness, in either case, prior to the
acceleration of Loans pursuant to this Section 11; or
11.5Bankruptcy, Etc. Except as otherwise permitted by Section 10.3, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings or any Material Subsidiary shall commence a voluntary case, proceeding or action concerning
itself under Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy” as now or hereafter in effect, or any
successor thereto (collectively, the “Bankruptcy Code”); or an involuntary case, proceeding or action is
commenced against Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Material Subsidiary and the petition is not
controverted within 60 days after commencement of the case, proceeding or action; or an involuntary
case, proceeding or action is commenced against Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Material
Subsidiary and the petition is not dismissed within 60 days after commencement of the case, proceeding
or action; or a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code), judicial manager, compulsory manager,
receiver, receiver manager, trustee, provisional liquidator, liquidator, administrator, administrative
receiver or similar Person is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or substantially all of the property of
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Material Subsidiary; or Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any
Material Subsidiary commences any other voluntary proceeding or action under any reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency, winding-up, strike-off,
administration or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating
in any way to Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Material Subsidiary; or there is commenced
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against Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Material Subsidiary any such proceeding or action that
remains undismissed for a period of 60 days; or Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Material
Subsidiary is adjudicated bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or
proceeding or action is entered; or Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Material Subsidiary suffers
any appointment of any custodian, judicial manager, compulsory manager, receiver, receiver manager,
trustee, provisional liquidator, liquidator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar Person for it or
any substantial part of its property to continue undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Material Subsidiary makes a general assignment for the benefit
of creditors; or
11.6ERISA. (a) An ERISA Event shall have occurred, (b) a trustee shall be appointed by a
United States district court to administer any Pension Plan(s), (c) the PBGC shall institute proceedings to
terminate any Pension Plan(s), or (d) any Credit Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates shall
have been notified by the sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan that it has incurred or will be assessed
Withdrawal Liability to such Multiemployer Plan and such entity does not have reasonable grounds for
contesting such Withdrawal Liability or is not contesting such Withdrawal Liability in a timely and
appropriate manner, and in each case in clauses (a) through (d) above, such event or condition, together
with all other such events or conditions, if any, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect; or
11.7Guarantee. Other than as expressly permitted hereunder, any Guarantee provided by any
Credit Party or any material provision thereof shall cease to be in full force or effect (other than pursuant
to the terms hereof and thereof) or any such Guarantor thereunder or any other Credit Party shall deny or
disaffirm in writing any such Guarantor’s obligations under the Guarantee; or
11.8Pledge Agreement. Other than as expressly permitted hereunder, the Pledge Agreement
or any other Security Document pursuant to which the Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents of Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary is pledged or any material provision thereof shall
cease to be in full force or effect (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof, solely as a result of
acts or omissions of the Collateral Agent or any Lender or solely as a result of the Collateral Agent’s
failure to maintain possession of any Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents that have been previously
delivered to it) or any pledgor thereunder or any Credit Party shall deny or disaffirm in writing any
pledgor’s obligations under any Security Document; or
11.9Security Agreement. Other than as expressly permitted hereunder, the Security
Agreement or any other Security Document pursuant to which the assets of Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings or any Material Subsidiary are pledged as Collateral or any material provision thereof shall
cease to be in full force or effect (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof, solely as a result of
acts or omissions of the Collateral Agent in respect of certificates, promissory notes or instruments
actually delivered to it (including as a result of the Collateral Agent’s failure to file a Uniform
Commercial Code continuation statement)) or any grantor thereunder or any Credit Party shall deny or
disaffirm in writing any grantor’s obligations under any Security Document; or
11.10Judgments. One or more final judgments or decrees shall be entered against Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries involving a liability in excess of the
Threshold Amount in the aggregate for all such judgments and decrees for Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries (to the extent not covered by insurance or indemnities as to
which the applicable insurance company or third party has not denied coverage) and any such judgments
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or decrees shall not have been satisfied, vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60
days after the entry thereof; or
11.11Change of Control. A Change of Control shall occur.
11.12Remedies Upon Event of Default. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing
(subject to Section 11.14), the Administrative Agent shall, upon the written request of the Required
Lenders, by written notice to Intermediate Holdings, without prejudice to the rights of the Administrative
Agent or any Lender to enforce its claims against Intermediate Holdings, except as otherwise specifically
provided for in this Agreement: (i) declare any of the Commitments terminated, whereupon such
Commitment, if any, of each Lender, as the case may be, shall forthwith terminate immediately and any
fees theretofore accrued shall forthwith become due and payable without any other notice of any kind,
(ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest and fees in respect of all Loans and all Obligations
to be, whereupon the same shall become, forthwith due and payable without presentment, demand,
protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by Intermediate Holdings to the extent
permitted by applicable law; (iii) terminate any Letter of Credit that may be terminated in accordance
with its terms; and/or (iv) direct Intermediate Holdings to pay (and Intermediate Holdings agrees that
upon receipt of such notice, or upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 11.5 with
respect to Intermediate Holdings, it will pay) to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s
Office such additional amounts of cash, to be held as security for Intermediate Holdings’ respective
Reimbursement Obligations for Unpaid Drawings that may subsequently occur thereunder, equal to the
aggregate Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit issued and then outstanding; provided that, if an Event
of Default specified in Section 11.5 shall occur with respect to Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any
Material Subsidiary, the result that would occur upon the giving of written notice by the Administrative
Agent shall occur automatically without the giving of any such notice.
11.13Application of Proceeds. Subject to the terms of, in each case if executed, an Acceptable
Intercreditor Agreement, any amount received by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent from
any Credit Party (or from proceeds of any Collateral) following any acceleration of the Obligations under
this Agreement or any Event of Default with respect to Intermediate Holdings under Section 11.4 shall be
applied:
(a)first, to the payment of all reasonable and documented costs and expenses incurred by
the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in connection with any collection or sale of the
Collateral or otherwise in connection with any Credit Document, including all indemnities, liabilities and
obligations arising under one or more Letters of Credit (and the related LC Support Agreements), all
court costs and the reasonable fees and expenses of its agents and legal counsel, the repayment of all
advances made by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder or under any other Credit
Document on behalf of any Credit Party and any other reasonable and documented costs or expenses
incurred in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other Credit
Document to the extent reimbursable hereunder or thereunder;
(b)second, to the Secured Parties, an amount (x) equal to all Obligations owing to them on
the date of any distribution (including any outstanding Letters of Credit (and related LC Support
Agreements) and (y) sufficient to Cash Collateralize all Letters of Credit Outstanding on the date of any
distribution, and, if such monies shall be insufficient to pay such amounts in full and Cash Collateralize
all Letters of Credit Outstanding, then ratably (without priority of any one over any other) to such
Secured Parties in proportion to the unpaid amounts thereof and to Cash Collateralize the Letters of
Credit Outstanding; provided that the aggregate amount applied pursuant to this clause (b) in respect of
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the Secured Cash Management Obligations and/or Secured Hedge Obligations (other than Secured Hedge
Obligations owing to MUFG BANK, LTD. or any of its Affiliates) shall not exceed $50,000,000 in the
aggregate;
(c)third, to the Secured Parties, an amount equal to all remaining Obligations owing to them
on the date of any distribution; and
(d)fourth, any surplus then remaining shall be paid to the applicable Credit Parties or their
successors or assigns or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of
competent jurisdiction may direct; provided that any amount applied to Cash Collateralize any Letters of
Credit Outstanding that has not been applied to reimburse the Borrower for Unpaid Drawings under the
applicable Letters of Credit at the time of expiration of all such Letters of Credit shall be applied by the
Administrative Agent in the order specified in clauses (a) through (c) above. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, amounts received from any Guarantor that is not an “Eligible Contract Participant” (as defined
in the Commodity Exchange Act) shall not be applied to its Obligations that are Excluded Swap
Obligations.
11.14Equity Cure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 11, in
the event that Intermediate Holdings has determined that it has failed to comply with the requirement of
the financial covenant set forth in Section 10.9, from the end of the most recent fiscal quarter until the
expiration of the 15th Business Day following the date financial statements referred to in Sections 9.1(a)
or (b) are required to be delivered in respect of such fiscal period for which such financial covenant is
being measured, any holder of Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents of Intermediate Holdings or any direct
or indirect parent of Intermediate Holdings has the right to cure such failure (the “Cure Right”) by
causing cash net equity proceeds derived from an issuance of Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents (other
than Disqualified Stock, unless reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) by Intermediate
Holdings (or from a contribution to the common equity capital of Intermediate Holdings) to be
contributed, directly or indirectly, as cash common equity (or otherwise in a form reasonably acceptable
to the Administrative Agent) to Intermediate Holdings, and upon receipt by Intermediate Holdings of
such cash contribution (such cash amount being referred to as the “Cure Amount”) pursuant to the
exercise of such Cure Right, such financial covenant shall be recalculated giving effect to the following
pro forma adjustments:
(a)Consolidated EBITDA shall be increased, solely for the purpose of determining the
existence of an Event of Default resulting from a breach of the financial covenant set forth in Section
10.9 with respect to any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters that includes the fiscal quarter for
which the Cure Right was exercised and not for any other purpose under this Agreement, by an amount
equal to the Cure Amount; and
(b)there shall be no pro forma reduction in Indebtedness with the proceeds of the Cure
Amount for determining compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 10.9; provided that,
to the extent such proceeds are actually applied to prepay Indebtedness, such reduction may be credited
in any subsequent fiscal quarter.
(c)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11, (A) if, after giving effect to
the foregoing recalculations, Intermediate Holdings shall be in compliance with the requirements of the
financial covenant set forth in Section 10.9, Intermediate Holdings shall be deemed to have satisfied the
requirements of the financial covenant set forth in Section 10.9 as of the relevant date of determination
with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the
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applicable breach or default of such financial covenants that had occurred shall be deemed cured for the
purposes of this Agreement; provided that (i) in each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters there shall
be at least two fiscal quarters in which no Cure Right is made, (ii) there shall be a maximum of five Cure
Rights made during the term of this Agreement, (iii) each Cure Amount shall be no greater than the
amount required to cause Intermediate Holdings to be in compliance with the financial covenant set forth
in Section 10.9, and (iv) all Cure Amounts shall be disregarded for the purposes of any baskets or
financial ratio determination under the Credit Documents other than for determining compliance with
Section 10.9 and (B) from and after the date that Intermediate Holdings delivers a written notice to the
Administrative Agent that it intends to exercise its Cure Right under this Section 11.14 (a “Notice of
Intent to Cure”) until the earliest of the date on which the Cure Right is actually exercised, the date on
which the Cure Right was required to be exercised and the date on which Intermediate Holdings shall
have subsequently provided written notice to the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to exercise
the Cure Right, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender may exercise any rights or remedies
under Section 11.12 (or under any other Credit Document) on the basis of any actual or purported Event
of Default under the covenant set forth in Section 10.9 with respect to the quarter for which a Notice of
Intent to Cure has been provided (and any other Default as a result thereof); provided that during such
Cure Period the Revolving Credit Lenders shall not be required to fund any request for a credit extension
under the Revolving Credit Facility nor shall any Letter of Credit Issuer be required to issue any Letter of
Credit.
Section 12.        The Agents.
12.1Appointment.
(a)Each Lender and Swingline Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the
Administrative Agent as the agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents
and irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf
under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and to exercise such powers and
perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto. The provisions of this Section 12 (other than Section 12.1(c) with respect to the Joint Lead
Arrangers and Bookrunners and Sections 12.1, 12.9, 12.11, 12.12 and 12.15(h) with respect to the Credit
Parties) are solely for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, none of Intermediate Holdings or any
other Credit Party shall have rights as third party beneficiary of any such provision. Notwithstanding any
provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties
or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender,
and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into
this Agreement or any other Credit Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent. In
performing its functions and duties hereunder, each Agent shall act solely as an agent of Lenders and
does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation towards or relationship of
agency or trust with or for Intermediate Holdings or any of its respective Subsidiaries.
(b)The Administrative Agent, each Lender, the Swingline Lender and the Letter of Credit
Issuer hereby irrevocably designate and appoint the Collateral Agent as the agent with respect to the
Collateral, and each of the Administrative Agent, each Lender, the Swingline Lender and the Letter of
Credit Issuer irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its
behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and to exercise such
powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental
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thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent
shall not have any duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary
relationship with any of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swingline Lender or the Letter of
Credit Issuer, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall
be read into this Agreement or any other Credit Document or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent.
(c)Each of the Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners, each in its capacity as such, shall not
have any obligations, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement but shall be entitled to all benefits of
this Section 12.
12.2Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may each
execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents by or through agents, sub-
agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters
pertaining to such duties. Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall be responsible
for the negligence or misconduct of any agents, subagents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it in the
absence of its gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined in the final non-appealable judgment
of a court of competent jurisdiction).
12.3Exculpatory Provisions. No Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents,
attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates shall be (a) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by
any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document (except for its or
such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined in the final non-appealable
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein) or
(b) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders or any participant for any recitals, statements,
representations or warranties made by any Credit Party or any officer thereof contained in this
Agreement or any other Credit Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document
referred to or provided for in, or received by such Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or
any other Credit Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or
sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any
Lien or security interest created or purported to be created under the Security Documents, or for any
failure of any Credit Party to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent shall be under
any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the
agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or to inspect
the properties, books or records of any Credit Party or any Affiliate thereof. The Collateral Agent shall
not be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the
observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or
any other Credit Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Credit Party. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) no Agent shall have any duty to take any discretionary action
or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated
hereby that such Agent is instructed in writing to exercise by the Required Lenders (or such other number
or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 13.1),
provided that no Agent shall be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its
counsel, may expose such Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Credit Document or applicable law,
including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any
debtor relief law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting
Lender in violation of any debtor relief law and (b) except as expressly set forth in the Credit Documents,
no Agent shall have any duty to disclose, nor shall it be liable for the failure to disclose, any information
relating to Intermediate Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the
entity serving as Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
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12.4Reliance by Agents. The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled
to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate,
affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or instruction
(including those transmitted by electronic transmission or any telephone message or conversation)
believed by it (in good faith) to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the
proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to
Intermediate Holdings), independent accountants and other experts whether or not selected by the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the Lender
specified in the Register with respect to any amount owing hereunder as the owner thereof for all
purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with
the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in
failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Credit Document unless it shall
first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems appropriate or it shall first
be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be
incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agent and
the Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders, and
such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders
and all future holders of the Loans; provided that the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall
not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or in the opinion of its counsel, may expose it to
liability or that is contrary to any Credit Document or applicable law.
12.5Notice of Default. Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall be
deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder
unless the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent has received written notice from a Lender, or
Intermediate Holdings referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and
stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” In the event that the Administrative Agent or the
Collateral Agent receives such a notice, it shall give notice thereof to the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with
respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders;
provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the
Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such
action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of
the Lenders except to the extent that this Agreement requires that such action be taken only with the
approval of the Required Lenders or each of the Lenders, as applicable.
12.6Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Other Lenders. Each
Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent nor any of
their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, legal counsel, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has
made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral
Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of any Credit Party, shall be deemed to
constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to any
Lender, the Swingline Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer. Each Lender, the Swingline Lender and each
Letter of Credit Issuer represents to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent that it has,
independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any other
Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own
appraisal of, and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and
creditworthiness of Intermediate Holdings and each other Credit Party and made its own decision to
make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it will,
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independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any other
Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue
to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to
inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness
of any of the Credit Parties. Except for notices, reports, and other documents expressly required to be
furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, neither the Administrative Agent nor
the Collateral Agent shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other
information concerning the business, assets, operations, properties, financial condition, prospects or
creditworthiness of any Credit Party that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or
the Collateral Agent or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or
Affiliates.
12.7Indemnification. The Lenders agree to severally indemnify each Agent in its capacity as
such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Credit Parties and without limiting the obligation of the Credit
Parties to do so), ratably according to their respective portions of the Total Credit Exposure in effect on
the date on which indemnification is sought (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which
the Commitments shall have terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance
with their respective portions of the Total Credit Exposure in effect immediately prior to such date), from
and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (including at any time following
the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against an Agent in any way relating to
or arising out of the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Credit Documents or any documents
contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or
any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under or in connection
with any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable to an Agent for the payment of any
portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses or disbursements resulting from such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as
determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction; provided, further,
that no action taken by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the directions of the Required
Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be required by the Credit
Documents) shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this
Section 12.7. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any
kind whatsoever that may at any time occur (including at any time following the payment of the Loans),
this Section 12.7 applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any
Lender or any other Person. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse each Agent
upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including attorneys’ fees)
incurred by such Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration,
modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise)
of, or legal advice rendered in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Credit
Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that such Agent is not
reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of Intermediate Holdings; provided that such
reimbursement by the Lenders shall not affect Intermediate Holdings’ continuing reimbursement
obligations with respect thereto. If any indemnity furnished to any Agent for any purpose shall, in the
opinion of such Agent, be insufficient or become impaired, such Agent may call for additional indemnity
and cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is
furnished; provided, however, that in no event shall this sentence require any Lender to indemnify any
Agent against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or
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disbursement in excess of such Lender’s pro rata portion thereof; and provided, further, this sentence
shall not be deemed to require any Lender to indemnify any Agent against any liability, obligation, loss,
damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement resulting from such Agent’s gross
negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction. The agreements in this Section 12.7 shall survive the payment of the Loans and
all other amounts payable hereunder. The indemnity provided to each Agent under this Section 12.7 shall
also apply to any Letter of Credit Issuer and such Agent’s and Letter of Credit Issuer’s respective
Affiliates, directors, officers, members, controlling persons, employees, trustees, advisors and agents and
successors.
12.8Agents in Their Individual Capacities. The agency hereby created shall in no way impair
or affect any of the rights and powers of, or impose any duties or obligations upon, any Agent in its
individual capacity as a Lender hereunder. Each Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, accept
deposits from, and generally engage in any kind of business with, any Credit Party as though such Agent
were not an Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents. With respect to the Loans made by
it, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms
“Lender” and “Lenders” shall include each Agent in its individual capacity.
12.9Successor Agents.
(a)Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may at any time give notice
of its resignation to the Lenders, the Letter of Credit Issuers and Intermediate Holdings. Such resignation
shall be effective on the date set forth in such notice (but in no event shall such effective date occur prior
to the 30th day following delivery of such notice in accordance with the terms of this Section 12.9) or, if
no such date is set forth therein, upon the date such notice shall be effective in accordance with the terms
of this Section 12.9. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the
right, subject to the consent of Intermediate Holdings (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) so
long as no Event of Default under Sections 11.1 or 11.5 is continuing, to appoint a successor, which shall
be a bank or other financial institution with an office in the United States (other than any Disqualified
Lender), or an Affiliate of any such bank or other financial institution with an office in the United States.
If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such
appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation (the “Resignation
Effective Date”), then the retiring Agent may on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent
meeting the qualifications set forth above (including receipt of Intermediate Holdings’ consent); provided
that if the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall notify Intermediate Holdings and the
Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless
become effective in accordance with such notice.
(b)If the Person serving as the Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to
clause (v) of the definition of Lender Default, the Required Lenders may to the extent permitted by
applicable law, subject to the consent of Intermediate Holdings (not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed), by notice in writing to Intermediate Holdings and such Person remove such Person as the
Administrative Agent and, with the consent of Intermediate Holdings, appoint a successor. If no such
successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders (with the consent of Intermediate
Holdings as required above) and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier
day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders and Intermediate Holdings) (the “Removal Effective
Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the
Removal Effective Date.
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(c)With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as
applicable), (1) the retiring or removed agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations
hereunder and under the other Credit Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held
by the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the Letter of Credit Issuers under any of the Credit
Documents, the retiring or removed Collateral Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security as
nominee until such time as a successor Collateral Agent is appointed) and (2) all payments,
communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the retiring or removed
Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender, Swingline Lender and Letter of Credit
Issuer directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided for above
in this paragraph. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as the Administrative Agent or the
Collateral Agent, as the case may be, hereunder, and upon the execution and filing or recording of such
financing statements, or amendments thereto, and such amendments or supplements to the Mortgages,
and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Required Lenders may
request, in order to continue the perfection of the Liens granted or purported to be granted by the
Security Documents, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers,
privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) or removed Agent, and the retiring or removed Agent
shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents
(if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section 12.9). Except as provided above,
any resignation or removal of MidCap as the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 12.9 shall
also constitute the resignation or removal of MidCap as the Collateral Agent. The fees payable by
Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower, as applicable, (following the effectiveness of such appointment)
to such Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between such
successor and Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower, as applicable. After the retiring or removed
Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, the provisions of this
Section 12 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Section 12.7) and Section 13.5 shall continue in effect
for the benefit of such retiring or removed Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in
respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Agent
was acting as an Agent.
(d)Any resignation by or removal of MidCap as the Administrative Agent pursuant to this
Section 12.9 shall also constitute its resignation or removal as Swingline Lender and a Letter of Credit
Issuer; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, (1) it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and
duties of the Letter of Credit Issuers hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the
effective date of its resignation as Letter of Credit Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto
(including the right to require L/C Participants to make Revolving Credit Loans pro rata based on their
Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages of the applicable Unpaid Drawing pursuant to Section 3.4(a))
and (2) it shall retain all the rights of the Swingline Lender provided for hereunder with respect to
Swingline Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the
right to require Mandatory Borrowings pursuant to Section 2.1(d). Upon the acceptance of a successor’s
appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become
vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Swingline Lender and Letter of
Credit Issuer, (b) the retiring Swingline Lender and Letter of Credit Issuer shall be discharged from all of
their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents, and (c) the
successor Swingline Lender and Letter of Credit Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the
Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent, if
any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring
Letter of Credit Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring Letter of Credit Issuer with
respect to such Letters of Credit.
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12.10Withholding Tax. To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative
Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender under any Credit Document an amount equivalent
to any applicable withholding Tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any authority of the United States
or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold Tax from
amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because
the appropriate form was not delivered, was not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to
notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstances that rendered the exemption from, or
reduction of, withholding Tax ineffective) or if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that a
payment was made to a Lender pursuant to this Agreement without deduction of applicable withholding
Tax from such payment, such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the
Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by any applicable Credit Party and without
limiting the obligation of any applicable Credit Party to do so), fully for all amounts paid, directly or
indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as Tax or otherwise, including penalties, additions to Tax and
interest, together with all expenses incurred, including legal expenses, allocated staff costs and any out of
pocket expenses. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by
the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the
Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under
this Agreement or any other Credit Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under
this Section 12.10. The agreements in this Section 12.10 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement
of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the
termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.
For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Section 12.10, the term Lender includes the Swingline
Lender and the Letter of Credit Issuers.
12.11Agents Under Security Documents and Guarantee. Each Secured Party hereby further
authorizes the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, on behalf of and for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, to be the agent for and representative of the Secured Parties with respect to
the Collateral and the Security Documents. Subject to Section 13.1, without further written consent or
authorization from any Secured Party, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable,
may execute any documents or instruments necessary to (a) release any Lien on any property granted to
or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) under any Credit
Document (i) upon the final Maturity Date and the payment in full (or Cash Collateralization) of all
Obligations (except for contingent indemnification obligations in respect of which a claim has not yet
been made, Secured Hedge Obligations as to which alternative arrangements reasonably acceptable to the
applicable Hedge Bank have been made and Secured Cash Management Obligations), (ii) that is sold or
to be sold or transferred as part of or in connection with any sale or other transfer permitted hereunder or
under any other Credit Document to a Person that is not a Credit Party or in connection with the
designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (iii) if the property subject to
such Lien is owned by a Guarantor, upon the release of such Guarantor from its Guarantee otherwise in
accordance with the Credit Documents, (iv) as to the extent provided in the Security Documents, (v) that
constitutes Excluded Property or Excluded Stock and Stock Equivalents or (vi) if approved, authorized or
ratified in writing in accordance with Section 13.1; (b) release any Guarantor (other than Holdings and
Intermediate Holdings (except as otherwise permitted by Section 10.3)) from its obligations under the
Guarantee if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary (or becomes an Excluded Subsidiary) as a
result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder; provided that no release shall occur if such
Guarantor becomes an Excluded Subsidiary solely as a result of the relevant Guarantor ceasing to be a
Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary unless such transaction is entered into for a bona fide business
purpose (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) and, for the avoidance of doubt, not for the
primary purpose (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of causing such release; (c) subordinate
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any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under
any Credit Document to the holder of any Lien permitted under Section 10.2(d), Section 10.2(f) and
Section 10.2(g) (solely with respect to Section 10.1(o)(iii)) or if required under the terms of any lease,
easement, right of way or similar agreement affecting the Mortgaged Property; provided that such lease,
easement, right of way or similar agreement constitutes a Permitted Lien; and (d) enter into subordination
or an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement or intercreditor agreements with respect to Indebtedness and
any subordination agreement in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing to the extent the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent is otherwise contemplated herein as being a party to such
intercreditor or subordination agreement.
The Collateral Agent shall have its own independent right to demand payment of the amounts
payable by Intermediate Holdings under this Section 12.11, irrespective of any discharge of Intermediate
Holdings’ obligations to pay those amounts to the other Lenders resulting from failure by them to take
appropriate steps in insolvency proceedings affecting Intermediate Holdings to preserve their entitlement
to be paid those amounts.
Any amount due and payable by Intermediate Holdings to the Collateral Agent under this
Section 12.11 shall be decreased to the extent that the other Lenders have received (and are able to
retain) payment in full of the corresponding amount under the other provisions of the Credit Documents
and any amount due and payable by Intermediate Holdings to the Collateral Agent under those provisions
shall be decreased to the extent that the Collateral Agent has received (and is able to retain) payment in
full of the corresponding amount under this Section 12.11.
12.12Right to Realize on Collateral and Enforce Guarantee. Anything contained in any of the
Credit Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, Intermediate Holdings, the Agents, and each Secured
Party hereby agree that (i) no Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the
Collateral or to enforce the Guarantee, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights, and
remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured
Parties in accordance with the terms hereof and all powers, rights, and remedies under the Security
Documents may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent and (ii) in the event of a foreclosure by the
Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale or other disposition, the
Collateral Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser or licensor of any or all of such Collateral at any
such sale or other disposition and the Collateral Agent, as agent for and representative of the Secured
Parties (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless Required
Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making
settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public
sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any
collateral payable by the Collateral Agent at such sale or other disposition. No holder of Secured Hedge
Obligations or Secured Cash Management Obligations shall have any rights in connection with the
management or release of any Collateral or of the obligations of any Credit Party under this Agreement.
No holder of Secured Hedge Obligations or Secured Cash Management Obligations that obtains the
benefits of any Guarantee or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any other Credit
Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action
hereunder or under any other Credit Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the
release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender or Agent and, in such case,
only to the extent expressly provided in the Credit Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of,
or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under
Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements, unless the Administrative
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Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as
the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as
the case may be.
12.13Intercreditor Agreement Governs. The Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, and
each Lender (a) hereby agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions
of any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement or other intercreditor agreement entered into pursuant to the
terms hereof, (b) hereby authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to
enter into each Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement or other intercreditor agreement entered into pursuant
to the terms hereof and to subject the Liens securing the Obligations to the provisions thereof and
(c) hereby authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to enter into any
Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement or other intercreditor agreement that includes, or to amend any
then-existing-intercreditor agreement to provide for, the terms described in the definition of “Permitted
Other Indebtedness”.
12.14Certain ERISA Matters.
(a)Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender
party hereto, to, and (y) 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 and
not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of Intermediate Holdings or any other Credit Party,
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 (k) 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
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(iv)such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing
between the Administrative Agent, Intermediate Holdings and such Lender (such agreement not to be
unreasonably withheld).
(b)In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a)
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 clause (a), such Lender
further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y)
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 and not, for the avoidance
of doubt, to or for the benefit of Intermediate Holdings or any other Credit Party, that the
Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary 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 Letters of
Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise
of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Credit Document or any
documents related hereto or thereto).
12.15Erroneous Payment.
(a)If the Administrative Agent (x) notifies a Lender, Letter of Credit Issuer or any other
Secured Party, or any Person (other than a Credit Party) who has received funds on behalf of a Lender,
Letter of Credit Issuer or Secured Party (any such Lender, Letter of Credit Issuer, Secured Party or other
recipient (other than a Credit Party) (and each of their respective successors and assigns), a “Payment
Recipient”) that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion (whether or not after
receipt of any notice under immediately succeeding clause (b)) that any funds (as set forth in such notice
from the Administrative Agent) received by such Payment Recipient from the Administrative Agent or
any of its Affiliates were erroneously or mistakenly transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or
mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not known to such Lender, Letter of Credit
Issuer, Secured Party or other Payment Recipient on its behalf) (any such funds, whether transmitted or
received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise,
individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and (y) demands in writing the return of such
Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof) within sixty (60) days of such Erroneous Payment, such
Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of the Administrative Agent pending its return
or repayment as contemplated below in this Section 12.15 and held in trust for the benefit of the
Administrative Agent, and such Lender, Letter of Credit Issuer or Secured Party shall (or, with respect to
any Payment Recipient who received such funds on its behalf, shall cause such Payment Recipient to)
promptly, but in no event later than two (2) Business Days thereafter (or such later date as the
Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, specify in writing), return to the Administrative Agent
the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in
same day funds (in the currency so received), together with interest thereon (except to the extent waived
in writing by the Administrative Agent) in respect of each day from and including the date such
Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to the date such amount
is repaid to the Administrative Agent in same day funds at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate
and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on
interbank compensation from time to time in effect. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any
Payment Recipient under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(b)Without limiting immediately preceding clause (a), each Lender, Letter of Credit Issuer,
Secured Party or any Person (other than a Credit Party) who has received funds on behalf of a Lender,
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Letter of Credit Issuer or Secured Party (and each of their respective successors and assigns), agrees that
if it receives a payment, prepayment or repayment (whether received as a payment, prepayment or
repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise) from the Administrative Agent (or any of
its Affiliates) (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in this
Agreement or in a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any
of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, (y) that was not preceded or
accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any
of its Affiliates), or (z) that such Lender, Letter of Credit Issuer or Secured Party, or other such recipient,
otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part), then in
each such case:
(i)it acknowledges and agrees that (A) in the case of immediately preceding
sub-clauses (x) or (y), an error and mistake shall be presumed to have been made (absent written
confirmation from the Administrative Agent to the contrary) or (B) an error and mistake has been made
(in the case of immediately preceding clause (z)), in each case, with respect to such payment, prepayment
or repayment; and
(ii)such Lender, Letter of Credit Issuer or Secured Party shall (and shall cause any
other recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf to) promptly (and, in all events, within one (1)
Business Day of its knowledge of the occurrence of any of the circumstances described in immediately
preceding clauses (x), (y) and (z)) notify the Administrative Agent of its receipt of such payment,
prepayment or repayment, the details thereof (in reasonable detail) and that it is so notifying the
Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 12.15(b).
For the avoidance of doubt, the failure to deliver a notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this
Section 12.15(b) shall not have any effect on a Payment Recipient’s obligations pursuant to
Section 12.15(a) or on whether or not an Erroneous Payment has been made.
(c)Each Lender, Letter of Credit Issuer or Secured Party hereby authorizes the
Administrative Agent to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender,
Letter of Credit Issuer or Secured Party under any Credit Document, or otherwise payable or distributable
by the Administrative Agent to such Lender, Letter of Credit Issuer or Secured Party under any Credit
Document with respect to any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts, against any amount
that the Administrative Agent has demanded to be returned under immediately preceding clause (a).
(d)(i) In the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered by the
Administrative Agent for any reason, after demand therefor in accordance with immediately preceding
clause (a), from any Lender that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) (and/or from
any Payment Recipient who received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) on its respective
behalf) (such unrecovered amount, an “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”), upon the
Administrative Agent’s notice to such Lender at any time, then effective immediately (with the
consideration therefor being acknowledged by the parties hereto), (A) such Lender shall be deemed to
have assigned its Loans (but not its Commitments) of the relevant Class with respect to which such
Erroneous Payment was made (the “Erroneous Payment Impacted Class”) in an amount equal to the
Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may specify)
(such assignment of the Loans (but not Commitments) of the Erroneous Payment Impacted Class, the
Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”) (on a cashless basis and such amount calculated at par
plus any accrued and unpaid interest (with the assignment fee to be waived by the Administrative Agent
in such instance)), and is hereby (together with the Borrower) deemed to execute and deliver an
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Assignment and Acceptance (or, to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and
Acceptance by reference pursuant to a Platform as to which the Administrative Agent and such parties
are participants) with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and such Lender shall
deliver any promissory notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (but
the failure of such Person to deliver any such promissory notes shall not affect the effectiveness of the
foregoing assignment), (B) the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall be deemed to have
acquired the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, (C) upon such deemed acquisition, the
Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall become a Lender, as applicable, hereunder with
respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and the assigning Lender shall cease to be a
Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment,
excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, its obligations under the indemnification provisions of this
Agreement and its applicable Commitments which shall survive as to such assigning Lender, (D) the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall each be deemed to have waived any consents required
under this Agreement to any such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and (E) the
Administrative Agent will reflect in the Register its ownership interest in the Loans subject to the
Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment. For the avoidance of doubt, no Erroneous Payment
Deficiency Assignment will reduce the Commitments of any Lender and such Commitments shall remain
available in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(ii)Subject to Section 13.6 (but excluding, in all events, any assignment, consent or
approval requirements (whether from the Borrower or otherwise)), the Administrative Agent may, in its
discretion, sell any Loans acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and upon
receipt of the proceeds of such sale, the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable
Lender shall be reduced by the net proceeds of the sale of such Loan (or portion thereof), and the
Administrative Agent shall retain all other rights, remedies and claims against such Lender (and/or
against any recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). In addition, an Erroneous Payment
Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender (x) shall be reduced by the proceeds of prepayments
or repayments of principal and interest, or other distribution in respect of principal and interest, received
by the Administrative Agent on or with respect to any such Loans acquired from such Lender pursuant to
an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment (to the extent that any such Loans are then owned by the
Administrative Agent) and (y) may, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, be reduced by any
amount specified by the Administrative Agent in writing to the applicable Lender from time to time.
(e)[Reserved].
(f)To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Payment Recipient shall assert any right or
claim to an Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, and is deemed to waive, 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 Erroneous Payment received, including, without limitation,
any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine.
(g)Each party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Section 12.15 shall survive
the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the
replacement of, a Lender or Letter of Credit Issuer, the termination of the Commitments and/or the
repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Credit
Document.
(h)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, this
Section 12.15 will not create any additional Obligations of the Credit Parties under the Credit Documents
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or otherwise increase or alter the Obligations or create any additional covenants or obligations or duties
on the Credit Parties (other than as expressly set forth in this Section 12.15).
Section 13.        Miscellaneous.
13.1Amendments, Waivers, and Releases. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in the
Credit Documents, neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document, nor any terms hereof or
thereof, may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 13.1. Except as provided to the contrary under Section 1.14, 2.14 or 2.15 or the third, fourth,
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh paragraphs hereof, and other than with respect to
any amendment, modification or waiver contemplated in the proviso to clause (i) below, which shall only
require the consent of the Lenders expressly set forth therein and not the Required Lenders, the Required
Lenders may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and/or the
Collateral Agent may, from time to time, (a) enter into with the relevant Credit Party or Credit Parties
written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Credit Documents for the
purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or changing in any
manner the rights of the Lenders or of the Credit Parties hereunder or thereunder or (b) waive in writing,
on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral
Agent, as the case may be, may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or
the other Credit Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided, however,
that each such waiver and each such amendment, supplement or modification shall be effective only in
the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, further, that no such waiver
and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall (x) (i) forgive or reduce any portion of any
Loan or extend the final scheduled maturity date of any Loan or reduce the stated interest rate of,
prepayment premium applicable to, or fee under any Loan (it being understood that only the consent of
the Required Lenders shall be necessary to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the
Default Rate or amend Section 2.8(c)), or forgive any portion thereof, or extend the date for the payment,
of any principal, interest (including by a way of extending grace periods for the payment of interest) or
fee hereunder (other than as a result of waiving the applicability of any post-default increase in interest
rates), or changes in the amount of interest payable in cash, or extend the final expiration date of any
Letter of Credit beyond the L/C Facility Maturity Date, or make any Loan, interest, Fee or other amount
payable in any currency other than expressly provided herein or amend Section 13.8(a) or Section 11.13
or any other provision of any Credit Document governing the application of payments in respect of the
Obligations or proceeds of Collateral, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly
and adversely affected thereby; provided that a waiver of any condition precedent in Section 6 (solely
with respect to any Letter of Credit issued on the Closing Date) or Section 7 of this Agreement, the
waiver of any Default (other than any Default under Section 11.1), Event of Default (other than any
Event of Default under Section 11.1), default interest, mandatory prepayment or reductions, any
modification, waiver or amendment to the financial covenant definitions or financial ratios or any
component thereof, the waiver of any other covenant, or the waiver or amendment of the MFN Protection
shall not constitute an increase of any Commitment of a Lender, a reduction or forgiveness in the interest
rates or the fees or premiums, or changes in the amount of interest payable in cash or a postponement of
any date scheduled for the payment of principal, premium or interest or an extension of the final maturity
of any Loan or the scheduled termination date of any Commitment, in each case for purposes of this
clause (i), or (ii) consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of its rights and obligations under
any Credit Document to which it is a party (except as permitted pursuant to Section 10.3), in each case
without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, or (iii) amend,
modify or waive any provision of Section 12 without the written consent of the then-current
Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent in a manner that directly and adversely affects such Person,
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or (iv) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 3 with respect to any Letter of Credit without
the written consent of the Letter of Credit Issuer to the extent such amendment, modification or waiver
directly and adversely affects the Letter of Credit Issuer, (iv) amend, modify or waive any provisions
hereof relating to Swingline Loans without the written consent of the Swingline Lender in a manner that
directly and adversely affects such Person, (v) release all or substantially all of the Guarantors under the
Guarantees (except as expressly permitted by the Guarantees, any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement or
this Agreement) or release all or substantially all of the Collateral under the Security Documents (except
as expressly permitted by the Security Documents, any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement or this
Agreement) without the prior written consent of each Lender, (vi) decrease the Term Loan Repayment
Amount applicable to Term Loans or extend any scheduled Term Loan Repayment Date applicable to
Term Loans, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected
thereby, (vii) [reserved], (viii) reduce the percentages specified in the definition of the term “Required
Lenders” or “Required DDTL Lenders” or amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section 13.1
that has the effect of decreasing the number of Lenders that must approve any amendment, modification
or waiver, without the written consent of each Lender, (ix) directly amend, modify or waive the (A) pro
rata sharing portions set forth in Sections 2.7, 2.16(a)(ii), 4.1, 4.2, 5.2(c), 5.2(d), 5.2(e), 5.3(a) or 13.8(a)
or (B) pro rata sharing provisions or the payment priorities as set forth in Section 11.13, in each case
without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, (x) (A) subordinate or
have the effect of subordinating all or any portion of the Credit Facilities in right of payment to any other
Indebtedness or (B) subordinate or have the effect of subordinating the Lien securing all or any portion of
the Collateral to any other Lien securing any other Indebtedness, except in the case of clause (A) and (B)
with respect to (1) any Indebtedness that is expressly permitted under the Credit Documents as in effect
on the Closing Date to be senior to the Credit Facilities and/or be secured by a Lien that is senior to the
Lien securing the Credit Facilities, (2) any “debtor-in-possession” facility so long as such
“debtor-in-possession” facility and related commitments and any related buyback, exchange or “roll up”
is offered ratablyto all Lenders holding such Credit Facilities or (3) any other Indebtedness so long as
such Indebtedness and any related buyback or exchange is offered ratably to all Lenders holding such
Credit Facilities and on the same terms as the other lenders participating in such other Indebtedness and
any related buyback or exchange, in each case without the consent of each Lender directly and adversely
affected thereby, or (y) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clause (x), (i) extend the final
expiration date of any Lender’s Commitment or (ii) increase the aggregate amount of the Commitments
of any Lender, in each case, without the written consent of such Lender; provided, further, in connection
with an amendment that addresses solely a repricing transaction in which any Class of Term Loans is
refinanced with a replacement Class of Term Loans bearing (or is modified in such a manner such that
the resulting Term Loans bear) a lower Effective Yield (a “Permitted Repricing Amendment”), only
the consent of the Lenders holding Term Loans subject to such permitted repricing transaction that will
continue as a Lender in respect of the repriced tranche of Term Loans or modified Term Loans shall be
required, or (xi) waive any condition precedent set forth in Article VII with respect to any Borrowing of
Delayed Draw Term Loans without the written consent of the Required DDTL Lenders.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to
approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except (x) that the Commitment of
such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender, (y) for any such
amendment, waiver or consent that treats such Defaulting Lender disproportionately and adversely from
the other Lenders of the same Class (other than because of its status as a Defaulting Lender) and (z) that
the principal amount of any Loan owed to such Lender may not be decreased without the consent of such
Lender.
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Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to
each of the affected Lenders and shall be binding upon Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower,
such Lenders, the Administrative Agent and all future holders of the affected Loans. In the case of any
waiver, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall
be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, and any
Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing, it being understood
that no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any
right consequent thereon. In connection with the foregoing provisions, the Administrative Agent may,
but shall have no obligations to, with the concurrence of any Lender, execute amendments,
modifications, waivers or consents on behalf of such Lender.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in addition to any credit extensions and related Joinder
Agreement(s) effectuated without the consent of Lenders in accordance with Section 2.14, this
Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders,
the Administrative Agent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrower (a) to add one or more
additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time
outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits
of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents with the Term Loans and the Revolving Credit Loans
and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (b) to include appropriately the Lenders holding
such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders and other definitions related to such
New Term Loans and the Revolving Credit Loans.
In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with the written
consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the relevant Replacement
Facility to permit the refinancing of any Credit Facility (the “Refinanced Facility”) with a replacement
facility (a “Replacement Facility”) hereunder; provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount of
Indebtedness and the available commitment available under such Replacement Facility shall not exceed
the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness and the available commitment amount under such
Refinanced Facility (plus an amount equal to all accrued but unpaid interest, fees, premiums and
expenses incurred in connection therewith), (b) [reserved], (c) except in the case of any Inside Maturity
Debt Exclusion, the weighted average life to maturity of such Replacement Facility shall not be shorter
than the weighted average life to maturity of such Refinanced Facility at the time of such refinancing
(except to the extent of nominal amortization for periods where amortization has been eliminated as a
result of prepayment of the applicable Term Loans) and (d) the covenants, events of default and
guarantees (excluding pricing and optional prepayments or redemption terms) either, at the option of the
Borrower, shall be not materially more favorable (taken as a whole) (as determined in good faith by the
Borrower) to the Lenders providing such Replacement Facility than the covenants, events of default and
guarantees applicable to such Refinanced Facility, except to the extent necessary to provide for covenants,
events of default and guarantees applicable to any period after the maturity date in respect of the
Refinanced Facility in effect immediately prior to such refinancing or otherwise reflect market terms and
conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of such refinancing (as determined in good faith by the
Borrower). Any such refinancing of the Revolving Credit Facility shall require an equivalent
commitment reduction thereunder.
The Lenders hereby irrevocably agree that the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent by the Credit
Parties on any Collateral shall be automatically released (i) in full, upon the termination of this
Agreement and the payment of all Obligations hereunder (except for (w) contingent indemnification
obligations in respect of which a claim has not yet been made, (x) Secured Hedge Obligations, (y) Cash
Collateralized Letters of Credit pursuant to arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Letter of Credit
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Issuer and (z) Secured Cash Management Obligations), (ii) upon the sale or other disposition of such
Collateral (including as part of or in connection with any other sale or other disposition permitted
hereunder) to any Person other than another Credit Party, to the extent such sale or other disposition is
made in compliance with the terms of this Agreement (and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on
a certificate to that effect provided to it by any Credit Party upon its reasonable request without further
inquiry), (iii) to the extent such Collateral is comprised of property leased to a Credit Party, upon
termination or expiration of such lease, (iv) if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified
in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other percentage of the Lenders whose consent may be
required in accordance with this Section 13.1), (v) to the extent the property constituting such Collateral is
owned by any Guarantor, upon the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the applicable
Guarantee (in accordance with the second following sentence), (vi) as required to effect any sale or other
disposition of Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Collateral Agent pursuant to
the Security Documents and (vii) if such assets constitute Excluded Property or Excluded Stock and
Stock Equivalents. Any such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations
or any Liens (other than those being released) upon (or obligations (other than those being released) of
the Credit Parties in respect of) all interests retained by the Credit Parties, including the proceeds of any
sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral except to the extent otherwise released
in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Documents. Additionally, the Lenders hereby irrevocably
agree that any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor shall be released from the Guarantees upon
consummation of any transaction not prohibited hereunder resulting in such Subsidiary ceasing to
constitute a Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise no longer being required to be a Guarantor hereunder;
provided that no release shall occur if such Guarantor became an Excluded Subsidiary by virtue of no
longer being a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of a Credit Party unless it is no longer a Subsidiary
of any Credit Party or it is becoming a bona fide joint venture (as determined by Intermediate Holdings in
good faith) in a transaction otherwise permitted hereunder. The Lenders hereby authorize the
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to execute and deliver any instruments,
documents and agreements necessary or desirable to evidence and confirm the release of any Guarantor
or Collateral pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, all without the further consent or
joinder of any Lender.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Credit Documents may be amended to add
syndication or documentation agents and make customary changes and references related thereto with the
consent of only Intermediate Holdings and the Administrative Agent.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement (including, without limitation, this Section 13.1) or
any other Credit Document to the contrary, (i) this Agreement and the other Credit Documents may be
amended to effect an incremental facility or extension facility pursuant to Section 2.14 (and the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower may effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents without the consent of any other party as may be necessary or appropriate, in the
reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the terms of any such
incremental facility or extension facility); (ii) no Lender consent is required to effect any amendment or
supplement to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement or other intercreditor agreement or arrangement
permitted under this Agreement that is for the purpose of adding the holders of any Indebtedness as
expressly contemplated by the terms of an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement or such other intercreditor
agreement or arrangement permitted under this Agreement, as applicable (it being understood that any
such amendment or supplement may make such other changes to the applicable intercreditor agreement
as, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower, are
required to effectuate the foregoing; provided that such other changes are not adverse, in any material
respect, to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole); provided, further, that no such agreement shall
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amend, modify or otherwise directly and adversely affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent
hereunder or under any other Credit Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative
Agent; (iii) any provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document may be amended by an
agreement in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to (x) cure any
ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency (as reasonably determined by the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower) or (y) effect administrative changes of a technical or immaterial nature
(including to effect changes to the terms and conditions applicable solely to the Letter of Credit Issuer in
respect of issuances of Letters of Credit) and such amendment shall be deemed approved by the Lenders
if the Lenders shall have received at least five Business Days’ prior written notice of such change 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; and (iv) guarantees, collateral documents and related documents executed by Credit Parties
in connection with this Agreement may be in a form reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent
and may be, together with any other Credit Document, entered into, amended, supplemented or waived,
without the consent of any other Person, by the applicable Credit Party or Credit Parties and the
Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent in its or their respective sole discretion, to (A) effect the
granting, perfection, protection, expansion or enhancement of any security interest in any Collateral or
additional property to become Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (B) as required by local
law or advice of counsel to give effect to, or protect any security interest for the benefit of the Secured
Parties, in any property or so that the security interests therein comply with applicable requirements of
law or (C) to cure ambiguities, omissions, mistakes or defects (as reasonably determined by the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower) or to cause such guarantee, collateral security document or other
document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Security Document to the contrary, the
Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, grant extensions of time for the satisfaction of any of the
requirements under Sections 9.10, 9.11 and 9.13 or any Security Documents in respect of any particular
Collateral or any particular Subsidiary if it determines that the satisfaction thereof with respect to such
Collateral or such Subsidiary cannot be accomplished without undue expense or unreasonable effort or
due to factors beyond the control of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries by
the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be satisfied under this Agreement or any
Security Document.
13.2Notices. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other
communications provided for hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall be in writing
(including by facsimile transmission). All such written notices shall be mailed, faxed or delivered to the
applicable address, facsimile number or electronic mail address, and all notices and other communications
expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number,
as follows:
(a)if to Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the
Collateral Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer, to the address, facsimile number,
electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 13.2 or to such other
address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such
party in a notice to the other parties; and
(b)if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or
telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire or to such other address, facsimile
number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to
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Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the
Swingline and the Letter of Credit Issuer.
All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made upon the earlier to occur
of (i) actual receipt by the relevant party hereto and (ii) (A) if delivered by hand or by courier, when
signed for by or on behalf of the relevant party hereto; (B) if delivered by mail, three Business Days after
deposit in the mails, postage prepaid; (C) if delivered by facsimile, when sent and receipt has been
confirmed by telephone; and (D) if delivered by electronic mail, when delivered (except that, if not given
during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of
business on the next business day for the recipient); provided that notices and other communications to
the Administrative Agent or the Lenders pursuant to Sections 2.3, 2.6, 2.9, 4.2 and 5.1 shall not be
effective until received.
13.3No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on
the part of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or
privilege hereunder or under the other Credit Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies,
powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers,
and privileges provided by law.
13.4Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made
hereunder, in the other Credit Documents and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant
hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
making of the Loans hereunder.
13.5Payment of Expenses; Indemnification.
(a)Each of Intermediate Holdings and the Borrower, jointly and severally, agree (i) to pay
or reimburse each of the Agents (promptly upon written demand (with reasonably supporting detail if the
Borrower shall so request)) for all their reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and
expenses (without duplication) incurred in connection with the administration, preparation, execution and
delivery of, and any amendment, supplement, modification to, waiver and/or enforcement this Agreement
and the other Credit Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith,
and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including
the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of Latham & Watkins LLP (or such other counsel
as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), and, if reasonably necessary, one
counsel in each relevant local jurisdiction with the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), (ii) to pay or reimburse each Agent and the Lenders for all of their
reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and any
such other documents, including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of one firm or
counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, and, to the extent required,
one firm or local counsel in each relevant local jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel
acting in multiple jurisdictions) with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) and, in
the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel to each group of similarly
situated Persons, taken as a whole), (iii) to pay or reimburse each of the Agents for all reasonable
out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by it or its Affiliates to obtain and maintain no more than two
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(2) private, “shadow” credit ratings or estimates per calendar year in respect of the Loans from rating
agencies, whether obtained prior to or subsequent to the Closing Date, to the affected Indemnified
Persons similarly situated and (iv) to pay, indemnify and hold harmless each Lender, each Agent, the
Letter of Credit Issuer and their respective Related Parties (without duplication) (the “Indemnified
Persons”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, obligations, demands, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses, disbursements or penalties of any kind or nature whatsoever (and the
reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees, expenses, disbursements and other charges of
one firm of counsel for all Indemnified Persons, taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or
perceived conflict of interest where the Indemnified Person affected by such conflict notifies the
Borrower of any existence of such conflict and in connection with the investigating or defending any of
the foregoing (including the reasonable fees) has retained its own counsel, of another firm of counsel for
such affected Indemnified Person), and to the extent required, one firm or local counsel in each relevant
jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions)) of any such
Indemnified Person arising out of or relating to any action, claim, litigation, investigation or other
proceeding (regardless of whether such Indemnified Person is a party thereto or whether or not such
action, claim, litigation or proceeding was brought by Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any other
Person), arising out of, or with respect to the Transactions or to the execution, enforcement, delivery,
performance and administration of this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and any such other
documents, including any of the foregoing relating to any Environmental Claim, any violation of,
noncompliance with or liability under, any Environmental Law, or any actual or alleged presence,
Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials, in each case relating to the properties, facilities or
operations of Intermediate Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (all the foregoing in this clause (iv),
collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided that Intermediate Holdings and the Borrower has
no obligation hereunder to any Indemnified Person with respect to Indemnified Liabilities to the extent
arising from (i) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person or any of
its Related Parties as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction, (ii) a material breach (or, in the case of any claim, litigation, investigation or other
proceeding brought by a Credit Party, a breach) of the obligations of such Indemnified Person or any of
its Related Parties under the terms of this Agreement by such Indemnified Person or any of its Related
Parties as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or
(iii) any proceeding between and among Indemnified Persons that does not involve an act or omission by
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or its respective Restricted Subsidiaries; provided the Agents, to the
extent acting in their capacity as such, shall remain indemnified in respect of such proceeding, to the
extent that neither of the exceptions set forth in clause (i) or (ii) of the immediately preceding proviso
applies to such person at such time. The agreements in this Section 13.5 shall survive repayment of the
Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder. This Section 13.5 shall not apply with respect to Taxes,
other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, liabilities, obligations, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements arising from any non-Tax claim.
(b)No Credit Party nor any Indemnified Person shall have any liability for any special,
punitive, indirect or consequential damages resulting from this Agreement or any other Credit Document
or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Closing
Date); provided that the foregoing shall not limit Intermediate Holdings’ and the Borrower’s
indemnification obligations to the Indemnified Persons pursuant to Section 13.5(a) in respect of damages
incurred or paid by an Indemnified Person to a third party. No Indemnified Person shall be liable for any
damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed
by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection
with this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby,
except to the extent that such damages have resulted from the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross
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negligence of any Indemnified Person or any of its Related Parties as determined by a final and
non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
13.6Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments.
(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) except as
expressly permitted by Section 10.3, the Borrower 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 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 13.6. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer
upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby,
Participants (to the extent provided in clause (c) of this Section 13.6) and, to the extent expressly
contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the
Letter of Credit Issuer and the Lenders and each other Person entitled to indemnification under
Section 13.5) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b)(i) Subject to the conditions set forth in clause (b)(ii) below and Section 13.7, any
Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under
this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans (including participations in
L/C Obligations and Swingline Loans) at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; it being understood that, without limitation, the
relevant Person shall have the right to withhold their consent to any assignment if, in order for such
assignment to comply with applicable law, the Borrower would be required to obtain the consent of, or
make any filing or registration with, any Governmental Authority) of:
(A)the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed),
and, solely with respect to Revolving Credit Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments, the Sponsor;
provided that no consent of the Borrower or the Sponsor (solely with respect to Revolving Credit Loans
and Revolving Credit Commitments) shall be required (1) for an assignment to (X) a Lender, (Y) an
Affiliate of a Lender, or (Z) an Approved Fund of a Lender, (2) for an assignment of Loans or
Commitments to any assignee if an Event of Default under Section 11.1 or Section 11.5 (with respect to
the Borrower) has occurred and is continuing or (3) unless (X) the prospective assignment is to a
Disqualified Lender or (Y) the Borrower or, in the case of Revolving Loans and/or Revolving
Commitments, the Sponsor, has already objected thereto by delivering written notice to the
Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after the receipt of a written request for consent
thereto; and
(B)the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)
and, with respect to Revolving Credit Commitments only, the Letter of Credit Issuers and the Swingline
Lender (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that no consent of the Administrative
Agent, Letter of Credit Issuers or Swingline Lender, as applicable, shall be required for an assignment of
to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund of a Lender.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such assignment shall be made (i) to a natural Person,
Disqualified Lender or Defaulting Lender and (ii) with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Affiliated Lender;
provided that the list of Disqualified Lenders shall be made available to Lenders by the Administrative
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Agent upon written request. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent shall bear no
responsibility or liability for monitoring and enforcing the list of Persons who are Disqualified Lenders at
any time.
(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 of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender
subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect
to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $2,500,000 in the case
of Revolving Credit Commitments and $1,000,000 in the case of Term Loans or, if less, all of such
Lender’s remaining Loans and Commitments of the applicable Class, unless each of the Borrower and
the Administrative Agent otherwise consents (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed); provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under
Section 11.1 or Section 11.5 (with respect to the Borrower) has occurred and is continuing; provided,
further, that contemporaneous assignments by a Lender and its Affiliates or Approved Funds shall be
aggregated for purposes of meeting the minimum assignment amount requirements stated above (and
simultaneous assignments to or by two or more Related Funds shall be treated as one assignment), if any;
(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; provided
that this clause shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all the
assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans;
(C)the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance via an electronic settlement system or other
method reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, together with a processing and recordation
fee in the amount of $3,500; provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to
waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment; provided, further, that such
processing and recordation fee shall not be payable in the case of assignments by any Agent or any of its
Affiliates;
(D)the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent an administrative questionnaire in a form approved by the Administrative Agent
(the “Administrative Questionnaire”) and applicable tax forms (as required under Section 5.4(e)); and
(E)any assignment to Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, any
Subsidiary or an Affiliated Lender (other than an Affiliated Institutional Lender) shall also be subject to
the requirements of Section 13.6(h).
For the avoidance of doubt, funded Delayed Draw Term Loans, and rights and obligations with
respect thereto, may be traded separate from Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments, and rights and
obligations with respect thereto.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent bears no responsibility for tracking or
monitoring assignments to or participations by any Affiliated Lender or any Disqualified Lender.
(iii)Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to clause (b)(v) of this
Section 13.6, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the
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assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment
and Acceptance, 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 Acceptance, be
released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance
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 and obligations of Sections 2.10,
2.11, 3.5, 5.4 and 13.5). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this
Agreement that does not comply with this Section 13.6 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 clause (c) of
this Section 13.6. For the avoidance of doubt, in case of an assignment to a new Lender pursuant to this
Section 13.6, (i) the Administrative Agent, the new Lender and other Lenders shall acquire the same
rights and assume the same obligations between themselves as they would have acquired and assumed
had the new Lender been an original Lender signatory to this Agreement with the rights and/or
obligations acquired or assumed by it as a result of the assignment and to the extent of the assignment the
assigning Lender shall each be released from further obligations under the Credit Documents and (ii) the
benefit of each Security Document shall be maintained in favor of the new Lender.
(iv)The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the
Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office in the United States a copy of each
Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses
of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amount of the Loans (and stated interest amounts)
and any payment made by the Letter of Credit Issuer under any Letter of Credit owing to each Lender
pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be
conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the
Letter of Credit Issuer and the Lenders shall 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, and no assignment shall be effective until recorded in the Register pursuant to this
Section 13.6(b)(iv). The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Collateral Agent,
the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates and, with respect to itself, any
Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. This Section
13.6(b)(iv) shall be construed so that all Loans are at all times maintained in “registered form” within the
meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code and any related Treasury regulations (or
any other relevant or successor provisions of the Code or of such Treasury regulations).
(v)Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an
assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire and applicable
tax forms (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee
referred to in clause (b) of this Section 13.6 and any written consent to such assignment required by
clause (b) of this Section 13.6, the Administrative Agent shall promptly accept such Assignment and
Acceptance and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment, whether or not
evidenced by a promissory note, shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been
recorded in the Register as provided in this clause (b)(v).
(c)(i)  Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative
Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer, sell participations to one or more banks or
other entities (other than (x) a natural person, (y) Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and its Subsidiaries
and (z) any Disqualified Lender provided, however, that, notwithstanding clause (y) hereof,
participations may be sold to Disqualified Lenders unless a list of Disqualified Lenders has been made
available to all Lenders) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and
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obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans owing to
it); 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 Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer and the other Lenders shall
continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and
obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent shall bear no
responsibility or liability for monitoring and enforcing the list of Disqualified Lenders or the sales of
participations thereto at any time. 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 Credit
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
clauses (x)(i), (v) and (vi) of the second proviso to Section 13.1 that affects such Participant. Subject to
clause (c)(ii) of this Section 13.6, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the
benefits and obligations of Sections 2.10, 2.11, 3.5 and 5.4 to the same extent as if it were a Lender
(subject to the limitations and requirements of those Sections as though it were a Lender and had
acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to clause (b) of this Section 13.6, including the requirements
of clause (e) of Section 5.4) (it being agreed that any documentation required under Section 5.4(e) shall
be provided to the participating Lender)). To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be
entitled to the benefits of Section 13.8(b) as though it were a Lender; provided such Participant shall be
subject to Section 13.8(a) as though it were a Lender.
(ii)A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under
Section 2.10, 2.11, 3.5 or 5.4 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive absent the
sale of such the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such
Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld). Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary
agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant
and the principal amounts (and stated interest amounts) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or
other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”). 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. No Lender shall have any obligation to disclose
all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or
any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other
obligations under any Credit Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish
that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under
Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations and Section 1.163-5(b) of the proposed
United States Treasury Regulations (or, in each case, any amended or successor sections).
(d)Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, at
any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to
secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal
Reserve Bank, or other central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender and this Section 13.6 shall not
apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment
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.
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(e)Subject to Section 13.16, the Borrower authorizes each Lender to disclose to any
Participant, secured creditor of such Lender or assignee (each, a “Transferee”) and any prospective
Transferee any and all financial information in such Lender’s possession concerning the Borrower and its
Affiliates that has been delivered to such Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower and its Affiliates
pursuant to this Agreement or that has been delivered to such Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower and
its Affiliates in connection with such Lender’s credit evaluation of the Borrower and its Affiliates prior
to becoming a party to this Agreement.
(f)The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any
Assignment and Acceptance shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in
electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually
executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent
and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and
National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar
state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
(g)SPV Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a
Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “SPV”), identified as such in
writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the
option to provide to the Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise
be obligated to make the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall
constitute a commitment by any SPV to make any Loan and (ii) if an SPV elects not to exercise such
option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated
to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of a Loan by an SPV hereunder shall utilize
the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such
Granting Lender and such SPV shall have the rights of a Lender hereunder. Each party hereto hereby
agrees that no SPV shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement
(all liability for which shall remain with the Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each
party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior
to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or
other senior indebtedness of any SPV, it shall not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting
against, such SPV any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings
under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Section 13.6, any SPV may (i) with notice to, but without the prior written
consent of, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor,
assign all or a portion of its interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender or to any financial institutions
(consented to by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) other than a Disqualified Lender providing
liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account of such SPV to support the funding or maintenance of
Loans and (ii) subject to Section 13.16, disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information
relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee
or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPV. This Section 13.6(g) may not be amended without the
written consent of the SPV. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement but subject to
the following sentence, each SPV shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.10, 2.11, 3.5 and 5.4 to
the same extent as if it were a Lender (subject to the limitations and requirements of those Sections as
though it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to clause (b) of this
Section 13.6, including the requirements of clause (e) of Section 5.4 (it being agreed that any
documentation required under Section 5.4(e) shall be provided to the Granting Lender)). Notwithstanding
the prior sentence, an SPV shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.10, 2.11,
3.5 or 5.4 than its Granting Lender would have been entitled to receive absent the grant to such SPV,
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unless such grant to such SPV is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent (which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld).
(h)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (x) any Lender may, at any
time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of its Term Loans
to Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or an Affiliated Lender and (y)
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower and any Subsidiary may, from time to time, purchase or
prepay Term Loans, in each case, on a non-pro rata basis through (1) Dutch auction procedures open to
all applicable Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with customary procedures to be agreed between
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower and the Auction Agent or (2) open market purchases;
provided that:
(i)any Loans or Commitments acquired by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower or any other Subsidiary shall be retired and cancelled promptly upon the acquisition thereof;
(ii)by its acquisition of Loans or Commitments, an Affiliated Lender shall be
deemed to have acknowledged and agreed that:
(A)it shall not have any right to (i) attend or participate in (including, in
each case, by telephone) any meeting (including “Lender only” meetings) or discussions (or portion
thereof) among the Administrative Agent or any Lender to which representatives of the Borrower is not
then present, (ii) receive any information or material prepared by the Administrative Agent or any Lender
or any communication by or among the Administrative Agent and one or more Lenders or any other
material which is “Lender only”, except to the extent such information or materials have been made
available to the Borrower or its representatives (and in any case, other than the right to receive notices of
prepayments and other administrative notices in respect of its Loans required to be delivered to Lenders
pursuant to Section 2) or receive any advice of counsel to the Administrative Agent or (iii) make any
challenge to the Administrative Agent’s or any other Lender’s attorney-client privilege on the basis of its
status as a Lender and waives its rights to bring actions (in its capacity as a Lender) against the
Administrative Agent; and
(B)except with respect to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or
other action (I) in Section 13.1 requiring the consent of all Lenders, all Lenders directly and adversely
affected or specifically such Lender, (II) that alters an Affiliated Lender’s pro rata share of any payments
given to all Lenders, or (III) affects the Affiliated Lender (in its capacity as a Lender) in a manner that is
disproportionate to the effect on any Lender in the same Class, the Loans held by an Affiliated Lender
shall be disregarded in both the numerator and denominator in the calculation of any Lender vote (and, in
the case of a plan of reorganization that does not affect the Affiliated Lender in a manner that is
materially adverse to such Affiliated Lender relative to other Lenders, shall be deemed to have voted its
interest in the Term Loans in the same proportion as the other Lenders) (and shall be deemed to have
been voted in the same percentage as all other applicable Lenders voted if necessary to give legal effect
to this paragraph); and
(iii)(x) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans held at any one time by
Affiliated Lenders may not exceed 25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding
at the time of such purchase and (y) Affiliated Lenders (other than Affiliated Institutional Lenders) shall
not constitute more than 49% in number of the total number of Term Loan Lenders;
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(iv)any such Loans acquired by an Affiliated Lender may, with the consent of the
Borrower, be contributed to the Borrower and exchanged for debt or equity securities that are otherwise
permitted to be issued at such time (and such Loans or Commitments shall be retired and cancelled
promptly);
(v)the Affiliated Lender shall clearly identify itself as an Affiliated Lender in any
Assignment and Assumption executed in connection with such purchases or sales and each such
Assignment and Assumption shall contain customary “big boy” representations; and
(vi)in the event that any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code shall be instituted
by or against any Borrower or any other Guarantor, each Affiliated Lender shall acknowledge and agree
that they are each “insiders” under Section 101(31) of the Bankruptcy Code and, as such, the claims
associated with the Loans and Commitments owned by it shall not be included in determining whether
the applicable class of creditors holding such claims has voted to accept a proposed plan for purposes of
Section 1129(a)(10) of the Bankruptcy Code, or, alternatively, to the extent that the foregoing designation
is deemed unenforceable for any reason, each Affiliated Lender shall vote in such proceedings
in the same proportion as the allocation of voting with respect to such matter by those Lenders who are
not Affiliated Lenders.
For avoidance of doubt, the foregoing limitations shall not be applicable to Affiliated Institutional
Lenders. None of the Borrower, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, any Subsidiary of Intermediate
Holdings or any Affiliated Lender shall be required to make any representation that it is not in possession
of information which is not publicly available and/or material with respect to Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings and its respective Subsidiaries or their respective securities for purposes of foreign, U.S. federal
and state securities laws.
(i)Notwithstanding anything in Section 13.1 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to the
contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders have (i) consented (or not
consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the
terms of any Credit Document or any departure by any Credit Party therefrom, (ii) otherwise acted on
any matter related to any Credit Document or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent or any
Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Credit
Document, all Term Loans, Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Loans held by
Affiliated Institutional Lender may not account for more than 49.9% (pro rata among such Affiliated
Institutional Lenders) of the Term Loans, Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Loans of
consenting Lenders included in determining whether the Required Lenders have consented to any action
pursuant to Section 13.1.
13.7Replacements of Lenders Under Certain Circumstances.
(a)The Borrower shall be permitted (x) to replace any Lender or (y) terminate the
Commitment of such Lender or Letter of Credit Issuer, as the case may be, and (1) in the case of a Lender
(other than the Letter of Credit Issuer), repay all Obligations of the Borrower due and owing to such
Lender relating to the Loans and participations held by such Lender as of such termination date and (2) in
the case of the Letter of Credit Issuer, repay all Obligations of the Borrower owing to such Letter of
Credit Issuer relating to the Loans and participations held by the Letter of Credit Issuer as of such
termination date and cancel or backstop on terms satisfactory to such Letter of Credit Issuer any Letters
of Credit issued by it that (a) requests reimbursement for amounts owing pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.5 or
5.4, and such Lender or Letter of Credit Issuer, as the case may be, has declined or is unable to designate
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a different lending office in accordance with Section 2.12, (b) is affected in the manner described in
Section 2.10(a)(iii) and as a result thereof any of the actions described in such Section is required to be
taken, or (c) becomes a Defaulting Lender, with a replacement bank or other financial institution;
provided that (i) such replacement does not conflict with any Requirements of Law, (ii) no Event of
Default under Sections 11.1 or 11.5 shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such
replacement, (iii) the Borrower shall repay (or the replacement bank or institution shall purchase, at par)
all Loans and other amounts pursuant to Sections 2.10, 2.11, 3.5 or 5.4, as the case may be, owing to such
replaced Lender prior to the date of replacement, (iv) the replacement bank or institution, if not already a
Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Affiliated Lender or Approved Fund, and the terms and conditions of
such replacement, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (v) the replacement bank
or institution, if not already a Lender shall be subject to the provisions of Section 13.6(b), (vi) the
replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of
Section 13.6 (provided that unless otherwise agreed the Borrower shall be obligated to pay the
registration and processing fee referred to therein), and (vii) any such replacement shall not be deemed to
be a waiver of any rights that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have
against the replaced Lender.
(b)If any Lender (such Lender, a “Non-Consenting Lender”) has failed to consent to a
proposed amendment, waiver, discharge or termination that pursuant to the terms of Section 13.1 requires
the consent of either (i) all of the Lenders directly and adversely affected or (ii) all of the Lenders, and, in
each case, with respect to which the Required Lenders (or at least 50.1% of the directly and adversely
affected Lenders) shall have granted their consent, then, the Borrower has the right (unless such
Non-Consenting Lender grants such consent) to the extent not otherwise replaced, to replace such
Non-Consenting Lender by requiring such Non-Consenting Lender to assign its Loans, and its
Commitments hereunder to one or more assignees reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (to
the extent such consent would be required under Section 13.6) or to terminate the Commitment of such
Lender or Letter of Credit Issuer, as the case may be, and (1) in the case of a Lender (other than the
Letter of Credit Issuer), repay all Obligations of the Borrower due and owing to such Lender relating to
the Loans and participations held by such Lender as of such termination date and (2) in the case of the
Letter of Credit Issuer, repay all Obligations of the Borrower owing to such Letter of Credit Issuer
relating to the Loans and participations held by the Letter of Credit Issuer as of such termination date and
cancel or backstop on terms satisfactory to such Letter of Credit Issuer any Letters of Credit issued by it);
provided that (a) all Obligations hereunder of the Borrower owing to such Non-Consenting Lender being
replaced shall be paid in full to such Non-Consenting Lender concurrently with such assignment
including any amounts that such Lender may be owed pursuant to Section 2.11, and (b) the replacement
Lender shall purchase the foregoing by paying to such Non-Consenting Lender a price equal to the
principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and (c) the Borrower shall pay to such
Non-Consenting Lender the amount, if any, owing to such Lender pursuant to Section 5.1(b). In
connection with any such assignment, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, such Non-Consenting
Lender and the replacement Lender shall otherwise comply with Section 13.6.
13.8Adjustments; Set-Off.
(a)Except as contemplated in Section 13.6 or elsewhere herein, if any Lender (a “Benefited
Lender”) shall at any time receive any payment of all or part of its Loans, or interest thereon, or receive
any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by set-off, pursuant to events or
proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 11.5, or otherwise), in a greater proportion than any such
payment to or collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of such other Lender’s Loans, or
interest thereon, such Benefited Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a participating
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interest in such portion of each such other Lender’s Loan, or shall provide such other Lenders with the
benefits of any such collateral, or the proceeds thereof, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefited
Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral or proceeds ratably with each of the
Lenders; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter
recovered from such Benefited Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and
benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
(b)After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, in addition to
any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, each Lender shall have the right, without prior
notice to the Credit Parties but with the prior consent of the Administrative Agent, any such notice being
expressly waived by the Credit Parties to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount
becoming due and payable by the Credit Parties hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise) to set-off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all deposits
(general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) (other than payroll, trust, tax, fiduciary, and
petty cash accounts), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in
each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or
owing by such Lender or any branch or agency thereof to or for the credit or the account of the Credit
Parties. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent after any
such set-off and application made by such Lender; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not
affect the validity of such set-off and application.
13.9Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this
Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic
transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument. A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and
words of like import in or relating to this Agreement and any other Credit Document shall be deemed to
include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the
same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based
recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law,
including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State
Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic
Transactions Act.
13.10Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any
other jurisdiction.
13.11Integration. This Agreement and the other Credit Documents represent the agreement of
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations
or warranties by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral
Agent nor any Lender relative to subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in
the other Credit Documents.
13.12GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND
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INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK;
PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT (I) THE DETERMINATION OF THE ACCURACY OF ANY
SPECIFIED ACQUISITION AGREEMENT REPRESENTATION, (II) THE INTERPRETATION OF
WHETHER A COMPANY GROUP MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT (AS DEFINED IN THE
ACQUISITION AGREEMENT) HAS OCCURRED AND (III) THE DETERMINATION OF
WHETHER THE ACQUISITION HAS BEEN CONSUMMATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
TERMS OF THE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT, IN EACH CASE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOMESTIC LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OR CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISION OR RULE
(WHETHER OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION) THAT WOULD
CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF LAWS (AS DEFINED IN THE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT) OF
ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF DELAWARE, INCLUDING STATUTES OF
LIMITATION.
13.13Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a)submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it is a party to the exclusive general jurisdiction of
the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States for the Southern District of New
York, in each case sitting in New York City in the Borough of Manhattan, and appellate courts from any
thereof;
(b)consents that any such action or proceeding shall be brought in such courts and waives
(to the extent permitted by applicable law) any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue
of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an
inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same or to commence or support any such action
or proceeding in any other courts;
(c)agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding shall be effected by
mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage
prepaid, to such Person at its address set forth on Schedule 13.2 at such other address of which the
Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant to Section 13.2;
(d)agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right of the Administrative Agent, any Lender
or another Secured Party to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or to
commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower
or any other Credit Party in any other jurisdiction; and
(e)waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or
recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section 13.13 any special, exemplary, punitive
or consequential damages; provided that nothing in this clause (e) shall limit the Credit Parties’
indemnification obligations set forth in Section 13.5.
13.14Acknowledgments. Each of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrower hereby
acknowledges that:
(a)it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution, and delivery of this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents;
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(b)(i)      the credit facilities provided for hereunder and any related arranging or other
services in connection therewith (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other
modification hereof or of any other Credit Document) are an arm’s-length commercial transaction
between the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the
Lenders and the other Agents on the other hand, and the Borrower and the other Credit Parties are
capable of evaluating and understanding and understand and accept the terms, risks and conditions of the
transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Credit Documents (including any amendment, waiver
or other modification hereof or thereof);
(ii)in connection with the process leading to such transaction, each of the
Administrative Agent and the other Agents, is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the
financial advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower, any other Credit Parties or any of their respective
Affiliates, equity holders, creditors or employees, or any other Person;
(iii)neither the Administrative Agent nor any other Agent has assumed or will
assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Borrower or any other Credit Party
with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, including with
respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Credit Document
(irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent or other Agent has advised or is currently advising the
Borrower, the other Credit Parties or their respective Affiliates on other matters) and neither the
Administrative Agent or other Agent has any obligation to the Borrower, the other Credit Parties or their
respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations
expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents;
(iv)the Administrative Agent, each other Agent and each Affiliate of the foregoing
may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the
Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor any other Agent has any obligation
to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and
(v)neither the Administrative Agent nor any other Agent has provided and none will
provide any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to any of the transactions
contemplated hereby (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other
Credit Document) and the Borrower has consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax
advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate. Each of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, and the
Borrower hereby agrees that they will not claim that any Agent owes a fiduciary or similar duty to the
Credit Parties in connection with the Transactions contemplated hereby and waives and releases, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent or any other
Agent with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty; and
(c)no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Credit Documents or otherwise exists
by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Lenders or among the Borrower, on the one
hand, and any Lender, on the other hand.
13.15WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW) TRIAL
BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR
ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
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13.16Confidentiality. The Administrative Agent, each other Agent and each Lender
(collectively, the “Restricted Persons” and, each a “Restricted Person”) shall treat confidentially all
non-public information provided to any Restricted Person by or on behalf of any Credit Party hereunder
in connection with such Restricted Person’s evaluation of whether to become a Lender hereunder or
obtained by such Restricted Person pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement (“Confidential
Information”) and shall not publish, disclose or otherwise divulge such Confidential Information;
provided that nothing herein shall prevent any Restricted Person from disclosing any such Confidential
Information (a) pursuant to the order of any court or administrative agency or in any pending legal,
judicial or administrative proceeding, or otherwise as required by applicable law, rule or regulation or
compulsory legal process (in which case such Restricted Person agrees (except with respect to any
routine or ordinary course audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental or
regulatory or self-regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority), to the extent
practicable and not prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation, to inform Intermediate Holdings
promptly thereof prior to disclosure), (b) upon the request or demand of any regulatory authority
(including to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization), any
examiner or any nationally recognized rating agency having jurisdiction over such Restricted Person or
any of its Affiliates or Approved Funds (in which case such Restricted Person agrees (except with respect
to any routine or ordinary course audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any
governmental or regulatory or self-regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority or
any required disclosure to any insurance regulator) to the extent practicable and not prohibited by
applicable law, rule or regulation, to inform Intermediate Holdings promptly thereof prior to disclosure),
(c) to the extent that such Confidential Information becomes publicly available other than by reason of
improper disclosure by such Restricted Person or any of its affiliates or any related parties thereto in
violation of any confidentiality obligations owing under this Section 13.16, (d) to the extent that such
Confidential Information is received by such Restricted Person from a third party that is not, to such
Restricted Person’s knowledge, subject to confidentiality obligations owing to any Credit Party or any of
their respective subsidiaries or affiliates or Approved Funds, (e) to the extent that such Confidential
Information was already in the possession of the Restricted Persons prior to any duty or other
undertaking of confidentiality or is independently developed by the Restricted Persons without the use of
such Confidential Information, (f) to such Restricted Person’s affiliates and Approved Funds and to its
and their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, legal counsel, independent auditors,
investors, potential investors, and other experts, including credit risk insurers and brokers, financing
sources (or alternative leverage providers), or agents who need to know such Confidential Information in
connection with providing the Loans or action as an Agent hereunder and who are informed of the
confidential nature of such Confidential Information and who are subject to customary confidentiality
obligations of professional practice or who agree to be bound by the terms of this Section 13.16 (or
confidentiality provisions at least as restrictive as those set forth in this Section 13.16) (with each such
Restricted Person, to the extent within its control, responsible for such person’s compliance with this
paragraph) and, (g) to potential or prospective Lenders, hedge providers (or other derivative transaction
counterparties) (any such person, a “Derivative Counterparty”), participants or assignees, in each case
who agree (pursuant to customary syndication practice) to be bound by the terms of this Section 13.16 (or
confidentiality provisions at least as restrictive as those set forth in this Section 13.16); provided that
(i) the disclosure of any such Confidential Information to any Lenders, Derivative Counterparties or
prospective Lenders, Derivative Counterparties or participants or prospective participants referred to
above shall be made subject to the acknowledgment and acceptance by such Lender, Derivative
Counterparty or prospective Lender or participant or prospective participant that such Confidential
Information is being disseminated on a confidential basis (on substantially the terms set forth in this
Section 13.16 or confidentiality provisions at least as restrictive as those set forth in this Section 13.16)
in accordance with the standard syndication processes of such Restricted Person or customary market
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standards for dissemination of such type of information, which shall in any event require “click through”
or other affirmative actions on the part of recipient to access such Confidential Information and (ii) no
such disclosure shall be made by any Restricted Person to whom a list of Disqualified Lenders has been
made available to any person that is at such time a Disqualified Lender, (h) for purposes of establishing a
“due diligence” defense, (i) to rating agencies in connection with obtaining ratings (including shadow
ratings) for Intermediate Holdings and the Credit Facilities to the extent such rating agencies are subject
to customary confidentiality obligations of professional practice or agree to be bound by the terms of this
Section 13.16 (or confidentiality provisions at least as restrictive as those set forth in this Section 13.16),
(j) to the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with filings, submissions and other similar
documentation required to comply with Securities and Exchange Commission filing requirements, (k) in
the case of any Lender that is a fund, any general partners or directors of such fund, the prospective
investors in such fund, or the direct or indirect limited partners in such fund, in each case that are bound
by confidentiality obligations to such fund, in each case, on a need to know basis if such Lender or such
Lender’s holding or parent company in its reasonable discretion determines that any such party should
have access to such information, provided that such Persons shall be subject to the provisions of this
Section 13.16 to the same extent as such Lender, (l) to data service providers, including league table
providers, that serve the lending industry if such Confidential Information is customarily provided to
such data service providers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Confidential Information shall not
include, with respect to any Person, information available to it or its Affiliates on a non-confidential
basis from a source other than Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates, (ii) the
Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for compliance with this Section 13.16 by any other
Restricted Person (other than its officers, directors or employees), (iii) in no event shall any Lender, the
Administrative Agent or any other Agent be obligated or required to return any materials furnished by
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, and (iv) each Agent and each Lender may
disclose the existence of this Agreement and the information about this Agreement to market data
collectors, similar services providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Agents and the
Lenders in connection with the administration, settlement and management of this Agreement and the
other Credit Documents or to the extent Intermediate Holdings has consented in writing to such
disclosure.
13.17Direct Website Communications. Each of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the
Borrower may, at its option, provide to the Administrative Agent any information, documents and other
materials that it is obligated to furnish to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Documents,
including, without limitation, all notices, requests, financial statements, financial, and other reports,
certificates, and other information materials, but excluding any such communication that (A) relates to a
request for a new, or a conversion of an existing, borrowing or other extension of credit (including any
election of an interest rate or interest period relating thereto, (B) relates to the payment of any principal
or other amount due under this Agreement prior to the scheduled date therefor, (C) provides notice of any
default or event of default under this Agreement or (D) is required to be delivered to satisfy any
condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement and/or any borrowing or other extension of
credit thereunder (all such non-excluded communications being referred to herein collectively as
Communications”), by transmitting the Communications in an electronic/soft medium in a format
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to the Administrative Agent at an email address
provided by the Administrative Agent from time to time; provided that (i) upon written request by the
Administrative Agent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of
such documents to the Administrative Agent for further distribution to each Lender until a written
request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent and (ii) Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the
Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by
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electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Each Lender shall be solely
responsible for timely accessing posted documents or requesting delivery of paper copies of such
documents from the Administrative Agent and maintaining its copies of such documents. Nothing in this
Section 13.17 shall prejudice the right of Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent,
any other Agent or any Lender to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Credit
Document in any other manner specified in such Credit Document.
The Administrative Agent agrees that the receipt of the Communications by the Administrative
Agent at its e-mail address set forth above shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to
the Administrative Agent for purposes of the Credit Documents. Each Lender agrees that notice to it (as
provided in the next sentence) specifying that the Communications have been posted to the Platform shall
constitute effective delivery of the Communications to such Lender for purposes of the Credit
Documents. Each Lender agrees (A) to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (including by
electronic communication) from time to time of such Lender’s e-mail address to which the foregoing
notice may be sent by electronic transmission and (B) that the foregoing notice may be sent to such
e-mail address.
(a)Each of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrower further agrees that any Agent
may make the Communications available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on Intralinks or
a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform”), so long as the access to such
Platform (i) is limited to the Agents, the Lenders and Transferees or prospective Transferees and
(ii) remains subject to the confidentiality requirements set forth in Section 13.16.
(b)THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT
PARTIES DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY MATERIALS OR
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CREDIT PARTIES (THE BORROWER MATERIALS”) OR
THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS
IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. 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 ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE
PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the
Agent Parties” and each an “Agent Party”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, or any
other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or
otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower
Materials through the internet, except to the extent the liability of any Agent Party resulted from such
Agent Party’s (or any of its Related Parties’ (other than any trustee or advisor)) gross negligence, bad
faith or willful misconduct or material breach of the Credit Documents as determined in the final
non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(c)Each of Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrower and each Lender
acknowledge that certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (Lenders that do not wish to
receive material non-public information with respect to Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the
Borrower, the Subsidiaries or their securities) and, if documents or notices required to be delivered
pursuant to the Credit Documents or otherwise are being distributed through the Platform, any document
or notice that Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower has indicated contains only publicly
available information with respect to Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower may be posted on
that portion of the Platform designated for such public-side Lenders. If Holdings, Intermediate Holdings
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or the Borrower has not indicated whether a document or notice delivered contains only publicly
available information, the Administrative Agent shall post such document or notice solely on that portion
of the Platform designated for Lenders who wish to receive material nonpublic information with respect
to Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, the Subsidiaries and their securities.
13.18USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender hereby notifies each Credit Party that, pursuant to the
requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001))
(the “Patriot Act”) and the requirements of the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, it is required to obtain,
verify, and record information that identifies each Credit Party, which information includes the name,
address and tax identification number of each Credit Party and other information that will allow such
Lender to identify each Credit Party in accordance with the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership
Regulation (and which information shall include, for the avoidance of doubt, a certification regarding
beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation).
13.19Judgment Currency. In respect of any judgment or order given or made for any amount
due under this Agreement or any other Credit Document that is expressed and paid in a currency (the
judgment currency”) other than Dollars, the Credit Parties will indemnify Administrative Agent, Letter
of Credit Issuer and any Lender against any loss incurred by them as a result of any variation as between
(i) the rate of exchange at which the Dollar amount is converted into the judgment currency for the
purpose of such judgment or order and (ii) the rate of exchange, as quoted by Administrative Agent or by
a known dealer in the judgment currency that is designated by Administrative Agent, at which
Administrative Agent, Letter of Credit Issuer or such Lender is able to purchase Dollars with the amount
of the judgment currency actually received by Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or such
Lender.  If the amount of Dollars so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the
Administrative Agent in Dollars, the Administrative Agent agrees to return the amount of any excess to
the Borrower (or any other person who may be entitled thereto under applicable law). The foregoing
indemnity shall constitute a separate and independent obligation of the Credit Parties and shall survive
any termination of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and shall continue in full force and
effect notwithstanding any such judgment or order as aforesaid. The term “rate of exchange” shall
include any premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of or conversion
into Dollars.
13.20Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower is made to any Agent or any Lender, or any Agent or any Lender
exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is
subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including
pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a
trustee, receiver, or any other party, in connection with any proceeding or otherwise, then (a) to the extent
of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and
continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred
and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share
of any amount so recovered from or repaid by any Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such
demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from
time to time in effect.
13.21No Fiduciary Duty. Each Agent, each Lender, each Letter of Credit Issuer and their
respective Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this paragraph, the “Lenders”), may have
economic interests that conflict with those of the Credit Parties, their equity holders and/or their
affiliates. Each Credit Party agrees that nothing in the Credit Documents or otherwise will be deemed to
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create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between any
Lender, on the one hand, and such Credit Party, its equity holders or its affiliates, on the other. The
Credit Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents
(including the exercise of rights and remedies hereunder and thereunder) are arm’s-length commercial
transactions between the Lenders, on the one hand, and the Credit Parties, on the other, and (ii) in
connection therewith and with the process leading thereto, (x) no Lender has assumed an advisory or
fiduciary responsibility in favor of any Credit Party, its equity holders or its affiliates with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby (or the exercise of rights or remedies with respect thereto) or the
process leading thereto (irrespective of whether any Lender has advised, is currently advising or will
advise any Credit Party, its equity holders or its Affiliates on other matters) or any other obligation to any
Credit Party except the obligations expressly set forth in the Credit Documents and (y) each Lender is
acting solely as principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of any Credit Party, its management, equity
holders or creditors. Each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees that it has consulted its own legal and
financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate and that it is responsible for making its own
independent judgment with respect to such transactions and the process leading thereto. Each Credit
Party agrees that it will not claim that any Lender has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect
or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to such Credit Party, in connection with such transaction or the
process leading thereto.
13.22Nature of Obligations of the Borrower.
(a)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, it is
understood and agreed by the various parties to this Agreement that all of the Borrower’s Obligations to
repay principal of, interest on, and all other amounts with respect to, all Loans, L/C Obligations and all
other Obligations of the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, all fees,
indemnities, taxes and other Obligations in connection therewith or in connection with the related
Commitments) shall be guaranteed pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms of, the Guarantee.
(b)The obligations of the Borrower with respect to the Borrower’s Obligations are
independent of the obligations of any Guarantor under its guaranty of the Borrower’s Obligations, and a
separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against each Borrower, whether or not any such
Guarantor is joined in any such action or actions. The Borrower waives, to the fullest extent permitted
by law, the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting its liability hereunder or the enforcement
thereof.
(c)The Borrower authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Lenders without notice or
demand (except as shall be required by the Credit Documents and applicable statute that cannot be
waived), and without affecting or impairing its liability hereunder, from time to time to:
(i)exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Guarantor or others or
otherwise act or refrain from acting;
(ii)apply any sums paid by any other Person, howsoever realized or otherwise
received to or for the account of the Borrower to any liability or liabilities of such other Person
regardless of what liability or liabilities of such other Person remain unpaid; and/or
(iii)consent to or waive any breach of, or act, omission or default under, this
Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any of the instruments or agreements referred to herein, or
otherwise, by any such or other Person.
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(d)It is not necessary for the Administrative Agent or any Lender to inquire into the
capacity or powers of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or the officers, directors, members, partners
or agents acting or purporting to act on its behalf.
(e)The Borrower waives any right to require the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders
to (i) proceed against any Guarantor or any other party, (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security held
from any Guarantor or any other party or (iii) pursue any other remedy in the Administrative Agent’s or
the Lenders’ power whatsoever. The Borrower waives any defense based on or arising out of suretyship
or any impairment of security held from the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party or on or arising
out of any defense of any Guarantor or any other party other than payment in full in cash of the
Obligations of the Credit Parties, including, without limitation, any defense based on or arising out of the
disability of any Guarantor or any other party, or the unenforceability of the Obligations of the Borrower
or any part thereof from any cause, in each case other than as a result of the payment in full in cash of the
Obligations of the Borrower.
(f)All provisions contained in any Credit Document shall be interpreted consistently with
this Section 13.22 to the extent possible.
13.23Cashless Settlement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all or a portion of its Loans in connection
with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this
Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative
Agent and such Lender.
13.24Acknowledgment  and  Consent  to  Bail-In  of  Affected  Financial  Institutions.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Credit Document or in any other agreement,
arrangement or understanding among any parties to any Credit Document, each party hereto
acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Credit 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 Lender 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
Credit 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.
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13.25Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs
To the extent that the Credit Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for
Swap Agreements or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support “QFC Credit
Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with
respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together
with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such
Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the
Credit Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State
of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):
In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”)
becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported
QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such
Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC
or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer
would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit
Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the
United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a
Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights
under the Credit Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit
Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater
extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the
Supported QFC and the Credit Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of
the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and
remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any
Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.
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