Conditions Precedent to the Initial Advance The obligation of the Lender Group (or any member thereof) to make the initial Advance is subject to the fulfillment, to the satisfaction of Agent, each Lender, and their respective counsel, of each of the following conditions on or before the Closing Date:
(a) the Closing Date shall occur on or before October 15, 1998;
(b) Agent shall have received all financing statements and fixture filings required by the Lender Group, duly executed by Borrower, and Agent shall have searches reflecting the filing of its financing statements with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the City Clerk of Quincy, Massachusetts;
(c) Agent shall have received each of the following documents, duly executed, and each such document shall be in full force and effect:
(i) the Disbursement Letter;
(ii) the Pay-Off Letter;
(iii) the Suretyship Agreement;
(iv) the Fee Letter;
(v) the Agents' Side Letter;
(vi) the Intercompany Subordination Agreement;
(vii) the Stock Pledge Agreement;
(viii) Termination statements relative to all financing statements filed by Sprint Communications;
(ix) WorldCom Subordination Agreement (or termination statements relative to all financing statements filed by WorldCom Network Services, Inc. dba WilTel, Inc.);
(x) the Hale ▇▇▇ordination Agreement;
(xi) the Customer List Escrow Agreement; and 39
(d) Agent shall have received a certificate from the Secretary of each Borrower attesting to the resolutions of such Borrower's Board of Directors authorizing its execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Borrower is a party and authorizing specific officers of such Borrower to execute the same;
(e) Agent shall have received copies of each Borrower's Governing Documents, as amended, modified, or supplemented to the Closing Date, certified by the Secretary of such Borrower;
(f) Agent shall have received a certificate of status with respect to each Borrower, dated as of a date within a reasonable proximity to the Closing Date, such certificate to be issued by the appropriate officer of the jurisdiction of organization of such Borrower, which certificate shall indicate that such Borrower is in good standing in such jurisdiction;
(g) Agent shall have received certificates of status with respect to each Borrower, each dated as of a date within a reasonable proximity to the Closing Date, such certificates to be issued by the appropriate officer of the jurisdictions in which its failure to be duly qualified or licensed would constitute a Material Adverse Change, which certificates shall indicate that such Borrower is in good standing in such jurisdictions;
(h) Agent shall have received a certificate of insurance, together with the endorsements thereto, as are required by Section 6.10, the form and substance of which shall be satisfactory to Agent, each Lender, and their respective counsel;
(i) Agent shall have received the Closing Date Business Plan certified by an officer of Borrower as being such officer's good faith best estimate of the financial performance of Borrower during the period covered thereby;
(j) Agent shall have received a Collateral Access Agreement relative to Borrower's location in Quincy, Massachusetts;
(k) Agent shall have received opinions of Borrower's counsel in form and substance satisfactory to Agent and each Lender in their sole discretion;
(l) Agent and Agent's counsel shall have been provided with a copy of each Carrier Agreement in respect of a Material Carrier, the Bell ▇▇▇antic Interconnection Agreement, and each agreement in respect of any Indefeasible Right to Use granted to Borrower, certified by an officer of Borrower as true, correct, and complete, and Agent shall have had a reasonable opportunity to review each such Carrier Agreement;
(m) Agent shall have received a certificate from an officer of each Borrower certifying that all tax returns required to be filed such Borrower have been timely filed and all taxes upon such Borrower or its properties, assets, income, and franchises (including real property taxes and payroll taxes) have been paid prior to delinquency, except 40 such taxes that are the subject of a Permitted Protest;
(n) Agent shall have received a certificate from an officer of each Borrower certifying that to the best of such Borrower's knowledge there are no outstanding complaints against any Borrower made to any public utilities commission in any jurisdiction in which any Borrower operates, except such complaints that have been fully disclosed to the Lenders and are satisfactory to Agent and the Lenders;
(o) Agent shall have received a letter from Chase Equipment Leasing, Inc. ("Chase"), in form and substance satisfactory to each Lender, acknowledging that Chase's liens in the Equipment leased by Borrower from Chase does not extend to the Accounts generated by such Equipment;
(p) Agent shall have received payment of all accrued and unpaid Lender Group Expenses;
(q) Agent shall have received a certificate from an officer of each Borrower certifying that there has been no Material Adverse Change in the financial condition of such Borrower or the Collateral since July 31, 1998; and
(r) all other documents and legal matters in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been delivered, executed, or recorded and shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, each Lender, and their respective counsel.
Conditions Precedent to the Loan The obligation of the Lender to make the Loan on the Closing Date is subject to the fulfillment, to the satisfaction of the Lender, of all of the following conditions precedent in addition to the conditions specified in Article II:
(a) Borrower shall have executed and delivered to the Lender the Note, dated the Closing Date.
(b) Lender shall have received on or before the Closing Date an executed copy of:
(i) a certificate of Borrower, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit L hereto together with the attachments specified therein;
(ii) an opinion of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Dodge LLP, counsel to Borrower, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit M hereto and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender;
(iii) an opinion of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, counsel of Borrower , dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit N hereto and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender.
(iv) an opinion of ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ & Anasasi, LLP, counsel of Borrower, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit O hereto and in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender.
(c) Borrower shall have delivered to the Lender a certificate, dated the Closing Date, of a Senior Officer of Borrower (the statements made in which shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date): (i) attaching copies, certified by such officer as true and complete, of Borrower’s certificate of incorporation or other organizational documents (together with any and all amendments thereto) certified by the appropriate Governmental Authority as being true, correct and complete copies; (ii) attaching copies, certified by such officer as true and complete, of resolutions of the Board of Directors of Borrower authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated herein and therein; (iii) setting forth the incumbency of the officer or officers of Borrower who have executed and delivered this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents including therein a signature specimen of each such officer or officers; and (iv) attaching copies, certified by such officer as true and complete, of certificates of the appropriate Governmental Authority of the jurisdiction of formation, stating that Borrower is in good standing under the laws of such jurisdiction.
(d) Borrower shall have executed and delivered to the Lender the Loan Documents and such other documents as the Lender may reasonably request, in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender.
(e) Borrower shall have executed and delivered to the Lender the Warrant Agreement.
(f) The Transaction Documents shall be in full force and effect.
(g) The Lender shall have received all fees and expenses due and payable to the Lender on the Closing Date under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
(h) No event shall have occurred and be continuing that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default under this Agreement or a similar event under the other Transaction Documents and no such event will occur or will have occurred by reason of the Loan.
(i) The representations and warranties made by Borrower in Article VIII hereof and in the other Transaction Documents shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date, before and after giving effect to the Loan.
(j) Borrower shall have delivered to the Lender true copies of the License Agreements certified by an officer of Borrower, including all amendments, supplements or other modifications thereto, and each License Agreement and amendment, supplement or other modification thereto shall be in full force and effect.
(k) All filings, recordings and other actions that are necessary or reasonably requested by the Lender in order to establish, protect, preserve and perfect the security interest in the assets of Borrower as provided in the Security Agreement as a valid and perfected first priority security interest with respect to such assets shall have been duly effected.
(l) All necessary governmental and third-party approvals, consents and filings, including in connection with the Loan, the Security Agreement and the Warrant Agreement shall have been obtained or made and be in full force and effect.
(m) The Lender shall have conducted a background check of the officers of Borrower and the results shall be to the satisfaction of the Lender. The Lender shall have received all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act, including, without limitation, the information described in Section 13.19.
(n) The Lender shall have received from Borrower (i) an executed copy of the Release of Security Agreement between Borrower and ▇▇▇▇ Royalty Funds Holdings II, (ii) evidence to the satisfaction of the Lender that such release(s) in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender will be filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office on the Closing Date, (iii) evidence to the satisfaction of the Lender that a UCC-3 termination statement will be filed with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the Closing Date, and (iv) evidence to the satisfaction of the Lender of agreements to terminate (A) the lockbox agreement among ▇▇▇▇ Royalty Funds Holdings II, Borrower and ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Chase Bank, and (B) the escrow arrangement with respect to duplicate libraries for the benefit of ▇▇▇▇ Royalty Funds Holdings II.
Conditions Precedent to Initial Advances The obligation of each Bank to make its initial Advance on or after the Closing Date is subject to the conditions precedent that (i) all principal, accrued interest, fees, expenses, costs and other amounts outstanding under the terms of each of the Prior Agreements, accrued to the Closing Date, shall have been paid, and the commitments of the lenders thereunder to extend credit shall have terminated, (ii) the Agent shall have received, for the benefit of the Banks, the one time upfront fees due and payable on the Closing Date pursuant to the Joint Fee Letter and (iii) the Agent shall have received on or before the day of the initial Borrowing the following, each dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and in sufficient copies for each Bank:
(a) A fully executed copy of this Agreement, of the Local Currency Addendum and of the Japan Local Currency Addendum.
(b) Certified copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of each Borrower evidencing corporate authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Local Currency Addendum (if applicable), the Japan Local Currency Addendum (if applicable), the Notes and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, and of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action and governmental approvals, if any, with respect to this Agreement, the Local Currency Addendum (if applicable), the Japan Local Currency Addendum (if applicable), the Notes and the other documents to be delivered hereunder.
(c) A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each Borrower certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of such Borrower authorized to sign this Agreement, the Local Currency Addendum (if applicable), the Japan Local Currency Addendum (if applicable) and the Notes and the other documents to be delivered hereunder.
(d) A favorable opinion of counsel for each of Caterpillar and CFSC, given upon their express instructions, substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto.
(e) A favorable opinion of Sidley Austin LLP, counsel for the Agent, given upon the Agent’s express instructions, substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto. In addition, (i) the obligation of each Bank requesting Notes to make its initial Advance is subject to the further condition precedent that the Agent shall have received, on or before the day of the initial Borrowing, the Notes dated the Closing Date and payable to the order of such Bank, (ii) the obligation of the Local Currency Banks to make the initial Advances under the Local Currency Addendum shall be subject to any further conditions set forth in the Local Currency Addendum and (iii) the obligation of the Japan Local Currency Banks to make the initial Advances under the Japan Local Currency Addendum shall be subject to any further conditions set forth in the Japan Local Currency Addendum.
Conditions Precedent to Initial Advance Bank’s obligation to make the initial Advance is subject to the condition precedent that Bank shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, such documents, and completion of such other matters, as Bank may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation:
(a) duly executed original signatures to the Loan Documents;
(b) duly executed original signatures to the Initial Warrant;
(c) the Operating Documents and long-form good standing certificates of Borrower and its Subsidiaries certified by the Secretary of State (or equivalent agency) of Borrower’s and such Subsidiaries’ jurisdiction of organization or formation and each jurisdiction in which Borrower and each Subsidiary is qualified to conduct business, each as of a date no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date;
(d) duly executed original signatures to the completed Borrowing Resolutions for Borrower;
(e) certified copies, dated as of a recent date, of financing statement searches, as Bank may request, accompanied by written evidence (including any UCC termination statements) that the Liens indicated in any such financing statements either constitute Permitted Liens or have been or, in connection with the initial Advance, will be terminated or released;
(f) the Perfection Certificate of Borrower, together with the duly executed original signature thereto;
(g) a copy of Borrower’s Investors’ Rights Agreement and any amendments thereto;
(h) evidence satisfactory to Bank that the insurance policies and endorsements required by Section 6.7 hereof are in full force and effect, together with appropriate evidence showing lender loss payable and/or additional insured clauses or endorsements in favor of Bank;
(i) the completion of the Initial Audit with results satisfactory to Bank in its sole and absolute discretion; and
(j) payment of the fees and Bank Expenses then due as specified in Section 2.4 hereof.
Conditions Precedent to All Advances Each Advance to the Seller by the applicable Purchaser (each, a “Transaction”) shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that:
(i) With respect to any Advance (including the Initial Advance), the Servicer shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Custodian and the Backup Servicer), in the case of an Advance, no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City, New York time), two Business Days prior to the related Funding Date in a form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (1) a Borrowing Notice (Exhibit A-1), Borrowing Base Certificate (Exhibit A-3), Asset List and Monthly Report, if applicable, and (2) a Certificate of Assignment (Exhibit A to the Sale Agreement including Schedule I, thereto) and containing such additional information as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, and (ii) with respect to any reduction in Advances Outstanding pursuant to Section 2.4(b), the Servicer shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Backup Servicer) at least two Business Days prior to any reduction of Advances Outstanding a Borrowing Notice (Exhibit A-2) and a Borrowing Base Certificate (Exhibit A-3) executed by the Servicer and the Seller;
(b) On the date of such Transaction the following statements shall be true, and the Seller shall be deemed to have certified that:
(i) The representations and warranties contained in Section 4.1, Section 4.2 and Section 4.3 are true and correct on and as of such day as though made on and as of such day and shall be deemed to have been made on such day;
(ii) No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Transaction, that constitutes a Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event;
(iii) On and as of such day, after giving effect to such Transaction, the Advances Outstanding shall not exceed the lesser of (x) the Class A Facility Amount and (y) the Maximum Availability;
(iv) On and as of such day, the Seller and the Servicer each has performed all of the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement to be performed by such person at or prior to such day; and
(v) No law or regulation shall prohibit, and no order, judgment or decree of any federal, state or local court or governmental body, agency or instrumentality shall prohibit or enjoin, the making of such Advance or incremental Advance by the Purchasers in accordance with the provisions hereof, the reduction of Advances Outstanding, or any other transaction contemplated herein;
(c) The Seller shall have delivered to the Collateral Custodian (with a copy to the Backup Servicer and the Administrative Agent) in the case of an Advance, no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City, New York time) one Business Day prior to any Funding Date a faxed copy of the duly executed original promissory notes, master purchase agreement and purchase statements or a copy of the Loan Register, as applicable, for the Loans, and, if any Assets are closed in escrow, a certificate (in the form of Exhibit L) from the counsel to the Originator or the Obligor of such Assets certifying the possession of the Required Asset Documents; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Required Asset Documents (including any UCCs included in the Required Asset Documents) shall be in the possession of the Collateral Custodian within two Business Days of any related Funding Date as to any Additional Assets;
(d) [Intentionally Omitted];
(e) [Intentionally Omitted];
(f) [Intentionally Omitted];
(g) The Termination Date shall not have occurred (the Seller acknowledging that the Termination Date has occurred);
(h) On the date of such Transaction, the Administrative Agent shall have received such other approvals, opinions or documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require;
(i) [Intentionally Omitted];
(j) The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Seller any required Hedging Agreement and related hedging confirms required in connection with the Transaction;
(k) The Seller and Servicer shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent all reports required to be delivered as of the date of such Transaction including, without limitation, all deliveries required by Section 2.3;
(l) With respect to any Acquired Loan acquired from an Affiliate of the Originator, the Administrative Agent has received a satisfactory legal opinion concerning the acquisition of such Loan by the Originator in a true sale transaction;
(m) The Seller shall have paid all fees required to be paid, including all fees required hereunder and under the Purchaser Fee Letter and shall have reimbursed the Purchasers and the Administrative Agent for all fees, costs and expenses of closing the transactions contemplated hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents, including the reasonable attorney fees and any other legal and document preparation costs incurred by the Purchasers and the Administrative Agent; and
(n) The Seller shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate (which may be part of the Borrowing Notice) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent certifying that each of the foregoing conditions precedent has been satisfied. The failure of the Seller to satisfy any of the foregoing conditions precedent in respect of any Advance shall give rise to a right of the Administrative Agent, which right may be exercised at any time by the Administrative Agent, to refuse to fund the requested Advance or Advances or if any Advances were funded during any such time that any of the foregoing conditions precedent were not satisfied, the Administrative Agent may direct the Seller to pay to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the applicable Purchasers an amount equal to all such Advances.