Limited Condition Transaction. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including in connection with any calculation made on a Pro Forma Basis), to the extent that the terms of this Agreement require (i) compliance with any financial ratio or financial test (including Section 7.09 hereof, any Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio, any Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio and/or any Interest Coverage Ratio test) and/or any cap expressed as a percentage of Total Assets, Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA, (ii) other than for purposes of the availability of extensions of credit under the Revolving Credit Facility, accuracy of any representation or warranty and/or the absence of a Default or Event of Default (or any type of default or event of default) or (iii) compliance with any basket or other condition, as a condition to (A) the consummation of any transaction (including in connection with any acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment or the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness), (B) the making of any Restricted Payment pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition thereof and/or (C) the making of any Restricted Payment pursuant to clauses (iii) of the definition thereof (a “Restricted Debt Payment”), the determination of whether the relevant condition is satisfied may be made, at the election of the Borrower, (1) in the case of any acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment, any Disposition and any incurrence of Indebtedness or any transaction relating thereto, at the time of (or on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition, consolidation, business combination, similar Investment or Disposition (or, solely in connection with an acquisition, consolidation or business combination to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 Announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer is made) or the establishment of a commitment with respect to such Indebtedness or (y) the consummation of such acquisition, consolidation, business combination, Investment or Disposition or the incurrence of such Indebtedness, (2) in the case of any Restricted Payment (other than a Restricted Debt Payment), at the time of (or on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the declaration of such Restricted Payment or (y) the making of such Restricted Payment and (3) in the case of any Restricted Debt Payment, at the time of (or on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of notice with respect to such Restricted Debt Payment or (y) the making of such Restricted Debt Payment, in each case, after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to the relevant acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment, Restricted Payment and/or Restricted Debt Payment, incurrence of Indebtedness or other transaction (including the intended use of proceeds of any Indebtedness to be incurred in connection therewith) and any other acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment, Restricted Payment, Restricted Debt Payment, incurrence of Indebtedness or other transaction that has not been consummated but with respect to which the Borrower has elected to test any applicable condition prior to the date of consummation in accordance with this Section 1.11, and no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of an adverse change in such test or condition occurring after the time such election is made (but any subsequent improvement in the applicable ratio, test or amount may be utilized by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary). For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower shall have elected the option set forth in clause (x) of any of the preceding clauses (1), (2) or (3) in respect of any transaction, then the Borrower shall be permitted to consummate such transaction even if any applicable test or condition shall cease to be satisfied subsequent to the Borrower’s election of such option. The provisions of this paragraph (a) shall also apply in respect of the incurrence of any Incremental Term Loans. (b) 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 pro forma compliance with Section 7.09 hereof, any Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio, and/or any Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio and/or any Interest Coverage Ratio test) (such amounts and any cap expressed as a percentage of Total Assets, Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA, 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. Unless the Borrower elects otherwise, the Borrower shall be deemed to have used amounts under an Incurrence-Based Amount then available to the Borrower prior to utilization of any amount under a Fixed Amount then available to the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, all Indebtedness substantially contemporaneously incurred will be included for purposes of determining compliance with Incurrence-Based Amounts outside of Sections 7.01 and 7.02.
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Limited Condition Transaction. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including in connection with any calculation made on a Pro Forma Basis)herein, to the extent that the terms for purposes of this Agreement require (i) compliance with any financial ratio or financial test measuring the relevant ratios and the component amounts thereof (including Section 7.09 hereofthe First Lien Leverage Ratio, any Consolidated the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio, any Consolidated the Total Leverage Ratio and/or any Ratio, the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio testRatio, Consolidated EBITDA and the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents (including for the purpose of any “netting” calculation on any LCT Test Date) and/or any cap expressed and the Consolidated Interest Expense) and baskets (including baskets measured as a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets) with respect to the incurrence of any Indebtedness (including any Incremental Facilities and Permitted Incremental Equivalent Debt but excluding Revolving Loans (provided that, Consolidated Net Income for the avoidance of doubt, the term “Revolving Loans” shall not, for purposes of this sentence, include loans made pursuant to any Additional Revolving Commitment)) or Consolidated EBITDALiens or the making of any Permitted Acquisitions or other Investments, Dividends, Restricted Debt Payments, Asset Sales or other sales or dispositions of assets or fundamental changes or the designation of any Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries, or (ii) other than for purposes of determining compliance with representations and warranties or the availability of extensions of credit under the Revolving Credit Facility, accuracy occurrence of any representation or warranty and/or the absence of a Default or Event of Default (or any type Default, in the case of default or event of default) or (iii) compliance with any basket or other condition, as a condition to (A) the consummation of any transaction (including in connection with any acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment or the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness), (B) the making of any Restricted Payment pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition thereof and/or (C) the making of any Restricted Payment pursuant to clauses (iii) of the definition thereof (a “Restricted Debt Payment”), in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election with respect to such Limited Condition Transaction, the date of determination of whether the relevant condition any such action is satisfied may be madepermitted hereunder (including, at the election of the Borrower, (1) in the case of any acquisitioncalculating Consolidated EBITDA, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment, any Disposition and any incurrence of Indebtedness or any transaction relating thereto, at the time of (or on the basis of the financial statements reference date for determining which Test Period shall be the most recently ended Test Period at for purposes of making such calculation) shall be deemed to be the time of) either (x) the execution of date the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition, consolidation, business combination, similar Investment agreement(s) for (or Disposition (letter of intent or declaration or, solely in connection with an acquisition, consolidation or business combination to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 Announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer is made) or the establishment of a commitment with respect to such Indebtedness or (y) the consummation of such acquisition, consolidation, business combination, Investment or Disposition or the incurrence of such Indebtedness, (2) in the case of any Restricted Payment an Limited Condition Transaction that involves some other manner of establishing an obligation (other than a Restricted Debt Paymentincluding, without limitation under local law), at such other binding obligation or binding commitment to consummate) such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into or the time of date the applicable Limited Condition Transaction is declared (or on including through public announcement) (the basis of the financial statements “LCT Test Date”) (and not, for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the declaration avoidance of such Restricted Payment or (y) the making of such Restricted Payment and (3) in the case of any Restricted Debt Paymentdoubt, at the time of (or on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of notice with respect to such Restricted Debt Payment or (y) the making of such Restricted Debt Payment, in each case, after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to the relevant acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment, Restricted Payment and/or Restricted Debt Payment, incurrence of Indebtedness or other transaction (including the intended use of proceeds of any Indebtedness to be incurred in connection therewith) and any other acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment, Restricted Payment, Restricted Debt Payment, incurrence of Indebtedness or other transaction that has not been consummated but with respect to which the Borrower has elected to test any applicable condition prior to the date of consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction), and if, after giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Transaction and the other transactions to be entered into in accordance connection therewith as if they had occurred (with this Section 1.11respect to income statement items) at the beginning of, or (with respect to balance sheet items) on the last day of, the most recent Test Period ending prior to the LCT Test Date, the Group Members could have taken such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, basket, representation and warranty, or Default or Event of Default “blocker” such ratio, basket, covenant, or representation and warranty or Default or Event of Default “blocker” shall be deemed to have been complied with (and no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of an adverse change in arisen thereafter with respect to such test or condition occurring after the time Limited Condition Transaction from any such election is made (but any subsequent improvement in the applicable failure to comply with such ratio, test basket, covenant, or amount may be utilized by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaryrepresentation and warranty). For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower shall have elected the option set forth in clause (x) of has made an LCT Election and any of the preceding clauses ratios, baskets, covenants, Default or Event of Default “blockers” or representations and warranties for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would thereafter have failed to have been satisfied as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA, Unrestricted Cash, Consolidated Total Funded Indebtedness or Consolidated Total Assets or otherwise, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, ratios, covenants, Default or Event of Default “blockers” or representations and warranties will not be deemed to have failed to have been satisfied as a result of such fluctuations or otherwise. If the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket on or following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of (1i) the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or (ii) the date that the definitive agreement (or letter of intent, declaration or other binding obligation or binding commitment) (or in the case of any Limited Condition Transaction that involves some other manner of establishing an obligation under local law, such other binding obligation or binding commitment to consummate) for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated or expires, or the date for redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment specified in an irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction expires or passes, in each case without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio (other than the Financial Covenant under Section 6.08) or basket shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis 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. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction that constitutes a “certain funds” transaction (including a UK “certain funds” transaction), the provisions of this Section 1.06 shall be deemed modified as necessary to reflect customary “certain funds” (2including UK “certain funds”) conditionality. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph or (3) any other provision of this Agreement, any unfunded Commitments outstanding at any time in respect of any transaction, then individual Incremental Facility pursuant to Section 2.29 established to finance a Limited Condition Transaction may be terminated only by the Borrower shall be permitted to consummate such transaction even if any applicable test or condition shall cease to be satisfied subsequent to lenders holding more than 50% of the Borrower’s election aggregate amount of such option. The provisions of this paragraph (a) shall also apply the Commitments in respect of the incurrence of any such Incremental Term Loans.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts incurred or transactions entered into Facility (or consummated) in reliance on a provision by the Administrative Agent acting at the request of this Agreement that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or test (including pro forma compliance with Section 7.09 hereof, any Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio, and/or any Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio and/or any Interest Coverage Ratio test) (such amounts and any cap expressed as a percentage of Total Assets, Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA, 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”lenders), 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. Unless the Borrower elects otherwisenot, the Borrower shall be deemed to have used amounts under an Incurrence-Based Amount then available to the Borrower prior to utilization of any amount under a Fixed Amount then available to the Borrower. For for the avoidance of doubt, all Indebtedness substantially contemporaneously incurred will be included for purposes automatically or by the Required Lenders or any other Lenders (or by the Administrative Agent acting at the request of determining compliance with Incurrence-Based Amounts outside of Sections 7.01 and 7.02the Required Lenders or any other Lenders).
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Limited Condition Transaction. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including in connection with any calculation made on a Pro Forma Basis), to the extent that the terms of this Agreement require (i) compliance with any financial ratio or financial test (including Section 7.09 hereof, any Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio, any Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio and/or any Interest Coverage Ratio test) and/or any cap expressed as a percentage of Total Assets, Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA, (ii) other than for purposes of the availability of extensions of credit under the Revolving Credit Facility, accuracy of any representation or warranty and/or the absence of a Default or Event of Default (or any type of default or event of default) or (iii) compliance with any basket or other condition, as a condition to (A) the consummation of any transaction (including in connection with any acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment or the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness), (B) the making of any Restricted Payment pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition thereof and/or (C) the making of any Restricted Payment pursuant to clauses (iii) of the definition thereof (a “Restricted Debt Payment”), the determination of whether the relevant condition is satisfied may be made, at the election of the Borrower, (1) in the case of any acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment, any Disposition and any incurrence of Indebtedness or any transaction relating thereto, at the time of (or on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition, consolidation, business combination, similar Investment or Disposition (or, solely in connection with an acquisition, consolidation or business combination to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 Announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer is made) or the establishment of a commitment with respect to such Indebtedness or (y) the consummation of such acquisition, consolidation, business combination, Investment or Disposition or the incurrence of such Indebtedness, (2) in the case of any Restricted Payment (other than a Restricted Debt Payment), at the time of (or on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the declaration of such Restricted Payment or (y) the making of such Restricted Payment and (3) in the case of any Restricted Debt Payment, at the time of (or on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of notice with respect to such Restricted Debt Payment or (y) the making of such Restricted Debt Payment, in each case, after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to the relevant acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment, Restricted Payment and/or Restricted Debt Payment, incurrence of Indebtedness or other transaction (including the intended use of proceeds of any Indebtedness to be incurred in connection therewith) and any other acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment, Restricted Payment, Restricted Debt Payment, incurrence of Indebtedness or other transaction that has not been consummated but with respect to which the Borrower has elected to test any applicable condition prior to the date of consummation in accordance with this Section 1.11, and no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of an adverse change in such test or condition occurring after the time such election is made (but any subsequent improvement in the applicable ratio, test or amount may be utilized by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary). For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower shall have elected the option set forth in clause (x) of any of the preceding clauses (1), (2) or (3) in respect of any transaction, then the Borrower shall be permitted to consummate such transaction even if any applicable test or condition shall cease to be satisfied subsequent to the Borrower’s election of such option. The provisions of this paragraph (a) shall also apply in respect of the incurrence of any Incremental Term Loans.,
(b) 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 pro forma compliance with Section 7.09 hereof, any Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio, and/or any Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio and/or any Interest Coverage Ratio test) (such amounts and any cap expressed as a percentage of Total Assets, Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA, 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. Unless the Borrower elects otherwise, the Borrower shall be deemed to have used amounts under an Incurrence-Based Amount then available to the Borrower prior to utilization of any amount under a Fixed Amount then available to the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, all Indebtedness substantially contemporaneously incurred will be included for purposes of determining compliance with Incurrence-Based Amounts outside of Sections 7.01 and 7.02.to
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Limited Condition Transaction. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including in connection with any calculation made on a Pro Forma Basis), to the extent that the terms of this Agreement require (i) compliance with any financial ratio or financial test (including Section 7.09 hereof, any Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio, any Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio and/or any Interest Coverage Ratio test) and/or any cap expressed as a percentage of Total Assets, Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA, (ii) other than for purposes of the availability of extensions of credit under the Revolving Credit Facility, accuracy of any representation or warranty and/or the absence of a Default or Event of Default (or any type of default or event of default) or (iii) compliance with any basket or other condition, as a condition to (A) the consummation of any transaction (including in connection with any acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment or the assumption or incurrence of Indebtedness), (B) the making of any Restricted Payment pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition thereof and/or (C) the making of any Restricted Payment pursuant to clauses (iii) of the definition thereof (a “Restricted Debt Payment”), the determination of whether the relevant condition is satisfied may be made, at the election of the Borrower, (1) in the case of any acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment, any Disposition and any incurrence of Indebtedness or any transaction relating thereto, at the time of (or on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) either (x) the execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such acquisition, consolidation, business combination, similar Investment or Disposition (or, solely in connection with an acquisition, consolidation or business combination to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 Announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer is made) or the establishment of a commitment with respect to such Indebtedness or (y) the consummation of such acquisition, consolidation, business combination, Investment or Disposition or the incurrence of such Indebtedness, (2) in the case of any Restricted Payment (other than a Restricted Debt Payment), at the time of (or on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) the declaration of such Restricted Payment or (y) the making of such Restricted Payment and (3) in the case of any Restricted Debt Payment, at the time of (or on the basis of the financial statements for the most recently ended Test Period at the time of) (x) delivery of notice with respect to such Restricted Debt Payment or (y) the making of such Restricted Debt Payment, in each case, after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to the relevant acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment, Restricted Payment and/or Restricted Debt Payment, incurrence of Indebtedness or other transaction (including the intended use of proceeds of any Indebtedness to be incurred in connection therewith) and any other acquisition, consolidation, business combination or similar Investment, Restricted Payment, Restricted Debt Payment, incurrence of Indebtedness or other transaction that has not been consummated but with respect to which the Borrower has elected to test any applicable condition prior to the date of consummation in accordance with this Section 1.11, and no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of an adverse change in such test or condition occurring after the time such election is made (but any subsequent improvement in the applicable ratio, test or amount may be utilized by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary). For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower shall have elected the option set forth in clause (x) of any of the preceding clauses (1), (2) or (3) in respect of any transaction, then the Borrower shall be permitted to consummate such transaction even if any applicable test or condition shall cease to be satisfied subsequent to the Borrower’s election of such option. The provisions of this paragraph (a) shall also apply in respect of the incurrence of any Incremental Term Loans.
(b) 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 pro forma compliance with Section 7.09 hereof, and any Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio, Ratio and/or any Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio and/or any Interest Coverage Ratio testtestRatio) (such amounts and any cap expressed as a percentage of Total Assets, Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA, 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. Unless the Borrower elects otherwise, the Borrower shall be deemed to have used amounts under an Incurrence-Based Amount then available to the Borrower prior to utilization of any amount under a Fixed Amount then available to the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, all Indebtedness substantially contemporaneously incurred will be included for purposes of determining compliance with Incurrence-Based Amounts outside of Sections 7.01 and 7.02.
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