Limited Condition Transaction. As it relates to 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 any financial ratio or financial test, (ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to EBITDA or Total Assets), or (iii) testing whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and, with respect to any Incremental Term Loan to finance such Limited Condition Transaction, testing whether any representation or warranty in any Loan Document is correct as of such date, in each case, at the option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s 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, any such Default or Event of Default exists and any such representation or warranty is correct shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (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, including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, as if they had occurred on the first day of the most recently ended Test Period prior to the LCT Test Date), the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, such ratio, test or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with or if no such Default or Event of Default shall exist on such LCT Test Date or such representation or warranty is correct as of such LCT Test Date then such condition shall be deemed satisfied on the date of consummation of such LCT Test Date for purposes of clause (iii) above; provided that if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal periods shall have become available, the Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine all such ratios, tests or baskets on the basis of such financial statements, in which case, such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in EBITDA or Total Assets of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or any such representation or warranty in any Loan Document is not correct on the date of such Limited Condition Transaction, such baskets, tests or ratios or requirement will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with as a result of such circumstance; however, if any ratios improve or baskets increase as a result of such
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Sources: Amendment and Restatement Agreement (Clean Harbors Inc)
Limited Condition Transaction. As it relates to When calculating the availability under any action being taken solely in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of: (i) determining basket or ratio under this Indenture or compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires the calculation of Indenture in connection with any financial ratio or financial test, (ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to EBITDA or Total Assets), or (iii) testing whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and, with respect to any Incremental Term Loan to finance such Limited Condition Transaction, testing whether Transaction and any representation actions or warranty in any Loan Document is correct as of such datetransactions related thereto, in each case, at the option of the Borrower Issuer (the BorrowerIssuer’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transactionoption, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of for availability under any such basket or ratio and whether any such action or transaction is permitted hereunder, (or any such requirement or condition therefor is complied with or satisfied (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default exists and any such representation or warranty is correct Default) under this Indenture shall be deemed to be the date (the “LCT Test Date”) the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (which in the “LCT Test Date”case of any irrevocable prepayment, redemption or offer to purchase Indebtedness may be the date of the notice of prepayment or redemption or transmittal of offer to purchase), and if, after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith, including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, as if they had occurred on the first day of the most recently ended Test Period prior to the LCT Test Date)) and any related pro forma adjustments, the Borrower Issuer or the applicable any of its Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such action actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, test or basketbasket (and any related requirements and conditions), such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions) shall be deemed to have been complied with (or if no satisfied) for all purposes (in the case of Indebtedness, for example, whether such Default Indebtedness is committed, issued or Event of Default shall exist on such incurred at the LCT Test Date or such representation or warranty is correct as of such LCT Test Date then such condition shall be deemed satisfied on the date of consummation of such LCT Test Date for purposes of clause at any time thereafter); provided, that (iiia) above; provided that if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal periods quarters shall have become available, the Borrower Issuer may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine re-determine all such ratios, tests or baskets on the basis of such financial statements, in which case, such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test DateDate for purposes of such ratios, tests or baskets, and (b) except as contemplated in the foregoing clause (a), compliance with such ratios, tests or baskets (and any related requirements and conditions) shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower Issuer has made an LCT Election and Election, (1) if any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in EBITDA or Total Assets of the Borrower Issuer or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or any such representation or warranty in any Loan Document is not correct on the date of such Limited Condition Transaction, such baskets, tests or ratios or requirement will not be deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such circumstance; howeverfluctuations, (2) if any ratios improve related requirements and conditions (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or baskets increase Event of Default) for which compliance or satisfaction was determined or tested as a result of suchthe LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (including due to the occurrence or continuation of an Default or Event of Default), such requirements and conditions will not be deemed to have been failed to be complied with or satisfied (and such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing), and (3) in calculating the availability under any ratio, test or basket in connection with any actions or transaction unrelated to such Limited Conditionality Transaction following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement or date for redemption, purchase or repayment specified in an irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, expires or passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio, test or basket shall be determined or tested giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Transaction; provided that for the purpose of Section 4.08 only, Consolidated Net Income shall not include any Consolidated Net Income of or attributed to the target company or assets associated with any such Limited Condition Transaction unless and until the closing of such Limited Condition Transaction shall have actually occurred.
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Sources: Indenture (Emdeon Inc.)
Limited Condition Transaction. As it relates to (a) In connection with any action being taken solely in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires that no Default, Event of Default, specified Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, has occurred, is continuing or would result from any such action, as applicable, such condition shall, at the option of the Borrower, be deemed satisfied, so long as no Default, Event of Default, specified Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, exists on the date (x) a definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is entered into, (y) in connection with an acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (or any equivalent thereof under the laws, rules or regulations in any other applicable jurisdiction) applies, on which a “Rule 2.7 announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer in respect of a target of a Limited Condition Transaction is made (or the equivalent notice under such equivalent laws, rules or regulations in such other applicable jurisdiction) or (z) notice of redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is given. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has exercised its option under the first sentence of this clause (a), and any Default, Event of Default, specified Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, occurs following the date (x) a definitive agreement for the applicable Limited Condition Transaction was entered into, (y) in connection with an acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (or any equivalent thereof under the laws, rules or regulations in any other applicable jurisdiction) applies, on which a “Rule 2.7 announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer in respect of a target of a Limited Condition Transaction is made (or the equivalent notice under such equivalent laws, rules or regulations in such other applicable jurisdiction) or (z) notice of redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is given and prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such Default, Event of Default, specified Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, shall be deemed to not have occurred or be continuing for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction is permitted hereunder.
(b) In connection with any action being taken 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 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, the First Lien Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio, the Senior Secured Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio, the Total Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio or any other financial ratio or financial test, measure;
(ii) testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets determined by reference to EBITDA or Total Assetsmeasured as a percentage of EBITDA), or ; or
(iii) testing any other determination as to whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and, with respect to any Incremental Term Loan to finance such Limited Condition Transaction, testing whether Transaction and any representation related transactions (including any financing thereof) complies with the covenants or warranty agreements contained in any Loan Document is correct as of such date, this Agreement; in each case, at the option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s 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, any such Default or Event of Default exists and any such representation or warranty is correct shall be deemed to be the date the (x) a definitive agreements agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction are is entered into into, (y) in connection with an acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (or any equivalent thereof under the laws, rules or regulations in any other applicable jurisdiction) applies, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer in respect of a target of a Limited Condition Transaction is made (or the equivalent notice under such equivalent laws, rules or regulations in such other applicable jurisdiction) or (z) notice of redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is given, as applicable (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, therewith (including any incurrence or discharge of Indebtedness and Liens and the use of proceeds thereof, ) as if they had occurred on at the first day beginning of the most recently ended Test Period recent four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending prior to the LCT Test Date)Date for which consolidated financial statements of the Borrower are available, the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary would could have been permitted to take taken such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, test basket or basketamount, such ratio, test basket or basket amount shall be deemed to have been complied with or if no such Default or Event of Default shall exist on such LCT Test Date or such representation or warranty is correct as of such LCT Test Date then such condition shall be deemed satisfied on the date of consummation of such LCT Test Date for purposes of clause (iii) abovewith; provided that (a) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal periods years or quarters shall have become availablebeen delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or 6.01(b) prior to the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated, the Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine re-determine all such ratios, tests baskets or baskets amounts on the basis of such financial statements, in which case, such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date for purposes of such ratios, baskets or amounts and (b) except as contemplated in the foregoing clause (a), compliance with such ratios, baskets or amounts (and any related requirements and conditions) shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including any incurrence or discharge of Indebtedness and Liens and the use of proceeds thereof). For purposes of determining compliance with any ratio, basket or amount on the applicable LCT Test Date, Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin contained in any financing commitment documentation with respect to such Indebtedness or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as determined by the Borrower in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests baskets or baskets amounts for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would have failed to have been complied with are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test basket or basketamount, including due to fluctuations in exchange rates or in EBITDA or Total Assets of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition TransactionTransaction or any applicable currency exchange rate, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or any such representation or warranty in any Loan Document is not correct on the date of such Limited Condition Transactionaction, such basketsratios, tests baskets or ratios or requirement amounts will not be deemed to have failed to have been complied with exceeded as a result of such circumstance; howeverfluctuations. If the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio, basket or amount with respect to the incurrence or discharge of Indebtedness or Liens, or the making of Restricted Payments, Asset Sales, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary on or following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which (1) such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated, (2) the definitive agreement for, or firm offer in respect of, such Limited Condition Transaction (if an acquisition or investment) is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction or (3) such notice of redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is revoked or expires without consummation, any ratios improve such ratio, basket or baskets increase as amount shall be calculated on a result pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence or discharge of suchIndebtedness and Liens and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.
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