Term and Effective Date The Master Contract became effective March 22, 2023, and its term currently ends on August 31, 2027. The Master Contract has five years of renewals available. The Contract will become effective on April 1, 2023, or on the date signed by all Parties, whichever is later. The Contract will expire on August 31, 2027, unless terminated earlier or renewed in accordance with Exhibit B, Special Contract Conditions.
Authorized and Effective Agreement (a) CBSI has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform all of its obligations under this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each such Transaction Document and the consummation of the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action in respect thereof on the part of CBSI. The Board of Directors of CBSI has approved and adopted this Agreement and the Merger.
(b) This Agreement and each Transaction Document to which CBSI is a party have been duly executed and delivered by CBSI and, assuming the accuracy of the representation contained in Section 3.4(b) hereof, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of CBSI, enforceable against CBSI in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.
(c) Neither the execution and delivery by CBSI of this Agreement or any Transaction Document to which it is a party, nor consummation of the Transactions, nor compliance by CBSI with any of the provisions hereof or thereof shall (i) conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of CBSI, (ii) assuming the consents and approvals contemplated by Section 5.3 hereof and the consents and approvals which are Previously Disclosed are duly obtained, constitute or result in a breach of any term, condition or provision of, or constitute a default under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration with respect to, or result in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or asset of CBSI or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which CBSI or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) assuming the consents and approvals contemplated by Section 5.3 hereof and the consents and approvals which are Previously Disclosed are duly obtained, conflict with or violate any law, order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to CBSI or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective assets; except, in case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such breach, default, right, lien, charge, encumbrances, violation or conflict which, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on CBSI.
(d) Other than as contemplated by Section 5.3 hereof, no consent, approval or authorization of, or declaration, notice, filing or registration with, any governmental or regulatory authority, or any other Person, is required to be made or obtained by CBSI on or prior to the Closing Date in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party or the consummation of the Transactions. As of the date hereof, CBSI is not aware of any reason that the condition set forth in Section 6.1(b) of this Agreement would not be satisfied.
Effective Date and Effective Time Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VII of this Agreement, Peoples and Limestone shall cause the effective date of the Parent Merger (the “Effective Date”) to occur as soon as practicable after the last of the conditions set forth in Article VII shall have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Effective Date shall not fall after the date specified in Section 8.01(c) without the unanimous consent of the parties or after the date or dates on which any Regulatory Authority approval or any extension thereof expires. The time on the Effective Date when the Parent Merger shall become effective is referred to herein as the “Effective Time”.
Amendment Effective Date This Agreement and the provisions contained herein shall become effective as of the Amendment Effective Date.
Restatement Effective Date This Agreement shall become effective on the date (the “Restatement Effective Date”) on which the following conditions shall have been satisfied on or prior to such date (which date shall be substantially concurrent with the “Effective Date,” as defined in the Plan of Reorganization):
(i) the Parent, GMSC, Arlington, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders constituting the Required Lenders shall have signed a counterpart hereof (whether the same or different counterparts) and the Subsidiary Guarantors described in clause (x) of the definition thereof shall have signed an acknowledgment hereof (whether the same or different counterparts) and shall have delivered the same to the Administrative Agent or, in the case of the Lenders, shall have given to the Administrative Agent telephonic (confirmed in writing), written or facsimile notice (actually received) at such office that the same has been signed and mailed to it;
(ii) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all costs, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented legal fees and expenses of White & Case LLP and maritime counsel and other counsel to the Administrative Agent reasonably acceptable to the Borrower) and other compensation contemplated in connection with this Agreement and the Final DIP/Cash Collateral Order payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to the extent then due and invoiced at least two Business Days prior to the Restatement Effective Date;
(iii) the Borrower shall have paid to the Lenders any interest that has accrued but has not been paid on the Revolving Loans or the Term Loans pursuant to the Final DIP/Cash Collateral Order;
(iv) the Plan of Reorganization shall have been confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court and the conditions to effectiveness of the Plan of Reorganization shall have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms thereof;
(v) the Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the duly authorized and executed Other Credit Agreement, which Other Credit Agreement shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and shall be in full force and effect in accordance with its terms;
(vi) (a) the Equity Investment shall have been received by the Parent and certain of its Subsidiaries, (b) the Equity Conversion shall have occurred and (c) the Loans under this Agreement shall have been partially repaid in the amount of $39,649,220 with the proceeds of the Equity Investment;
(vii) all Indebtedness of the Borrower, GMSC, the Parent and its other Subsidiaries under the DIP Credit Agreement, shall have been repaid in full with proceeds of the Equity Investment, together with all fees and other amounts owing thereon, all commitments thereunder shall have been terminated, and all security documentation relating thereto shall have been terminated and released or reassigned, and the Administrative Agent shall have received all such releases and reassignments as may have been requested by the Administrative Agent, which releases and reassignments shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(viii) the Collateral and Guaranty Requirements with respect to each Collateral Vessel shall have been satisfied (including any amendments to the Security Documents set forth in the definition of Collateral and Guaranty Requirements as are necessary or desirable in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent);
(ix) the Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the duly authorized and executed Primary Intercreditor Agreement, which Primary Intercreditor Agreement shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and shall be in full force and effect in accordance with its terms;
(x) the Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the duly authorized and executed Secondary Intercreditor Agreement, which Secondary Intercreditor Agreement shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and shall be in full force and effect in accordance with its terms;
(i) there shall exist no Default or Event of Default and (ii) all representations and warranties contained herein or in any other Credit Document shall be true and correct in all material respects both before and after giving effect to the Transaction (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects only as of such specified date);
(xii) all Loans converted or continued pursuant to this Agreement shall be in full compliance with all applicable requirements (including without limitation the collateral valuation requirements) of law, including, without limitation, the Margin Regulations and the collateral valuation requirements thereunder, and each Lender in good faith shall be able to complete the relevant forms establishing compliance with the Margin Regulations;
(xiii) after giving effect to the Transaction, there shall be no conflict with, or default under, any material agreement or contractual or other restrictions which is binding for the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(xiv) the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent a solvency certificate from the senior financial officer of the Parent, in the form of Exhibit J, which shall be addressed to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and dated the Restatement Effective Date, setting forth the conclusion that, after giving effect to the incurrence of all the financings contemplated hereby, the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are not insolvent and will not be rendered insolvent by the incurrence of such indebtedness, and will not be left with unreasonably small capital with which to engage in their respective businesses and will not have incurred debts beyond their ability to pay such debts as they mature;
(xv) the Administrative Agent shall have received copies of (i) the financial statements referred to in Sections 7.05(a), which financial statements shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) Cash Flow Projections for the 13-week period beginning on the Restatement Effective Date in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders;
(xvi) on the Restatement Effective Date, nothing shall have occurred since February 28, 2012 (and neither the Administrative Agent nor the Required Lenders shall have become aware of any facts or conditions not previously known to the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders) which the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall determine is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect (other than events publicly disclosed prior to the commencement of the Chapter 11 Proceedings, the commencement and continuation of the Chapter 11 Proceeding and the consequences that would reasonably be expected to result therefrom);
(xvii) other than the Chapter 11 Proceedings, there shall be no actions, suits or proceedings pending or threatened (i) against the Credit Parties that challenges, enjoins or prevents this Agreement or any other Credit Document or (ii) which the Administrative Agent shall determine has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect (other than events publicly disclosed prior to the commencement of the Chapter 11 Proceedings, the commencement and continuation of the Chapter 11 Proceeding and the consequences that would reasonably be expected to result therefrom);
(xviii) the Credit Parties shall have provided, or procured the supply of, the “know your customer” information required pursuant to the PATRIOT Act, in each case as reasonably requested by any Lender or the Administrative Agent at least three Business Days prior to the Restatement Effective Date in connection with its internal compliance regulations thereunder or other information reasonably requested by the Lender or the Administrative Agent to satisfy related checks under all applicable laws and regulations pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby;
(xix) all necessary governmental (domestic and foreign) and third party approvals and/or consents in connection with the Loans, the other transactions contemplated hereby and the granting of Liens under the Credit Documents shall have been obtained and remain in effect, and all applicable waiting periods with respect thereto shall have expired without any action being taken by any competent authority which restrains, prevents or imposes materially adverse conditions upon the consummation of this Agreement or the other transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents or otherwise referred to herein or therein; and
(xx) there shall not exist any judgment, order, injunction or other restraint issued or filed or a hearing seeking injunctive relief or other restraint pending or notified prohibiting or imposing materially adverse conditions upon this Agreement or the other transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents or otherwise referred to herein or therein. The Administrative Agent will give the Borrower and each Lender prompt written notice of the occurrence of the Restatement Effective Date.