EXHIBIT 10.10
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LOAN AGREEMENT
Dated as of June 8, 2004,
among
BCP CRYSTAL HOLDINGS LTD. 2
BCP CAYLUX HOLDINGS LUXEMBOURG S.C.A.
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Global Coordinator,
and
DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Administrative Agent
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DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
and
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I Definitions.............................................................................2
SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms..................................................................2
SECTION 1.02 Terms Generally...............................................................55
SECTION 1.03 Exchange Rates................................................................56
ARTICLE II The Loans..............................................................................56
SECTION 2.01 Loans.........................................................................56
SECTION 2.02 Loans and Borrowings..........................................................56
SECTION 2.03 Requests for Borrowings.......................................................57
SECTION 2.04 Funding of Borrowings.........................................................58
SECTION 2.05 Interest Elections............................................................59
SECTION 2.06 Termination of Commitments....................................................59
SECTION 2.07 Repayment; Evidence of Debt, etc..............................................60
SECTION 2.08 Repayment of Term Loans C.....................................................60
SECTION 2.09 Prepayments, etc..............................................................60
SECTION 2.10 Fees..........................................................................61
SECTION 2.11 Interest......................................................................61
SECTION 2.12 Alternate Rate of Interest....................................................62
SECTION 2.13 Increased Costs...............................................................62
SECTION 2.14 Break Funding Payments........................................................63
SECTION 2.15 Taxes.........................................................................63
SECTION 2.16 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs...................65
SECTION 2.17 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders................................66
SECTION 2.18 Additional Reserve Costs......................................................67
SECTION 2.19 Illegality....................................................................67
ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties.........................................................68
SECTION 3.01 Organization; Powers..........................................................68
SECTION 3.02 Authorization.................................................................68
SECTION 3.03 Enforceability................................................................68
SECTION 3.04 Governmental Approvals........................................................69
SECTION 3.05 Financial Statements..........................................................69
SECTION 3.06 No Material Adverse Effect....................................................69
SECTION 3.07 Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases..................................69
SECTION 3.08 Subsidiaries..................................................................70
SECTION 3.09 Litigation; Compliance with Laws..............................................71
SECTION 3.10 Federal Reserve Regulations...................................................71
SECTION 3.11 Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act....................71
SECTION 3.12 Use of Proceeds...............................................................71
SECTION 3.13 Tax Returns...................................................................71
SECTION 3.14 No Material Misstatements.....................................................72
SECTION 3.15 Employee Benefit Plans........................................................72
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SECTION 3.16 Environmental Matters.........................................................73
SECTION 3.17 Security Documents............................................................74
SECTION 3.18 Location of Real Property and Leased Premises.................................74
SECTION 3.19 Solvency......................................................................75
SECTION 3.20 Labor Matters.................................................................75
SECTION 3.21 Insurance.....................................................................75
ARTICLE IV Conditions of Lending..................................................................76
SECTION 4.01 Conditions....................................................................76
ARTICLE V Affirmative Covenants..................................................................78
SECTION 5.01 Existence; Businesses and Properties..........................................78
SECTION 5.02 Insurance.....................................................................79
SECTION 5.03 Taxes.........................................................................80
SECTION 5.04 Financial Statements, Reports, etc............................................80
SECTION 5.05 Litigation and Other Notices..................................................83
SECTION 5.06 Compliance with Laws..........................................................83
SECTION 5.07 Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections.....................83
SECTION 5.08 Use of Proceeds...............................................................83
SECTION 5.09 Compliance with Environmental Laws............................................83
SECTION 5.10 Further Assurances; Additional Mortgages......................................84
SECTION 5.11 Fiscal Year; Accounting.......................................................86
SECTION 5.12 Restructuring Date............................................................86
ARTICLE VI Negative Covenants.....................................................................86
SECTION 6.01 Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred
Stock.........................................................................86
SECTION 6.02 Limitation On Restricted Payments.............................................91
SECTION 6.03 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries................98
SECTION 6.04 Asset Sales...................................................................99
SECTION 6.05 Transaction With Affiliates..................................................100
SECTION 6.06 Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets of the Borrower......................102
SECTION 6.07 Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets by a Guarantor.......................103
SECTION 6.08 Liens........................................................................107
SECTION 6.09 Limitation on Modifications and Prepayments..................................107
SECTION 6.10 Interest Coverage Ratio......................................................108
SECTION 6.11 Total Leverage Ratio.........................................................108
SECTION 6.12 Bank Leverage Ratio..........................................................108
SECTION 6.13 Business Activities..........................................................108
ARTICLE VII Events of Default.....................................................................109
SECTION 7.01 Events of Default............................................................109
SECTION 7.02 Holdings' Right to Cure......................................................111
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SECTION 7.03 Clean-Up Period..............................................................112
ARTICLE VIII The Agents............................................................................112
SECTION 8.01 Appointment..................................................................112
SECTION 8.02 Nature of Duties.............................................................113
SECTION 8.03 Resignation by the Agents....................................................114
SECTION 8.04 The Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity..........................114
SECTION 8.05 Indemnification..............................................................114
SECTION 8.06 Lack of Reliance on Agents...................................................115
ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous.........................................................................115
SECTION 9.01 Notices......................................................................115
SECTION 9.02 Survival of Agreement........................................................116
SECTION 9.03 Binding Effect...............................................................116
SECTION 9.04 Successors and Assigns.......................................................116
SECTION 9.05 Expenses; Indemnity..........................................................119
SECTION 9.06 Right of Set-off.............................................................120
SECTION 9.07 Applicable Law...............................................................120
SECTION 9.08 Waivers; Amendment...........................................................121
SECTION 9.09 Interest Rate Limitation.....................................................123
SECTION 9.10 Entire Agreement.............................................................123
SECTION 9.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.........................................................123
SECTION 9.12 Severability.................................................................123
SECTION 9.13 Counterparts.................................................................123
SECTION 9.14 Headings.....................................................................124
SECTION 9.15 Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process..................................124
SECTION 9.16 Confidentiality..............................................................125
SECTION 9.17 Conversion of Currencies.....................................................125
SECTION 9.18 Release of Liens and Guarantees..............................................125
SECTION 9.19 Parallel Debt................................................................126
Exhibits and Schedules
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Exhibit A Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit B Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit C Form of U.S. Collateral Agreement
Exhibit D Form of Holdings Agreement
Exhibit E Form of Parent Agreement
Exhibit F Reserve Costs for Mandatory Costs Rate
Exhibit G Form of Solvency Certificate
Exhibit H Form of Real Property Officers' Certificate
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Schedule 1.01(a) Collateral and Guarantee Requirements
Schedule 1.01(h) Excluded Subsidiaries
Schedule 2.01 Commitments
Schedule 3.01 Organization
Schedule 3.04 Governmental Approvals
Schedule 3.08(a) Closing Date Structure
Schedule 3.08(b) Subsidiaries
Schedule 3.08(c) Subscriptions
Schedule 3.09 Litigation
Schedule 3.13 Taxes
Schedule 3.16 Environmental
Schedule 3.18 Real Property
Schedule 3.20 Labor Matters
Schedule 3.21 Insurance
Schedule 5.12 Real Property Mortgages
Schedule 6.08(a) Liens
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LOAN AGREEMENT dated as of June 8, 2004 (this "Agreement"),
among BCP CRYSTAL HOLDINGS LTD. 2, a company incorporated with limited liability
under the laws of the Cayman Islands ("Holdings"), BCP CAYLUX HOLDINGS
LUXEMBOURG S.C.A., a corporate partnership limited by shares (societe en
commandite par actions) organized under the laws of Luxembourg ("Parent"), the
LENDERS party hereto from time to time, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
("▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇"), as global coordinator (in such capacity, the "Global
Coordinator"), DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH ("DBNY"), as administrative
agent (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent") and as collateral agent (in
such capacity, the "Collateral Agent") for the Lenders, and DEUTSCHE BANK
SECURITIES INC. and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as joint lead arrangers
(in such capacity, the "Joint Lead Arrangers").
W I T N E S S E T H :
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WHEREAS, Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) IV L.P. and its
affiliates or any other investment vehicle controlled by any of them
(collectively "Blackstone") have directly or indirectly formed (i) Holdings,
(ii) Parent, all of the Equity Interests (as hereinafter defined) of which are
owned directly or indirectly by Holdings, (iii) BCP Crystal US Holdings Corp.
("US Holdco"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent organized under the laws of
Delaware, (iv) BCP Holdings GmbH ("LP GmbH"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Parent organized under the laws of Germany, (v) BCP Acquisition GmbH & Co. KG
("Midco"), all of the limited partnership interests of which are owned by LP
GmbH, organized under the laws of Germany, (vi) BCP Crystal Acquisition GmbH &
Co. KG ("Bidco"), all of the limited partnership interests of which are owned by
Midco, organized under the laws of Germany and (vii) BCP Management GmbH ("GP
GmbH"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent and the general partner of Midco and
Bidco, organized under the laws of Germany;
WHEREAS, Bidco has completed a tender offer (the "Offer") for
all the issued capital stock of Celanese AG (the "Company"), a stock corporation
organized under the laws of Germany, and has acquired 84.3% of such capital
stock pursuant thereto (excluding treasury shares);
WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the Offer,
Holdings contributed to Parent, directly or indirectly through the Intermediate
Holdcos (as hereinafter defined), if any, as a capital contribution (made in the
form of common equity for approximately 1% of such capital contribution and
Parent CPECs (as hereinafter defined) for the remainder of such capital
contribution), the net proceeds (including net of certain fees and expenses to
be paid directly by Holdings) of the equity contributed indirectly by Blackstone
and the other Permitted Investors in Holdings (the "Holdco Equity Financing");
WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the Offer,
Parent borrowed senior subordinated loans under a bridge facility (the "Senior
Subordinated Bridge C Facility"), which bridge loans are to be refinanced by the
issuance of Senior Subordinated Notes (as hereinafter defined) on the Closing
Date (as hereinafter defined);
WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the Offer,
Parent borrowed senior subordinated loans under a bridge facility (the "Senior
Subordinated Bridge
B Facility"), which bridge loans are to be refinanced on the Closing Date in
part by the Term Loans C made hereunder and in part by Senior Subordinated
Notes;
WHEREAS, under the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined)
Parent may borrow (in Dollars and Euros) up to approximately $607 million of CA
Term Loans (as hereinafter defined);
WHEREAS, Parent, with the net proceeds of the financings
described in the previous recitals and concurrently with Parent's receipt
thereof, (i) on-loaned a portion to Celanese Americas Corporation ("CAC") by way
of the CAC Loans (as hereinafter defined), (ii) on-loaned a further portion to
Bidco by way of the Bidco Loan (as hereinafter defined), (iii) on-loaned a
further portion to Midco, by way of an intercompany loan, (iv) on-loaned a
further portion to LP GmbH, by way of an intercompany loan, (v) contributed a
further portion of such proceeds to LP GmbH as an equity contribution and (vi)
retained the remainder of such proceeds pending application in accordance with
Section 3.12 of the Senior Subordinated Bridge C Loan Agreement (as hereinafter
defined); LP GmbH contributed the proceeds so received by it (less any amount
retained by it to service interest payments for one year) to Midco as an equity
contribution; and Midco contributed the proceeds it receives from Parent (less
any amount retained by it to service interest payments for one year) and LP GmbH
to Bidco as an equity contribution; and
WHEREAS, the obligations of Parent under this Agreement will
be supported by (i) a guarantee from Holdings and the Intermediate Holdcos
(secured on and after the Restructuring Date (as hereinafter defined) by a
silent second pledge of all of the issued Equity Interests of Parent); (ii)
pledges of the Bidco Loan and of all of the shares in the Company acquired by
Bidco, such pledges to terminate on the Restructuring Date and (iii) on and
after the Restructuring Date by secured (on a silent second basis) guarantees
from all Domestic Subsidiary Loan Parties (as hereinafter defined).
NOW, THEREFORE, the Lenders are willing to make the Term Loans
C to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the meanings specified below:
"ABR Borrowing" shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR Loans.
"ABR Loan" shall mean any Term Loan C bearing interest at a
rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate in accordance with the
provisions of Article II.
"Acquired Debt" shall mean with respect to any specified
Person:
(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the
time such other Person is merged with or into or became a
Restricted Subsidiary of such specified Person, and
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(2) Indebtedness secured by an existing Lien
encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person,
but excluding in any event Indebtedness incurred in connection with, or in
contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a
Restricted Subsidiary of, such specified Person.
"Additional Mortgage" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 5.10(c).
"Adjusted LIBO Rate" shall mean, with respect to any
Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum
(rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the result of
dividing (a) the LIBO Rate in effect for such Interest Period by (b) 1.00 minus
the Statutory Reserves applicable to such Eurocurrency Borrowing, if any.
"Administrative Agent" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"Administrative Agent Fees" shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 2.10.
"Affiliate" shall mean, when used with respect to a specified
person, another person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the
person specified.
"Affiliate Transaction" shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 6.05.
"Agents" shall mean, initially, the Administrative Agent and
the Collateral Agent.
"Agreement" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"Agreement Currency" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 9.17(b).
"Alternate Base Rate" shall mean, for any day, a rate per
annum equal to the greater of (a) the Prime Rate and (b) the Federal Funds
Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%. If for any reason the
Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be
conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal
Funds Effective Rate, including the failure of the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York to publish rates or the inability of the Administrative Agent to obtain
quotations in accordance with the terms thereof, the Alternate Base Rate shall
be determined without regard to clause (b) of the preceding sentence until the
circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the
Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds
Effective Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the
Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
"Alternate Pledge Agreement" shall mean a pledge agreement in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower effecting the
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silent second pledge under local law of not in excess of 65% of the issued and
outstanding Equity Interests of a Foreign Subsidiary in support of the
Obligations of the Domestic Subsidiary Loan Party which is the owner of such
Equity Interests.
"Applicable Margin" shall mean (i) for any day prior to the
Restructuring Date, with respect to (x) any Eurocurrency Loan, 4.25% per annum,
and (y) any ABR Loan 3.25% per annum and (ii) for any day on and after the
Restructuring Date, with respect to (x) any Eurocurrency Loan, 3.50% per annum,
and (y) any ABR Loan 2.50% per annum.
"Approved Fund" shall mean any person (other than a natural
person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank
loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and that is
administered, managed or advised by a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an
entity (including an investment advisor) or an Affiliate of such entity that
administers, manages or advises a Lender.
"Asset Acquisition" shall mean any Permitted Business
Acquisition, the aggregate consideration for which exceeds $15.0 million, and,
if effected, the Designated Acquisition.
"Asset Disposition" shall mean any sale, transfer or other
disposition by Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries to any person other than
Holdings or any Subsidiary to the extent otherwise permitted hereunder of any
asset or group of related assets (other than inventory or other assets sold,
transferred or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business) in one
or a series of related transactions, the Net Proceeds from which exceed $35.0
million.
"Asset Sale" shall mean:
(1) the sale, conveyance, transfer or other
disposition (whether in a single transaction or a series of
related transactions) of property or assets of the Borrower or
any Restricted Subsidiary (each referred to in this definition
as a "disposition"); or
(2) the issuance or sale of Equity Interests of any
Restricted Subsidiary (whether in a single transaction or a
series of related transactions),
in each case other than:
(a) a disposition of Cash Equivalents or obsolete or worn out
property or equipment in the ordinary course of business or inventory
(or other assets) held for sale in the ordinary course of business;
(b) the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Borrower in a manner permitted pursuant to Section 6.06 or any
disposition that constitutes a Change of Control;
(c) any Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment that is
permitted to be made, and is made, pursuant to Section 6.02;
(d) any disposition of assets or issuance or sale of Equity
Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary in any transaction or series of
transactions with an aggregate Fair Market Value of less than $10.0
million;
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(e) any disposition of property or assets or issuance of
securities by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or by the
Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to another Restricted Subsidiary;
(f) the lease, assignment or sublease of any real or personal
property in the ordinary course of business;
(g) any sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other
securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary (with the exception of
Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries acquired pursuant to clause
(1) of the definition of "Permitted Investments");
(h) sales of assets received by the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary upon foreclosure on a Lien;
(i) sales of Securitization Assets and related assets of the
type specified in the definition of "Securitization Financing" to a
Securitization Subsidiary in connection with any Qualified
Securitization Financing;
(j) a transfer of Securitization Assets and related assets of
the type specified in the definition of "Securitization Financing" (or
a fractional undivided interest therein) by a Securitization Subsidiary
in a Qualified Securitization Financing;
(k) any exchange of assets for assets related to a Permitted
Business of comparable market value, as determined in good faith by the
Borrower, which in the event of an exchange of assets with a fair
market value in excess of (1) $20.0 million shall be evidenced by a
certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, and (2) $40.0
million shall be set forth in a resolution approved in good faith by at
least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Borrower; and
(l) the sale of all or substantially all of the Equity
Interests of, or assets of, Celanese Advanced Materials, Inc. for gross
cash consideration of at least $13 million.
"Assignment and Acceptance" shall mean an assignment and
acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee, and accepted by the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower (if required by such assignment and
acceptance), substantially in the form of Exhibit A or such other form as shall
be approved by the Administrative Agent.
"Bank Leverage Ratio" shall mean, on any date, the ratio of
(a) Consolidated Net Bank Debt as of such date to (b) CA EBITDA for the period
of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Holdings most recently ended as of such
date, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with US GAAP,
provided that to the extent any Asset Disposition or any Asset Acquisition (or
any Similar Transaction) or incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (excluding
normal fluctuations in revolving Indebtedness incurred for working capital
purposes) has occurred during the relevant Test Period, CA EBITDA shall be
determined for the respective Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis for such
occurrences.
"Bidco" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
first recital of this Agreement.
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"Bidco Loan" shall mean the loan of all the proceeds of the
Senior Subordinated Bridge B Loans made by Parent to Bidco.
"Bidco Pledge" shall mean one or more Pledge Agreements
executed by (i) Bidco and DBNY as collateral agent (or any successor or
replacement collateral agent), pursuant to which Bidco has granted a security
interest on all shares of capital stock of the Company owned by Bidco and (ii)
Parent and DBNY as collateral agent (or any successor or replacement collateral
agent), pursuant to which Parent has granted a security interest on the Bidco
Loan, in each case to secure the Obligations, as the same may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, with the Bidco Pledge to
terminate on the Restructuring Date.
"Blackstone" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
the first recital of this Agreement.
"Board" shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System of the United States of America.
"Board of Directors" shall mean (a) with respect to a
corporation, the board of directors of the corporation; (b) with respect to a
partnership (including a societe en commandite par actions), the Board of
Directors of the general partner or manager of the partnership; and (c) with
respect to any other Person, board or committee of such Person serving a similar
function.
"Borrower" shall mean and include (x) if prior to the
Restructuring Date, Parent or (y) on and after the Restructuring Date, US
Holdco.
"Borrowing" shall mean a group of Term Loans C of a single
Type and made, extended or converted on a single date and, in the case of
Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
"Borrowing Minimum" shall mean $5.0 million.
"Borrowing Multiple" shall mean $1.0 million.
"Borrowing Request" shall mean a request by a Borrower in
accordance with the terms of Section 2.03 and substantially in the form of
Exhibit B.
"Business Day" shall mean any day that is not a Saturday,
Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or
required by law to remain closed; provided that when used in connection with a
Eurocurrency Loan, the term "Business Day" shall also exclude any day on which
banks are not open for dealings in deposits in the applicable currency in the
London interbank market.
"CA Closing Date" shall mean April 6, 2004.
"CA Collateral Agent" shall mean DBNY as Collateral Agent
under the CA Collateral Agreement.
"CA Collateral Agreement" shall mean the U.S. Collateral
Agreement as defined in the Credit Agreement.
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"CA Consolidated Net Income" shall mean, with respect to any
person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such person and its
subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis; provided, however, that
(i) any net after-tax extraordinary, special (to the extent
reflected as a separate line item on a consolidated income statement
prepared in accordance with US GAAP on a basis consistent with
historical practices) or non-recurring gain or loss (less all fees and
expenses relating thereto) or income or expense or charge including,
without limitation, any severance expense, and fees, expenses or
charges related to any offering of Equity Interests of Holdings, any
Investment, acquisition or Indebtedness permitted to be incurred
hereunder (in each case, whether or not successful), including all
fees, expenses, charges or change in control payments related to the
Transaction (including, without limitation, all Transaction Costs), in
each case shall be excluded; provided that, with respect to each
non-recurring item, Holdings shall have delivered to the Administrative
Agent an officers' certificate specifying and quantifying such item and
stating that such item is a non-recurring item,
(ii) any net after-tax income or loss from discontinued
operations and any net after-tax gain or loss on disposal of
discontinued operations shall be excluded,
(iii) any net after-tax gain or loss (less all fees and
expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to business
dispositions or asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of
business (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of
Holdings) shall be excluded,
(iv) any net after-tax income or loss (less all fees and
expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to the early
extinguishment of indebtedness shall be excluded,
(v) (A) the Net Income for such period of any person that is
not a subsidiary of such person, or that is accounted for by the equity
method of accounting, shall be included only to the extent of the
amount of dividends or distributions or other payments in respect of
equity paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to such
person or a subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, but excluding
any such dividend, distribution or payment in respect of equity that
funds a JV Reinvestment, and (B) the Net Income for such period shall
include any dividend, distribution or other payment in respect of
equity in cash received from any person in excess of the amounts
included in clause (A), but excluding any such dividend, distribution
or payment that funds a JV Reinvestment,
(vi) the Net Income for such period of any subsidiary of such
person shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment
of dividends or similar distributions by such subsidiary of its Net
Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior
governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or
indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any
agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or
governmental regulation applicable to that subsidiary or its
stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of
dividends or in similar distributions has been legally waived (provided
that the net loss of any such subsidiary shall be included), provided
that such Net Income shall be included to the extent (and only to the
extent) such subsidiary may (without violation of law or binding
contractual arrangements) make loans and/or advances to its parent
corporation (which corporation may in turn dividend, loan and/or
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advance the proceeds of such loans or advances to its parent
corporation and so on for all parents until reaching the Borrower)
and/or to the Borrower,
(vii) CA Consolidated Net Income for such period shall not
include the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles
during such period,
(viii) an amount equal to the amount of Tax Distributions
actually made to the holders of capital stock of Holdings in respect of
the net taxable income allocated by such person to such holders for
such period to the extent funded by the Borrower shall be included as
though such amounts had been paid as income taxes directly by such
person,
(ix) any increase in amortization or depreciation or any
one-time noncash charges (such as purchased in-process research and
development or capitalized manufacturing profit in inventory) resulting
from purchase accounting in connection with the Transaction or any
acquisition that is consummated prior to or after the CA Closing Date
shall be excluded, and
(x) accruals and reserves that are established within twelve
months after the CA Closing Date and that are so required to be
established as a result of the Transaction in accordance with US GAAP
shall be excluded.
"CA EBITDA" shall mean, with respect to Holdings and the
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period, the CA Consolidated Net
Income of Holdings and the Subsidiaries for such period plus (a) the sum of (in
each case without duplication and to the extent the respective amounts described
in subclauses (i) through (xi) of this clause (a) reduced such CA Consolidated
Net Income for the respective period for which CA EBITDA is being determined):
(i) provision for Taxes based on income, profits or capital of
Holdings and the Subsidiaries for such period, including, without
limitation, state, franchise and similar taxes (such as the Texas
franchise tax and Michigan single business tax) (including any Tax
Distribution taken into account in calculating CA Consolidated Net
Income),
(ii) Interest Expense of Holdings and the Subsidiaries for
such period (net of interest income for such period of Holdings and its
Subsidiaries other than the cash interest income of the Captive
Insurance Subsidiaries),
(iii) depreciation and amortization expenses of Holdings and
the Subsidiaries for such period,
(iv) restructuring charges; provided that with respect to each
such restructuring charge, Holdings shall have delivered to the
Administrative Agent an officer's certificate specifying and
quantifying such charge and stating that such charge is a restructuring
charge,
(v) any other noncash charges (but excluding any such charge
which requires an accrual of, or a cash reserve for, anticipated cash
charges for any future period); provided that, for purposes of this
subclause (v) of this clause (a), any
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noncash charges or losses shall be treated as cash charges or losses
in any subsequent period during which cash disbursements attributable
thereto are made,
(vi) the minority interest expense consisting of the
subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third
parties in any non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary in such period or any prior
period, except to the extent of dividends declared or paid on Equity
Interests held by third parties,
(vii) the noncash portion of "straight-line" rent expense,
(viii) the amount of any expense to the extent a corresponding
amount is received in cash by any Loan Party from a Person other than
Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings under any agreement providing
for reimbursement of any such expense provided such reimbursement
payment has not been included in determining CA EBITDA (it being
understood that if the amounts received in cash under any such
agreement in any period exceed the amount of expense in respect of such
period, such excess amounts received may be carried forward and applied
against expense in future periods),
(ix) turnaround costs and expenses to the extent treated as,
and included in computing for the period expended, Capital
Expenditures,
(x) the amount of management, consulting, monitoring and
advisory fees and related expenses paid to Blackstone or any other
Permitted Investor (or any accruals related to such fees and related
expenses) during such period; provided that such amount shall not
exceed in any four quarter period the greater of (x) $5.0 million and
(y) 2% of CA EBITDA of Holdings and the Subsidiaries (assuming for
purposes of this clause (y) that the amount to be added to CA
Consolidated Net Income under this clause (x) is $5.0 million), and
(xi) except for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow to
the extent consisting of any net cash loss, any net losses resulting
from currency Swap Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of
business relating to intercompany loans among or between Holdings
and/or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent that the nominal amount of
the related Swap Agreement does not exceed the principal amount of the
related intercompany loan;
minus (b) the sum of (in each case without duplication and to the extent the
respective amounts described in subclauses (i) to (iv) of this clause (b)
increased such CA Consolidated Net Income for the respective period for which CA
EBITDA is being determined):
(i) the minority interest income consisting of subsidiary
losses attributable to the minority equity interests of third parties
in any non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary,
(ii) noncash items increasing CA Consolidated Net Income of
Holdings and the Subsidiaries for such period (but excluding any such
items (A) in respect of which cash was received in a prior period or
will be received in a future period or (B) which represent the reversal
of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any
prior period),
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(iii) the cash portion of "straight-line" rent expense which
exceeds the amount expensed in respect of such rent expense, and
(iv) except for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow to
the extent consisting of a net cash gain, any net gains resulting from
currency Swap Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of
business relating to intercompany loans among or between Holdings
and/or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent that the nominal amount of
the related Swap Agreement does not exceed the principal amount of the
related intercompany loan.
"CA Loan Documents" shall mean the Loan Documents as defined
in the Credit Agreement.
"CA Mortgage" shall mean each Mortgage under and as defined in
the Credit Agreement.
"CA Required Lenders" shall mean the Required Lenders as
defined in the Credit Agreement.
"CA Term Loan" shall mean a Term Loan under and as defined in
the Credit Agreement.
"CA Term Loan Repayment Date" shall mean the date on which all
CA Term Loans have been repaid.
"CA Termination Date" shall mean the date on or after the CA
Term Loan Repayment Date on which the Credit Agreement has terminated and all
amounts owing thereunder have been paid in full.
"CAC" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
seventh recital of this Agreement.
"CAC Guarantor Subsidiary" shall mean each Domestic Subsidiary
of CAC, with an exception for any Securitization Subsidiary and with such other
exceptions (if any) as are satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, it being
agreed that CAMI will not constitute a CAC Guarantor Subsidiary until the date
which is six months after the CA Closing Date and then only if the CAMI Sale has
not yet been consummated.
"CAC Loan" shall mean the loans made by Parent to CAC with
proceeds of CA Term Loans.
"CAMI" shall mean Celanese Advanced Materials, Inc.
"CAMI Sale" shall mean the sale of all or substantially all of
the Equity Interests of, or assets of, CAMI for gross cash consideration of at
least $13 million.
"Capital Expenditures" shall mean, for any person in respect
of any period, the aggregate of all expenditures incurred by such person during
such period that, in accordance with US GAAP, are or should be included in
"additions to property, plant or equipment" or similar items reflected in the
statement of cash flows of such person, provided, however, that Capital
Expenditures for Holdings and the Subsidiaries shall not include:
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(a) expenditures to the extent they are made with proceeds of
the issuance of Equity Interests of Holdings after the CA Closing Date
to Blackstone or any other Permitted Investor or with funds that would
have constituted Net Proceeds under clause (a) of the definition of the
term "Net Proceeds" (but that will not constitute Net Proceeds as a
result of the first proviso to such clause (a)),
(b) expenditures of proceeds of insurance settlements,
condemnation awards and other settlements in respect of lost,
destroyed, damaged or condemned assets, equipment or other property to
the extent such expenditures are made, or a binding contract is or has
been entered into to make such expenditures, to replace or repair such
lost, destroyed, damaged or condemned assets, equipment or other
property or otherwise to acquire, maintain, develop, construct,
improve, upgrade or repair assets or properties useful in the business
of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries within 12 months of receipt of
such proceeds,
(c) interest capitalized during such period,
(d) expenditures that are accounted for as capital
expenditures of such person and that actually are paid for by a third
party (excluding Holdings or any Subsidiary thereof) and for which
neither Holdings nor any Subsidiary thereof has provided or is required
to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or
obligation to such third party or any other person (whether before,
during or after such period),
(e) the book value of any asset owned by such person prior to
or during such period to the extent that such book value is included as
a capital expenditure during such period as a result of such person
reusing or beginning to reuse such asset during such period without a
corresponding expenditure actually having been made in such period,
provided that any expenditure necessary in order to permit such asset
to be reused shall be included as a Capital Expenditure during the
period that such expenditure actually is made,
(f) the purchase price of equipment purchased during such
period to the extent the consideration therefor consists of any
combination of (i) used or surplus equipment traded in at the time of
such purchase and (ii) the proceeds of a concurrent sale of used or
surplus equipment, in each case, in the ordinary course of business,
(g) Investments in respect of a Permitted Business
Acquisition, or
(h) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased
substantially contemporaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment
to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced
by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment
being traded in at such time.
"Capital Stock" shall mean: (1) in the case of a corporation,
corporate stock; (2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and
all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however
designated) of corporate stock; (3) in the case of a partnership or limited
liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or
limited) and (4) 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.
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"Capitalized Lease Obligations" of any person shall mean the
obligations of such person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or
other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a
combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and
accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such person under US GAAP
and, for purposes hereof, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be
the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with US
GAAP.
"Captive Insurance Subsidiaries" shall mean Celwood Insurance
Company and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Insurance Limited, and any successor to either thereof to the
extent such successor constitutes a Subsidiary.
"Cash Contribution Amount" shall mean the aggregate amount of
cash contributions made to the capital of the Borrower described in the
definition of "Contribution Indebtedness."
"Cash Equivalents" shall mean:
(1) U.S. Dollars, pounds sterling, Euros, or, in the case of
any foreign subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to
time in the ordinary course of business;
(2) direct obligations of the United States of America or any
member of the European Union or any agency thereof or obligations
guaranteed by the United States of America or any member of the
European Union or any agency thereof, in each case with maturities not
exceeding two years;
(3) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time
deposits with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of
acquisition, bankers' acceptances with maturities not exceeding 12
months and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any lender party
to the Credit Agreement or with any commercial bank having capital and
surplus in excess of $500,000,000;
(4) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the
types described in clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with any
financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause
(3) above;
(5) commercial paper maturing within 12 months after the date
of acquisition and having a rating of at least A-1 from ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ or P-1
from S & P;
(6) securities with maturities of two years or less from the
date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any State,
commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any
political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and rated at least A
by S&P or A-2 by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇;
(7) investment funds at least 95% of the assets of which
constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1)
through (6) of this definition; and
(8) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set
forth in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are
rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ and (iii) have portfolio assets of
at least $500.0 million.
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"Cash Interest Expense" shall mean, with respect to Holdings
and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period, Interest Expense
for such period, less the sum of (a) pay-in-kind Interest Expense or other
noncash Interest Expense (including as a result of the effects of purchase
accounting), (b) to the extent included in Interest Expense, the amortization of
any financing fees paid by, or on behalf of, Holdings or any Subsidiary,
including such fees paid in connection with the Transaction, (c) the
amortization of debt discounts, if any, or fees in respect of Swap Agreements,
(d) the amortization of any deferred financing costs in respect of the Parent
CPECs and (e) cash interest income of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such
period; provided that (i) Cash Interest Expense shall exclude any financing fees
paid in connection with the Transaction (or any refinancing of any Indebtedness
incurred in connection therewith to the extent that such financing fees are paid
with the proceeds from such refinancing Indebtedness) or any amendment of the
Credit Agreement or upon entering into a Qualified Securitization Financing and
(ii) historical Cash Interest Expense shall be deemed to be (x) for each of the
fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2003, December 30, 2003 and March 30, 2004,
$44.5 million and (y) for the period beginning April 1, 2004 through to and
excluding the Closing Date, the amount equal to (A) the quotient of $44.5
million, divided by 91, (B) multiplied by the number of days from and including
April 1, 2004 to and excluding the Closing Date.
A "Change in Control" shall be deemed to occur if:
(a) at any time, (i) Holdings shall fail to own, directly or
indirectly, beneficially and of record, 100% of the issued and
outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower (except to the extent an
initial public offering of Equity Interests of US Holdco or New US
Holdco is effected), (ii) the Borrower shall fail to own directly or
indirectly, beneficially and of record, 100% of the issued and
outstanding Equity Interests of Bidco (or the survivor of any merger of
Bidco with Midco and/or the Company) or, after the Restructuring Date,
of CAC, (iii) Bidco (or the survivor of any merger of Bidco with Midco)
shall fail to own directly, beneficially and of record (x) after the
consummation of the Offer and prior to any Squeeze-Out, 75% and (y)
after any Squeeze-Out, 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity
Interests (but excluding any rights to purchase, warrants or options
outstanding on the Closing Date or granted thereafter but prior to the
effectiveness of the Domination Agreement and all shares acquired upon
the exercise thereof) of the Company (unless Bidco and the Company have
been merged), in each case excluding any treasury shares held by the
Company, (iv) a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the
board of directors of Holdings shall at any time be occupied by persons
who were neither (A) nominated by the board of directors of Holdings or
a Permitted Holder, (B) appointed by directors so nominated nor (C)
appointed by a Permitted Holder or (v) a "Change in Control" shall
occur under the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture or under any
Permitted Senior Subordinated Debt Securities;
(b) at any time prior to an initial public offering of Equity
Interests of Holdings, US Holdco or New US Holdco, any combination of
Permitted Holders shall fail to own beneficially (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date),
directly or indirectly, in the aggregate Equity Interests representing
at least 51% of (i) the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by
the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings or US Holdco,
as the case may be, or (ii) the common economic interest represented by
the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings or US Holdco,
as the case may be; or
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(c) at any time from and after an initial public offering of
Equity Interests of Holdings, US Holdco or New US Holdco, any person or
group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act as in
effect on the Closing Date), other than any combination of the
Permitted Holders, shall own beneficially (as defined above), directly
or indirectly, in the aggregate Equity Interests representing 35% or
more of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued
and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings or US Holdco, as the case
may be, and the Permitted Holders own beneficially (as defined above),
directly or indirectly, a smaller percentage of such ordinary voting
power at such time than the Equity Interests owned by such other person
or group.
"Change in Law" shall mean (a) the adoption of any law, rule
or regulation after the Closing Date, (b) any change in law, rule or regulation
or in the official interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental
Authority after the Closing Date or (c) compliance by any Lender (or for
purposes of Section 2.13(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such
Lender's holding company, if any) with any written request, guideline or
directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority
made or issued after the Closing Date.
"Charges" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 9.09.
"Clean-up Period" shall mean the 60 day period following the
CA Closing Date.
"Closing Date" shall mean the date on which the Term Loans C
are incurred.
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended from time to time.
"Collateral" shall mean all the "Collateral" as defined in any
Security Document and shall also include the Mortgaged Properties.
"Collateral Agent" shall have the meaning given such term in
the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"Collateral and Guarantee Requirements" shall mean the
requirements that:
(a) as of the Closing Date, all of the Financing Documents
described in Part I of Schedule 1.01(a) shall have been executed and
delivered by the parties thereto, and all Liens created by the pledging
of securities and/or other instruments shall have been perfected (by
the pledging of such securities and/or instruments or otherwise);
(b) as of the Restructuring Date, all of the Loan Documents
described in Part II of Schedule 1.01(a) shall have been executed and
delivered by the parties thereto, and all Liens created by the pledging
of securities and/or other instruments shall have been perfected (by
the pledging of such securities and/or instruments or otherwise);
(c) in the case of any Person that first becomes a Domestic
Subsidiary Loan Party after the Restructuring Date, the Collateral
Agent shall have received (i) a Supplement to the U.S. Collateral
Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf
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of such Person and (ii) if such Person owns Equity Interests of a
Foreign Subsidiary organized in Germany or Luxembourg that, as a
result the law of any such jurisdiction of organization of such
Foreign Subsidiary, cannot be pledged under local applicable law to
the CA Collateral Agent (or after the CA Termination Date, the
Collateral Agent) under the U.S. Collateral Agreement, a counterpart
of an Alternate Pledge Agreement with respect to such Equity
Interests (provided that in no event shall more than 65% of the
issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary be
pledged to secure Obligations of Domestic Loan Parties), duly
executed and delivered on behalf of such Subsidiary;
(d) subject to Section 5.10(d) and the definition of Holdings
Agreements, all the Equity Interests that are acquired by a Loan Party
(other than Parent) after the Restructuring Date shall be pledged
pursuant to the U.S. Collateral Agreement or the Holdings Agreements,
as the case may be (provided that in no event shall more than 65% of
the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary
be pledged to secure Obligations of Domestic Loan Parties);
(e) the CA Collateral Agent (or after the CA Termination Date,
the Collateral Agent) shall have received all certificates or other
instruments (if any) representing all Equity Interests required to be
pledged pursuant to any of the foregoing paragraphs, together with
stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto
endorsed in blank, in each case to the extent reasonably requested by
counsel to the Lenders, or such other action shall have been taken as
required under applicable law to perfect a security interest in such
Equity Interests as reasonably requested by counsel to the Lenders;
(f) all Indebtedness of Holdings and each Subsidiary required
by the U.S. Collateral Agreement to be evidenced by a promissory note
or instrument that is owing to any Domestic Loan Party shall be
evidenced by a promissory note or an instrument and shall have been
pledged pursuant to the U.S. Collateral Agreement, and the CA
Collateral Agent (or after the CA Termination Date, the Collateral
Agent) shall have received all such promissory notes or instruments,
together with note powers or other instruments of transfer with respect
thereto endorsed in blank;
(g) all documents and instruments, including Uniform
Commercial Code financing statements, required by law or reasonably
requested by the Collateral Agent to be filed, registered or recorded
to create the Liens intended to be created by the Security Documents
(in each case, including any supplements thereto) and perfect such
Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the
Security Documents, shall have been filed, registered or recorded or
delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or the
recording concurrently with, or promptly following, the execution and
delivery of each such Security Document;
(h) as of the Restructuring Date, the Collateral Agent shall
have received, (i) counterparts of each Mortgage to be entered into on
the Restructuring Date as set forth on Schedule 5.12, with respect to
each Mortgaged Property duly executed and delivered by the record owner
of such Mortgaged Property, (ii) a policy or policies or marked-up
unconditional binder of title insurance, paid for by CAC, issued by a
nationally recognized title insurance company insuring (subject to any
survey exception for the Mortgaged Property located in Narrows,
Virginia) the Lien of each U.S. Mortgage specified on Schedule 5.12 as
a valid second Lien on the Mortgaged
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Property described therein, free of any other Liens except as
permitted by Section 6.08 and Liens arising by operation of law,
together with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as the
Collateral Agent may reasonably request, (iii) except for the
Mortgaged Property located in Narrows, Virginia, a survey of each
Mortgaged Property (and all improvements thereon) which is (1) dated
(or redated) not earlier than six months prior to the date of
delivery of the CA Mortgage thereon unless there shall have occurred
within six months prior to such date any exterior construction on
the site of such Mortgaged Property, in which event such survey
shall be dated (or redated) after the completion of such
construction or if such construction shall not have been completed
as of such date of delivery, not earlier than 20 days prior to such
date of delivery, (2) certified by the surveyor (in a manner
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) to the
Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the title insurance
company insuring the Mortgage, (3) complying in all respects with
the minimum detail requirements of the American Land Title
Association as such requirements are in effect on the date of
preparation of such survey and (4) sufficient for such title
insurance company to remove all standard survey exceptions from the
title insurance policy relating to such Mortgaged Property or
otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, (iv) such
legal opinions and other documents as the Collateral Agent may
reasonably request with respect to any such Mortgage or Mortgaged
Property and (v) a Real Property Officers' Certificate substantially
in the form of Exhibit H attached hereto with respect to each
Mortgaged Property indicated on Schedule 5.12; and
(k) each Loan Party shall have obtained all material consents
and approvals required to be obtained by it in connection with (A) the
execution, delivery and performance of all Security Documents (or
supplements thereto) to which it is a party and (B) the granting by it
of the Liens under each Security Document to which it is party.
"Company" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
second recital of this Agreement.
"consolidated" shall mean with respect to any Person, such
Person consolidated with its Restricted Subsidiaries, and shall not include any
Unrestricted Subsidiary, but the interest of such Person in an Unrestricted
Subsidiary shall be accounted for as an Investment.
"Consolidated Debt" at any date shall mean the sum of (without
duplication) (i) all Indebtedness consisting of Capitalized Lease Obligations,
Indebtedness for borrowed money and Indebtedness in respect of the deferred
purchase price of property or services (and not including any indebtedness under
letters of credit (x) to the extent undrawn or (y) if drawn, to the extent
reimbursed within 10 Business Days after such drawing) of Holdings and its
Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis on such date plus (ii) any
Receivables Net Investment.
"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,
of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated
basis and otherwise determined in accordance with US GAAP.
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"Consolidated Interest Expense" shall mean with respect to any
Person for any period:
(1) the sum, without duplication, of:
(a) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its
Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (including amortization of
original issue discount, the interest component of Capitalized Lease
Obligations and net payments (if any) pursuant to interest rate Hedging
Obligations, but excluding amortization of deferred financing fees,
expensing of any bridge or other financing fees and expenses and any
interest expense on Indebtedness of a third party that is not an
Affiliate of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and that is
attributable to supply or lease arrangements as a result of
consolidation under FIN 46R or attributable to "take-or-pay" contracts
accounted for in a manner similar to a capital lease under EITF 01-8,
in either case so long as the underlying obligations under any such
supply or lease arrangement or such "take-or-pay" contract are not
treated as Indebtedness as provided in clause (2) of the proviso to the
definition of Indebtedness);
(b) consolidated capitalized interest of such Person and its
Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued
(including, without limitation, Securitization Fees);
(c) "guaranteed dividends" (Ausgleichszahlung) paid or payable
to Company minority shareholders pursuant to the Domination Agreement
for such period; and
(d) all cash dividends to, or the making of loans to, the
Holdings or New US Holdco for the purpose of satisfying dividend or
interest obligations under the Preferred Shares;
(2) less:
(a) interest income of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries (other than cash interest income of the Captive Insurance
Subsidiaries) for such period; and
(b) any repayment to the Borrower or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of loans used in calculating Consolidated Interest Expense
pursuant to clause 1(d) above
"Consolidated Net Bank Debt" at any date shall mean
Consolidated Net Debt at such time less the amount of the Term Loans C and all
other Indebtedness (other than Capitalized Lease Obligations) included in
Consolidated Net Debt that is not secured in whole or in part by a first
priority Lien on assets of Holdings and/or the Subsidiaries.
"Consolidated Net Debt" at any date shall mean (A)
Consolidated Debt on such date less (B) unrestricted cash or marketable
securities (determined in accordance with US GAAP) of Holdings and its
Subsidiaries on such date.
"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 otherwise
in accordance with US GAAP; provided, however, that:
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(1) any net after-tax extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring
gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) or income
or expense or charge (including, without limitation, severance,
relocation and other restructuring costs) including, without
limitation, any severance expense, and fees, expenses or charges
related to any offering of Equity Interests of such Person, any
Investment, acquisition or Indebtedness permitted to be incurred
hereunder (in each case, whether or not successful), including all
fees, expenses, charges and change in control payments related to the
Transaction, in each case shall be excluded;
(2) the Net Income for such period shall not include the
cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such
period;
(3) any net after-tax income or loss from discontinued
operations and any net after-tax gain or loss on disposal of
discontinued operations shall be excluded;
(4) any net after-tax gains or losses (less all fees and
expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to business
dispositions or asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of
business (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the
Borrower) shall be excluded;
(5) any net after-tax income or loss (less all fees and
expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to the early
extinguishment of indebtedness shall be excluded;
(6) an amount equal to the amount of Tax Distributions
actually made to the holders of capital stock of Holdings or in respect
of the net taxable income allocated by such Person to such holders for
such period to the extent funded by the Borrower shall be included as
though such amounts had been paid as income taxes directly by such
Person;
(7) (a) the Net Income for such period of any Person that is
not a Subsidiary, or that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is
accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be included
only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other
payments in respect of equity that are actually paid in cash (or to the
extent converted into cash) by the referent Person to the Borrower or a
Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period and (b) the Net
Income for such period shall include any dividend, distribution or
other payments in respect of equity paid in cash by such Person to the
Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in excess of the amounts
included in clause (a);
(8) any increase in amortization or depreciation or any
one-time non-cash charges (such as purchased in-process research and
development or capitalized manufacturing profit in inventory) resulting
from purchase accounting in connection with the Transaction or any
acquisition that is consummated prior to or after the Closing Date
shall be excluded;
(9) accruals and reserves that are established within twelve
months after the CA Closing Date and that are so required to be
established as a result of the Transaction in accordance with US GAAP
shall be excluded;
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(10) any non-cash impairment charges resulting from the
application of Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 and
No. 144 and the amortization of intangibles pursuant to Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, shall be excluded;
(11) any non-cash compensation expense realized from grants of
stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options or other rights to
officers, directors and employees of such Person or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries shall be excluded;
(12) solely for the purpose of determining the amount
available for Restricted Payments under Section 6.02 (a)(3)(A) the Net
Income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a
Guarantor) shall be excluded if the declaration or payment of dividends
or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of its Net
Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior
governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or
indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any
agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or
governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its
stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of
dividends or in similar distributions has been legally waived; provided
that Consolidated Net Income of such Person 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) by such
Person to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary thereof in
respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein; and
(13) cost of sales will be reflected on a FIFO basis.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of Section 6.02
only (other than Section 6.02(a)(3)(D)), there shall be excluded from
Consolidated Net Income any income arising from any sale or other disposition of
Restricted Investments made by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, any
repurchases and redemptions of Restricted Investments by the Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries, any repayments of loans and advances which constitute
Restricted Investments by the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary, any sale
of the stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any distribution or dividend from
an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case only to the extent such amounts
increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted under Section 6.02(3)(D).
"Contingent Obligations" shall mean with respect to any
Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any leases, dividends or
other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness ("primary obligations") 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:
(1) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property
constituting direct or indirect security therefor,
(2) 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
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(3) 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.
"Contribution Indebtedness" shall mean Indebtedness of the
Borrower or any Guarantor in an aggregate principal amount not greater than
twice the aggregate amount of cash contributions (other than Excluded
Contributions) made to the capital of the Borrower after the Closing Date;
provided that:
(1) if the aggregate principal amount of such Contribution
Indebtedness is greater than the aggregate amount of such cash
contributions to the capital of the Borrower, the amount in excess
shall be Indebtedness (other than Secured Indebtedness) with a Stated
Maturity later than the Stated Maturity of the Senior Subordinated
Notes, and
(2) such Contribution Indebtedness (a) is Incurred within 180
days after the making of such cash contribution and (b) is so
designated as Contribution Indebtedness pursuant to an Officers'
Certificate on the incurrence date thereof.
"Control" shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a
person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise, and "Controlling" and "Controlled" shall have meanings correlative
thereto.
"Credit Agreement" shall mean the Credit Agreement dated as of
April 6, 2004 among inter alia Holdings, the Parent, CAC, the Lenders party
thereto and DBNY, as Administrative Agent, as amended, modified, supplemented or
refinanced in whole (and the agreement governing the refinancing Indebtedness is
designated by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent as the Credit
Agreement) from time to time. All references herein to a Section of the Credit
Agreement shall be a reference to such Section as in effect on the Closing Date
or after the Closing Date to such Section of the Credit Agreement then in effect
that has replaced or been substituted for such original Section.
"Cure Amount" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 7.02.
"Cure Right" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 7.02.
"Current Assets" shall mean, with respect to Holdings and the
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, the sum of
(a) all assets (other than cash and Permitted Investments or other cash
equivalents) that would, in accordance with US GAAP, be classified on a
consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and the Subsidiaries as current assets at
such date of determination, other than amounts related to current or deferred
Taxes based on income or profits and (b) in the event that a Qualified
Securitization Financing is accounted for off-balance sheet, (x) gross accounts
receivable comprising part of the Securitization Assets subject to such
Qualified Securitization Financing less (y) collections against the amounts sold
pursuant to clause (x).
"Current Liabilities" shall mean, with respect to Holdings and
the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, all
liabilities that would, in accordance with US GAAP, be classified on a
consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and the Subsidiaries as current
liabilities at such date of determination, other than (a) the current
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portion of any debt or Capitalized Lease Obligations, (b) accruals of Interest
Expense (excluding Interest Expense that is due and unpaid), (c) accruals for
current or deferred Taxes based on income, profits or capital, (d) accruals, if
any, of transaction costs resulting from the Transaction, (e) accruals of any
costs or expenses related to (i) severance or termination of employees prior to
the CA Closing Date or (ii) bonuses, pension and other post-retirement benefit
obligations, and (f) accruals for add-backs to CA EBITDA included in clauses
(a)(iv) through (a)(ix) of the definition of such term.
"DBNY" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"Debt Service" shall mean, with respect to Holdings and the
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any period, Cash Interest Expense for
such period plus scheduled principal amortization of Consolidated Debt for such
period.
"Default" shall mean any event or condition that upon notice,
lapse of time or both would constitute an Event of Default.
"Delisting" shall mean the delisting of the shares of the
Company from the New York Stock Exchange.
"Designated Non-cash Consideration" shall mean the fair market
value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or one of its
Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated
as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an Officers' Certificate
setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Cash
Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated
Non-cash Consideration.
"Designated Preferred Stock" shall mean Preferred Stock of the
Borrower or any direct or indirect parent company of the Borrower (other than
Disqualified Stock), that is issued for cash (other than to the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries or an employee stock ownership plan or trust established by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) and is so designated as Designated
Preferred Stock, pursuant to an Officers' Certificate, on the issuance date
thereof, the cash proceeds of which are excluded from the calculation set forth
in Section 6.02(a)(3).
"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 putable or
exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily
redeemable (other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale),
pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the
option of the holder thereof (other than as a result of a change of control or
asset sale), in whole or in part, in each case prior to the date 91 days after
the earlier of the Maturity Date or the date the Term Loans C are no longer
outstanding; provided, however, that if such Capital Stock is issued to any plan
for the benefit of employees of 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 Holdings or its
Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.
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"Dollar Equivalent" shall mean, on any date of determination
(a) with respect to any amount in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to
any amount in Euros, the equivalent in Dollars of such amount, at such time,
determined pursuant to Section 1.03.
"Dollars" or "$" shall mean lawful money of the United States
of America.
"Domestic Loan Parties" shall mean at any time on and after
the Restructuring Date (i) each Domestic Subsidiary Loan Party and (ii) US
Holdco.
"Domestic Subsidiary" of any Person shall mean a subsidiary of
such Person that is not (a) a Foreign Subsidiary, (b) after the Restructuring
Date, a subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary or (c) listed on Schedule 1.01(h).
"Domestic Subsidiary Loan Party" shall mean CAC and each CAC
Guarantor Subsidiary plus any other subsidiary of the Borrower (other than any
Securitization Subsidiary and CAC and any subsidiary of CAC) that first becomes
a Domestic Subsidiary after the CA Closing Date (with such exceptions as are
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), it being agreed that if, at any time
on or after the Restructuring Date, CAC is not a direct wholly-owned subsidiary
of US Holdco, each entity that is owned, directly or indirectly, in whole or in
part, by US Holdco and that owns directly or indirectly any equity interest in
CAC shall be required to be a party to the U.S. Collateral Agreement.
"Domination Agreement" shall mean a domination and profit and
loss transfer agreement to be entered into by LP GmbH, Midco or Bidco, as the
case may be, and the Company in a form approved by DBNY as Administrative Agent
under the Credit Agreement as provided for in the Credit Agreement.
"EBITDA" shall mean with respect to any Person for any period,
the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period plus, without
duplication, and in each case to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated
Net Income for such period:
(1) provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital of
such Person for such period, including, without limitation, state,
franchise and similar taxes (such as the Texas franchise tax and
Michigan single business tax) (including any Tax Distribution taken
into account in calculating Consolidated Net Income); plus
(2) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such
period; plus
(3) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such
Person for such period; plus
(4) any reasonable expenses or charges related to any Equity
Offering, Permitted Investment, acquisition, recapitalization or
Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Agreement or to the
Transaction; plus
(5) the amount of any restructuring charges (which, for the
avoidance of doubt, shall include retention, severance, systems
establishment cost or excess pension charges); plus
(6) the minority interest expense consisting of subsidiary
income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in
any non-Wholly Owned
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Subsidiary in such period or any prior period, except to the extent
of dividends declared or paid on Equity Interests held by third
parties; plus
(7) the non-cash portion of "straight-line" rent expense; plus
(8) the amount of any expense to the extent a corresponding
amount is received in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted
Subsidiaries from a Person other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary of
the Borrower under any agreement providing for reimbursement of any
such expense, provided such reimbursement payment has not been included
in determining Consolidated Net Income or EBITDA (it being understood
that if the amounts received in cash under any such agreement in any
period exceed the amount of expense in respect of such period, such
excess amounts received may be carried forward and applied against
expense in future periods); plus
(9) the amount of management, consulting, monitoring and
advisory fees and related expenses paid to Blackstone or any other
Permitted Holder (or any accruals related to such fees and related
expenses) during such period; provided that such amount shall not
exceed in any four quarter period the greater of (x) $5.0 million and
(y) 2% of EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for
each period (assuming for purposes of this clause (y) that the amount
to be added to Consolidated Net Income under this clause (9) is $5.0
million); plus
(10) without duplication, any other non-cash charges
(including any impairment charges and the impact of purchase
accounting, including, but not limited to, the amortization of
inventory step-up) (excluding any such charge that represents an
accrual or reserve for a cash expenditure for a future period); plus
(11) any net losses resulting from Hedging Obligations entered
into in the ordinary course of business relating to intercompany loans,
to the extent that the notional amount of the related Hedging
Obligation does not exceed the principal amount of the related
intercompany loan;
and less the sum of, without duplication,
(1) non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income for such
period (excluding any items which represent the reversal of any accrual
of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges or asset valuation
adjustments made in any prior period);
(2) the minority interest income consisting of subsidiary
losses attributable to the minority equity interests of third parties
in any non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary;
(3) the cash portion of "straight-line" rent expense which
exceeds the amount expensed in respect of such rent expense; and
(4) any net gains resulting from Hedging Obligations entered
into in the ordinary course of business relating to intercompany loans,
to the extent that the notional amount of the related Hedging
Obligation does not exceed the principal amount of the related
intercompany loan.
"EMU Legislation" shall mean the legislative measures of the
European Union for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of the Euro
in one or more member states of the European Union.
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"Environment" shall mean ambient and indoor air, surface water
and groundwater (including potable water, navigable water and wetlands), the
land surface or subsurface strata, natural resources such as flora and fauna,
the workplace or as otherwise defined in any Environmental Law.
"Environmental Laws" shall mean all applicable laws (including
common law), rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments,
injunctions, or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any
Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the protection of the
Environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the generation,
management, Release or threatened Release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous
Material or to health and safety matters (to the extent relating to the
Environment or exposure to Hazardous Materials).
"Equity Interests" 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 Offering" shall mean any public or private sale of
common stock or Preferred Stock of the Borrower or any or its direct or indirect
parent corporations (excluding Disqualified Stock), other than (i) public
offerings with respect to common stock of the Borrower or of any direct or
indirect parent corporation of the Borrower registered on Form S-8 and (ii) any
such public or private sale that constitutes an Excluded Contribution.
"Equity Percentage" shall mean 50%.
"ER Calculation Date" shall mean (a) the last Business Day of
each calendar month and (b) if an Event of Default under Section 7.01(b) or (c)
has occurred and is continuing, any Business Day as determined by the
Administrative Agent.
"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time.
"ERISA Affiliate" shall mean any trade or business (whether or
not incorporated) that, together with Holdings, the Borrower or a Subsidiary, is
treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, or, solely
for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as
a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
"ERISA Event" shall mean (a) any Reportable Event; (b) the
existence with respect to any Plan of an "accumulated funding deficiency" (as
defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not
waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d)
of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with
respect to any Plan, the failure to make by its due date a required installment
under Section 412(m) of the Code with respect to any Plan or the failure to make
any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (d) the incurrence by
Holdings, the Borrower, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability
under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the
receipt by Holdings, the Borrower, a Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from the
PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate
any Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan under Section 4042 of
ERISA; (f) the incurrence by Holdings, the Borrower, a Subsidiary or any ERISA
Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal
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any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by Holdings, the Borrower, a
Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any
Multiemployer Plan from Holdings, the Borrower, a Subsidiary or any ERISA
Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a
determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or
in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
"Euro" or "(Euro)" shall mean the single currency of the
European Union as constituted by the treaty establishing the European Community
being the Treaty of Rome, as amended from time to time and as referred to in the
EMU Legislation.
"Euro Equivalent" shall mean, on any date of determination,
(a) with respect to any amount in Euros, such amount and (b) with respect to any
amount in Dollars, the equivalent in Euros of such amount at such time,
determined pursuant to Section 1.03.
"Eurocurrency Loan" shall mean any Term Loan C bearing
interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate in
accordance with the provisions of Article II.
"Event of Default" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 7.01.
"Excess Cash Flow" shall mean, with respect to Holdings and
the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any Excess Cash Flow Period, CA
EBITDA of Holdings and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such Excess
Cash Flow Period, minus, without duplication,
(a) Debt Service for such Excess Cash Flow Period,
(b) (i) any voluntary prepayments of CA Term Loans and Term
Loans during such Excess Cash Flow Period, (ii) any permanent voluntary
reductions during such Excess Cash Flow Period of Revolving Facility
Commitments to the extent that an equal amount of Revolving Facility
Loans was simultaneously repaid and (iii) any voluntary prepayment
permitted hereunder and under the Credit Agreement of term Indebtedness
during such Excess Cash Flow Period to the extent not financed, or
intended to be financed, using the proceeds of the incurrence of
Indebtedness, so long as the amount of such prepayment is not already
reflected in Debt Service,
(c) (i) Capital Expenditures by Holdings and the Subsidiaries
on a consolidated basis during such Excess Cash Flow Period (excluding
Capital Expenditures made in such Excess Cash Flow Period where a
certificate in the form contemplated by the following clause (d) was
previously delivered) that are paid in cash, and (ii) the aggregate
consideration paid in cash during such Excess Cash Flow Period in
respect of Permitted Business Acquisitions and other Investments
permitted hereunder (less any amounts received in respect thereof as a
return of capital),
(d) Capital Expenditures that Holdings or any Subsidiary
shall, during such Excess Cash Flow Period, become legally obligated to
make but that are not made during such Excess Cash Flow Period,
provided that Holdings shall deliver a certificate to the
Administrative Agent not later than 90 days after the end of such
Excess Cash Flow Period, signed by a Responsible Officer of Holdings
and certifying
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that such Capital Expenditures and the delivery of the related
equipment will be made in the following Excess Cash Flow Period,
(e) Taxes paid in cash by Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis during such Excess Cash Flow Period or that will be
paid within six months after the close of such Excess Cash Flow Period
(provided that any amount so deducted that will be paid after the close
of such Excess Cash Flow Period shall not be deducted again in a
subsequent Excess Cash Flow Period) and for which reserves have been
established, including income tax expense and withholding tax expense
incurred in connection with cross-border transactions involving the
Foreign Subsidiaries,
(f) an amount equal to any increase in Working Capital of
Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such Excess Cash Flow Period,
(g) cash expenditures made in respect of Swap Agreements
during such Excess Cash Flow Period, to the extent not reflected in the
computation of CA EBITDA or Interest Expense,
(h) permitted dividends or distributions or repurchases of its
Equity Interests paid in cash by Holdings during such Excess Cash Flow
Period and permitted dividends paid by any Subsidiary to any person
other than Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries during
such Excess Cash Flow Period, in each case in accordance with Section
6.06,
(i) amounts paid in cash during such Excess Cash Flow Period
on account of (x) items that were accounted for as noncash reductions
of Net Income in determining CA Consolidated Net Income or as non-cash
reductions of CA Consolidated Net Income in determining CA EBITDA of
Holdings and its Subsidiaries in a prior Excess Cash Flow Period, (y)
reserves or accruals established in purchase accounting and (z) any
other long-term reserves existing on the CA Closing Date as reflected
in the pro forma balance sheet referred to in Section 3.05(b),
(j) to the extent not deducted in the computation of Net
Proceeds in respect of any asset disposition or condemnation giving
rise thereto, the amount of any mandatory prepayment of Indebtedness
(other than Indebtedness created hereunder or under any other Loan
Document), together with any interest, premium or penalties required to
be paid (and actually paid) in connection therewith,
(k) the amount related to items that were added to or not
deducted from Net Income in calculating CA Consolidated Net Income or
were added to or not deducted from CA Consolidated Net Income in
calculating CA EBITDA to the extent such items represented a cash
payment (which had not reduced Excess Cash Flow upon the accrual
thereof in a prior period), or an accrual for a cash payment, by
Holdings and its Subsidiaries or did not represent cash received by
Holdings and its Subsidiaries, in each case on a consolidated basis
during such Excess Cash Flow Period,
(l) Tax Distributions which are paid during the respective
Excess Cash Flow Period or will be paid within six months after the
close of such Excess Cash Flow Period (as reasonably determined in good
faith by Holdings) to the extent, in
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each case, funded by the Borrower, provided that to the extent such
Tax Distributions are not actually paid within such six month period
such amounts shall be added to Excess Cash Flow the next succeeding
Excess Cash Flow Period, and
(m) any advance cash payments during such Excess Cash Flow
Period for the purchase of raw materials to the extent not recorded as
a Current Asset and to the extent that any such advance cash payment
did not otherwise reduce CA EBITDA for such Excess Cash Flow Period,
plus, without duplication,
----
(a) an amount equal to any decrease in Working Capital for
such Excess Cash Flow Period,
(b) all proceeds received during such Excess Cash Flow Period
of Capitalized Lease Obligations, purchase money Indebtedness, Sale and
Lease-Back Transaction pursuant to Section 6.03 of the Credit Agreement
and any other Indebtedness, in each case to the extent used to finance
any Capital Expenditure (other than Indebtedness to the extent there is
no corresponding deduction to Excess Cash Flow above in respect of the
use of such Indebtedness),
(c) all amounts referred to in clause (c) above to the extent
funded with the proceeds of the issuance of Equity Interests of, or
capital contributions to, Holdings after the CA Closing Date (to the
extent not previously used to prepay Indebtedness (other than Revolving
Facility Loans or Swingline Loans (as defined in the Credit
Agreement)), make any investment or capital expenditure or otherwise
for any purpose resulting in a deduction to Excess Cash Flow in any
prior period) or any amount that would have constituted Net Proceeds
under clause (a) of the definition of the term "Net Proceeds" if not so
spent, in each case to the extent there is a corresponding deduction
from Excess Cash Flow above,
(d) to the extent any permitted Capital Expenditures and the
corresponding delivery of equipment referred to in clause (d) above do
not occur in the Excess Cash Flow Period of Holdings specified in the
certificate of Holdings provided pursuant to clause (d) above, the
amount of such Capital Expenditures that were not so made in the Excess
Cash Flow Period of Holdings specified in such certificates,
(e) cash payments received in respect of Swap Agreements
during such Excess Cash Flow Period to the extent (i) not included in
the computation of CA EBITDA or (ii) such payments do not reduce Cash
Interest Expense,
(f) any extraordinary or nonrecurring gain realized in cash
during such Excess Cash Flow Period (except to the extent such gain
consists of Net Proceeds subject to Section 2.11(c)),
(g) to the extent deducted in the computation of CA EBITDA,
cash interest income,
(h) the amount related to items that were deducted from or not
added to Net Income in connection with calculating CA Consolidated Net
Income or were deducted from or not added to CA Consolidated Net Income
in calculating CA
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EBITDA to the extent either (x) such items represented cash received
by Holdings or any Subsidiary or (y) does not represent cash paid by
Holdings or any Subsidiary, in each case on a consolidated basis
during such Excess Cash Flow Period, and
(i) any expense which reduces CA EBITDA in such Excess Cash
Flow Period in respect of an advance cash payment made for raw
materials in a previous Excess Cash Flow Period to the extent that any
such advance cash payment reduced Excess Cash Flow in such previous
Excess Cash Flow Period.
"Excess Cash Flow Period" shall mean (i) the fiscal year of
Holdings during which the CA Term Loan Repayment Date occurs, and (ii) each
fiscal year of Holdings ended thereafter.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"Exchange Rate" shall mean on any day, for purposes of
determining the Dollar Equivalent or Euro Equivalent of any other currency, the
rate at which such other currency may be exchanged into Dollars or Euros (as
applicable), as set forth in the Wall Street Journal published on such date for
such currency. In the event that such rate does not appear in such copy of the
Wall Street Journal, the Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such
other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed
upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, or, in the absence of such an
agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the
spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the market where its
foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such currency are then being
conducted, at or about 10:00 a.m., Local Time, on such date for the purchase of
Dollars or Euros (as applicable) for delivery two Business Days later; provided
that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate
is being quoted, the Administrative Agent may, in consultation with the
Borrower, use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate,
and such determination shall be prima facie evidence thereof.
"Excluded Contribution" shall mean the net cash proceeds,
marketable securities or Qualified Proceeds, in each case received by the
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from:
(1) contributions to its common equity capital, and
(2) the sale (other than to a Subsidiary or to any management
equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee
benefit plan or agreement of the Borrower or any Subsidiary) of Capital
Stock (other than Disqualified Stock),
in each case designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officers'
Certificate on the date such capital contributions are made or the date such
Equity Interests are sold, as the case may be, which are excluded from the
calculation set forth in Section 6.02(a)(3) hereof.
"Excluded Equity Issuances" shall mean (i) the issuance of
Equity Interests by Holdings to Blackstone or any other Permitted Investor, (ii)
the issuance of Equity Interests by Holdings the proceeds of which are used to
fund Investments permitted by Section 6.04, (iii) Equity Interests issued by
Holdings (x) as compensation to employees of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries
or (y) to members of management of Holdings or any Subsidiary within
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one year of the Closing Date, in each case in the ordinary course of business
and (iv) Permitted Cure Securities.
"Excluded Indebtedness" shall mean all Indebtedness permitted
to be incurred under Section 6.01(b) (other than Indebtedness permitted by
Sections 6.01(o) and (s) of the Credit Agreement).
"Excluded Taxes" shall mean, with respect to the
Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any
payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of a Borrower hereunder,
(a) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the
jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its
principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its
applicable lending office is located, (b) any branch profits tax or any similar
tax that is imposed by any jurisdiction described in clause (a) above and (c) in
the case of a Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by a Borrower
under Section 2.17(b)), any withholding tax imposed by the United States that is
in effect and would apply to amounts payable hereunder to such Lender at the
time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending
office) or is attributable to such Lender's failure to comply with Section
2.15(e) with respect to such Term Loans C except to the extent that such Lender
(or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new
lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from a Borrower
with respect to any withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.15(a).
"Existing Indebtedness" means Indebtedness of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement) in
existence on the date of this Agreement.
"Fair Market Value" shall mean with respect to any asset or
property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm's-length, free market
transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer,
neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the
transaction.
"Federal Funds Effective Rate" shall mean, for any day, the
weighted average (rounded upward, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the
rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal
Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next
succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such
rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average
(rounded upward, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for
the day of such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three
Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
"Financial Officer" of any person shall mean the Chief
Financial Officer, principal accounting officer, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer
or Controller of such person.
"Financial Performance Covenants" shall mean the covenants of
Holdings set forth in Sections 6.10, 6.11 and 6.12.
"Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" shall mean with respect to any
Person for any period consisting of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries'
most recently ended four fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements
are available, the ratio of EBITDA of such Person for such period to the Fixed
Charges of such Person for such period. In the event
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that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs, assumes, guarantees or
redeems any Indebtedness or issues or repays Disqualified Stock or Preferred
Stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio is being calculated but prior to the event for which the
calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (the "Calculation Date"),
then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect
to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee or repayment of Indebtedness, or such
issuance or redemption of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock, as if the same
had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.
For purposes of making the computation referred to above,
Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations (as determined
in accordance with US GAAP) that have been made by the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to
such reference period and on or prior to or simultaneously with the Calculation
Date shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such
Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations (and the change
in any associated fixed charge obligations and the change in EBITDA resulting
therefrom) had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period.
If since the beginning of such period any Person (that subsequently became a
Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary since the beginning of such period) shall have made any Investment,
acquisition (including the Transaction), disposition, merger, consolidation that
would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto for
such period as if such Investment, acquisition (including the Transaction),
disposition, merger, consolidation or discontinued operation had occurred at the
beginning of the applicable four-quarter period.
For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is
to be given to an acquisition (including the Transaction) or other Investment
and the amount of income or earnings relating thereto, the pro forma
calculations shall be determined in good faith by a responsible financial or
accounting Officer of the Borrower and shall comply with the requirements of
Rule 11-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Commission, except that such pro
forma calculations may include operating expense reductions for such period
resulting from the acquisition (including the Transaction) which is being given
pro forma effect that have been realized or for which the steps necessary for
realization have been taken or are reasonably expected to be taken within six
months following any such acquisition, including, but not limited to, the
execution or termination of any contracts, the termination of any personnel or
the closing (or approval by the Board of Directors of the Borrower of any
closing) of any facility, as applicable, provided that, in either case, such
adjustments are set forth in an Officers' Certificate signed by the Borrower's
chief financial officer and another Officer which states (i) the amount of such
adjustment or adjustments, (ii) that such adjustment or adjustments are based on
the reasonable good faith beliefs of the Officers executing such Officers'
Certificate at the time of such execution and (iii) that any related incurrence
of Indebtedness is permitted pursuant to this Agreement. 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 Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking
into account any Hedging Obligations applicable to such Indebtedness). 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 the
Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease
Obligation in accordance with US 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
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computed based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the
applicable period. 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 the Borrower may designate.
"Fixed Charges" shall mean with respect to any Person for any
period, the sum of, without duplication:
(1) Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such
period,
(2) all cash dividends paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be
paid or accrued during such period (excluding items eliminated in
consolidation) on any series of Preferred Stock of such Person, and
(3) all cash dividends paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be
paid or accrued during such period (excluding items eliminated in
consolidation) on any series of Disqualified Stock.
"Flow Through Entity" shall mean an entity that is treated as
a partnership not taxable as a corporation, a grantor trust or a disregarded
entity for United States federal income tax purposes or subject to treatment on
a comparable basis for purposes of state, local or foreign tax law.
"Foreign Lender" shall mean any Lender that is organized under
the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America. For purposes
of this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the
District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
"Foreign Subsidiary" shall mean any Subsidiary that is
incorporated or organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the
United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
"Global Coordinator" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"Governmental Authority" shall mean any federal, state, local
or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or
regulatory or legislative body.
"GP GmbH" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
first recital to this Agreement.
"guarantee" shall mean a guarantee other than by endorsement
of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business,
direct or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, through letters
of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of
any Indebtedness or other obligations.
"Guarantee" shall mean any guarantee of the obligations of the
Borrower under this Agreement by a Guarantor in accordance with the provisions
of applicable Loan Documents. When used as a verb, "Guarantee" shall have a
corresponding meaning.
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"Guarantor" shall mean any Person that incurs a Guarantee of
the Obligations; provided that upon the release and discharge of such Person
from its Guarantee in accordance with the applicable Loan Document such Person
shall cease to be a Guarantor.
"Hazardous Materials" shall mean all pollutants, contaminants,
wastes, chemicals, materials, substances and constituents, including, without
limitation, explosive or radioactive substances or petroleum or petroleum
distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated
biphenyls or radon gas, of any nature subject to regulation or which could
reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under any Environmental Law.
"HC Activities" shall mean such activities to be undertaken by
(i) Bidco, Midco or LP GmbH as reasonably determined by Holdings to be required
to enable Bidco, Midco or LP GmbH, as the case may be, to obtain and continue
holding company status under German tax law and (ii) Bidco as reasonably
determined by Holdings to be required to enable Bidco to satisfy the
requirements of German tax law regarding the head of a fiscal unity.
"HC Corporation" shall mean with respect to Bidco, a
subsidiary thereof acquired through HC Investments.
"HC Investments" shall mean Investments (including through
transfer from another Subsidiary) made by (i) Bidco, Midco or LP GmbH in
acquiring two corporate subsidiaries (or in the case of Bidco, a second
corporate subsidiary) and (ii) Bidco in a "trade business," provided that such
Investments shall be at the minimum amount reasonably determined by Holdings to
permit (x) Bidco, Midco or LP GmbH, as the case may be, to obtain and continue
holding company status under German tax law or (y) Bidco to satisfy the
requirements of German tax law fiscal unity requirements.
"Hedging Obligations" shall mean, with respect to any Person,
the obligations of such Person under: (1) currency exchange, interest rate or
commodity swap agreements, currency exchange, interest rate or commodity cap
agreements and currency exchange, interest rate or commodity collar agreements;
and (2) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against
fluctuations in currency exchange, interest rates or commodity prices.
"Holdco Equity Financing" shall each have the meaning assigned
to such term in the third recital of this Agreement.
"Holdings" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"Holdings Agreements" shall mean (i) the Guarantee and Pledge
Agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time,
substantially in the form of Exhibit D between Holdings, each Intermediate
Holdco and the Collateral Agent pursuant to which Holdings and each Intermediate
Holdco guarantees the Obligations and, except as provided below, on and after
the Restructuring Date pledges on a silent second basis all Equity Interests it
owns (such pledge to be subject to any pledge referred to in clause (ii) below)
to secure such guarantee, and (ii) one or more Pledge Agreements under
Luxembourg law, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, pursuant to which Holdings
and/or each Intermediate Holdco on and after the Restructuring Date pledges on a
silent second basis the Equity
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Interests in Parent to secure its guarantee described in clause (i); provided,
however, the unlimited shares of Parent will not be required to be pledged as
provided above (which unlimited shares will not exceed 0.50% of the outstanding
Equity Interests of Parent).
"Indebtedness" shall mean with respect to any Person:
(a) any indebtedness (including principal and premium) of such
Person, whether or not contingent;
(i) in respect of borrowed money;
(ii) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar
instruments or letters of credit (or, without double counting,
reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);
(iii) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of
the purchase price of any property (including Capitalized
Lease Obligations), except (A) any such balance that
constitutes a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade
creditor, in each case accrued in the ordinary course of
business and (B) reimbursement obligations in respect of trade
letters of credit obtained in the ordinary course of business
with expiration dates not in excess of 365 days from the date
of issuance (x) to the extent undrawn or (y) if drawn, to the
extent repaid in full within 20 business days of any such
drawing; or
(iv) 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 liability
upon a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) of such Person
prepared in accordance with US GAAP;
(b) Disqualified Stock of such Person,
(c) 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 Indebtedness of another Person (other than by
endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary
course of business);
(d) to the extent not otherwise included, Indebtedness of
another Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned by such Person
(whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person); and
(e) to the extent not otherwise included, the amount then
outstanding (i.e., advanced, and received by, and available for use by,
the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) under any
Securitization Financing (as set forth in the books and records of the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and confirmed by the agent,
trustee or other representative of the institution or group providing
such Securitization Financing);
provided, however, that
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(1) Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of
business and not in respect of borrowed money; and
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(2) Indebtedness of a third party that is not an Affiliate of
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that is attributable to supply or
lease arrangements as a result of consolidation under FIN 46R or
attributable to "take-or-pay" contracts accounted for in a manner
similar to a capital lease under EITF 01-8, in either case so long as
(i) such supply or lease arrangements or such take-or-pay contracts are
entered into in the ordinary course of business, (ii) the Board of
Directors of Holdings has approved any such supply or lease arrangement
or any such take-or-pay contract and (iii) notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in the definition of EBITDA, the related expense
under any such supply or lease arrangement or under any such
take-or-pay contract is treated as an operating expense that reduces
EBITDA;
shall be deemed not to constitute Indebtedness.
"Indemnified Taxes" shall mean all Taxes other than Excluded
Taxes.
"Indemnitee" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 9.05(b).
"Independent Financial Advisor" shall mean an accounting,
appraisal or investment banking firm or consultant to Persons engaged in a
Permitted Business of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith
judgment of the Borrower, qualified to perform the task for which it has been
engaged.
"Information Memorandum" shall mean the Confidential
Information Memorandum provided to prospective Lenders, as modified or
supplemented.
"Initial Lenders" shall mean ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and DBNY.
"Intercreditor Agreement" shall mean an intercreditor
agreement entered into in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to DBNY as Administrative Agent
under the Credit Agreement.
"Interest Coverage Ratio" shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section [6.10].
"Interest Election Request" shall mean a request by the
Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.05.
"Interest Expense" shall mean, with respect to any person for
any period, the sum of (a) gross interest expense of such person for such period
on a consolidated basis, including (i) the amortization of debt discounts, (ii)
the amortization of all fees (including fees with respect to Swap Agreements)
payable in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness to the extent included
in interest expense, (iii) the portion of any payments or accruals with respect
to Capitalized Lease Obligations allocable to interest expense and (iv)
commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges incurred in connection
with any Qualified Securitization Financing which are payable to any person
other than Holdings, the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party and (b) capitalized
interest expense of such person during such period. For purposes of the
foregoing, (x) gross interest expense shall be determined after giving effect to
any net payments made or received and costs incurred by Holdings and the
Subsidiaries with respect to Swap Agreements and (y) Interest Expense shall
exclude any interest expense on Indebtedness of a third party that is not an
Affiliate of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and that is attributable to
supply or lease arrangements as
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a result of consolidation under FIN 46 or attributable to take-or-pay contracts
that are accounted for in a manner similar to a capital lease under EITF 01-8 in
either case so long as the underlying obligations under any such supply or lease
arrangement or under any such take-or-pay contract are not treated as
Indebtedness as provided in clause (y) of the second sentence of the definition
of Indebtedness.
"Interest Payment Date" shall mean (a) with respect to any
Eurocurrency Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the
Borrowing of which such Term Loan C is a part and, in the case of a Eurocurrency
Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months' duration, each day
that would have been an Interest Payment Date had successive Interest Periods of
three months' duration been applicable to such Borrowing and, in addition, the
date of any refinancing or conversion of such Borrowing with or to a Borrowing
of a different Type and (b) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last day of each
calendar quarter.
"Interest Period" shall mean as to any Eurocurrency Borrowing,
the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing or on the last day of the
immediately preceding Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing, as
applicable, and ending on the numerically corresponding day (or, if there is no
numerically corresponding day, on the last day) in the calendar month that is 1,
2, 3 or 6 months thereafter (or 9 or 12 months, if at the time of the relevant
Borrowing, all relevant Lenders make interest periods of such length available),
as the applicable Borrower may elect, or the date any Eurocurrency Borrowing is
converted to an ABR Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.05 or repaid or
prepaid in accordance with Section 2.07, 2.08 or 2.09; provided, however, that
if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such
Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless
such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in
which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day.
Interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to
but excluding the last day of such Interest Period.
"Intermediate Holdco" shall mean each entity, all of the
Equity Interests of which are owned by Holdings, which owns Equity Interests in
Parent, provided the aggregate Equity Interests of Parent owned by all
Intermediate Holdcos will not exceed 0.50% of the outstanding Equity Interests
of Parent.
"Investment Grade Securities" shall mean: (1) securities
issued by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof and
directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the U.S. Government (other than Cash
Equivalents) and in each case with maturities not exceeding two years from the
date of acquisition, (2) investments in any fund that invests exclusively in
investments of the type described in clause (1) which fund may also hold
immaterial amounts of cash pending investment and/or distribution, and (3)
corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States customarily
utilized for high quality investments and in each case with maturities not
exceeding two years from the date of acquisition.
"Investments" shall mean with respect to any Person, all
direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons (including
Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including guarantees or other obligations),
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
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securities issued by any other Person and investments that are required by US
GAAP to be classified on the balance sheet (excluding the footnotes) of such
Person in the same manner as the other investments included in this definition
to the extent such transactions involve the transfer of cash or other property.
If the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower sells or otherwise disposes of
any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower such
that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no
longer a Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Borrower will be deemed to have made an
Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the fair market
value of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary not sold or disposed of in an
amount determined as provided in Section 6.02(c). For purposes of the definition
of "Unrestricted Subsidiary" and Section 6.02:
(1) "Investments" shall include the portion (proportionate to
the Borrowers' equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market
value of the net assets of a Subsidiary of the Borrower at the time
that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
provided, however, that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a
Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be deemed to continue to have
a permanent "Investment" in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if
positive) equal to equal to:
(a) the Borrower's "Investment" in such Subsidiary at
the time of such redesignation less
(b) the portion (proportionate to the Borrower's
equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value
of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such
redesignation;
(2) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted
Subsidiary shall be valued at its fair market value at the time of such
transfer, in each case as determined in good faith by the Borrower; and
(3) any transfer of Capital Stock that results in an entity
which became a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date and not in
connection with the Transaction ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary
shall be deemed to be an Investment in an amount equal to the fair
market value (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Borrower
in good faith as of the date of initial acquisition) of the Capital
Stock of such entity owned by the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries immediately after such transfer.
"Joint Lead Arrangers" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"Judgment Currency" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 9.17(b).
"JV Reinvestment" shall mean any investment by Borrower or any
Subsidiary in a joint venture to the extent funded with the proceeds of a
reasonably concurrent dividend or other distribution made by such joint venture.
"Lender" shall mean each financial institution listed on
Schedule 2.01, as well as any person that becomes a "Lender" hereunder pursuant
to Section 9.04.
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"LIBO Rate" shall mean, with respect to any Eurocurrency
Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate per annum determined by the
Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the Quotation
Day for such Interest Period by reference to the applicable Screen Rate, for a
period equal to such Interest Period; provided that to the extent that an
interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this
definition, the "LIBO Rate" shall be the average (rounded upward, if necessary,
to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the respective interest rates per annum at which
deposits in the currency of such Borrowing are offered for such Interest Period
to major banks in the London interbank market by Deutsche Bank AG at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the Quotation Day for such Interest
Period.
"Lien" shall mean, with respect to any asset, (a) any
mortgage, deed of trust, lien, hypothecation, pledge, encumbrance, charge or
security interest in or on such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a
lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention
agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect
as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset.
"Loan Documents" shall mean this Agreement, the Holdings
Agreement (whether or not then a Security Document), the other Security
Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and any promissory note issued under
Section 2.07(e).
"Loan Participant" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 9.04(c).
"Loan Parties" shall mean Holdings, the Borrower and each
Subsidiary Loan Party.
"Local Time" shall mean New York City time.
"LP GmbH" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
first recital of this Agreement.
"Management Group" means the group consisting of the
directors, executive officers and other management personnel of the Borrower and
Holdings, as the case may be, on the Closing Date together with (1) any new
directors whose election by such boards of directors or whose nomination for
election by the shareholders of the Borrower or Holdings, as the case may be,
was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Borrower or
Holdings, as the case may be, then still in office who were either directors on
the Closing Date or whose election or nomination was previously so approved and
(2) executive officers and other management personnel of the Borrower or
Holdings, as the case may be, hired at a time when the directors on the Closing
Date together with the directors so approved constituted a majority of the
directors of the Borrower or Holdings, as the case may be.
"Margin Stock" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Regulation U.
"Material Adverse Effect" shall mean the existence of events,
conditions and/or contingencies that have had or are reasonably likely to have
(a) a materially adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, assets
or financial condition of Holdings and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or
(b) a material impairment of the validity or enforceability of, or a material
impairment of the material rights, remedies or benefits available to
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the Lenders, any Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent
under, any Loan Document.
"Material Indebtedness" shall mean Indebtedness (other than
Term Loans C) of any one or more of Holdings or any Subsidiary in an aggregate
principal amount exceeding $45 million.
"Material Subsidiary" shall mean, at any date of
determination, any Subsidiary (a) whose total assets at the last day of the Test
Period ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal period for which
financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.04(a) or (b) were
equal to or greater than 2% of the consolidated total assets of Holdings and its
consolidated subsidiaries at such date or (b) whose gross revenues for such Test
Period were equal to or greater than 2% of the consolidated gross revenues of
Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries for such period, in each case
determined in accordance with US GAAP or (c) that is a Loan Party.
"Maturity Date" shall mean the date which is the date 7.5
years after the Closing Date.
"Maximum Rate" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 9.09.
"Midco" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
first recital of this Agreement.
"Moody's" shall mean ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors Service, Inc.
"▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇" shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"Mortgaged Properties" shall mean the owned real properties of
Loan Parties set forth on Schedule 5.12 and such additional real property (if
any) encumbered by a Mortgage pursuant to Section 5.10.
"Mortgages" shall mean the mortgages, deeds of trust,
amendments, assignments of leases and rents and other security documents
delivered pursuant to Section 5.10 or 5.12, as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, with respect to Mortgaged Properties each
in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
"Multiemployer Plan" shall mean a multiemployer plan as
defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which Holdings, the Borrower, the
Company, CAC or any ERISA Affiliate (other than one considered an ERISA
Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Code Section 414) is making
or accruing an obligation to make contributions, or has within any of the
preceding six plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.
"Net Income" shall mean, with respect to any person, the net
income (loss) of such person, determined in accordance with US GAAP and before
any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends or accretion of any
Preferred Stock.
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"Net Proceeds" shall mean:
(a) 100% of the cash proceeds actually received by Holdings,
the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries (including any cash payments
received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or
installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or
otherwise and including casualty insurance settlements and condemnation
awards, but only as and when received) from any loss, damage,
destruction or condemnation of, or any sale, transfer or other
disposition (including any sale and leaseback of assets and any
mortgage or lease of real property) to any person of any asset or
assets of Holdings or any Subsidiary (other than those that would be
permitted pursuant to Section 6.05(a) (other than clause (iii) thereof
to the extent in excess of $65 million in any year), (b), (c), (e),
(f), (g), (i), (j), (k), (l) or (o) of the Credit Agreement), net of
(i) attorneys' fees, accountants' fees, investment banking fees, survey
costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording
charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, required
debt payments (including under the Credit Agreement, even if waived)
and required payments of other obligations relating to the applicable
asset (other than pursuant hereto or to any Permitted Senior
Subordinated Debt Securities), other customary expenses and brokerage,
consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection
therewith, (ii) Taxes or Tax Distributions paid or payable as a result
thereof and (iii) appropriate amounts set up as a reserve against
liabilities associated with the assets or business so disposed of and
retained by the selling entity after such sale, transfer or other
disposition, as reasonably determined by Holdings, including, without
limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities,
liabilities related to environmental matters, liabilities related to
post-closing purchase price adjustments and liabilities related to any
other indemnification obligation associated with the assets or business
so disposed of, provided that, upon any termination of such reserve,
all amounts not paid-out in connection therewith shall be deemed to be
"Net Proceeds" of such sale, transfer or other disposition, provided
that, if no Event of Default exists and Holdings shall deliver a
certificate of a Responsible Officer of Holdings to the Administrative
Agent promptly following receipt of any such proceeds setting forth
Holdings' intention to use any portion of such proceeds to acquire,
maintain, develop, construct, improve, upgrade or repair assets useful
in the business of Holdings and the Subsidiaries, or make investments
pursuant to Section 6.04(m) of the Credit Agreement, in each case
within 12 months of such receipt and to the extent not in excess of
$110.0 million of Net Proceeds (determined without giving effect to
this proviso) resulting from the sale, transfer or other disposition of
an asset or group of related assets, such portion of such proceeds
shall not constitute Net Proceeds except to the extent not so used (or
contractually committed to be used) within such 12-month period (and,
if contractually committed to be used within such 12-month period, to
the extent not so used within the 18-month period following the date of
receipt of such Net Proceeds), and provided, further, that (x) no
proceeds realized in a single transaction or series of related
transactions shall constitute Net Proceeds unless such proceeds shall
exceed $5.0 million and (y) no proceeds shall constitute Net Proceeds
in any fiscal year until the aggregate amount of all such proceeds in
such fiscal year shall exceed $15.0 million,
(b) (x) 100% of the cash proceeds from the incurrence,
issuance or sale by Holdings or any Subsidiary of any Indebtedness
(other than Excluded Indebtedness), net of all taxes and fees
(including investment banking fees), commissions, costs and
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other expenses, in each case incurred in connection with such
issuance or sale less (y) any prepayment under the Credit Agreement
(even if waived) required as a result of such incurrence, issuance
or sale; and
(c) (x) the Equity Percentage of the cash proceeds from the
issuance or sale by Holdings of any Equity Interests (other than
Excluded Equity Issuances), net of all taxes and fees (including
investment banking fees), commissions, costs and other expenses, in
each case incurred in connection with such issuance or sale less (y)
any prepayment under the Credit Agreement (even if waived) required as
a result of such issuance or sale.
For purposes of calculating the amount of Net Proceeds, fees, commissions and
other costs and expenses payable to Holdings or the Borrower or any Affiliate of
either of them shall be disregarded, except for financial advisory fees
customary in type and amount paid to Blackstone.
"New US Holdco" shall mean a company incorporated under the
laws of a state of the United States (A)(i) that owns all of the Equity
Interests of US Holdco or (ii) all of the Equity Interests in which are owned by
US Holdco, with US Holdco contributing or otherwise transferring all of its
assets to New US Holdco and (B) has been formed to effect an initial public
offering.
"Non-Consenting Lender" shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 2.17(c).
"Obligations" shall mean all amounts owing to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or
any other Loan Document.
"Offer" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
second recital of this Agreement.
"Offer Document" shall mean the Offer Document entitled
"Voluntary Public Takeover Offer (Cash Offer) for all Outstanding Registered
Ordinary Shares with no Par Value of Celanese AG" published on February 2, 2004,
as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with Section 6.09(c).
"Officer" shall mean the Chairman of the Board, the Chief
Executive Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice
President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Borrower.
"Officers' Certificate" shall mean a certificate signed on
behalf of the Borrower by two Officers of the Borrower, one of whom must be the
principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or
the principal accounting officer of the Borrower, that meets the requirements
set forth in this Agreement.
"Opinion of Counsel" shall mean a written opinion from legal
counsel who is acceptable to the Administrative Agent. The counsel may be an
employee of or counsel to the Borrower or Holdings.
"Other Taxes" shall mean any and all present or future stamp
or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar
levies arising from any
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payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or
otherwise with respect to, the Loan Documents, and any and all interest and
penalties related thereto.
"Parent" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
"Parent Agreement" shall mean the Parent Guarantee and Pledge
Agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time,
substantially in the form of Exhibit E between Parent and the Collateral Agent,
pursuant to which Parent, if Parent remains the parent corporation of US Holdco
after the Restructuring Date, guarantees the Obligations and pledges in support
thereof (on a silent second basis) the stock of US Holdco that it owns.
"Parent CPEC" shall mean convertible preferred equity
certificates issued by Parent having no mandatory redemption, repurchase or
similar requirements prior to 91 days after the Term Loan Maturity Date (as
defined in the Credit Agreement), provided that so long as the Credit Agreement
is in effect, cash distributions and/or payments may be made thereon only to the
extent permitted by Section 6.06(b) or (c) of the Credit Agreement.
"Parent Merger" shall mean (i) the merger of Parent with US
Holdco, with US Holdco being the surviving entity, (ii) the contribution by the
Parent to US Holdco of all of the Parent's assets and liabilities or (iii) the
contribution by Holdings to US Holdco (in exchange for stock of US Holdco) of
all of the Equity Interests of the Parent, provided that, in the case of clause
(ii) or (iii) above, (x) Holdings, at its discretion, may subsequently cause the
liquidation of the Parent and (y) US Holdco has assumed all the obligations of
Parent as the Borrower hereunder pursuant to an assumption agreement reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and upon such assumption, Parent shall
be released as the Borrower hereunder).
"PBGC" shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
referred to and defined in ERISA.
"Perfection Certificate" shall mean a certificate in the form
of Exhibit II to the U.S. Collateral Agreement or any other form approved by the
Collateral Agent.
"Permitted Business" shall mean the industrial chemicals
business and any services, activities or businesses incidental or directly
related or similar thereto, any line of business engaged in by the Company on
the Closing Date or any business activity that is a reasonable extension,
development or expansion thereof or ancillary thereto.
"Permitted Business Acquisition" shall mean any acquisition of
all or any portion of the assets of, or all the Equity Interests (other than
directors' qualifying shares) in, a Person or division or line of business of a
Person (or any subsequent investment made in a Person, division or line of
business previously acquired in a Permitted Business Acquisition) if (a) such
acquisition was not preceded by, or effected pursuant to, an unsolicited or
hostile offer and (b) immediately after giving effect thereto: (i) no Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (ii)
all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in accordance with all
material applicable laws; and (iii) (A) Holdings and the Subsidiaries shall be
in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such acquisition or
formation, with the Financial Performance Covenants recomputed as at the last
day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of Holdings and the Subsidiaries,
and Holdings
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shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible
Officer of Holdings to such effect, together with all relevant financial
information for such Subsidiary or assets, and (B) any acquired or newly formed
Subsidiary shall not be liable for any Indebtedness (except for Indebtedness
permitted by Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement).
"Permitted Cure Security" shall mean (i) any common equity
security of Holdings and/or (ii) any equity security of Holdings having no
mandatory redemption, repurchase or similar requirements prior to 91 days after
the Maturity Date, and upon which all dividends or distributions (if any) shall
be payable solely in additional shares of such equity security.
"Permitted Debt" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 6.01(b).
"Permitted Holder" shall mean each of (i) Blackstone, (ii) any
other Permitted Investor and (iii) the Management Group, with respect to not
more than 15% of the total voting power of the Equity Interests of Holdings or
after an initial public offering of its stock, US Holdco or New US Holdco, as
the case may be.
"Permitted Investment" shall mean:
(1) any Investment by the Borrower in any Restricted
Subsidiary or by a Restricted Subsidiary in another Restricted
Subsidiary;
(2) any Investment in cash and Cash Equivalents or Investment
Grade Securities;
(3) any Investment by the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Borrower in a Person that is engaged in a Permitted
Business if as a result of such Investment (A) such Person becomes a
Restricted Subsidiary or (B) such Person, in one transaction or a
series of related transactions, is merged, consolidated or amalgamated
with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets
to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary;
(4) any Investment in securities or other assets not
constituting cash or Cash Equivalents and received in connection with
an Asset Sale made pursuant to Section 6.04 hereof;
(5) any Investment existing on the CA Closing Date and
Investments made pursuant to binding commitments in effect on the CA
Closing Date;
(6) (A) loans and advances to officers, directors and
employees, not in excess of $25.0 million in the aggregate outstanding
at any one time and (B) loans and advances of payroll payments and
expenses to officers, directors and employees in each case incurred in
the ordinary course of business;
(7) any Investment acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary (A) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts
receivable held by the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary in
connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization
or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts
receivable or (B) as a result of a foreclosure by the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any secured Investment or other
transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;
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(8) Hedging Obligations permitted under Section 6.01(b)(ix);
(9) any Investment by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary
in a Permitted Business having an aggregate fair market value, taken
together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (9)
that are at that time outstanding (without giving effect to the sale of
an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale do
not consist of cash and/or marketable securities), not to exceed 3.0%
of Total Assets (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 (9) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Borrower at the date of the making of such Investment
and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower after
such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made
pursuant to clause (1) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant
to this clause (9) for so long as such Person continues to be a
Restricted Subsidiary;
(10) Investments resulting from the receipt of non-cash
consideration in an Asset Sale received in compliance with Section 6.04
hereof;
(11) Investments the payment for which consists of Equity
Interests of the Borrower or any of its parent companies (exclusive of
Disqualified Stock);
(12) guarantees (including Guarantees) of Indebtedness
permitted under Section 6.01 hereof and performance guarantees
consistent with past practice;
(13) any transaction to the extent it constitutes an
Investment that is permitted and made in accordance with the provisions
of Section 6.05(b)(ii), (vi), (vii) and (xii) hereof;
(14) Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the
Closing Date or of an entity merged into the Borrower or merged into or
consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section
6.07 after the Closing Date to the extent that such Investments were
not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition,
merger or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such
acquisition, merger or consolidation;
(15) guarantees by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary
of operating leases (other than Capitalized Lease Obligations) or of
other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case
entered into by any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of
business;
(16) Investments consisting of licensing or contribution of
intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with
other Persons;
(17) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of
inventory, supplies, materials and equipment or purchases of contract
rights or licenses or leases of intellectual property, in each case in
the ordinary course of business;
(18) any Investment in a Securitization Subsidiary or any
Investment by a Securitization Subsidiary in any other Person in
connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing, including
Investments of funds held in accounts permitted
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or required by the arrangements governing such Qualified Securitization
Financing or any related Indebtedness; provided, however, that any
Investment in a Securitization Subsidiary is in the form of a Purchase
Money Note, contribution of additional Securitization Assets or an
equity interest;
(19) additional Investments in joint ventures of the Borrower
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date in
an aggregate amount not to exceed $25.0 million;
(20) HC Investments by the Bidco, Midco and LP GmbH;
(21) Investments by the Captive Insurance Subsidiaries of a
type customarily held in the ordinary course of their business and
consistent with past practices and with insurance industry standards;
and
(22) additional Investments by the Borrower or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken
together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (22),
not to exceed 5.0% of Total Assets 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).
"Permitted Investors" shall mean (x) Blackstone and (y) other
investors that provide a portion of the Holdco Equity Financing provided that
(i) all such other investors shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Initial
Lenders and (ii) the majority of the Holdco Equity Financing shall be provided
by Blackstone.
"Permitted Prepayment Date" shall mean the earlier of (x) the
Restructuring Date and (y) the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date.
"Permitted Secured Refinancing Indebtedness" shall mean any
Indebtedness issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to
extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund the Indebtedness being
refinanced (or previous refinancings thereof constituting Permitted Secured
Refinancing Indebtedness) all of which Indebtedness was secured, provided that
such Permitted Secured Refinancing Indebtedness may be secured only by the
collateral securing the Indebtedness being refinanced (including, in respect of
working capital facilities of Foreign Subsidiaries otherwise permitted under
this Agreement only, any collateral pursuant to after-acquired property clauses
to the extent any such collateral secured the Indebtedness being refinanced) and
on terms no less favorable to the Lenders than those contained in the
documentation governing the Indebtedness being refinanced.
"Permitted Senior Subordinated Debt Securities" shall mean (x)
Senior Subordinated Notes and (y) unsecured senior subordinated notes issued by
the Borrower (i) the terms of which (1) do not provide for any scheduled
repayment, mandatory redemption or sinking fund obligation prior to the date on
which the final maturity of the Senior Subordinated Notes occurs (as in effect
on the Closing Date) and (2) provide for subordination to the Obligations under
the Loan Documents to substantially the same extent as the Senior Subordinated
Note Indenture, (ii) the covenants, events of default, guarantees and other
terms of which (other than interest rate and redemption premiums), taken as a
whole, are not more restrictive to Holdings and the Subsidiaries than those in
the Senior
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Subordinated Notes and (iii) as to which no Subsidiary of the Borrower is an
obligor that is not an obligor under the Senior Subordinated Notes.
"Person" shall mean any natural person, corporation, business
trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, limited liability
company or government, individual or family trusts, or any agency or political
subdivision thereof.
"Plan" shall mean any employee pension benefit plan (other
than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or
Section 412 of the Code and in respect of which Holdings, the Borrower, any
Subsidiary (including the Company) or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan
were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an
"employer" as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
"Pledged Collateral" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in the U.S. Collateral Agreement or an Alternate Pledge Agreement, as
applicable.
"Preferred Shares" shall mean the 200,000 shares of Series A
Cumulative Exchangeable Preferred Shares due 2016, initial liquidation
preference $1,000 per share, of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Holdings Capital Partners
(Cayman) IV Ltd. issued on the CA Closing Date, any other security issued in
exchange for such preferred stock in accordance with its terms as in effect on
the CA Closing Date and any refinancing thereof to the extent such refinancing
involves the same or less annual cash payments and a maturity or mandatory
redemption date the same as or later than the Preferred Shares as in effect on
the CA Closing Date.
"Preferred Stock" shall mean any Equity Interest with
preferential right of payment of dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding up.
"Presumed Tax Rate" shall mean the highest effective marginal
statutory combined U.S. federal, state and local income tax rate prescribed for
an individual residing in New York City (taking into account (i) the
deductibility of state and local income taxes for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, assuming the limitation of Section 68(a)(2) of the Code applies and
taking into account any impact of the Code, and (ii) the character (long-term or
short-term capital gain, dividend income or other ordinary income) of the
applicable income).
"Prime Rate" shall mean the rate of interest per annum
announced from time to time by DBNY as its prime rate in effect at its principal
office in New York City; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective on the
date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
"Pro Forma Basis" shall mean, as to any person, for any events
as described in clauses (i) and (ii) below that occur subsequent to the
commencement of a period for which the financial effect of such events is being
calculated, and giving effect to the events for which such calculation is being
made, such calculation as will give pro forma effect to such events as if such
events occurred on the first day of the four consecutive fiscal quarter period
ended on or before the occurrence of such event (the "Reference Period"):
(i) in making any determination of CA EBITDA, pro forma effect
shall be given to any Asset Disposition and to any Asset Acquisition
(or any Similar Transaction), in each case that occurred during the
Reference Period (or, in the case of determinations made pursuant to
the definition of the term "Asset Acquisition,"
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occurring during the Reference Period or thereafter and through and
including the date upon which the respective Asset Acquisition is
consummated); and
(ii) in making any determination on a Pro Forma Basis, (x) all
Indebtedness (including Indebtedness incurred or assumed and for which
the financial effect is being calculated, whether incurred under this
Agreement or otherwise, but excluding normal fluctuations in revolving
Indebtedness incurred for working capital purposes and amounts
outstanding under any Qualified Securitization Financing, in each case
not to finance any acquisition) incurred or permanently repaid during
the Reference Period (or, in the case of determinations made pursuant
to the definition of the term "Asset Acquisition," occurring during the
Reference Period or thereafter and through and including the date upon
which the respective Asset Acquisition is consummated) shall be deemed
to have been incurred or repaid at the beginning of such period and (y)
Interest Expense of such person attributable to interest on any
Indebtedness, for which pro forma effect is being given as provided in
preceding clause (x), bearing floating interest rates shall be computed
on a pro forma basis as if the rates that would have been in effect
during the period for which pro forma effect is being given had been
actually in effect during such periods.
Pro forma calculations made pursuant to the definition of the
term "Pro Forma Basis" shall be determined in good faith by a Responsible
Officer of the Borrower and (x) for any fiscal period ending on or prior to the
first anniversary of an Asset Acquisition or Asset Disposition (or any Similar
Transaction), may include adjustments to reflect operating expense reductions
and other operating improvements or synergies reasonably expected to result from
such Asset Acquisition, Asset Disposition or other similar transaction, to the
extent that the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent (i) a certificate
of a Financial Officer of the Borrower setting forth such operating expense
reductions and other operating improvements or synergies and (ii) information
and calculations supporting in reasonable detail such estimated operating
expense reductions and other operating improvements or synergies, and (y) for
any fiscal period ending prior to the first anniversary of the CA Closing Date,
pro forma effect shall be given to the Transaction in determining CA EBITDA so
long as the required certifications described in preceding clause (x) are
specifically included in reasonable detail in the respective officer's
certificate and related information and calculations.
"Projections" shall mean the projections of Holdings and the
Subsidiaries included in the [Information Memorandum] and any other projections
and any forward-looking statements (including statements with respect to booked
business) of such entities furnished to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent
by or on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries prior to
the Closing Date.
"Purchase Money Note" shall mean a promissory note of a
Securitization Subsidiary evidencing a line of credit, which may be irrevocable,
from Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings to a Securitization Subsidiary in
connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing, which note is intended to
finance that portion of the purchase price that is not paid in cash or a
contribution of equity and which (a) shall be repaid from cash available to the
Securitization Subsidiary, other than (i) amounts required to be established as
reserves, (ii) amounts paid to investors in respect of interest, (iii) principal
and other amounts owing to such investors and (iv) amounts paid in connection
with the purchase of newly generated receivables and (b) may be subordinated to
the payments described in clause (a).
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"Qualified Proceeds" shall mean assets that are used or useful
in, or Capital Stock of any Person engaged in, a Permitted Business; provided
that the fair market value of any such assets or Capital Stock shall be
determined by the Board of Directors in good faith, except that in the event the
value of any such assets or Capital Stock exceeds $25.0 million or more, the
fair market value shall be determined by an Independent Financial Advisor.
"Qualified Securitization Financing" shall mean any
Securitization Financing of a Securitization Subsidiary that meets the following
conditions:
(i) the Board of Directors shall have determined in good faith
that such Qualified Securitization Financing (including financing
terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is in the
aggregate economically fair and reasonable to the Borrower and the
Securitization Subsidiary;
(ii) all sales of Securitization Assets and related assets to
the Securitization Subsidiary are made at fair market value (as
determined in good faith by the Borrower); and
(iii) the financing terms, covenants, termination events and
other provisions thereof shall be market terms (as determined in good
faith by the Borrower) and may include Standard Securitization
Undertakings.
The grant of a security interest in any Securitization Assets of the
Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a
Securitization Subsidiary) to secure Indebtedness under the Credit
Agreement and any Refinancing Indebtedness with respect thereto shall
not be deemed a Qualified Securitization Financing.
"Quotation Day" shall mean, with respect to any Eurocurrency
Borrowing and any Interest Period, the day on which it is market practice in the
relevant interbank market for prime banks to give quotations for deposits in the
currency of such Borrowing for delivery on the first day of such Interest
Period. If such quotations would normally be given by prime banks on more than
one day, the Quotation Day will be the last of such days.
"Receivables Net Investment" shall mean the aggregate cash
amount paid by the lenders or purchasers under any Qualified Securitization
Financing in connection with their purchase of, or the making of loans secured
by, Securitization Assets or interests therein, as the same may be reduced from
time to time by collections with respect to such Securitization Assets or
otherwise in accordance with the terms of the governing documentation; provided,
however, that if all or any part of such Receivables Net Investment shall have
been reduced by application of any distribution and thereafter such distribution
is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason, such Receivables Net
Investment shall be increased by the amount of such distribution, all as though
such distribution had not been made.
"Reference Period" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in the definition of the term "Pro Forma Basis."
"Refinanced Term Loans" shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 9.08(e).
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"Refinancing Indebtedness" shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 6.01(b).
"Refunding Capital Stock" shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 6..02(b)
"Register" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 9.04(b).
"Regulation U" shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from
time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder
or thereof.
"Regulation X" shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from
time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder
or thereof.
"Related Parties" shall mean, with respect to any specified
person, such person's Affiliates and the respective directors, officers,
employees, agents and advisors of such person and such person's Affiliates.
"Release" shall mean any spilling, leaking, seepage, pumping,
pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching,
dumping, disposing, depositing, emanating or migrating in, into, onto or through
the Environment.
"Replacement Term Loans" shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 9.08(e).
"Reportable Event" shall mean any reportable event as defined
in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than
those events as to which the 30-day notice period referred to in Section 4043(c)
of ERISA has been waived, with respect to a Plan (other than a 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).
"Required Lenders" shall mean, at any time, Lenders having
Term Loan C Commitments or outstanding Term Loans C, as the case may be, that
represent more than 50% of the sum of all Term Loan C Commitments or outstanding
Term Loans C, as the case may be.
"Required Percentage" shall mean, with respect to an Excess
Cash Flow Period, (i) 75% or (ii) 50% for any Excess Cash Flow Period ending on
or after December 31, 2005, if the Total Leverage Ratio at the end of such
Excess Cash Flow Period was less than 3.00 to 1.00.
"Reset Date" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 1.03(a).
"Responsible Officer" of any Person shall mean any executive
officer or financial officer of such Person and any other officer or similar
official thereof responsible for the administration of the obligations of such
Person in respect of this Agreement.
"Restricted Investment" shall mean an Investment other than a
Permitted Investment.
"Restricted Payment" shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 6.02(a).
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"Restricted Subsidiary" shall mean at any time, any direct or
indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not then an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an Unrestricted Subsidiary
ceasing to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall be included in
the definition of Restricted Subsidiary.
"Restructuring" shall mean (i) the distribution or sale (in
return for an unsecured promissory note of the Company reasonably satisfactory
to the Initial Lenders) to the Company of all the capital stock of CAC, (ii) the
sale to Bidco by the Company of all such capital stock in return for an
unsecured promissory note of Bidco (which note shall be reasonably satisfactory
to the Initial Lenders), (iii) the sale by Bidco of all or a portion of such
capital stock to Parent in return for the cancellation of a portion of the
intercompany debt owed by Bidco to Parent as referred to in the eighth recital
to this Agreement, (iv) the distribution of any remaining portion of such
capital stock by Bidco to Midco, (v) the sale in return for the cancellation of
a portion of the intercompany debt owed by Midco to Parent as referred to in the
eighth recital to this Agreement, or distribution, by Midco to Parent of all
such capital stock of CAC that it has acquired, (vi) Parent Merger and CAC
becoming a direct subsidiary of US Holdco or an indirect subsidiary of US Holdco
so long as each company between US Holdco and CAC is (or concurrently becomes) a
Domestic Subsidiary Loan Party, (vii) the execution and delivery of all the Loan
Documents described in Part II of Schedule 1.01(b) and (viii) the satisfaction
of clause (h) of the definition of Collateral Guarantee Requirements with
respect to all Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents referred to in
clause (vii).
"Restructuring Date" shall mean the date after the Domination
Agreement has been registered and become effective on which all of the
Restructuring has been completed, it being agreed that, notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Restructuring Date shall be the Restructuring Date under and as
defined in the Credit Agreement.
"Retired Capital Stock" shall have the meaning assigned such
term in Section 6.02(b).
"Revolving Facility Commitment" and "Revolving Facility Loans"
each shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.
"S&P" shall mean Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, Inc.
"Sale and Lease-Back Transaction" shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 6.03 of the Credit Agreement.
"Screen Rate" shall mean the British Bankers Association
Interest Settlement Rate for the applicable Interest Period displayed on the
appropriate page of the Telerate screen selected by the Administrative Agent. If
the relevant page is replaced or the service ceases to be available, the
Administrative Agent (after consultation with the Borrower and the Lenders) may
specify another page or service displaying the appropriate rate.
"SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
successor thereto.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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"Securitization Assets" shall mean any accounts receivable,
inventory, royalty or revenue streams from sales of inventory subject to a
Qualified Securitization Financing.
"Securitization Fees" shall mean reasonable distributions or
payments made directly or by shall mean of discounts with respect to any
participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees paid to
a Person that is not a Securitization Subsidiary in connection with any
Qualified Securitization Financing.
"Securitization Financing" shall mean any transaction or
series of transactions that may be entered into by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may sell,
convey or otherwise transfer to (a) a Securitization Subsidiary (in the case of
a transfer by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) and (b) any other Person
(in the case of a transfer by a Securitization Subsidiary), or may grant a
security interest in, any Securitization Assets (whether now existing or arising
in the future) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and any assets
related thereto including, without limitation, all collateral securing such
Securitization Assets, all contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in
respect of such Securitization Assets, proceeds of such Securitization Assets
and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which
security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset
securitization transactions involving Securitization Assets and any Hedging
Obligations entered into by the Borrower or any such Subsidiary in connection
with such Securitization Assets.
"Securitization Repurchase Obligation" shall mean any
obligation of a seller of Securitization Assets in a Qualified Securitization
Financing to repurchase Securitization Assets arising as a result of a breach of
a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, including as a result of a
receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute,
off-set or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any
failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller.
"Securitization Subsidiary" shall mean a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary of the Borrower (or another Person formed for the purposes of
engaging in a Qualified Securitization Financing in which the Borrower or any
Subsidiary of the Borrower makes an Investment and to which Holdings or any
Subsidiary of the Borrower transfers Securitization Assets and related assets)
which engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of
Securitization Assets of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, all proceeds thereof
and all rights (contractual and other), collateral and other assets relating
thereto, and any business or activities incidental or related to such business,
and which is designated by the Board of Directors of the Borrower or such other
Person (as provided below) as a Securitization Subsidiary and (a) no portion of
the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (i)
is guaranteed by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower (excluding
guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on,
Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings), (ii) is
recourse to or obligates Holdings or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower in any
way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings or (iii)
subjects any property or asset of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the
Borrower, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction
thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, (b) with
which neither the Borrower nor any other Subsidiary of the Borrower has any
material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms
which the Borrower reasonably believes to be no less favorable to the Borrower
or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons
that are not Affiliates of Holdings and (c) to which neither the Borrower nor
any other Subsidiary of the Borrower has any obligation to
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maintain or preserve such entity's financial condition or cause such entity to
achieve certain levels of operating results. Any such designation by the Board
of Directors of the Borrower or such other Person shall be evidenced to the
Administrative Agent by filing with the Administrative Agent a certified copy of
the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Borrower or such other Person
giving effect to such designation and an Officers' Certificate certifying that
such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.
"Security Documents" shall mean (x) prior to the Restructuring
Date, the Bidco Pledge and (y) on and after the Restructuring Date, each of the
Mortgages, the Holdings Agreements, the U.S. Collateral Agreement and all
Supplements thereto and (if executed) the Parent Agreement, any Alternate Pledge
Agreement then in effect and each of the security agreements, mortgages and
other instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to any of the
foregoing or pursuant to Section 5.10.
"Senior Subordinated Bridge B Facility" shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in the fifth recital of this Agreement.
"Senior Subordinated Bridge B Loan Agreement" shall mean the
Senior Subordinated Bridge B Loan Agreement dated as of April 6, 2004 among
Holdings, Parent, and inter alia, the Initial Lenders as in effect immediately
prior to the Closing Date.
"Senior Subordinated Bridge B Loans" shall mean the loans made
under the Senior Subordinated Bridge B Loan Agreement.
"Senior Subordinated Bridge C Facility" shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in the fourth recital of this Agreement.
"Senior Subordinated Bridge C Loan Agreement" shall mean the
Senior Subordinated Bridge C Loan Agreement dated as of April 6, 2004 among
Holdings, Parent and inter alia, the Initial Lenders as in effect immediately
prior to the Closing Date.
"Senior Subordinated Bridge C Loans" shall mean the loans made
under the Senior Subordinated Bridge C Loan Agreement.
"Senior Subordinated Note Indenture" shall mean the Indenture
or Indentures under which the Senior Subordinated Notes are issued, between the
Borrower and the trustee named therein, substantially in the form delivered to
the Lenders prior to the Closing Date (with any final changes adverse to the
Lenders to be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), and, in each
case, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
in accordance with the requirements thereof and of this Agreement.
"Senior Subordinated Notes" shall mean the senior subordinated
notes in an aggregate principal amount up to $1 billion issued in Dollars (the
"Senior Subordinated Notes (Dollars)") and (euro)200 million issued in Euros
(the "Senior Subordinated Notes (Euros)") which notes are issued by Parent and
will be assumed by US Holdco on the Restructuring Date and shall be guaranteed
on a senior subordinated basis by Holdings and on and after the Restructuring
Date by all other entities then guaranteeing the CA Term Loans, as amended,
restated supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with
the requirements thereof and of this Agreement.
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"Shareholders' Agreement" shall mean the Shareholders'
Agreement among Blackstone and/or its Affiliates and any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries and the shareholders party thereto.
"Similar Transaction" shall mean any transaction that is
similar to an Asset Disposition or Asset Acquisition that requires a waiver or
consent by CA Required Lenders under Section 6.04 or 6.05 of the Credit
Agreement.
"Squeeze-Out" shall mean the procedures set out in sections
327a et seq. of the German Stock Corporation Act in respect of the acquisition
of the shares of the Company by Bidco.
"Standard Securitization Undertakings" shall mean
representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower which the Borrower has determined in
good faith to be customary in a Securitization Financing, including, without
limitation, those relating to the servicing of the assets of a Securitization
Subsidiary, it being understood that any Securitization Repurchase Obligation
shall be deemed to be a Standard Securitization Undertaking.
"Stated Maturity" shall mean with respect to any installment
of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the day on which the
payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the original
documentation governing such Indebtedness, and will not include any contingent
obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior
to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
"Statutory Reserves" shall mean, with respect to any currency,
any reserve, liquid asset or similar requirements established by any
Governmental Authority of the United States of America or of the jurisdiction of
such currency or any jurisdiction in which Term Loans C in such currency are
made to which banks in such jurisdiction are subject for any category of
deposits or liabilities customarily used to fund loans in such currency or by
reference to which interest rates applicable to Term Loans C in such currency
are determined.
"subsidiary" shall mean, with respect to any person (herein
referred to as the "parent"), any corporation, partnership, association or other
business entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing
more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or
more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, at the time any
determination is being made, directly or indirectly, owned, Controlled, or held
(or that is, at the time any determination is made, otherwise Controlled) by the
parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or
more subsidiaries of the parent, provided that Estech GmbH & Co. KG and Estech
Managing GmbH shall not constitute subsidiaries.
"Subsidiary" shall mean, unless the context otherwise
requires, a subsidiary of Holdings.
"Subsidiary Loan Party" shall mean each Subsidiary that is a
Domestic Subsidiary Loan Party.
"Successor Company" shall have the meaning assigned such term
in Section 6.06.
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"Successor Guarantor" shall have the meaning assigned such
term in Section 6.07.
"Supplement" shall have the meaning assigned to that term in
the U.S. Collateral Agreement.
"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 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 Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
"Tax Distribution" shall mean any distribution described in
Section 6.02(b)(ix).
"Taxes" shall mean any and all present or future taxes,
levies, imposts, duties (including stamp duties), deductions, charges (including
ad valorem charges) or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority and
any and all interest and penalties related thereto.
"Term Loan C" shall mean each of the term loans made to the
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01. Each Term Loan C shall be a Eurocurrency Loan
or an ABR Loan.
"Term Loan C Commitment" shall mean, with respect to each
Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Term Loans C equal to the amount
set forth opposite such Lender's name on Schedule 2.01 directly below the column
entitled "Term Loan C Commitment" or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant
to which such Lender shall have assumed its Term Loan C Commitment, as
applicable. The aggregate Term Loan C Commitments on the Closing Date is $350
million.
"Test Period" shall mean, on any date of determination, the
period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of Holdings then most recently ended
(taken as one accounting period).
"Total Assets" shall mean the total consolidated assets of the
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as shown on the most recent balance
sheet of the Borrower.
"Total Leverage Ratio" shall mean, on any date, the ratio of
(a) Consolidated Net Debt as of such date to (b) CA EBITDA for the period of
four consecutive fiscal quarters of Holdings most recently ended as of such
date, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with US GAAP;
provided that any Asset Disposition or any Asset Acquisition (or any Similar
Transaction) or incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (excluding normal
fluctuations in revolving Indebtedness incurred for working capital purposes)
has occurred during the relevant Test Period, CA EBITDA shall be determined for
the respective Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis for such occurrences.
"Transaction" shall mean, collectively, (i) the transactions
to occur on or prior to the CA Closing Date pursuant to the Transaction
Documents, including (a) the consumma-
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tion of the Offer; (b) the execution and delivery of the CA Loan Documents and
the initial borrowings thereunder; (c) the Holdco Equity Financing; (d) the
incurrence of the Senior Subordinated Bridge B Loans and the Senior Subordinated
Bridge C Loans; and (e) the payment of all fees and expenses to be paid on or
prior to the CA Closing Date and owing in connection with the foregoing and (ii)
the purchase of shares of the Company by Bidco subsequent to the CA Closing Date
pursuant to the Offer during the subsequent offer period, pursuant to a
Squeeze-Out or otherwise.
"Transaction Costs" shall mean the out-of-pocket costs and
expenses incurred by Holdings or any Subsidiary in connection with the Offer,
the financing of the Offer and any refinancing of such financing (including fees
paid to the Initial Lenders and other Lenders and fees and expenses of the
Permitted Investors and their counsel and advisors).
"Transaction Documents" shall mean the Offer Document, the
documentation governing the Senior Subordinated Bridge B Loans and the Senior
Subordinated Bridge C Loans (including the Bidco Pledge), the documentation
governing Holdco Equity Financing and the CA Loan Documents.
"Type", when used in respect of any Term Loan C or Borrowing,
shall refer to the Rate by reference to which interest on such Term Loan C or on
the Term Loans C comprising such Borrowing is determined. For purposes hereof,
the term "Rate" shall include the Adjusted LIBO Rate and the Alternate Base
Rate.
"Unrestricted Subsidiary" shall mean:
(i) any Subsidiary of the Borrower that at the time of
determination is an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as designated by the Board
of Directors of the Borrower, as provided below); and
(ii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
The Board of Directors of the Borrower may designate any Subsidiary of
the Borrower (including any existing Subsidiary and any newly acquired
or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless
such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interests or
Indebtedness of, or owns or holds any Lien on, any property of, the
Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than any Subsidiary
of the Subsidiary to be so designated), provided that (a) any
Unrestricted Subsidiary must be an entity of which shares of the
Capital Stock or other equity interests (including partnership
interests) entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes that may
be cast by all shares or equity interests having ordinary voting power
for the election of directors or other governing body are owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Borrower, (b) such designation complies
with Section 6.01 hereof and (c) each of (x) the Subsidiary to be so
designated and (y) its Subsidiaries has not at the time of designation,
and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or
otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any
Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the
assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary. The Board of
Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted
Subsidiary; provided that, immediately after giving effect to such
designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing and either (A) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio would be at
least 2.00 to 1.00 or (B) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio would be
greater than immediately prior
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to such designation, in each case on a pro forma basis taking into
account such designation. Any such designation by the Board of
Directors shall be notified by the Borrower to the Administrative
Agent by promptly filing with the Administrative Agent a copy of the
board resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers'
Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the
foregoing provisions.
"U.S. Bankruptcy Code" shall mean Title 11 of the United
States Code, as amended, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of
debtors.
"U.S. Collateral Agreement" shall mean the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time, substantially in the form of Exhibit C among the Borrower, CAC, the CAC
Guarantor Subsidiaries, all other Subsidiaries party thereto and the Collateral
Agent.
"US GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles
in effect from time to time in the United States, applied on a consistent basis,
subject to the provisions of Section 1.02.
"US Holdco" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
the first recital of this Agreement.
"Wholly Owned Subsidiary" of any person shall mean a
subsidiary of such person, all of the Equity Interests of which (other than
directors' qualifying shares or nominee or other similar shares required
pursuant to applicable law) are owned by such person or another Wholly Owned
Subsidiary of such person, provided that the Company and its Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries shall on and after the Closing Date constitute Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries of the Parent.
"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 Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
"Working Capital" shall mean, with respect to Holdings and the
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at any date of determination, Current
Assets at such date of determination minus Current Liabilities at such date of
determination; provided that, for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow,
increases or decreases in Working Capital shall be calculated without regard to
any changes in Current Assets or Current Liabilities as a result of (a) any
reclassification in accordance with US GAAP of assets or liabilities, as
applicable, between current and noncurrent or (b) the effects of purchase
accounting.
SECTION 1.02 Terms Generally. The definitions set forth or
referred to in Section 1.01 shall apply equally to both the singular and plural
forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall
include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words
"include," "includes" and "including" shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase "without limitation." All references herein to Articles, Sections,
Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of,
and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise
require. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any reference in this
Agreement to any Loan Document shall mean such document as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. Except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, all terms of an
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accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with US GAAP, as
in effect from time to time; provided that, if Holdings notifies the
Administrative Agent that Holdings requests an amendment to any provision hereof
to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in US
GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the
Administrative Agent notifies Holdings that the Required Lenders request an
amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any
such notice is given before or after such change in US GAAP or in the
application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of US
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. For the purposes of determining compliance with Section
6.01 through Section 6.09 with respect to any amount in a currency other than
Dollars, amounts shall be deemed to equal the Dollar Equivalent thereof
determined using the Exchange Rate calculated as of the Business Day on which
such amounts were incurred or expended, as applicable. In addition, for purposes
of this Agreement, inventory will be deemed to be accounted for on a
"first-in-first-out" basis.
SECTION 1.03 Exchange Rates. Prior to the CA Termination Date
when the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement determines an Exchange
Rate, such determination shall be applicable to all computations hereunder.
After the CA Termination Date, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on
each ER Calculation Date, the Administrative Agent shall (i) determine the
Exchange Rate as of such ER Calculation Date and (ii) give notice thereof to the
Borrower. The Exchange Rates so determined shall become effective on the first
Business Day immediately following the relevant ER Calculation Date (a "Reset
Date"), shall remain effective until the next succeeding Reset Date, and shall
for all purposes of this Agreement (other than any other provision expressly
requiring the use of an Exchange Rate calculated as of a specified date) be the
Exchange Rates employed in converting any amounts between Dollars and other
currencies.
ARTICLE II
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SECTION 2.01 Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein, each Lender agrees to make term loans to the Borrower in Dollars
on the Closing Date in a principal amount not to exceed its Term Loan C
Commitment at such time provided, that any Term Loan C that is repaid may not be
reborrowed.
SECTION 2.02 Loans and Borrowings. (a) The failure of any
Lender to make any Term Loan C required to be made by it shall not relieve any
other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Term Loan C
Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for
any other Lender's failure to make Term Loans C as required.
(b) Subject to Section 2.12, (i) each Borrowing shall be
comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans as the Borrower may
request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any ABR Loan
or Eurocurrency Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of
such Lender to make such Term Loan C; provided that any exercise of such option
shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Term Loan C in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such Lender shall not be
entitled to any amounts payable under Section 2.13, 2.15 or 2.18 solely in
respect of increased costs resulting from such exercise and existing at the time
of such exercise.
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(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any
Eurocurrency Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is
an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing
Minimum. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in
an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and
not less than the Borrowing Minimum. Borrowings of more than one Type may be
outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more
than a total of eight Eurocurrency Borrowings.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue,
any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end
after the Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.03 Requests for Borrowings. To request any
Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by
telephone (a) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 11:00
a.m., Local Time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing
or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time,
one Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic
Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand
delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request
in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower. Each
such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following
information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing (expressed
in Dollars);
(ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business
Day;
(iii) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a
Eurocurrency Borrowing;
(iv) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest
Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated
by clause (a) of the definition of the term "Interest Period"; and
(v) the location and number of the Borrower's account to which
funds are to be disbursed.
If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested
Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with
respect to any requested Eurocurrency Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be
deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month's duration. Promptly
following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the
Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the
amount of such Lender's Term Loan C to be made as part of the requested
Borrowing.
SECTION 2.04 Funding of Borrowings. (a) Each Lender shall make
its Term Loan C on the Closing Date by wire transfer of immediately available
funds by 12:00 noon, Local Time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most
recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The
Administrative Agent will make the proceeds of funds made available to it
pursuant to the preceding sentence available to the Borrower by
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promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the
Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent in New York City.
(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice
from a Lender prior to the Closing Date that such Lender will not make available
to the Administrative Agent such Lender's Term Loan C, the Administrative Agent
may assume that such Lender has made such Term Loan C available on such date in
accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such
assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower a corresponding amount. In
such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its Term Loan C available to the
Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally
agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand (without
duplication) such corresponding amount (with demand to be first made on such
Lender if legally possible) with interest thereon, for each day from and
including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but
excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of
such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank
compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable
to ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then
such amount shall constitute such Lender's Term Loan C included in such
Borrowing.
SECTION 2.05 Interest Elections. (a) Each Borrowing shall be
of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a
Eurocurrency Borrowing, shall have an Interest Period as specified in such
Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing
to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a
Eurocurrency Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in
this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different
portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be
allocated ratably among the Lenders, and the Term Loans C comprising each such
portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.
(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower
shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time
that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if such Borrower
were requesting a Borrowing of the Type. Each such telephonic Interest Election
Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or
telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a
form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower.
(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request
shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request
applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to
different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to
each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified
pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each
resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such
Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
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(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR
Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing; and
(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurocurrency Borrowing,
the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to
such election, which shall be a period contemplated by clause (a) of
the definition of the term "Interest Period."
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does
not specify an Interest Period, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to
have selected an Interest Period of one month's duration.
(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election
Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender to which such
Interest Election Request relates of the details thereof and of such Lender's
portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest
Election Request with respect to a Eurocurrency Borrowing prior to the end of
the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as
provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be
continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of one month's
duration commencing on the last day of such Interest Period. Notwithstanding any
contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
and the Administrative Agent, at the written request (including a request
through electronic means) of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower,
then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing
may be converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing and (ii) unless
repaid, each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at
the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
SECTION 2.06 Termination of Commitments. All Term Loan C
Commitments shall terminate on the Closing Date promptly following the making of
the Term Loans C.
SECTION 2.07 Repayment; Evidence of Debt, etc. (a) The
Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay in Dollars to the Administrative
Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each
Term Loan C of such Lender as provided in Section 2.08.
(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual
practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of each Borrower to
such Lender resulting from each Term Loan C made by such Lender, including the
amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to
time hereunder.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which
it shall record (i) the amount of each Term Loan C made hereunder, the Type
thereof 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) any amount received by the
Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender's
share thereof.
(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to
paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the
existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the
failure of any Lender or the Administrative
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Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner
affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Term Loans C in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Any Lender may request that Term Loans C made by it be
evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare,
execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of
such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered
assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the
Term Loans C evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all
times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by
one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee
named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee
and its registered assigns).
SECTION 2.08 Repayment of Term Loans C. (a) To the extent not
previously paid, all Term Loans C shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.
(b) Prepayment of Term Loans C from all Net Proceeds or Excess
Cash Flow pursuant to Section 2.09(b) or 2.09(c), respectively, shall be applied
among the Term Loans C on a pro rata basis (and thereafter pro rata among each
Borrowing being repaid).
(c) Any Lender holding Term Loans C may elect, on not less
than two Business Days' prior written notice to the Administrative Agent with
respect to any mandatory prepayment made pursuant to Section 2.09(b) or 2.09(c),
not to have such prepayment applied to such Lender's Term Loans C, in which case
the amount not so applied shall be retained by the Borrower (and applied as it
elects).
(d) Prior to any repayment of any Borrowing, the Borrower
shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings to be repaid and shall notify the
Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such selection not
later than 2:00 p.m., Local Time, (i) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, one
Business Day before the scheduled date of such repayment and (ii) in the case of
a Eurocurrency Borrowing, three Business Days before the scheduled date of such
repayment. Each repayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Term
Loans C included in the repaid Borrowing. Except as provided in Section 2.11(d),
repayments of Borrowings shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amount
repaid.
SECTION 2.09 Prepayments, etc. (a) The Borrower shall have the
right at any time and from time to time on and after the Permitted Prepayment
Date to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, without premium (except as
provided below) or penalty (but subject to Section 2.14), in an aggregate
principal amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not
less than the Borrowing Minimum or, if less, the amount outstanding, subject to
prior notice in accordance with Section 2.08(d), provided that all prepayments
of principal made prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date shall be
made at 101% of such principal amount.
(b) Holdings and the Borrower shall apply all Net Proceeds
promptly upon receipt thereof to prepay Term Loans C at a price equal to 100% of
the principal amount being repaid in accordance with paragraph (b) of Section
2.08.
(c) Not later than 90 days after the end of each Excess Cash
Flow Period, Holdings shall calculate Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow
Period and shall apply
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an amount equal to the Required Percentage of such Excess Cash Flow to prepay
Term Loans C at a price equal to 100%) of the principal amount being repaid in
accordance with paragraph (b) of Section 2.08. Not later than the date on which
Holdings is required to deliver financial statements with respect to the end of
each Excess Cash Flow Period under Section 5.04(a), Holdings will deliver to the
Administrative Agent a certificate signed by a Financial Officer of Holdings
setting forth the amount, if any, of Excess Cash Flow for such Period and the
calculation thereof in reasonable detail.
SECTION 2.10 Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent, for the account of the Administrative Agent, the fees set
forth in a fee letter dated ________, as amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, at the times specified therein (the
"Administrative Agent Fees").
SECTION 2.11 Interest. (a) The Term Loans C comprising each
ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable
Margin.
(b) The Term Loans C comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing
shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect
for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or
interest on any Term Loan C or other amount payable by the applicable Borrower
hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or
otherwise, such overdue principal amount shall bear interest, and each such
other overdue amount shall, to the extent permitted by law, bear interest, in
each case after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in
the case of overdue principal of any Term Loan C, 2% plus the rate otherwise
applicable to such Term Loan C as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this
Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount (x) 2% plus the rate applicable
to Term Loans C that are ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section;
provided that this paragraph (c) shall not apply to any payment default that has
been waived by the Lenders pursuant to Section 9.08.
(d) Accrued interest on each Term Loan C shall be payable in
arrears (i) on each Interest Payment Date for such Term Loan C and (ii) on the
Maturity Date; provided that (x) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of
this Section shall be payable on demand, (y) in the event of any repayment or
prepayment of any Term Loan C, accrued interest on the principal amount repaid
or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (z)
in the event of any conversion of any Eurocurrency Term Loan C prior to the end
of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Term Loan C
shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.
(e) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a
year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate
Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall
be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and
in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including
the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate,
Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent,
and such determination shall be prima facie evidence thereof.
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SECTION 2.12 Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the
commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in
any currency:
(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination
shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable
means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO
Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period; or
(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required
Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable,
for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the
cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Term Loans C
included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrowers and the
Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and,
until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrowers and the Lenders that the
circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest
Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or
continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be ineffective
and such Borrowing shall not be converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency
Borrowing on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto and (ii) if
any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be
made as an ABR Borrowing.
SECTION 2.13 Increased Costs. (a) If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special
deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for
the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such
reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate or those for
which payment has been requested pursuant to Section 2.18); or
(ii) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any
other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Term Loans C
made by such Lender (except those for which payment has been requested
pursuant to Section 2.18);
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such
Lender of making or maintaining any Eurocurrency Loan (or of maintaining its
obligation to make any such Eurocurrency Loan) or to reduce the amount of any
sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal,
interest or otherwise), in each case determined to be material by such Lender,
then the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as
will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction
suffered.
(b) If any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding
capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return
on such Lender's capital or on the capital of such Lender's holding company, if
any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Term Loans C made by such Lender
to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender's holding company could
have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such
Lender's policies and the policies of such Lender's holding company with respect
to capital adequacy) and determined to be material by such Lender, then from
time to time the Borrower shall pay to such Lender, such additional amount or
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amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender's holding company for any
such reduction suffered.
(c) A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or
amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as
applicable, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section (as well as
reasonably detailed calculations thereof) shall be delivered to the Borrower and
shall be prima facie evidence of the amounts thereof. The Borrower shall pay
such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after
receipt thereof.
(d) Promptly after any Lender has determined that it will make
a request for increased compensation pursuant to this Section 2.13, such Lender
shall notify the Borrower thereof. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to
demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of
such Lender's right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower
shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any
increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that
such Lender, notifies such Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such
increased costs or reductions and of such Lender's intention to claim
compensation therefor; provided, further, that, if the Change in Law giving rise
to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period
referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect
thereof.
SECTION 2.14 Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the
payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of
an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of
Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day
of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert,
continue or prepay any Eurocurrency Loan on the date specified in any notice
delivered pursuant hereto or (d) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan other
than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a
request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.17, then, in any such event, the
Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense
attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurocurrency Loan, such loss, cost
or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to be the amount reasonably determined
by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which
would have accrued on the principal amount of such Eurocurrency Loan had such
event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to
such Eurocurrency Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last
day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure
to borrow, convert or continue a Eurocurrency Loan, for the period that would
have been the Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Loan), over (ii) the amount
of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the
interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of
such period, for deposits in Eurodollars of a comparable amount and period from
other banks in the Eurodollar market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth
any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this
Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be prima facie evidence of
the amounts thereof. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due
on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
SECTION 2.15 Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account
of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder shall be made free and clear of
and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if
a Loan Party shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes
from such payments, then (i) the sum payable
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shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions
(including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section)
any Agent or Lender, as applicable, receives an amount equal to the sum it would
have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Loan Party shall make
such deductions and (iii) such Loan Party shall timely pay the full amount
deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable
law.
(b) In addition, the Loan Parties shall pay any Other Taxes to
the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) Each Loan Party shall indemnify the Agents and each
Lender, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by such Agent or Lender, as applicable, on
or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of such Loan
Party hereunder (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted
on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) and any reasonable
expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted
by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such
payment or liability delivered to such Loan Party by a Lender, or by the
Administrative Agent on its own behalf, on behalf of another Agent or on behalf
of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified
Taxes or Other Taxes by a Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, such Loan
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 the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(e) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or
reduction of withholding Tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the
Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with
respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a
copy to the Administrative Agent), to the extent such Lender is legally entitled
to do so, at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, such properly
completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as may
reasonably be requested by the Borrower to permit such payments to be made
without such withholding tax or at a reduced rate; provided that no Lender shall
have any obligation under this paragraph (e) with respect to any withholding Tax
imposed by any jurisdiction other than the United States if in the reasonable
judgment of such Lender such compliance would subject such Lender to any
material unreimbursed cost or expense or would otherwise be disadvantageous to
such Lender in any material respect.
(f) If an Agent or a Lender determines, in good faith and in
its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or
Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by a Loan Party or with respect
to which such Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section
2.15, it shall pay over such refund to such Loan Party (but only to the extent
of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Loan Party under
this Section 2.15 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such
refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of such Agent or such Lender
(including any Taxes imposed with respect to such refund) as is determined by
the Agent or Lender in good faith and in its sole discretion and without
interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority
with respect to such refund); provided that such Loan Party,
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upon the request of such Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay as soon as
reasonably practicable the amount paid over to such Loan Party (plus any
penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental
Authority) to such Agent or such Lender in the event such Agent or such Lender
is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This Section
shall not be construed to require any Agent or any Lender to make available its
Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes which it deems
confidential) to the Loan Parties or any other Person.
SECTION 2.16 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing
of Set-offs. (a) Unless otherwise specified, the Borrower shall make each
payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest or
fees or of amounts payable under Section 2.13, 2.14, 2.15 or 2.18, or otherwise)
prior to 2:00 p.m., Local Time, on the date when due, in immediately available
funds, without condition or deduction for any defense, recoupment, set-off or
counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the
discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the
next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All
such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent to the applicable
account designated to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent, except that
payments pursuant to Sections 2.13, 2.14, 2.15, 2.18 and 9.05 shall be made
directly to the persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall
distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person
to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment
hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment
shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any
payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of
such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in Dollars. Any payment
required to be made by the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be deemed to
have been made by the time required if the Administrative Agent shall, at or
before such time, have taken the necessary steps to make such payment in
accordance with the regulations or operating procedures of the clearing or
settlement system used by the Administrative Agent to make such payment.
(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and
available to the Administrative Agent from the Borrower to pay fully all amounts
of principal, interest and fees then due from the Borrower hereunder, such funds
shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due from
the Borrower hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance
with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second,
towards payment of principal then due from the Borrower hereunder, ratably among
the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then
due to such parties.
(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or
counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or
interest on any of its Term Loans C resulting in such Lender receiving payment
of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Term Loans C and accrued
interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the
Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value)
participations in the Term Loans C of other Lenders to the extent necessary so
that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in
accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on
their respective Term Loans C; provided that (i) if any such participations are
purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is
recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price
restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the
provisions
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of this paragraph (c) shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the
Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement
or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or
sale of a participation in any of its Term Loans C to any assignee or
participant, other than to such Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof
(as to which the provisions of this paragraph (c) shall apply).
(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice
from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders that the Borrower will not
make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has
made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon
such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the
Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders, severally
agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so
distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and
including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of
payment to the Administrative Agent, 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.
(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to
be made by it pursuant to Section 2.04(b) or 2.16(d), then the Administrative
Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof),
apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the
account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender's obligations under such Sections
until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.
SECTION 2.17 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.13 or 2.18, or if the
Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any
Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.15,
then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending
office for funding or booking its Term Loans C hereunder or to assign its rights
and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if,
in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i)
would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.13, 2.15 or
2.18, as applicable, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any
material unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous
to such Lender in any material respect. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such
designation or assignment.
(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.13 or
2.18, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender
or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section
2.15, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such
Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate,
without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained
in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement
to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another
Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) such Lender
shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of
its Term Loans C, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts
payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding
principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all
other amounts) and (ii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a
claim for compensation under Section 2.13 or 2.18 or payments required to
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be made pursuant to Section 2.15, such assignment will result in a reduction in
such compensation or payments.
(c) If any Lender (such Lender, a "Non-Consenting Lender") has
failed to consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, discharge or termination
which pursuant to the terms of Section 9.08 requires the consent of all of the
Lenders affected and with respect to which the Required Lenders shall have
granted their consent, then provided no Event of Default then exists, the
Borrower shall have the right (unless such Non-Consenting Lender grants such
consent) to replace such Non-Consenting Lender by requiring such Non-Consenting
Lender to assign its Term Loan C to one or more assignees reasonably acceptable
to the Administrative Agent, provided that: (a) all Obligations of Borrowers
owing to such Non- Consenting Lender being replaced shall be paid in full to
such Non-Consenting Lender concurrently with such assignment, 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. In connection with any such assignment the Borrower,
Administrative Agent, such Non-Consenting Lender and the replacement Lender
shall otherwise comply with Section 9.04.
SECTION 2.18 Additional Reserve Costs. (a) For so long as any
Lender is required to make special deposits with the Bank of England and/or the
Financial Services Authority (or, in either case any other authority which
replaced all or any of its functions) and/or the European Central Bank or comply
with reserve assets, liquidity, cash margin or other requirements of the Bank of
England and/or the Financial Services Authority (or, in either case any other
authority which replaced all or any of its functions) and/or the European
Central Bank, to maintain reserve asset ratios or to pay fees, in each case in
respect of such Lender's Eurocurrency Loans, such Lender shall be entitled to
require the Borrower to pay, contemporaneously with each payment of interest on
each of such Term Loans C, additional interest on such Term Loans C at a
percentage rate per annum equal to the Mandatory Costs Rate calculated in
accordance with the formulae and in the manner set forth in Exhibit F hereto.
(b) Any additional interest owed pursuant to paragraph (a)
above shall be determined by the applicable Lender, which determination shall be
prima facie evidence of the amount thereof, and notified to the Borrower (with a
copy to the Administrative Agent) at least 10 days before each date on which
interest is payable for the applicable Term Loan C, and such additional interest
so notified to the Borrower by such Lender shall be payable to the
Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender on each date on which
interest is payable for such Term Loan C.
SECTION 2.19 Illegality. If any Lender reasonably determines
that any change in law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority
has asserted after the Closing Date that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its
applicable lending office to make or maintain any Eurocurrency Loans, then, on
notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent,
any obligations of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Loans or to
convert ABR Borrowings to Eurocurrency Borrowings shall be suspended until such
Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances
giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice,
the Borrower shall upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent), convert all Eurocurrency Borrowings of such Lender to ABR
Borrowings, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such
Lender may lawfully
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continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Borrowings to such day, or immediately,
if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Loans.
Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued
interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
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Each of Holdings and the Borrower represents and warrants to each of
the Lenders that:
SECTION 3.01 Organization; Powers. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.01, each of Holdings, the Borrower and each of the Material Subsidiaries (a)
is a partnership, limited liability company, exempted company or corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (or, if applicable in a
foreign jurisdiction, enjoys the equivalent status under the laws of any
jurisdiction of organization outside the United States) under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority to
own its property and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted, (c)
is qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where such qualification is
required, except where the failure so to qualify could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) has the power and authority
to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Financing
Documents and each other agreement or instrument contemplated thereby to which
it is or will be a party and, in the case of each Borrower, to borrow and
otherwise obtain credit hereunder.
SECTION 3.02 Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by
Holdings, the Borrower, and each of their Subsidiaries of each of the Financing
Documents to which it is or to be a party, and the borrowings hereunder (a) have
been duly authorized by all corporate, stockholder, shareholder, limited
liability company or partnership action required to be obtained by Holdings, the
Borrower and such Subsidiaries and (b) will not (i) violate (A) any provision of
law, statute, rule or regulation, or of the certificate or articles of
incorporation or other constitutive documents or by-laws of Holdings, the
Borrower or any such Subsidiary, (B) any applicable order of any court or any
rule, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority or (C) any provision of
any indenture, certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or
other instrument to which Holdings, the Borrower or any such Subsidiary is a
party or by which any of them or any of their property is or may be bound, (ii)
be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (alone or with notice
or lapse of time or both) a default under, give rise to a right of or result in
any cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation (including any
payment) or to a loss of a material benefit under any such indenture,
certificate of designation for preferred stock, agreement or other instrument,
where any such conflict, violation, breach or default referred to in clause (i)
or (ii) of this Section 3.02, could reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) result in the creation
or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any material property or
assets now owned or hereafter acquired by Holdings, the Borrower or any such
Subsidiary, other than the Liens created by the Loan Documents.
SECTION 3.03 Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by Holdings and the Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan
Document when executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto
will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party
enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, subject
to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization,
fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights
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generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii)
implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.
SECTION 3.04 Governmental Approvals. No action, consent or approval of,
registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority is
or will be required in connection with the Transaction or the entering into of
the Loan Documents and the initial borrowing thereunder except for (a) the
filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, (b) filings with the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office
and comparable offices in foreign jurisdictions and equivalent filings in
foreign jurisdictions, (c) recordation of the Mortgages, (d) such as have been
made or obtained and are in full force and effect, (e) such actions, consents
and approvals the failure to be obtained or made which could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (f) filings or other actions
listed on Schedule 3.04.
SECTION 3.05 Financial Statements. (a) Holdings has heretofore
furnished to the Lenders the audited consolidated balance sheet as of December
31, 2002 and the related audited consolidated statements of income and cash
flows of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2002
and the unaudited interim consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2003
and the related unaudited interim consolidated statements of income and cash
flows of the Company and its subsidiaries for the nine months ended September
30, 2003, which were prepared in accordance with US GAAP consistently applied
(except as may be indicated in the notes thereto), fairly present in all
material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its
subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their consolidated results of
operations and cash flows for the period then ended (in the case of the
unaudited interim statements, subject to normal year-end adjustments and the
absence of notes).
(b) Holdings has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its pro forma
consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2003 prepared giving effect to the
Transaction as if the Transaction had occurred on such date. Such pro forma
consolidated balance sheet (i) has been prepared in good faith based on the
assumptions believed by Holdings and the Borrower to have been reasonable at the
time made and to be reasonable as of the CA Closing Date (it being understood
that such assumptions are based on good faith estimates with respect to certain
items and that the actual amounts of such items on the CA Closing Date is
subject to variation and that purchase accounting will not have been applied),
(ii) subject to the assumptions and qualifications described therein, accurately
reflects all adjustments necessary to give effect to the Transaction and (iii)
subject to the assumptions and qualifications described therein, presents
fairly, in all material respects, the pro forma consolidated financial position
of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003, as if the
Transaction had occurred on such date.
SECTION 3.06 No Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2002 (but
after giving effect to the Transaction) no Material Adverse Effect has occurred.
SECTION 3.07 Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases. (a) Each of
Holdings, the Borrower and the Material Subsidiaries has good and valid record
fee simple title (insurable at ordinary rates) to, or valid leasehold interests
in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all its properties and
assets (including all Mortgaged Properties), except where the failure to have
such title could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. All such properties and assets are
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free and clear of Liens, other than Liens expressly permitted by Section 6.08 or
arising by operation of law.
(b) Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Material Subsidiaries has
complied with all obligations under all leases to which it is a party, except
where the failure to comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and all
such leases are in full force and effect, except leases in respect of which the
failure to be in full force and effect could not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect. Each of Holdings, the Borrower and each of the
Material Subsidiaries enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under all such
leases, other than leases in respect of which the failure to enjoy peaceful and
undisturbed possession could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Material Subsidiaries owns
or possesses, or could obtain ownership or possession of, on terms not
materially adverse to it, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, licenses and rights with respect thereto necessary for the present
conduct of its business, without any known conflict with the rights of others,
and free from any burdensome restrictions, except where such conflicts and
restrictions could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) As of the Closing Date, none of Holdings, the Borrower and the
Material Subsidiaries has received any notice of any pending or contemplated
condemnation proceeding affecting any of the Mortgaged Properties or any sale or
disposition thereof in lieu of condemnation that remains unresolved as of the
Closing Date.
(e) None of Holdings, the Borrower and the Material Subsidiaries is
obligated on the Closing Date under any right of first refusal, option or other
contractual right to sell, assign or otherwise dispose of any Mortgaged Property
or any interest therein, except as permitted under Section 6.08 hereof or
Section 6.05 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 3.08 Subsidiaries. (a) On the CA Closing Date, after giving
effect to the Transaction, the corporate structure of Holdings and its
Subsidiaries was in all material respects as set forth on Schedule 3.08(a) and
on the Restructuring Date, after giving effect to the Restructuring, the
corporate structure of Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall be in all material
respects as set forth on a Schedule delivered to the Lenders prior to the
Restructuring Date, such Schedule, to the extent it contains changes to the
structure set forth on Schedule 3.08(a) not provided for in the definition of
"Restructuring" or expressly permitted by Section 6.08(b) of the Credit
Agreement, to be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(b) Schedule 3.08(b) sets forth as of the CA Closing Date the name and
jurisdiction of incorporation, formation or organization of each Material
Subsidiary and, as to each such Material Subsidiary, the percentage of each
class of Equity Interests owned by Holdings or by any such Material Subsidiary,
subject to such changes as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
(c) As of the CA Closing Date, there were no outstanding subscriptions,
options, warrants, calls, rights or other similar agreements or commitments
(other than stock options granted to employees or directors and directors'
qualifying shares) of any nature relating to any Equity Interests of Holdings,
the Borrower, the Company or any of the Material Subsidiaries, except as set
forth on Schedule 3.08(c).
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(d) Except to the extent, if any, specified for a subsidiary in
Schedule 1.01(h), each subsidiary listed on Schedule 1.01(h) owns no property
other than any de minimus assets and conducts no business other than de minimus
business.
SECTION 3.09 Litigation; Compliance with Laws. (a) Except as set forth
on Schedule 3.09, there are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings at
law or in equity or by or on behalf of any Governmental Authority or in
arbitration now pending, or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower,
threatened in writing against or affecting Holdings or the Borrower or any of
their Subsidiaries or any business, property or rights of any such person which
could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect or materially adversely affect the Transaction.
(b) None of Holdings, the Borrower, the Material Subsidiaries and their
respective properties or assets is in violation of (nor will the continued
operation of their material properties and assets as currently conducted
violate) any law, rule or regulation (including any zoning, building,
Environmental Law, ordinance, code or approval or any building permit) or any
restriction of record or agreement affecting any Mortgaged Property, or is in
default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any
Governmental Authority, where such violation or default could reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.10 Federal Reserve Regulations. (a) None of Holdings, the
Borrower and their Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its
important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of
purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.
(b) No part of the proceeds of any Term Loan C will be used, whether
directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, for
any purpose that entails a violation of, or that is inconsistent with, the
provisions of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulation U or Regulation
X.
SECTION 3.11 Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company
Act. None of Holdings, the Borrower and their Subsidiaries is (a) an "investment
company" as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, or (b) a "holding company" as defined in, or subject to
regulation under, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
SECTION 3.12 Use of Proceeds. Parent will use the proceeds of Term
Loans C on the date incurred (or the next Business Day) to repay principal of
the Senior Subordinated Bridge B Loans.
SECTION 3.13 Tax Returns. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.13:
(a) each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Material
Subsidiaries (i) has timely filed or caused to be timely filed all
federal, state, local and non-U.S. Tax returns required to have been
filed by it that are material to such companies taken as a whole and
each such Tax return is true and correct in all material respects and
(ii) has timely paid or caused to be timely paid all material Taxes
shown thereon to be due and payable by it and all other material Taxes
or assessments, except Taxes or assessments that are being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings in accordance with Section 5.03
and for which Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Material
Subsidiaries (as the case may be) has set aside on its books adequate
reserves;
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(b) each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Material
Subsidiaries has paid in full or made adequate provision (in accordance
with US GAAP) for the payment of all Taxes due with respect to all
periods or portions thereof ending on or before the Closing Date, which
Taxes, if not paid or adequately provided for, could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(c) as of the Closing Date, with respect to each of Holdings,
the Borrower and their Material Subsidiaries, (i) there are no material
audits, investigations or claims being asserted in writing with respect
to any Taxes, (ii) no presently effective waivers or extensions of
statutes of limitation with respect to Taxes have been given or
requested and (iii) no material Tax returns are being examined by, and
no written notification of intention to examine has been received from,
the Internal Revenue Service or, with respect to any material potential
Tax liability, any other Taxing authority.
SECTION 3.14 No Material Misstatements. (a) All written
information (other than the Projections, estimates and information of a general
economic nature) (the "Information") concerning Holdings, the Borrower, their
Subsidiaries, the Transaction and any other transactions contemplated hereby
included in the Offer Document and/or (after the preparation and delivery
thereof) the [Information Memorandum] or otherwise prepared by or on behalf of
the foregoing or their representatives and made available to any Lenders or the
Administrative Agent in connection with the Transaction (as such information may
have been supplemented in writing prior to the Closing Date) or the other
transactions contemplated hereby, when taken as a whole, were true and correct
in all material respects, as of the date such Information was furnished to the
Lenders and (in the case of such Information delivered prior to the Closing
Date) as of the Closing Date and did not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact as of any such date or omit to state a material fact necessary in
order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were made.
(b) The Projections and estimates and information of a general
economic nature prepared by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its
representatives and that have been made available to any Lenders or the
Administrative Agent in connection with the Transaction or the other
transactions contemplated hereby (i) have been prepared in good faith based upon
assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date thereof and
as of the Closing Date, and (ii) as of the Closing Date, have not been modified
in any material respect by the Borrower.
SECTION 3.15 Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Each of the Borrower,
Holdings, the Material Subsidiaries and the ERISA Affiliates is in compliance
with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the provisions of the Code relating
to Plans and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder and any
similar applicable non-U.S. law, except for such noncompliance that could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Reportable Event
has occurred during the past five years as to which the Borrower, Holdings, any
of the Material Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate was required to file a
report with the PBGC, other than reports that have been filed and reports the
failure of which to file could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. As of the Closing Date, the excess of the present value of all
benefit liabilities under each Plan of the Borrower, Holdings, the Material
Subsidiaries and the ERISA Affiliates (based on those assumptions used to fund
such Plan), as of the last annual valuation date applicable thereto for which a
valuation is available, over the value of the assets of such Plan could not
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reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and the excess of the
present value of all benefit liabilities of all underfunded Plans (based on
those assumptions used to fund each such Plan) as of the last annual valuation
dates applicable thereto for which valuations are available, over the value of
the assets of all such under funded Plans could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably
expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events
which have occurred or for which liability is reasonably expected to occur,
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the
Borrower, Holdings, the Material Subsidiaries and the ERISA Affiliates has
received any written notification that any Multiemployer Plan is in
reorganization or has been terminated within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA,
or has knowledge that any Multiemployer Plan is reasonably expected to be in
reorganization or to be terminated, where such reorganization or termination has
had or could reasonably be expected to have, through increases in the
contributions required to be made to such Plan or otherwise, a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Material
Subsidiaries is in compliance (i) with all applicable provisions of law and all
applicable regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to
any employee pension benefit plan or other employee benefit plan governed by the
laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States and (ii) with the terms of
any such plan, except, in each case, for such noncompliance that could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.16 Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed in
Schedule 3.16 and except as to matters that could not reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (i) no written
notice, request for information, order, complaint or penalty has been received
by the Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries relating to the Borrower or
any of the Material Subsidiaries, and there are no judicial, administrative or
other actions, suits or proceedings relating to the Borrower or any of the
Material Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened which
allege a violation of or liability under any Environmental Laws, (ii) each of
the Borrower and the Material Subsidiaries has all environmental permits
necessary for its current operations to comply with all applicable Environmental
Laws and is, and since January 1, 2001 has been, in compliance with the terms of
such permits and with all other applicable Environmental Laws, (iii) there has
been no written environmental audit conducted since January 1, 2000 by the
Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries of any property currently owned or
leased by the Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries which has not been
made available to the Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof, (iv) no
Hazardous Material is located at any property currently owned, operated or
leased by the Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries that would reasonably
be expected to give rise to any cost, liability or obligation of the Borrower or
any of the Material Subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws, and no Hazardous
Material has been generated, owned or controlled by the Borrower or any of the
Material Subsidiaries and transported to or released at any location in a manner
that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any cost, liability or
obligation of the Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries under any
Environmental Laws, and (v) there are no acquisition agreements entered into
after December 31, 2000 in which the Borrower or any of the Material
Subsidiaries has expressly assumed or undertaken responsibility for any
liability or obligation of any other Person arising under or relating to
Environmental Laws, which in any such case has not been made available to the
Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof.
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SECTION 3.17 Security Documents. (a) The Bidco Pledge will as
of the Closing Date be effective, and the Holdings Agreements and each of the
Security Documents described in Part II of Schedule 1.01(a) will as of the
Restructuring Date be effective, to create in favor of the Collateral Agent (for
the benefit of the Lenders) a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in
the Collateral described therein (subject to any limitations specified therein).
In the case of the Pledged Collateral described in any of such Security
Documents the security interest in which is perfected by delivery thereof, when
certificates or promissory notes, as applicable, representing such Pledged
Collateral are delivered to the CA Collateral Agent (or the Collateral Agent, as
appropriate) and in the case of the other Collateral described in any such
Security Document (other than the Intellectual Property (as defined in the U.S.
Collateral Agreement)), when financing statements and other filings specified on
Schedule 6 of the Perfection Certificate in appropriate form are filed in the
offices specified on Schedule 7 of the Perfection Certificate, the Collateral
Agent (for the benefit of the Lenders) shall have a fully perfected Lien on, and
security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such
Collateral, as security for the Obligations secured thereby, in each case with
such priority as purported to be created under the respective Security Document.
(b) When the U.S. Collateral Agreement or a summary thereof is
properly filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United
States Copyright Office, and, with respect to Collateral in which a security
interest cannot be perfected by such filings, upon the proper filing of the
financing statements referred to in paragraph (a) above, the Collateral Agent
(for the benefit of the Lenders) shall have a fully perfected Lien on, and
security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties
thereunder in the Intellectual Property, in each case with such priority as
purported to be created under the U.S. Collateral Agreement.
(c) The Mortgages set forth on Schedule 5.12 executed and
delivered on the Restructuring Date pursuant to Section 5.12 and the Mortgages
executed and delivered pursuant to Section 5.10 shall be effective to create in
favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Lenders) a legal, valid
and enforceable Lien on all of the Loan Parties' right, title and interest in
and to the Mortgaged Property thereunder and the proceeds thereof, and when such
Mortgages are filed or recorded in the proper real estate filing or recording
offices, the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Lenders) shall have a
fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest
of the Loan Parties in such Mortgaged Property and, to the extent applicable,
subject to Section 9-315 of the Uniform Commercial Code, the proceeds thereof,
in each case with such priority as purported to be created by the respective
Mortgage.
SECTION 3.18 Location of Real Property and Leased Premises.
(a) Schedule 3.18 lists completely and correctly as of the CA Closing Date all
material real property owned by Holdings, the Borrower and the Domestic
Subsidiary Loan Parties and the addresses thereof. As of the CA Closing Date,
Holdings, the Borrower and the Domestic Subsidiaries own in fee all the real
property set forth as being owned by them on such Schedule.
(b) Schedule 3.18 lists completely and correctly as of the CA
Closing Date all material real property leased by Holdings, the Borrower and the
Domestic Subsidiary Loan Parties and the addresses thereof. As of the CA Closing
Date, Holdings, the Borrower and the Domestic Subsidiary Loan Parties have valid
leases in all the real property set forth as being leased by them on such
Schedule.
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SECTION 3.19 Solvency. (A) (a) Both (x) immediately after
giving effect to the Closing Date and (y) on the Restructuring Date (i) the fair
value of the assets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, at
a fair valuation, will exceed the debts and liabilities, direct, subordinated,
contingent or otherwise, of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis; (ii) the present fair saleable value of the property of Holdings and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be greater than the amount that will
be required to pay the probable liability of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis on their debts and other liabilities, direct, subordinated,
contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and
matured; (iii) Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be
able to pay their debts and liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or
otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured; and (iv)
Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will not have unreasonably
small capital with which to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged as
such businesses are now conducted and are proposed to be conducted following the
Closing Date and (B) after giving effect to the Closing Date and prior to the
Restructuring Date, Parent (x) has not ceased, and does not expect that it will
cease, making payments on its liabilities when due and (y) can, and expects that
it can, obtain credit in the ordinary course of business.
(b) Neither Holdings nor the Borrower intends to, and does not
believe that it or any of the Material Subsidiaries will, incur debts beyond its
ability to pay such debts as they mature, taking into account the timing and
amounts of cash to be received by it or any such subsidiary and the timing and
amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its Indebtedness or the
Indebtedness of any such subsidiary.
SECTION 3.20 Labor Matters. There are no strikes pending or
threatened against Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries
that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. The hours worked and payments made to employees of
Holdings, the Borrower and the Material Subsidiaries have not been in violation
in any material respect of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable
law dealing with such matters. All material payments due from Holdings, the
Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries or for which any claim may be made
against Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries, on account
of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits have been
paid or accrued as a liability on the books of Holdings, the Borrower or such
Material Subsidiary to the extent required by US GAAP. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.20, consummation of the Transaction will not give rise to a right of
termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any
collective bargaining agreement to which Holdings, the Borrower or any of the
Material Subsidiaries (or any predecessor) is a party or by which Holdings, the
Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries (or any predecessor) is bound,
other than collective bargaining agreements that, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.21 Insurance. Schedule 3.21 sets forth a true,
complete and correct description of all material insurance maintained by or on
behalf of Holdings, the Borrower or the Material Subsidiaries as of the CA
Closing Date. As of the CA Closing Date, such insurance was in full force and
effect. The Borrower believes that the insurance maintained by or on behalf of
Holdings, the Borrower and the Material Subsidiaries is adequate.
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ARTICLE IV
Conditions of Lending
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SECTION 4.01 Conditions. The obligations of the Lenders to
make Term Loans C are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing
Request as required by Section 2.03.
(b) The representations and warranties set forth in Article
III hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as
of the date of such Borrowing, with the same effect as though made on
and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and
warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such
representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of such earlier date).
(c) At the time of and immediately after such Borrowing, no
Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(d) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have
received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this
Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy
transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such
party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received, on behalf of
itself, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders on the Closing Date, a
favorable written opinion of (i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP,
special counsel for Holdings and the Borrower, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) such local
U.S. and/or foreign counsel as reasonably requested by the
Administrative Agent, in each case (A) dated the Closing Date, (B)
addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the
Lenders and (C) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and covering such other matters relating to the
Loan Documents and the Transaction as the Administrative Agent shall
reasonably request, and each of Holdings and the Borrower hereby
instructs its counsel to deliver such opinions.
(f) All legal matters incident to this Agreement, the
borrowings and extensions of credit hereunder and the other Loan
Documents shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received in the case
of each person that is a Loan Party on the Closing Date each of the
items referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) below:
(i) a copy of the certificate or articles of
incorporation, memorandum and articles of association,
partnership agreement or limited liability agreement,
including all amendments thereto, of each Loan Party, (A) in
the case of a corporation, certified as of a recent date by
the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the
jurisdiction of its organization, and a
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certificate as to the good standing under the jurisdiction of
its organization (to the extent such concept or a similar
concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of each
such Loan Party as of a recent date from such Secretary of
State (or other similar official), (B) in the case of a
partnership or limited liability company, certified by the
manager, Secretary or Assistant Secretary or other appropriate
officer of each such Loan Party or (C) in the case of a Cayman
Islands exempted company, a copy of the memorandum and
articles of association of such company stamped as registered
and filed as of a recent date by the Registrar of Companies in
the Cayman Islands;
(ii) a certificate of the manager, director,
Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of each
Loan Party dated the Closing Date and certifying
(A) that attached thereto is a true and
complete copy of the by-laws (or partnership
agreement, limited liability company agreement or
other equivalent governing documents) of such Loan
Party as in effect on the Closing Date and at all
times since a date prior to the date of the
resolutions described in clause (B) below,
(B) that attached thereto is a true and
complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the
Board of Directors (or equivalent governing body) of
such Loan Party (or its managing general partner or
managing member) authorizing the execution, delivery
and performance of the Loan Documents to which such
person is a party and, in the case of a Borrower, the
borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have
not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in
full force and effect on the Closing Date,
(C) that the certificate or articles of
incorporation, memorandum and articles of
association, partnership agreement or limited
liability agreement of such Loan Party have not been
amended since the date of the last amendment thereto
disclosed pursuant to clause (i) above,
(D) as to the incumbency and specimen signature
of each officer executing any Loan Document or any
other document delivered in connection herewith on
behalf of such Loan Party and
(E) as to the absence of any pending proceeding
for the dissolution or liquidation of such Loan Party
or, to the knowledge of such person, threatening the
existence of such Loan Party;
(iii) a certificate of another officer, director or
attorney-in-fact as to the incumbency and specimen signature
of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer
executing the certificate pursuant to clause (ii) above; and
(iv) such other documents as the Administrative Agent
may reasonably request (including, without limitation, tax
identification numbers and addresses).
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(h) The Collateral and Guarantee Requirements
required to be satisfied as of the Closing Date shall have
been satisfied or waived.
(i) Senior Subordinated Notes shall have been issued
concurrently with the making of the C Term Loans hereunder
with net proceeds to the Borrower equal to at least (i) the
sum of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior
Subordinated Bridge B Loans and Senior Subordinated Bridge C
Loans (plus any pay-in-kind interest thereon) less (ii) the
aggregate principal amount of Term Loans C incurred on the
Closing Date.
(j) The Lenders shall have received the financial
statements referred to in Section 3.05(a).
(k) The Lenders shall have received the pro forma
consolidated balance sheet referred to in Section 3.05(b).
(l) The Lenders shall have received a solvency
certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G and signed
by a director or a Responsible Officer of Holdings confirming
the solvency of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis after giving effect to the Closing Date.
(m) The Administrative Agent shall have received all
fees payable to it, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or any other Lender on or
prior to the Closing Date and, to the extent invoiced, all
other amounts due and payable pursuant to the Loan Documents
on or prior to the Closing Date, including, to the extent
invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and
disbursements of White & Case LLP and U.S. and foreign local
counsel) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Loan Parties
hereunder or under any Loan Document.
ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants
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Each of Holdings and the Borrower covenants and agrees with each Lender
that so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect and until the principal of
and interest on each Term Loan C, all fees and all other expenses or amounts
payable under any Loan Document shall have been paid in full, unless the
Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, each of Holdings and the
Borrower will, and (other than Sections 5.04 and 5.05) will cause each of the
Material Subsidiaries to:
SECTION 5.01 Existence; Businesses and Properties. (a) Do or
cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force
and effect its legal existence, except as otherwise expressly permitted under
Section 6.06 or 6.07, and except for the liquidation or dissolution of
Subsidiaries if the assets of such Subsidiaries to the extent they exceed
estimated liabilities are acquired by the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary
of the Borrower in such liquidation or dissolution; provided that Subsidiaries
that are Loan Parties may not be liquidated into Subsidiaries that are not Loan
Parties and Domestic Subsidiaries may not be liquidated into Foreign
Subsidiaries.
(b) Do or cause to be done all things necessary to (i) obtain,
preserve, renew, extend and keep in full force and effect the permits,
franchises, authorizations,
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patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and rights
with respect thereto necessary to the normal conduct of its business, (ii)
comply in all material respects with all material applicable laws, rules,
regulations (including any zoning, building, ordinance, code or approval or any
building permits or any restrictions of record or agreements affecting the
Mortgaged Properties) and material judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees and
orders of any Governmental Authority, whether now in effect or hereafter
enacted, and (iii) at all times maintain and preserve all property necessary to
the normal conduct of its business and keep such property in good repair,
working order and condition and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all
needful and proper repairs, renewals, additions, improvements and replacements
thereto necessary in order that the business carried on in connection therewith,
if any, may be properly conducted at all times (in each case except as expressly
permitted by this Agreement).
SECTION 5.02 Insurance. (a) Keep its insurable properties insured at
all times by financially sound and reputable insurers in such amounts as shall
be customary for similar businesses and maintain such other reasonable insurance
(including, to the extent consistent with past practices, self-insurance), of
such types, to such extent and against such risks, as is customary with
companies in the same or similar businesses and maintain such other insurance as
may be required by law or any Mortgage.
(b) After the CA Termination Date, cause all such property and casualty
insurance policies with respect to the Mortgaged Properties to be endorsed or
otherwise amended to include a "standard" or "New York" lender's loss payable
endorsement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent and the Collateral Agent, which endorsement shall provide that, from and
after the Closing Date, if the insurance carrier shall have received written
notice from the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent of the occurrence
of an Event of Default, the insurance carrier shall pay all proceeds otherwise
payable to any Loan Party under such policies directly to the Collateral Agent;
cause all such policies to provide that neither the Borrower, the Administrative
Agent, the Collateral Agent nor any other party shall be a coinsurer thereunder
and to contain a "Replacement Cost Endorsement," without any deduction for
depreciation, and such other provisions as the Administrative Agent or the
Collateral Agent may reasonably (in light of a Default or a material development
in respect of the insured Mortgaged Property) require from time to time to
protect their interests; deliver original or certified copies of all such
policies or a certificate of an insurance broker to the Collateral Agent.
(c) After the CA Termination Date, if at any time the area in which the
Premises (as defined in the Mortgages) are located is designated a "flood hazard
area" in any Flood Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (or any successor agency), obtain flood insurance in such
reasonable total amount as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may
from time to time reasonably require, and otherwise comply with the National
Flood Insurance Program as set forth in the Flood Disaster Protection Act of
1973, as it may be amended from time to time.
(d) After the CA Termination Date and with respect to each Mortgaged
Property, carry and maintain comprehensive general liability insurance including
the "broad form CGL endorsement" and coverage on a "claims-made" occurrence
basis against claims made for personal injury (including bodily injury, death
and property damage) and umbrella liability insurance against any and all
claims, in each case in amounts and against such risks as are customarily
maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar industry operat-
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ing in the same or similar locations naming the Collateral Agent as an
additional insured in respect of such Mortgaged Property, on forms reasonably
satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.
(e) Notify the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent promptly
whenever any separate insurance concurrent in form or contributing in the event
of loss with that required to be maintained under this Section 5.02 is taken out
by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries; and promptly deliver to
the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent a duplicate original copy of
such policy or policies, or an insurance certificate with respect thereto.
(f) In connection with the covenants set forth in this Section 5.02, it
is understood and agreed that:
(i) none of the Agents, the Lenders and their respective
agents or employees shall be liable for any loss or damage insured by
the insurance policies required to be maintained under this Section
5.02 or Section 5.02 of the Credit Agreement, it being understood that
(A) the Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall look solely to their
insurance companies or any other parties other than the aforesaid
parties for the recovery of such loss or damage and (B) such insurance
companies shall have no rights of subrogation against the Agents, the
Lenders or their agents or employees. If, however, the insurance
policies do not provide waiver of subrogation rights against such
parties, as required above, then each of Holdings, and the Borrower
hereby agree, to the extent permitted by law, to waive, and to cause
each of their Subsidiaries to waive, its right of recovery, if any,
against the Agents, the Lenders and their agents and employees; and
(ii) the designation of any form, type or amount of insurance
coverage by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent under this
Section 5.02 or Section 5.02 of the Credit Agreement, shall in no event
be deemed a representation, warranty or advice by the Administrative
Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Lenders that such insurance is
adequate for the purposes of the business of Holdings, the Borrower and
their Subsidiaries or the protection of their properties.
SECTION 5.03 Taxes. Pay and discharge promptly when due all material
Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon
its income or profits or in respect of its property, before the same shall
become delinquent or in default, as well as all lawful claims for labor,
materials and supplies or otherwise that, if unpaid, might give rise to a Lien
upon such properties or any part thereof; provided, however, that such payment
and discharge shall not be required with respect to any such Tax, assessment,
charge, levy or claim so long as the validity or amount thereof shall be
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and Holdings, the Borrower
or the affected Subsidiary, as applicable, shall have set aside on its books
reserves in accordance with US GAAP with respect thereto.
SECTION 5.04 Financial Statements, Reports, etc. Furnish to the
Administrative Agent (which will furnish such information to the Lenders):
(a) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, a
consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statements of
operations, cash flows and owners' equity showing the financial
position of Holdings and the Subsidiaries as of the close of such
fiscal year and the consolidated results of their operations during
such year,
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with all consolidated statements audited by independent public
accountants of recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to
the Administrative Agent and accompanied by an opinion of such
accountants (which shall not be qualified in any material respect)
to the effect that such consolidated financial statements fairly
present, in all material respects, the financial position and
results of operations of Holdings and the Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis in accordance with US GAAP (it being understood
that the delivery by Holdings of Annual Reports on Form 10-K of
Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries shall satisfy the
requirements of this Section 5.04(a) to the extent such Annual
Reports include the information specified herein);
(b) within 45 days (75 days in the case of the fiscal quarter
ending June 30, 2004) after the end of each of the first three fiscal
quarters of each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal quarter ending
June 30, 2004, a consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated
statements of operations and cash flows showing the financial position
of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal quarter
and the consolidated results of their operations during such fiscal
quarter and the then-elapsed portion of the fiscal year, all certified
by a Financial Officer of Holdings, on behalf of Holdings, as fairly
presenting, in all material respects, the financial position and
results of operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis in accordance with US GAAP (subject to normal
year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes) (it being understood
that the delivery by Holdings of Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q of
Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries shall satisfy the
requirements of this Section 5.04(b) to the extent such Quarterly
Reports include the information specified herein);
(c) (x) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements
under (a) or (b) above, (A) a certificate of a Financial Officer of
Holdings (i) certifying that no Event of Default or Default has
occurred or, if such an Event of Default or Default has occurred,
specifying the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action
taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and (ii) commencing
with the fiscal period ending June 30, 2004, setting forth computations
in reasonable detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
demonstrating compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 6.10,
6.11 and 6.12 and (B) a reasonably detailed break-out of operational
performance by business units for the year or quarter then ended and
(y) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under (a)
above, a certificate of the accounting firm opining on or certifying
such statements stating whether they obtained knowledge during the
course of their examination of such statements of any Default or Event
of Default (which certificate may be limited to accounting matters and
disclaims responsibility for legal interpretations);
(d) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies
of all periodic and other publicly available reports, proxy statements
and, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, other
materials filed by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries
with the SEC, or after an initial public offering, distributed to its
stockholders generally, as applicable;
(e) if, as a result of any change in accounting principles and
policies from those as in effect on the Closing Date, the consolidated
financial statements of Holdings and the Subsidiaries delivered
pursuant to paragraphs (a) or (b) above will differ in any material
respect from the consolidated financial statements that would
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have been delivered pursuant to such clauses had no such change in
accounting principles and policies been made, then, together with
the first delivery of financial statements pursuant to paragraph (a)
and (b) above following such change, a schedule prepared by a
Financial Officer on behalf of Holdings reconciling such changes to
what the financial statements would have been without such changes;
(f) within 90 days after the beginning of each fiscal year, an
operating and capital expenditure budget, in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent prepared by Holdings for each
of the four fiscal quarters of such fiscal year prepared in reasonable
detail, of Holdings and the Subsidiaries, accompanied by the statement
of a Financial Officer of Holdings to the effect that, to the best of
his knowledge, the budget is a reasonable estimate for the period
covered thereby;
(g) upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent
(which request shall not be made more than once in any 12-month
period), deliver updated Perfection Certificates (or, to the extent
such request relates to specified information contained in the
Perfection Certificates, such information) reflecting all changes since
the date of the information most recently received pursuant to this
paragraph (g) or Section 5.10(e);
(h) promptly, a copy of all reports submitted to the Board of
Directors (or any committee thereof) of any of Holdings, the Borrower
or any Material Subsidiary in connection with any interim or special
audit that is material made by independent accountants of the books of
Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(i) promptly, from time to time, such other information
regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of
Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, or compliance with
the terms of any Loan Document, as in each case the Administrative
Agent may reasonably request;
(j) promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent, copies
of: (i) each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report
(Form 5500 Series) filed with the Internal Revenue Service with respect
to a Plan; (ii) the most recent actuarial valuation report for any
Plan; (iii) all notices received from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor or
any governmental agency concerning an ERISA Event; and (iv) such other
documents or governmental reports or filings relating to any Plan or
Multiemployer Plan as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably
request; and
(k) promptly and in any event within 15 days after the Closing
Date, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet and related unaudited
consolidated statements of operations and cash flow showing the
financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the close
of the period commencing January 1, 2004 and ending on either the
Closing Date or March 31, 2004 (at the election of the Company) and the
consolidated results of their operations during such period certified
by a Responsible Officer of, and acting on behalf of, Holdings or the
Company as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial
position and results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries
on a consolidated basis (subject to normal year end adjustments and the
absence of footnotes).
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SECTION 5.05 Litigation and Other Notices. Furnish to the
Administrative Agent written notice of the following promptly after any
Responsible Officer of Holdings or the Borrower obtains actual knowledge
thereof:
(a) any Event of Default or Default, specifying the nature and
extent thereof and the corrective action (if any) proposed to be taken
with respect thereto;
(b) the filing or commencement of, or any written threat or
notice of intention of any person to file or commence, any action, suit
or proceeding, whether at law or in equity or by or before any
Governmental Authority or in arbitration, against Holdings, the
Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries as to which an adverse
determination is reasonably probable and which, if adversely
determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect;
(c) any other development specific to Holdings, the Borrower
or any of the Subsidiaries that is not a matter of general public
knowledge and that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a
Material Adverse Effect; and
(d) the occurrence of any ERISA Event, that together with all
other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.06 Compliance with Laws. Comply with all laws, rules,
regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its
property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
provided that this Section 5.06 shall not apply to Environmental Laws, which are
the subject of Section 5.09, or to laws related to Taxes, which are the subject
of Section 5.03.
SECTION 5.07 Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections.
Maintain all financial records in accordance with US GAAP and permit any persons
designated by the Agents or, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of
an Event of Default, any Lender to visit and inspect the financial records and
the properties of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries at
reasonable times, upon reasonable prior notice to Holdings or the Borrower, and
as often as reasonably requested and to make extracts from and copies of such
financial records, and permit any persons designated by the Agents or, upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any Lender upon
reasonable prior notice to Holdings or the Borrower to discuss the affairs,
finances and condition of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries with
the officers thereof and (subject to a senior officer of the respective company
or a parent thereof being present) independent accountants therefor (subject to
reasonable requirements of confidentiality, including requirements imposed by
law or by contract).
SECTION 5.08 Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of Term Loans C only in
compliance with the representation contained in Section 3.12.
SECTION 5.09 Compliance with Environmental Laws. Comply, and make
reasonable efforts to cause all lessees and other persons occupying its
properties to comply, with all Environmental Laws applicable to its operations
and properties; and obtain and renew all material authorizations and permits
required pursuant to Environmental Law for its operations and properties, in
each case in accordance with Environmental Laws, except, in
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each case with respect to this Section 5.09, to the extent the failure to do so
could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.10 Further Assurances; Additional Mortgages. (a) Execute any
and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and
take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing
statements, fixture filings, Mortgages and other documents and recordings of
Liens in stock registries), that may be required under any applicable law, or
that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, to cause the Collateral
and Guarantee Requirement to be and remain satisfied, all at the expense of the
Loan Parties and provide to the Administrative Agent, from time to time upon
reasonable request, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created
by the Security Documents.
(b) If (x) after the Closing Date and prior to the Restructuring Date,
(i) any Lien is first created on any asset in favor of the CA Collateral Agent
pursuant to Section 5.10(b) of the Credit Agreement, cause the form of the U.S.
Collateral Agent to be modified to include such asset as Collateral thereunder
(or cause such other agreement to be entered into on the Restructuring Date to
establish the Lien (on a silent second basis) in favor of the Collateral Agent
therein) and (ii) any CA Mortgage is executed in respect of any real property
pursuant to Section 5.10(c) of the Credit Agreement, cause Schedule 5.12 to be
amended to add thereto the name of such real property so that a Mortgage will be
executed in respect thereof on the Restructuring Date as contemplated by clause
(h) of the definition of Collateral and Guarantee Requirements; (y) on and after
the Restructuring Date and prior to the CA Termination Date (i) any Lien is
first created on any assets in favor of the CA Collateral Agent pursuant to
Section 5.10(b) of the Credit Agreement cause such asset to be subjected to a
silent second Lien securing the Obligations and take, or cause the respective
Loan Party to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested
by the Administrative Agent to grant and prefect such Liens, including actions
described in paragraph (a) of this Section 5.10, all at the expense of the Loan
Parties, subject to paragraph (d) below, and (ii) any CA Mortgage is executed in
respect of any real property pursuant to Section 5.10(c) of the Credit
Agreement, grant to the Collateral Agent security interests and mortgages in
such real property (to the extent not covered by the original Mortgages)
pursuant to documentation substantially in the form of the Mortgages delivered
to the Collateral Agent on the Restructuring Date or in such other form as is
reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (each, an "Additional Mortgage")
and constituting valid and enforceable perfected Liens superior to and prior to
the rights of all third persons subject to no other Liens except as are
permitted by Section 6.08 (including pursuant to the CA Mortgage thereon) or
arising by operation of law at the time of perfection thereof, and record or
file, and cause the respective Loan Party to record or file, the Additional
Mortgage or instruments related thereto in such manner and in such places as is
required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the Liens in favor
of the Collateral Agent required to be granted pursuant to the Additional
Mortgages and pay, and cause each such Subsidiary to pay, in full, all Taxes,
fees and other charges payable in connection therewith, in each case subject to
paragraph (d) below; and (z) on or after the CA Termination Date: (I) if any
asset (including any real property (other than real property covered by Section
5.10(b)(II) below) or improvements thereto or any interest therein) that has an
individual fair market value in an amount having a Dollar Equivalent greater
than $20.0 million is first acquired by Holdings, the Borrower or any Domestic
Subsidiary Loan Party or owned by an entity at the time it first becomes a
Domestic Subsidiary Loan Party (in each case other than assets constituting
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Collateral under a Security Document that become subject to the Lien of such
Security Document upon acquisition thereof), cause such asset to be subjected to
a Lien securing the Obligations and take, and cause the Domestic Subsidiary Loan
Parties to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by
the Administrative Agent to grant and perfect such Liens, including actions
described in paragraph (a) of this Section, all at the expense of the Loan
Parties, subject to paragraph (d) below; (II) grant (when the Borrower is US
Holdco), and cause each of the Domestic Subsidiary Loan Parties to grant, to the
Collateral Agent security interests and mortgages in such real property then
first acquired of the Borrower (when it is US Holdco) or any such Domestic
Subsidiary Loan Parties as are not covered by the original Mortgages, and having
a fair market value (as determined in good faith by Holdings) at the time of
acquisition in excess of $20.0 million pursuant to an Additional Mortgage and
constituting valid and enforceable perfected Liens superior to and prior to the
rights of all third persons subject to no other Liens except as are permitted by
Section 6.08 or arising by operation of law, at the time of perfection thereof,
record or file, and cause each such Subsidiary to record or file, the Additional
Mortgage or instruments related thereto in such manner and in such places as is
required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the Liens in favor
of the Collateral Agent required to be granted pursuant to the Additional
Mortgages and pay, and cause each such Subsidiary to pay, in full, all Taxes,
fees and other charges payable in connection therewith, in each case subject to
paragraph (d) below (with respect to each such Additional Mortgage, the Borrower
shall, unless otherwise waived by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the
Collateral Agent contemporaneously therewith a title insurance policy, a survey,
an opinion of counsel and a Real Property Officers' Certificate meeting the
requirements of subsection (h) of the definition of the term "Collateral and
Guarantee Requirement"); and (III) if any additional direct or indirect
Subsidiary of Holdings is then formed or acquired and if such Subsidiary is a
Domestic Subsidiary Loan Party, within 10 Business days after the date such
Subsidiary is formed or acquired, notify the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders thereof and, within 25 Business Days after the date such Subsidiary is
formed or acquired, cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be
satisfied with respect to such Subsidiary and with respect to any Equity
Interest in or Indebtedness of such Subsidiary owned by or on behalf of any Loan
Party.
(c) In the case of the Borrower, (i) furnish to the Collateral Agent
prompt written notice of any change (A) in any Loan Party's corporate or
organization name, (B) in any Loan Party's identity or organizational structure
or (C) in any Loan Party's organizational identification number; provided that
the Borrower shall not effect or permit any such change unless all filings have
been made, or will have been made within any statutory period, under the Uniform
Commercial Code or otherwise that are required in order for the Collateral Agent
to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and
perfected security interest in all the Collateral for the benefit of the Lenders
and (ii) promptly notify the Administrative Agent if any material portion of the
Collateral is damaged or destroyed.
(d) The Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and the other provisions
of this Section 5.10 need not be satisfied with respect to (i) any real property
held by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as a lessee under a lease, (ii)
any Equity Interests acquired after the Closing Date in accordance with this
Agreement if, and to the extent that, and for so long as (A) doing so would
violate applicable law or a contractual obligation binding on such Equity
Interests and (B) such law or obligation existed at the time of the acquisition
thereof and was not created or made binding on such Equity Interests in
contemplation of or in
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connection with the acquisition of such Subsidiary (provided that the foregoing
clause (B) shall not apply in the case of a joint venture, including a joint
venture that is a Subsidiary) or (iii) any assets acquired after the Closing
Date, to the extent that, and for so long as, taking such actions would violate
a contractual obligation binding on such assets that existed at the time of the
acquisition thereof and was not created or made binding on such assets in
contemplation or in connection with the acquisition of such assets (except in
the case of assets acquired with Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien
permitted pursuant to Section 6.08(i)).
SECTION 5.11 Fiscal Year; Accounting. In the case of Holdings and the
Borrower, cause its fiscal year to end on December 28 or on such other date as
is consented to by the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed).
SECTION 5.12 Restructuring Date. On or prior to the Restructuring Date,
the Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Administrative
Agent (i) each of the items referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of
Section 4.01(g) with respect to each Person that is to be a Loan Party on and
after the Restructuring Date but that was not a Loan Party prior to the
Restructuring Date and (ii) such opinions of counsel as reasonably requested by
the Administrative Agent covering such matters relating to the Loan Parties
referred to in (i) (and of the type contained in the opinions delivered pursuant
to Section 4.01(e)) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
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The Borrower covenants and agrees with each Lender that, so long as
this Agreement shall remain in effect and until the principal of and interest on
each Term Loan C, all fees and all other expenses or amounts payable under any
Loan Document have been paid in full, unless the Required Lenders shall
otherwise consent in writing, the Borrower will not, and (except for Section
6.06) will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to:
SECTION 6.01 Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock. (a) Directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume,
guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or
otherwise (collectively, "incur"), with respect to any Indebtedness (including
Acquired Debt), and the Borrower will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to issue any shares of Preferred Stock; provided, however, that the
Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness (including
Acquired Debt) and any Restricted Subsidiary may issue Preferred Stock if the
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Borrower's most recently ended four full
fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available
immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred
or such Preferred Stock is issued would have been at least 2.00 to 1.00,
determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net
proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred or the
Preferred Stock had been issued, as the case may be, and the application of
proceeds therefrom had occurred at the beginning of such four-quarter period..
(b) The limitations set forth in Section 6.01(a) shall not prohibit the
incurrence of any of the following (collectively, "Permitted Debt"):
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(i) Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement together with the
incurrence of the guarantees thereunder and the issuance and creation
of letters of credit and bankers' acceptances being deemed to have a
principal amount equal to the face amount thereof), up to an aggregate
principal amount of $1.250 billion outstanding at any one time less the
amount of all mandatory principal payments actually made by the
Borrower in respect of Indebtedness thereunder with Net Proceeds from
Asset Sales;
(ii) Indebtedness evidenced by the Term Loans or represented
by the Senior Subordinated Notes and any "parallel debt" of Bidco
issued on the Closing Date;
(iii) Existing Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness described
in clauses (i) and (ii));
(iv) Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations)
incurred or issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to
finance the purchase, lease or improvement of property (real or
personal) or equipment that is used or useful in a Permitted Business
(whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital Stock of
any Person owning such assets) in an aggregate principal amount that,
when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness
then outstanding and incurred pursuant to this clause (iv), does not
exceed 4.0% of Total Assets;
(v) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to
letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business, including
without limitation letters of credit in respect of workers'
compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or
property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other
Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding
workers' compensation claims;
(vi) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Borrower or a
Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of
purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or
assumed in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or a
Subsidiary, 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; provided,
however, that (A) such Indebtedness is not reflected on the balance
sheet (other than by application of FIN 45 as a result of an amendment
to an obligation in existence on the Issue Date) of the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary (contingent obligations referred to in a footnote
to financial statements and not otherwise reflected on the balance
sheet will not be deemed to be reflected on such balance sheet for
purposes of this clause (A)) and (B) the maximum assumable liability in
respect of all such Indebtedness shall at no time exceed the gross
proceeds including non-cash proceeds (the fair market value of such
non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without
giving effect to any subsequent changes in value) actually received by
the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such
disposition;
(vii) Indebtedness of the Borrower owed to and held by any
Restricted Subsidiary or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary owed
to and held by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided,
however, that (A) any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital
Stock or any other event that results in any such
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Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any
subsequent transfer of any such Indebtedness (except to the Borrower
or a Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed, in each case, to
constitute the incurrence of such Indebtedness by the issuer thereof
and (B) if the Borrower or any Guarantor is the obligor on such
Indebtedness owing to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a
Guarantor, such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated to the prior
payment in full in cash of all obligations of the Borrower with
respect to the Term Loans C or of such Guarantor with respect to its
Guarantee;
(viii) shares of Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary
issued to the Borrower or a 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 the Borrower or a Restricted
Subsidiary) shall be deemed in each case to be an issuance of such
shares of Preferred Stock;
(ix) Hedging Obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary (excluding Hedging Obligations entered into for speculative
purposes) for the purpose of limiting (A) interest rate risk with
respect to any Indebtedness that is permitted by the terms of this
Agreement to be outstanding or (B) exchange rate risk with respect to
any currency exchange or (C) commodity risk;
(x) obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and
surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees provided by the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or obligations in respect of
letters of credit related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course
of business or consistent with past practice;
(xi) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary
or Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise permitted
hereunder in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference
which, when aggregated with the principal amount and liquidation
preference of all other Indebtedness and Preferred Stock then
outstanding and incurred pursuant to this clause (xi), does not at any
one time outstanding exceed $150.0 million (it being understood that
any Indebtedness or Preferred Stock incurred pursuant to this clause
(xi) shall cease to be deemed incurred or outstanding for purposes of
this clause (xi) but shall be deemed incurred for the purposes of the
first paragraph of this covenant from and after the first date on which
the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary could have incurred such
Indebtedness or Preferred Stock under the first paragraph of this
clause (xi) without reliance on this clause (xi));
(xii) any guarantee by the Borrower or a Guarantor of
Indebtedness or other obligations of any Restricted Subsidiary so long
as the incurrence of such Indebtedness incurred by such Restricted
Subsidiary is permitted under the terms of this Agreement;
(xiii) the incurrence by the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary of Indebtedness or Preferred Stock that serves to refund or
refinance any Indebtedness incurred as permitted under Section 6.01(a)
and clauses (ii) and (iii) above, this clause (xiii) and clause (xiv)
below or any Indebtedness issued to so refund or refinance such
Indebtedness including additional Indebtedness incurred to pay premiums
and fees in connection therewith (the "Refinancing Indebtedness") prior
to its respective
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maturity; provided, however, that such Refinancing Indebtedness (A)
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 refunded
or refinanced, (B) to the extent such Refinancing Indebtedness
refinances Indebtedness subordinated or pari passu to the Term C
Loans, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated or pari passu
to the Term C Loans at least to the same extent as the Indebtedness
being refinanced or refunded, (C) shall not include (x) Indebtedness
or Preferred Stock of a Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor that
refinances Indebtedness or Preferred Stock of the Borrower or a
Guarantor or (y) Indebtedness or Preferred Stock of the Borrower or
a Restricted Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness or Preferred
Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (D) shall not be in a principal
amount in excess of the principal amount of, premium, if any,
accrued interest on, and related fees and expenses of, the
indebtedness being refunded or refinanced and (E) shall not have a
stated maturity date prior to the Stated Maturity of the
Indebtedness being refunded or refinanced; and provided further,
that subclauses (A), (B) and (E) of this clause (xiii) will not
apply to any refunding or refinancing of any Indebtedness that is
Senior Debt (as defined in the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture);
(xiv) Indebtedness or Preferred Stock of Persons that are
acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or merged into
the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement; provided that such Indebtedness or Preferred Stock is
not incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition
or merger; and provided, further, that after giving effect to such
acquisition or merger, either (A) the Borrower or such Restricted
Subsidiary would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional
Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth
in Section 6.01(a) or (B) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio would be
greater than immediately prior to such acquisition;
(xv) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or
financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn
against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, provided
that such Indebtedness, other than credit or purchase cards, is
extinguished within five business days of its incurrence;
(xvi) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Borrower supported by a letter of credit issued
pursuant to the Credit Agreement in a principal amount not in excess of
the stated amount of such letter of credit;
(xvii) Contribution Indebtedness;
(xviii) Indebtedness consisting of the financing of insurance
premiums;
(xix) (a) if the Borrower could Incur $1.00 of additional
Indebtedness pursuant to Section 6.01(a) after giving effect to such
borrowing, Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted
hereunder or (b) if the Borrower could not Incur $1.00 of additional
Indebtedness pursuant to Section 6.01(a) after giving effect to such
borrowing, Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries of the Borrower
Incurred for working capital purposes, provided, however, that the
aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness Incurred under this clause
(xix) which, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other
Indebtedness then outstanding and Incurred pursuant
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to this clause (xix), does not exceed the greater of (x) $280.0 million
and (y) 10% of the consolidated assets of the Foreign Subsidiaries;
(xx) Indebtedness incurred on behalf of or representing
Guarantees of Indebtedness of joint ventures not in excess of $25.0
million at any time outstanding;
(xxi) Indebtedness incurred by a Securitization Subsidiary in
a Qualified Securitization Financing that is not recourse to the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower other than a
Securitization Subsidiary (except for Standard Securitization
Undertakings);
(xxii) letters of credit issued for the account of a
Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor (and the reimbursement
obligations in respect of which are not guaranteed by a Guarantor) in
support of a Captive Insurance Subsidiary's reinsurance of insurance
policies issued for the benefit of Restricted Subsidiaries and other
letters of credit or bank guarantees having an aggregate face amount
not in excess of $10.0 million;
(xxiii) Indebtedness of one or more Subsidiaries organized
under the laws of the People's Republic of China for their own general
corporate purposes in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$150.0 million at any time outstanding, provided that such Indebtedness
is not guaranteed by, does not receive any credit support from and is
non-recourse to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than
the Subsidiary or Subsidiaries incurring such Indebtedness; and
(xxiv) all premium (if any), interest (including post-petition
interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent
interest on obligations described in paragraphs (i) through (xxiii)
above.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, prior to the
Restructuring Date, Bidco shall not be permitted to incur any Indebtedness
[other than Indebtedness under clause (ii) above and, in respect of Indebtedness
under such clause, any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof permitted
under clause (xiii) above and any Indebtedness] incurred in connection with the
HC Activities and the HC Investments.
(c) For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.01, in
the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than
one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (i) through (xxiv)
above, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(a), the Borrower
will be permitted to classify and later reclassify such item of Indebtedness in
any manner that complies with this Section 6.01, and such item of Indebtedness
will be treated as having been incurred pursuant to only one of such categories.
Accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest
in the form of additional Indebtedness will not be deemed to be an incurrence of
Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 6.01. Indebtedness under the Credit
Agreement outstanding on the date on which the Term Loans C are first incurred
will be deemed to have been incurred on such date in reliance on the exception
provided by Section 6.01(b)(i). The maximum amount of Indebtedness that the
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may incur pursuant to this Section 6.01
shall not be deemed to be exceeded, with respect to any outstanding
Indebtedness, solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of
currencies.
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SECTION 6.02 Limitation On Restricted Payments. (a) Directly or
indirectly:
(i) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or
distribution on account of the Borrower's or any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries' Equity Interests, including any dividend or distribution
payable in connection with any merger or consolidation (other than (A)
dividends or distributions by the Borrower payable in Equity Interests
(other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or in options, warrants
or other rights to purchase such Equity Interests (other than
Disqualified Stock) or (B) dividends or distributions by a Restricted
Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary so long
as, in the case of any dividend or distribution payable on or in
respect of any class or series of securities issued by a Restricted
Subsidiary other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, the Borrower or a
Restricted Subsidiary receives at least its pro rata share of such
dividend or distribution in accordance with its Equity
Interests in such class or series of securities);
(ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value
any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent
corporation of the Borrower, including in connection with any merger or
consolidation involving the Borrower;
(iii) make any principal payment on, or redeem, repurchase,
defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, in each case prior to
any scheduled repayment, sinking fund payment or maturity, any
Indebtedness subordinated or junior in right of payment to the Senior
Subordinated Notes (other than (x) Indebtedness permitted under Section
6.01(b)(vii) and (viii) or (y) the purchase, repurchase or other
acquisition of Indebtedness subordinated or junior in right of payment
to the Senior Subordinated Notes, as the case may be, purchased in
anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal
installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the
date of purchase, repurchase or acquisition); or
(iv) make any Restricted Investment
(all such payments and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above
being collectively referred to as "Restricted Payments"), unless, at the time of
and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:
(1) no Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence of
such Restricted Payment; and
(2) the Borrower would, at the time of such
Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto
as if such Restricted Payment had been made at the beginning
of the applicable four-quarter period, have been permitted to
incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to
the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section
6.01(a); and
(3) such Restricted Payment, together with the
aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing
Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (ii),
(iii), (iv), (vi), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii),
(xv) and (xvi) of Section 6.02(b)), is less than the sum,
without duplication, of
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(A) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of
the Borrower for the period (taken as one accounting
period) from the beginning of the first fiscal
quarter commencing after the Closing Date, to the end
of the Borrower's most recently ended fiscal quarter
for which internal financial statements are available
at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, in the
case such Consolidated Net Income for such period is
a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit), plus
(B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds
and the fair market value, as determined in good
faith by the Board of Directors of the Borrower, of
property and marketable securities received by the
Borrower since immediately after the Closing Date
from the issue or sale of (x) Equity Interests of the
Borrower (including Retired Capital Stock) (other
than (i) Excluded Contributions, (ii) Designated
Preferred Stock and (iii) cash proceeds and
marketable securities received from the sale of
Equity Interests to members of management, directors
or consultants of the Borrower, any direct or
indirect parent corporation of the Borrower and the
Subsidiaries to the extent such amounts have been
applied to Restricted Payments made in accordance
with Section 6.02(b)(iv) and, to the extent actually
contributed to the Borrower, Equity Interests of the
Borrower's direct or indirect parent entities and (y)
debt securities of the Borrower that have been
converted into such Equity Interests of the Borrower
(other than Refunding Capital Stock or Equity
Interests or convertible debt securities of the
Borrower sold to a Restricted Subsidiary or the
Borrower, as the case may be, and other than
Disqualified Stock or debt securities that have been
converted into Disqualified Stock), plus
(C) 100% of the aggregate amount of cash and
the fair market value, as determined in good faith by
the Board of Directors of the Borrower, of property
and marketable securities contributed to the capital
of the Borrower following the Closing Date (other
than (i) Excluded Contributions, (ii) the Cash
Contribution Amount and (iii) contributions by a
Restricted Subsidiary), plus
(D) 100% of the aggregate amount received in
cash and the fair market value, as determined in good
faith by the Board of Directors of the Borrower, of
property and marketable securities received by means
of:
(I) the sale or other disposition
(other than to the Borrower or a Restricted
Subsidiary) of Restricted Investments made
by the Borrower or its Restricted
Subsidiaries and repurchases and redemptions
of such Restricted Investments from the
Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries and
repayments of loans or advances which
constitute Restricted Investments by the
Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries,
(II) the sale (other than to the
Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) of the
Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary
or a distribution from an Unrestricted
Subsidiary
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(other than in each case to the
extent the Investment in such Unrestricted
Subsidiary was made by a Restricted
Subsidiary pursuant to clause (v) or (xiv)
of Section 6.02(b) or to the extent such
Investment constituted a Permitted
Investment), or
(III) a dividend from an Unrestricted
Subsidiary, plus
(E) in the case of the redesignation of an
Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or
the merger or consolidation of an Unrestricted
Subsidiary into the Borrower or a Restricted
Subsidiary or the transfer of assets of an
Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or a
Restricted Subsidiary, the fair market value of the
Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary, as
determined by the Board of Directors of the Borrower
in good faith at the time of the redesignation of
such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted
Subsidiary or at the time of such merger,
consolidation or transfer of assets (other than an
Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the Investment
in such Unrestricted Subsidiary was made by a
Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to clause (v) or (xiv)
of Section 6.02(b) or to the extent such Investment
constituted a Permitted Investment).
(b) The provisions of Section 6.02(a) shall not
prohibit:
(i) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after
the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration
such payment would have complied with the provisions of this
Agreement;
(ii) (A) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or
other acquisition of any Equity Interests of the Borrower or
any direct or indirect parent corporation ("Retired Capital
Stock") or Indebtedness subordinated to the Notes, as the case
may be, in exchange for or out of the proceeds of the
substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Restricted
Subsidiary or the Borrower) of Equity Interests of the
Borrower or contributions to the equity capital of the
Borrower (in each case, other than Disqualified Stock)
("Refunding Capital Stock"); and (A) the declaration and
payment of accrued dividends on the Retired Capital Stock out
of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other
than to a Restricted Subsidiary or the Borrower) of Refunding
Capital Stock;
(iii) the redemption, repurchase or other acquisition
or retirement of Indebtedness subordinated to the Term Loans C
or a Guarantee thereof made by exchange for, or out of the
proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, new
Indebtedness of the borrower thereof, which is incurred in
compliance with Section 6.01 so long as
(A) the principal amount of such new
Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of
the Indebtedness subordinated to the Term Loans C or
a Guarantee being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired
or retired for value plus the amount of any
reasonable premium required to be paid under the
terms of the instrument governing the Indebtedness
subordinated to the Term Loans C or a Guarantee being
so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or retired,
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(B) such new Indebtedness is subordinated to
the Term Loans C and any such applicable Guarantees
at least to the same extent as such Indebtedness
subordinated to the Term Loans C and/or Guarantees so
purchased, exchanged, redeemed, repurchased, acquired
or retired for value,
(C) such new Indebtedness has a final
scheduled maturity
date equal to or later than the final scheduled
maturity date of the Indebtedness subordinated to
such Term Loans C or a Guarantee being so redeemed,
repurchased, acquired or retired and
(D) such new Indebtedness has a Weighted
Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the
remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the
Indebtedness subordinated to the Term Loans C or a
Guarantee being so redeemed, repurchased, acquired or
retired;
(iv) a Restricted Payment to pay for the repurchase,
retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of
common Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its direct
or indirect parent entities held by any future, present or
former employee, director or consultant of the Borrower, any
of its Subsidiaries or (to the extent such person renders
services to the businesses of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries) the Borrower's direct or indirect parent
entities, pursuant to any management equity plan or stock
option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan
or agreement or arrangement; provided, however, that the
aggregate amount of all such Restricted Payments made under
this clause (iv) does not exceed in any calendar year $20.0
million (with unused amounts in any calendar year being
carried over to the next two succeeding calendar years); and
provided, further, that such amount in any calendar year may
be increased by an amount not to exceed:
(A) the cash proceeds from the sale of
Equity Interests of the Borrower and, to the extent
contributed to the Borrower, Equity Interests of any
of its direct or indirect parent entities, in each
case to members of management, directors or
consultants of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries
or (to the extent such person renders services to the
businesses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) the
Borrower's direct or indirect parent entities, that
occurs after the Closing Date; plus
(B) the amount of any cash bonuses otherwise
payable by the Borrower or its to members of
management, directors or consultants of the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries or (to the extent such
person renders services to the businesses of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries) the Borrower's direct
or indirect parent entities, in connection with the
Transaction that are foregone in return for the
receipt of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any
direct or indirect parent entity of the Borrower
pursuant to a deferred compensation plan of such
entity; plus
(C) the cash proceeds of key man life
insurance policies received by the Borrower or its
Restricted Subsidiaries, or by any direct or indirect
parent entity to the extent contributed to the
Borrower, after the Closing Date; less
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(D) the amount of any Restricted Payments
previously made pursuant to clauses (A), (B) and (C)
of this clause (iv);
(provided that the Borrower may elect to apply all or any portion of the
aggregate increase contemplated by clauses (A), (B) and (C) above in any
calendar year);
(v) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries having
an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other
Investments made pursuant to this clause (v) that are at the
time outstanding, without giving effect to the sale of an
Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such
sale do not consist of cash and/or marketable securities, not
to exceed $75.0 million 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);
(vi) 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;
(vii) the payment of dividends on the Borrower's
common stock (or the payment of dividends to any direct or
indirect parent entity to fund a payment of dividends on such
entity's common stock) following the first public offering of
the Borrower's common stock or the common stock of any of its
direct or indirect parent entities after the Closing Date, of
up to 6.0% per annum or the net proceeds received by or
contributed to the Borrower in any past or future public
offering, other than public offerings with respect to the
Borrower's or its parent's common stock registered on Form S-8
and other than any public sale constituting an Excluded
Contribution;
(viii) Investments that are made with Excluded
Contribution;
(ix) the declaration and payment of dividends to, or
the making of loans to, Holdings (or if the direct parent of
the Borrower is New US Holdco, to New US Holdco, which in turn
will declare and pay dividends to, or make loans to, Holdings)
in amounts required for it to pay;
(A) (i) overhead, tax liabilities of
Holdings (including, prior to the consummation of the
Parent Merger, any distribution necessary to allow
Holdings to make a Tax Distribution in accordance
with clause (B) below), legal, accounting and other
professional fees and expenses, (ii) fees and
expenses related to any equity offering, investment
or acquisition permitted hereunder (whether or not
successful) and (iii) other fees and expenses in
connection with the maintenance of its existence and
its ownership of the Borrower;
(B) (i) with respect to each tax year (or
portion thereof) that Holdings qualifies as a Flow
Through Entity, a distribution by Holdings to the
holders of the Equity Interests of Holdings of an
amount equal to the product of (x) the amount of
aggregate net taxable income allocated by Holdings to
the direct or indirect holders of the Equity
Interests of Holdings for such period and (y) the
Presumed Tax Rate for such period and (ii) with
respect to any tax year (or portion
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thereof) that Holdings does not qualify as a Flow
Through Entity, the payment of dividends or other
distributions to any direct or indirect holders of
Equity Interests of Holdings in amounts required for
such holder to pay federal, state or local income
taxes (as the case may be) imposed directly on such
holder to the extent such income taxes are
attributable to the income of Holdings and its
Subsidiaries; provided, however, that in each case
the amount of such payments in respect of any tax
year does not exceed the amount that Holdings and its
Subsidiaries would have been required to pay in
respect of federal, state or local taxes (as the case
may be) in respect of such year if Holdings and its
Subsidiaries paid such taxes directly as a
stand-alone taxpayer (or stand-alone group); and
(C) at any time on or after the fifth
anniversary of the CA Closing Date, if the Borrower
would, at the time of such payment and after giving
pro forma effect thereto as if such payment had been
made on the last day of the applicable four-quarter
period, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00
of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section
6.01(a), current dividend or interest obligations,
accruing after the fifth anniversary of the CA
Closing Date, under the Preferred Shares, in
accordance with the terms thereof as in effect on the
CA Closing Date, or such security as has been
exchanged therefor pursuant to the terms of the
Preferred Shares as in effect on the CA Closing Date;
(x) Distributions or payments of Securitization Fees;
(xi) cash dividends or other distributions on the
Borrower's or any Restricted Subsidiary's Capital Stock used
to, or the making of loans, the proceeds of which will be used
to, fund the payment of fees and expenses incurred in
connection with the Transaction, the offering of the Senior
Subordinated Notes, the incurrence of the Term Loans C or owed
to Affiliates, in each case to the extent permitted by Section
6.05;
(xii) declaration and payment of dividends to holders
of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Borrower
or any Restricted Subsidiary issued in accordance with Section
6.01 [to the extent such dividends are included in the
definition of Fixed Charges];
(xiii) payment to the Company's minority shareholders
of the "guaranteed dividends" (Ausgleichszahlung) payable
pursuant to the Domination Agreement;
(xiv) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $50 million;
(xv) the declaration and payment of dividends or
distributions to holders of any class or series of Designated
Preferred Stock issued after the Closing Date and 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 of any direct or
indirect parent company of the Borrower issued after the
Closing Date; provided, however,
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that (A) for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters
for which internal financial statements are available
immediately preceding the date of issuance of such Designated
Preferred Stock, after giving effect to such issuance on the
first day of such period (and the payment of dividends or
distributions) on a pro forma basis, the Borrower would have
had a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00 and
(B) the aggregate amount of dividends declared and paid
pursuant to this clause (xv) does not exceed the net cash
proceeds actually received by the Borrower from any such sale
of Designated Preferred Stock issued after the Closing Date;
(xvi) the distribution, as a dividend or otherwise,
of shares of Capital Stock of, or Indebtedness owed to the
Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower by,
Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
(xvii) the repurchase, redemption or other
acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated
Indebtedness pursuant to provisions similar to Sections 4.06
and 4.08 of the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture; provided
that all Term Loans C have been repaid; and
(xviii) the payment to Company's shareholders of the
"minimum dividend" (Mindestausschuttung) payable pursuant to
Section 254 of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz)
in an aggregate amount not to exceed $6,000,000 per year;
provided, however, that at the time of, and after giving effect to, any
Restricted Payment permitted under clauses (ii) (with respect to the payment of
dividends on Refunding Capital Stock pursuant to clause (B) thereof), (v),
(vii), (ix)(C),(xi), (xiv), (xv), (xvi) and (xvii) of this Section 6.02(b), no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur
as a consequence thereof.
The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the
fair market value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or
securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Borrower or such
Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The fair
market value of any assets or securities that are required to be valued by this
covenant will be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the
Borrower.
(c) As of the Closing Date, all of the Borrower's Subsidiaries will be
Restricted Subsidiaries. The Borrower will not permit any Unrestricted
Subsidiary to become a Restricted Subsidiary except pursuant to the second to
last sentence of the definition of "Unrestricted Subsidiary". For purposes of
designating any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, all
outstanding investments by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (except
to the extent repaid) in the Subsidiary so designated will be deemed to be
Restricted Payments in an amount determined as set forth in the second paragraph
of the definition of "Investments". Such designation will be permitted only if a
Restricted Payment in such amount would be permitted at such time under this
covenant or the definition of Permitted Investments and if such Subsidiary
otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Unrestricted
Subsidiaries will not be subject to any of the restrictive covenants under this
Agreement.
(d) Prior to the Restructuring Date, directly or indirectly, make or
agree to pay or make, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash,
securities or other property)
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of or in respect of principal of the Bidco Loan, or any payment or other
distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) on account of the
purchase, redemption, defeasance or termination of the Bidco Loan, except
payments permitted under the Bidco Pledge, unless after giving effect to any
such payment or distribution and any contemporaneous application thereof towards
repayment or redemption of the principal amount of the Term Loans C, the
outstanding principal amount of the Bidco Loan exceeds the aggregate principal
amount of Term Loans C then outstanding.
SECTION 6.03 Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting
Subsidiaries. Directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become
effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any
Restricted Subsidiary to:
(a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its
Capital Stock to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or
with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by,
its profits, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries;
(b) make loans or advances to the Borrower or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries; or
(c) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to
the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by
reason of:
(1) contractual encumbrances or restrictions in effect on the
Closing Date, including, without limitation, pursuant to Existing
Indebtedness or the Credit Agreement and related documentation;
(2) this Agreement and the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture
and the Senior Subordinated Notes;
(3) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the
ordinary course of business that impose restrictions of the nature
discussed in clause (c) above on the property so acquired;
(4) applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or
order;
(5) any agreement or other instrument of a Person acquired by
the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in existence at the time of
such acquisition (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, or the
property or assets of the Person, so acquired;
(6) contracts for the sale of assets, including, without
limitation, customary restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary
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;
(7) secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred
pursuant Section 6.01 that limits the right of the debtor to dispose of
the assets securing such Indebtedness;
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(8) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth
imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary
course of business;
(9) other Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries (i) that are
Guarantors which Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred pursuant to
an agreement entered into subsequent to the Closing Date in accordance
with Section 6.01 or (ii) that are Foreign Subsidiaries which
Indebtedness is incurred subsequent to the Closing Date pursuant to
Sections 6.01(b)(iv), (xi) or (xix);
(10) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and
other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of
business;
(11) customary provisions contained in leases or licenses of
intellectual property and other similar agreements entered into in the
ordinary course of business;
(12) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment
of any lease governing a leasehold interest; or
(13) customary provisions restricting assignment of any
agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(14) any encumbrances or restrictions of the type referred to
in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above imposed by any amendments,
modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements,
refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments
or obligations referred to in clauses (1), (2) and (5) above; provided
that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases,
supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good
faith judgment of the Borrower's Board of Directors, no more
restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment
restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment
restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement,
renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing;
or
(15) any encumbrance or restriction of a Securitization
Subsidiary effected in connection with a Qualified Securitization
Financing; provided, however, that such restrictions apply only to such
Securitization Subsidiary.
SECTION 6.04 Asset Sales. Consummate an Asset Sale unless (1) the
Borrower or the respective Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives
consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market
value of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of;
and (2) except with respect to any sale of the performance products business of
Nutrinova, at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by the
Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash or Cash
Equivalents. The amount of:
(i) any liabilities (as shown on the Borrower's or such
Restricted Subsidiary's most recent balance sheet or in the notes
thereto) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than
liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes) that are
assumed by the transferee of any such assets and for which the Borrower
and all Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly released by all
creditors in writing,
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(ii) any securities received by the Borrower or such
Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the
Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash (to the extent of the
cash received) within 180 days following the receipt thereof and
(iii) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the
Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale
having an aggregate fair market value (as determined in good faith by
the Borrower), taken together with all other Designated Non-cash
Consideration received pursuant to this clause (iii) that is at that
time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $75.0 million and
(y) 1.5% of Total Assets 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
without giving effect to subsequent changes in value)
shall be deemed to be cash solely for the purposes of this Section 6.04.
SECTION 6.05 Transaction With Affiliates. (a) Make any payment to, or
sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets
to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any
transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee
with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate (each, an "Affiliate Transaction")
involving aggregate consideration in excess of $7.5 million, unless:
(i) the Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are not
materially less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Borrower or the
relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained
in a comparable transaction by the Borrower or such Restricted
Subsidiary with an unrelated Person on an arms length basis; and
(ii) the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent, with
respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate
Transaction involving aggregate consideration in excess of $25.0
million, a resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an
Officers' Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction
complies with this covenant and that such Affiliate Transaction has
been approved by a majority of the disinterested members, if any, of
the Board of Directors.
(b) The provisions of Section 6.05(a) shall not apply to the
following:
(i) transactions between or among the Borrower and/or any
Restricted Subsidiary or any entity that becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary as a result of such transaction;
(ii) Restricted Payments and Permitted Investments (other than
pursuant to clause (13) of the definition thereof) permitted by Section
6.02;
(iii) the payment to Blackstone of annual management,
consulting, monitoring and advisory fees in an aggregate amount in any
fiscal year not in excess of the greater of (A) $5.0 million and (B) 2%
of EBITDA of the Borrower for the immediately preceding fiscal year,
plus reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection
therewith and unpaid amounts accrued for prior periods (but after the
Closing Date), and the execution of any management or monitoring
agreement subject to the same limitations;
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(iv) the payment of reasonable and customary fees paid to, and
indemnities provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or
consultants of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or (to the
extent such person renders services to the businesses of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries) any of the Borrower's direct or indirect parent
entities;
(v) payments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to
Blackstone and any of its Affiliates made for any financial advisory,
financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other
investment banking activities, including, without limitation, in
connection with acquisitions or divestitures, which payments are
approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the
Borrower in good faith;
(vi) transactions in which the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter from an
Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to
the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of
view;
(vii) payments or loans (or cancellations of loans) to
employees or consultants of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or
(to the extent such person renders services to the businesses of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries) any of the Borrower's direct or indirect
parent entities, which are approved by a majority of the Board of
Directors of the Borrower in good faith and which are otherwise
permitted under this Agreement;
(viii) payments made or performance under any agreement as in
effect on the CA Closing Date (including, without limitation, each of
the agreements entered into in connection with the Transaction) or any
amendment thereto (so long as any such amendment is not less
advantageous to the Lenders in any material respect than the original
agreement as in effect on the CA Closing Date);
(ix) the existence of, or the performance by the Borrower or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of its obligations under the terms
of, the Shareholders' Agreement (including any registration rights
agreement or purchase agreements related thereto to which it is party
as of the CA Closing Date and any similar agreement that it may enter
into thereafter); provided, however, that the existence of, or the
performance by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of
its obligations under any future amendment to the Shareholders'
Agreement or under any similar agreement entered into after the CA
Closing Date shall only be permitted by this clause (ix) to the extent
that the terms of any such amendment or new agreement are not otherwise
disadvantageous to Lenders in any material respect;
(x) the Transaction and the payment of all fees and expenses
related to the Transaction, including any fees to Blackstone;
(xi) transactions pursuant to the Restructuring;
(xii) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, or
purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the
ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms
of this Agreement that are fair to the Borrower or the Restricted
Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the members of the
Board
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of Directors of the Borrower or the senior management thereof, or
are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been
obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;
(xiii) if otherwise permitted hereunder, the issuance of
Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings to any
Permitted Holder or of the Borrower to Holdings or to any Permitted
Holder;
(xiv) any transaction effected as part of a Qualified
Securitization Financing;
(xv) any employment agreements entered into by the Borrower or
any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(xvi) transactions with joint ventures for the purchase or
sale of chemicals, equipment and services entered into in the ordinary
course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice;
(xvii) any issuance of securities, or other payments, awards
or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding
of, employment arrangements, stock options and stock ownership plans
approved by the Board of Directors of the Borrower;
(xviii) HC Investments and HC Activities; and
(xix) any guarantee by any Subsidiary organized under the laws
of the People's Republic of China in respect of Indebtedness permitted
under Section 6.01(b)(xxiii).
SECTION 6.06 Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets of the Borrower.
(a) Directly or indirectly (x) consolidate or merge with or into or wind up into
another Person (whether or not Holdings or the Borrower, as the case may be, is
the surviving corporation) or (y) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more
related transactions, to another Person, unless, in the case of any of the
foregoing relating to the Borrower, in each case:
(i) either:
(A) the Borrower is the surviving corporation; or
(B) the Person formed by or surviving any such
consolidation or merger (if other than the Borrower) or to
which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other
disposition has been made is a corporation organized or
existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of
the Borrower or the United States, any state of the United
States, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof (the
Borrower or such Person, as the case may be, hereinafter
referred to as the "Successor Company");
(ii) the Successor Company (if other than the Borrower)
expressly assumes all the obligations of the Borrower under the
Agreement pursuant to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent;
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(iii) immediately after such transaction no Default or Event
of Default exists;
(iv) after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related
financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of
the applicable four-quarter period, either
(A) the Successor Company (if other than the
Borrower), would have been permitted to incur at least $1.00
of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 6.01(a) determined on
a pro forma basis (including pro forma application of the net
proceeds therefrom), as if such transaction had occurred at
the beginning of such four-quarter period; or
(B) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Successor
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be greater than
such ratio for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries
immediately prior to such transaction;
(v) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to the
transactions described above, in which case clause (ii) shall apply,
shall have confirmed in writing that its Guarantee shall apply to such
Person's obligations under this Agreement and the Loan Documents; and
(vi) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative
Agent a certificate from a Responsible Officer and an Opinion of
Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and
such amendment or supplement (if any) comply with this Agreement.
The Successor Company shall succeed to, and be substituted for, the
Borrower under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing clauses of this
Section 6.06, (a) any Restricted Subsidiary (other than, prior to the
Restructuring Date, Bidco) may consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or
part of its properties and assets to the Borrower or to another Restricted
Subsidiary and (b) the Borrower may merge with an Affiliate incorporated solely
for the purpose of reincorporating the Borrower in a (or another) state of the
United States, so long as the amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its
Restricted Subsidiaries is not increased thereby. Notwithstanding anything
contained in this paragraph, the Parent Merger shall be permitted.
SECTION 6.07 Consolidation, Merger or Sale of Assets by a Guarantor.
(a) Subject to the provisions of the U.S. Collateral Agreement governing the
release of its Guarantee thereunder upon the sale or disposition of a Restricted
Subsidiary, permit any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor to consolidate or merge
with or into or wind up into (whether or not such Person is the surviving
corporation), or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of
all or substantially all of its properties or assets in one or more related
transactions to any Person (other than any such sale, assignment, transfer,
lease, conveyance or disposition in connection with the Transaction described in
the [Information Memorandum]) unless:
(i) such Guarantor is the surviving corporation or the Person
formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than
such Guarantor) or to which
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such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other
disposition will have been made is a corporation organized or
existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the
District of Columbia or any territory thereof (such Guarantor or
such Person, as the case may be, being herein called the "Successor
Guarantor");
(ii) the Successor Guarantor (if other than such Guarantor)
expressly assumes all the obligations of such Guarantor under the Loan
Documents pursuant to supplemental indentures or other documents or
instruments in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent;
(iii) immediately after such transaction no Default or Event
of Default shall exist; and
(iv) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative
Agent a certificate from a Responsible Officer and an Opinion of
Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and
such amendment or supplement (if any) comply with this Agreement.
The Successor Guarantor will succeed to, and be substituted for, such
Guarantor under the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) a
Guarantor may merge with an Affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of
reincorporating such Guarantor in another state of the United States, the
District of Columbia or any territory thereof, so long as the amount of
Indebtedness of the Guarantor is not increased thereby, and (b) any Guarantor
may merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the
Borrower or another Guarantor.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, except as expressly
permitted under this Agreement (x) no Guarantor shall be permitted to
consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and
assets to Holdings and (y) Bidco shall not (prior to the Restructuring Date) be
permitted to consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its
properties and assets to any Person).
SECTION 6.08 Liens. Create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien
on any property or assets (including stock or other securities of any person,
including any Subsidiary) at the time owned by it or on any income or revenues
or rights in respect of any thereof, except:
(a) Liens on property or assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule
6.08(a); provided that such Liens shall secure only those obligations
that they secure on the Closing Date (and extensions, renewals and
refinancings of such obligations permitted by Section 6.01) and shall
not subsequently apply to any other property or assets of Holdings or
any of its Subsidiaries;
(b) any Lien created under the CA Loan Documents or under the
Loan Documents or permitted in respect of any Mortgaged Property by the
terms of the applicable Mortgage;
(c) any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary securing Indebtedness (or Permitted Secured Refinancing
Indebtedness refinancing same) permitted by Section 6.01(b) of the
Credit Agreement as in effect on the
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Closing Date, provided that such Lien (i) does not apply to any
other property or assets of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries
not securing such Indebtedness at the date of the acquisition of
such property or asset (other than after acquired property subjected
to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior
to such date and which Indebtedness and other obligations are
permitted hereunder that require a pledge of after acquired
property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be
permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would
not have applied but for such acquisition), (ii) such Lien is not
created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition
and (iii) in the case of a Lien securing Permitted Secured
Refinancing Indebtedness, any such Lien is permitted, subject to
compliance with the proviso in the definition of the term "Permitted
Secured Refinancing Indebtedness";
(d) Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges
or levies not yet delinquent or that are being contested in compliance
with Section 5.03;
(e) landlord's, carriers', warehousemen's, mechanics',
materialmen's, repairmen's, construction or other like Liens arising in
the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not
overdue by more than 45 days or that are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which, if applicable,
Holdings or any Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books reserves
in accordance with US GAAP;
(f) (i) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of
business in compliance with the Federal Employers Liability Act or any
other workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and other social
security laws or regulations and deposits securing liability to
insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements in
respect of such obligations 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 Holdings or any Subsidiary;
(g) pledges and deposits to secure the performance of bids,
trade contracts (other than for Indebtedness), leases (other than
Capitalized Lease Obligations), statutory obligations, surety and
appeal bonds, performance and return of money bonds, bids, leases,
government contracts, trade contracts, and other obligations of a like
nature incurred in the ordinary course of business, including those
incurred to secure health, safety and environmental obligations in the
ordinary course of business;
(h) zoning restrictions, easements, trackage rights, leases
(other than Capitalized Lease Obligations), licenses, special
assessments, rights-of-way, restrictions on use of real property and
other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business
that, in the aggregate, do not interfere in any material respect with
the ordinary conduct of the business of Holdings or any Subsidiary;
(i) purchase money security interests in equipment or other
property or improvements thereto hereafter acquired (or, in the case of
improvements, constructed) by Holdings or any Subsidiary (including the
interests of vendors and lessors under conditional sale and title
retention agreements); provided that (i) such security interests secure
Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(i) of the Credit Agreement as in
effect on the Closing Date (including any Permitted Secured
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Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof), (ii) such security
interests are incurred, and the Indebtedness secured thereby is
created, within 270 days after such acquisition (or construction),
(iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the
cost of such equipment or other property or improvements at the time
of such acquisition (or construction), including transaction costs
incurred by Holdings or any Subsidiary in connection with such
acquisition (or construction) and (iv) such security interests do
not apply to any other property or assets of Holdings or any
Subsidiary (other than to accessions to such equipment or other
property or improvements); provided, further, that individual
financings of equipment provided by a single lender may be
cross-collateralized to other financings of equipment provided
solely by such lender;
(j) Liens arising out of capitalized lease transactions
permitted under Section 6.03 of the Credit Agreement, so long as such
Liens attach only to the property sold and being leased in such
transaction and any accessions thereto or proceeds thereof and related
property;
(k) Liens securing judgments that do not constitute an Event
of Default under Section 7.01(i);
(l) other Liens with respect to property or assets of Holdings
or any Subsidiary with an aggregate fair market value (valued at the
time of creation thereof) of not more than $75.0 million at any time;
(m) Liens disclosed by the title insurance policies delivered
pursuant to sub-section (i) of the definition of Collateral and
Guarantee Requirement, Section 5.12 or Section 5.10 and any
replacement, extension or renewal of any such Lien; provided that such
replacement, extension or renewal Lien shall not cover any property
other than the property that was subject to such Lien prior to such
replacement, extension or renewal; provided, further, that the
Indebtedness and other obligations secured by such replacement,
extension or renewal Lien are permitted by this Agreement;
(n) Liens in respect of Qualified Securitization Financings;
(o) any interest or title of a lessor under any leases or
subleases entered into by Holdings or any Subsidiary in the ordinary
course of business;
(p) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (i) relating
to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in
connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled
deposit or sweep accounts of Holdings or any Subsidiary to permit
satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the
ordinary course of business of Holdings and the Subsidiaries or (iii)
relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with
customers of Holdings or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of
business;
(q) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common
law provision relating to banker's liens, rights of set-off or similar
rights;
(r) Liens securing obligations in respect of trade-related
letters of credit permitted under Section 6.01(f) or (q) of the Credit
Agreement and covering the
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goods (or the documents of title in respect of such goods) financed
by such letters of credit and the proceeds and products thereof;
(s) licenses of intellectual property granted in a manner
consistent with past practice;
(t) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising
as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection
with the importation of goods;
(u) Liens on the assets of a Foreign Subsidiary that do not
constitute Collateral and which secure Indebtedness of such Foreign
Subsidiary (or of another Foreign Subsidiary) that is not otherwise
secured by a Lien on the Collateral under the Loan Documents and that
is permitted to be incurred under Section 6.01(a), (k) or (t) of the
Credit Agreement;
(v) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and
proceeds of Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries securing such person's
obligations in respect of bankers' acceptances issued or created for
the account of such person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or
storage of such inventory or other goods;
(w) Liens solely on any ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ money deposits made by
Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of
intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder; and
(x) Liens on the assets of one or more Subsidiaries organized
under the laws of the People's Republic of China securing Indebtedness
permitted under Section 6.01(b)(23).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Liens shall be permitted to exist, directly or
indirectly, on Pledged Collateral, other than Liens created pursuant to the CA
Loan Documents or the Loan Documents and Liens permitted by Section 6.08(d), (e)
or (q).
SECTION 6.09 Limitation on Modifications and Prepayments. (a) Amend or
modify in any manner materially adverse to the Lenders, or grant any waiver or
release under or terminate in any manner (if such granting or termination shall
be materially adverse to the Lenders), the articles or certificate of
incorporation or by-laws or partnership agreement or limited liability company
operating agreement (including all agreements establishing, governing or
evidencing the Parent CPEC's) of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the
Subsidiaries.
(b) (i) Make (or give any notice in respect of) any voluntary or
optional payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value
(including, without limitation, by way of depositing with the trustee with
respect thereto money or securities before due for the purposes of paying when
due) of any of the Senior Subordinated Notes or any Permitted Senior
Subordinated Debt Securities (except for refinancings thereof with Permitted
Senior Subordinated Debt Securities as permitted by Section 6.01(b)(xiii)); or
(ii) Amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of, any
provision of the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture or any other Permitted
Senior Subordinated Debt Securities, or any agreement relating thereto, other
than amendments or
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modifications that are not in any manner materially adverse to the Lenders and
that do not affect the subordination provisions thereof (if any) in a manner
adverse to the Lenders.
SECTION 6.10 Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit on and after the
Restructuring Date the ratio (the "Interest Coverage Ratio") on the last day of
any fiscal quarter occurring in any period set forth below, for the four quarter
period ended as of such day of (a) CA EBITDA to (b) Cash Interest Expense to be
less than the ratio set forth below for such period; provided that to the extent
any Asset Disposition or any Asset Acquisition (or any Similar Transaction) or
any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (excluding normal fluctuations of
revolving Indebtedness incurred for working capital purposes) has occurred
during the relevant Test Period, the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be determined
for the respective Test Period on a Pro Forma Basis for such occurrences:
Period Ratio
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April 1, 2004 - December 31, 2005 1.35 to 1.00
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006 1.45 to 1.00
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007 1.50 to 1.00
Thereafter 1.60 to 1.00
SECTION 6.11 Total Leverage Ratio. Permit on and after the
Restructuring Date the Total Leverage Ratio on the last day of any fiscal
quarter occurring in any period set forth below, to be in excess of the ratio
set forth below for such period:
Period Ratio
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April 1, 2004 - December 31, 2005 6.85 to 1.00
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006 6.55 to 1.00
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007 6.25 to 1.00
Thereafter 5.95 to 1.00
SECTION 6.12 Bank Leverage Ratio. Permit the Bank Leverage Ratio on the
last day of any fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date to be in excess of
3.50:1.00.
SECTION 6.13 Business Activities. (a) The Borrower shall not, and shall
not permit any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Subsidiary)
to, engage in any business other than Permitted Businesses, except to such
extent as would not be material to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole.
(b) Prior to the Restructuring Date, Bidco shall not engage at any time
in any business or activity other than:
(i) the acquisition and ownership of the Equity Interests of
the Company and any HC Corporation, together with incidental activities
reasonably related thereto;
(ii) the holding of cash in amounts reasonably required to pay
for its own costs and expenses;
(iii) owing and paying legal and auditing fees;
(iv) HC Activities and HC Investments;
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(v) the execution and performance of the Security Documents;
and
(vi) the servicing of the Bidco Loan.
ARTICLE VII
Events of Default
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SECTION 7.01 Events of Default. In case of the happening of
any of the following events ("Events of Default"):
(a) any representation or warranty made by Holdings, the
Borrower or any other Loan Party in any Loan Document, shall prove to
have been false or misleading in any material respect when so made by
Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan Party;
(b) default shall be made in the payment of any principal or
premium of any Term Loan C when and as the same shall become due and
payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for
prepayment thereof or by acceleration thereof or otherwise;
(c) default shall be made in the payment of any interest on
any Term Loan C or in the payment of any fee (other than an amount
referred to in (b) above) due under any Loan Document, when and as the
same shall become due and payable, and such default shall continue
unremedied for a period of 30 days;
(d) default shall be made in the due observance or performance
by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries of any covenant,
condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those
specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) above) and such default shall
continue unremedied for a period of 60 days after written notice
thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower;
(e) (i) any event or condition occurs that results in any
Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or
(ii) Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries shall fail to
pay the principal of any Material Indebtedness at the stated final
maturity thereof; provided that this clause (e) shall not apply to
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;
(f) there shall have occurred a Change in Control;
(g) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an
involuntary petition shall be filed in a court of competent
jurisdiction seeking (i) relief in respect of Holdings, the Borrower or
any of the Material Subsidiaries, or of a substantial part of the
property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Material
Subsidiary, under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now
constituted or hereafter amended, or any other federal, state or
foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, (ii) the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator,
conservator or similar official for Holdings, the Borrower or any of
the Material Subsidiaries or for a substantial part of the property or
assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the
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Material Subsidiaries, (iii) the winding-up or liquidation of
Holdings, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (except, in the
case of any Material Subsidiary (other than the Borrower), in a
transaction permitted by Section 6.06), (iv) in the case of a
Material Subsidiary organized under the laws of Germany, any of the
actions set out in Section 21 of the German Insolvenzordnung or to
institute insolvency proceedings against any such Person (Eroffnung
des Insolvenzverfahrens), or (v) in the case of the Borrower while
organized, and any Material Subsidiary to the extent organized,
under the laws of Luxembourg, the commencement of bankruptcy
proceedings (faillite) or the application to be admitted to the
regime of suspension of payments (sursis de paiements), controlled
management (gestion controlee) or composition with its creditors
(concordat); and such proceeding or petition shall continue
undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering
any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(h) Holdings, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary shall
(i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking
relief under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or
hereafter amended, or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership or similar law, (ii) seek, or consent to, the
institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner,
any proceeding or the filing of any petition described in paragraph (h)
above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver,
trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for
Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Material Subsidiaries or for a
substantial part of the property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or
any Material Subsidiary, (iv) file an answer admitting the material
allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v)
make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) become
unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its
debts as they become due;
(i) the failure by Holdings, the Borrower or any Material
Subsidiary to pay one or more final judgments (not covered by
insurance) aggregating in excess of $45.0 million, which judgments are
not discharged or effectively waived or stayed for a period of 60 days,
or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to levy
upon any material assets or properties of Holdings, the Borrower or any
Material Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;
(j) (i) any Loan Document shall for any reason be asserted in
writing by Holdings, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary not to be
a legal, valid and binding obligation of any party thereto, (ii) any
security interest purported to be created by any Security Document and
to extend to assets that are not immaterial to Holdings, the Borrower
and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis shall cease to be, or
shall be asserted in writing by the Borrower or any other Loan Party
not to be, a valid and perfected security interest (having the priority
required by this Agreement or the relevant Security Document) in the
securities, assets or properties covered thereby, except to the extent
that any such loss of perfection or priority results from the failure
of the Collateral Agent or CA Collateral Agent to maintain possession
of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities
pledged under the Collateral Agreements or to file Uniform Commercial
Code continuation statements and except to the extent that such loss is
covered by a lender's title insurance policy and the Administrative
Agent shall be reasonably satisfied with the credit of such insurer,
(iii) the Guarantees pursuant to the Security Documents by Holdings or
the Subsidiary
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Loan Parties of any of the Obligations shall cease to be in full
force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms thereof),
or shall be asserted in writing by Holdings or the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Loan Party not to be in effect or not to be legal, valid
and binding obligations or (iv) the Obligations of the Borrower or
the Guarantees thereof by Holdings, and the Subsidiary Loan Parties
pursuant to the Security Documents shall cease to constitute senior
indebtedness under the subordination provisions of the Senior
Subordinated Notes or the respective such subordination provisions
shall be invalidated or otherwise cease, or shall be asserted in
writing by Holdings, the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary to be
invalid or to cease, to be legal, valid and binding obligations of
the parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with their terms;
then, subject to Sections 7.02 and/or 7.03, and in every such event (other than
an event with respect to the Borrower described in paragraph (g) or (h) above),
and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the
Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall, by notice
to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or
different times: (i) terminate forthwith the Term Loan C Commitments and (ii)
declare the Term Loans C then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in
whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Term Loans C so declared to be
due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued
fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any
other Loan Document, shall become forthwith due and payable, without
presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any
other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding; and in any event with
respect to the Borrower described in paragraph (g) or (h) above, the Term Loan C
Commitments shall automatically terminate, the principal of the Term Loans C
then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued
fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any
other Loan Document, shall automatically become due and payable, without
presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any
other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.
SECTION 7.02 Holdings' Right to Cure.
(a) Financial Performance Covenants. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in Section 7.01, in the event that Holdings fails to comply
with the requirements of any Financial Performance Covenant, until the
expiration of the 10th day subsequent to the date the certificate calculating
such Financial Performance Covenant is required to be delivered pursuant to
Section 5.04(c), Holdings shall have the right to issue Permitted Cure
Securities for cash or otherwise receive cash contributions to the capital of
Holdings, and, in each case, to contribute any such cash to the capital of the
Borrower (collectively, the "Cure Right"), and upon the receipt by Borrower of
such cash (the "Cure Amount") pursuant to the exercise by Holdings of such Cure
Right and request to the Administrative Agent to effect such recalculation, such
Financial Performance Covenant shall be recalculated giving effect to the
following pro forma adjustments:
(i) CA EBITDA shall be increased, solely for the purpose of
measuring the Financial Performance Covenants and not for any other
purpose under this Agreement, by an amount equal to the Cure Amount;
and
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(ii) if, after giving effect to the foregoing recalculations,
Holdings shall then be in compliance with the requirements of all
Financial Performance Covenants, Holdings shall be deemed to have
satisfied the requirements of the Financial Performance Covenants 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
applicable breach or default of the Financial Performance Covenants
that had occurred shall be deemed cured for this purposes of the
Agreement.
(b) Limitation on Exercise of Cure Right. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, (a) in each four-fiscal-quarter period there shall be at
least one fiscal quarter in which the Cure Right is not exercised, (b) in each
eight-fiscal-quarter period, there shall be a period of at least four
consecutive fiscal quarters during which the Cure Right is not exercised, (c)
the Cure Amount shall be no greater than the amount required for purposes of
complying with the Financial Performance Covenants, (d) in each 12 month period,
the maximum aggregate Cure Amount for all exercises shall not exceed
(eurodollar)200 million and (e) no Indebtedness repaid with the proceeds of
Permitted Cure Securities shall be deemed repaid for purposes of calculating the
ratios specified in Section 6.10 or 6.11 for the period during which such
Permitted Cure Securities were issued.
SECTION 7.03 Clean-Up Period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in Section 7.01, during the Clean-up Period, if any matter,
circumstance or event exists or has occurred that would otherwise constitute a
breach of any representation and warranty, or a covenant, contained in any Loan
Document or result in a Default or Event of Default, such matter, circumstance
or event will not constitute a Default or Event of Default (other than any
matter, circumstance or event that (x) would have a Material Adverse Effect, (y)
has been procured by Holdings, the Borrower, Midco, LP GmbH or Bidco or (z) has
not been remedied prior to the expiration of the Clean-up Period), provided that
(i) such matter, circumstance or event does not constitute an Event of Default
incapable of being cured and (ii) reasonable steps are being taken to cure such
matter, circumstance or event.
ARTICLE VIII
The Agents
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SECTION 8.01 Appointment. (a) In order to expedite the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, DBNY is hereby appointed to act as
Administrative Agent (with each reference in this Article to Administrative
Agent to include DBNY in its capacity as Collateral Agent). Each of the Lenders
and each assignee of any such Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes the
Administrative Agent to take such actions on behalf of such Lender or assignee
and to exercise such powers as are specifically delegated to the Administrative
Agent by the terms and provisions hereof and of the other Loan Documents,
together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The
Administrative Agent is hereby expressly authorized by the Lenders, without
hereby limiting any implied authority, (a) to receive on behalf of the Lenders
all payments of principal of and interest on the Term Loan Cs, all other amounts
due to the Lenders hereunder, and promptly to distribute to each Lender its
proper share of each payment so received; (b) to give notice on behalf of each
of the Lenders of any Event of Default specified in this Agreement of which the
Administrative Agent has actual knowledge acquired in connection with the
performance of its duties as Administrative Agent hereunder; and (c) to
distribute to each Lender copies of all notices, financial statements and other
materials delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement as received by
the Administrative Agent. Without
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limiting the generality of the foregoing (i) the Agents are hereby expressly
authorized to execute any and all documents (including releases) with respect to
the Collateral and the rights of the Lender with respect thereto, as
contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the
Security Documents and (ii) in particular, DBNY as Administrative Agent or
Collateral Agent is hereby expressly authorized to execute the Bidco Pledges and
any and all other documents (including releases) with respect to the Collateral
thereunder and the rights of the Pledgees thereunder with respect thereto in the
name of and on behalf of the Lenders as their attorney-in-fact (and each Lender
appoints DBNY as such Lender's attorney-in-fact for such purposes and DBNY is
hereby released from the restrictions imposed by Section 181 of the German Civil
Code (BGB)) as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement and the Bidco Pledges. In the event that any party other than the
Lenders and the Agents shall participate in all or any portion of the Collateral
(under the Bidco Pledges) pursuant to the Bidco Pledges, all rights and remedies
in respect of such Collateral shall be controlled by the Administrative Agent
and the Collateral Agent as set forth in the Bidco Pledges. No Person that is
not an Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities under this Agreement.
(b) Neither the Agents nor any of their respective directors, officers,
employees or agents shall be liable as such for any action taken or omitted by
any of them except for its or his own gross negligence or willful misconduct, or
be responsible for any statement, warranty or representation herein or the
contents of any document delivered in connection herewith, or be required to
ascertain or to make any inquiry concerning the performance or observance by the
Borrower or any other Loan Party of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or
agreements contained in any Loan Document. The Agents shall not be responsible
to the Lenders for the due execution, genuineness, validity, enforceability or
effectiveness of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or other instruments
or agreements. The Agents shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or
refraining from acting, in accordance with written instructions signed by the
Required Lenders and, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, such
instructions and any action or inaction pursuant thereto shall be binding on all
the Lenders. Each Agent shall, in the absence of knowledge to the contrary, be
entitled to rely on any instrument or document believed by it in good faith to
be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper person or
persons. Neither the Agents nor any of their respective directors, officers,
employees or agents shall have any responsibility to the Borrower or any other
Loan Party or any other party hereto on account of the failure, delay in
performance or breach by, or as a result of information provided by, any Lender
of any of its obligations hereunder or to any Lender on account of the failure
of or delay in performance or breach by any other Lender or the Borrower or any
other Loan Party of any of their respective obligations hereunder or under any
other Loan Document or in connection herewith or therewith. Each Agent may
execute any and all duties hereunder by or through agents or employees and shall
be entitled to rely upon the advice of legal counsel selected by it with respect
to all matters arising hereunder and shall not be liable for any action taken or
suffered in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel.
SECTION 8.02 Nature of Duties. The Lenders hereby acknowledge that no
Agent shall be under any duty to take any discretionary action permitted to be
taken by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement unless it shall be
requested in writing to do so by the Required Lenders. The Lenders further
acknowledge and agree that so long as an Agent shall make any determination to
be made by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document in good faith, such
Agent shall have no liability in respect of such determination to any person.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, no
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Agent shall 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 the Loan Documents or otherwise exist against any Agent. Each
Lender recognizes and agrees that the Global Coordinators and the Joint Lead
Arrangers shall have no duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any
other Loan Document, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and shall
have no functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities for
acting as the Global Coordinator or as the Joint Lead Arrangers hereunder.
SECTION 8.03 Resignation by the Agents. Subject to the appointment and
acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent, as provided below, the
Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders and the
Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right
to appoint a successor with the consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed). If no successor shall have been so appointed by the
Required Lenders and approved by the Borrower and shall have accepted such
appointment within 45 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice
of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the
Lenders with the consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed), appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an
office in New York, New York and an office in London, England (or a bank having
an Affiliate with such an office) having a combined capital and surplus having a
Dollar Equivalent that is not less than $500.0 million or an Affiliate of any
such bank. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent
hereunder by a successor bank, such successor shall succeed to and become vested
with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring
Administrative Agent and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged
from its duties and obligations hereunder. After the resignation by the
Administrative Agent hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.05
shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or
omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as Administrative Agent.
SECTION 8.04 The Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity. With
respect to the Term Loans C made by it hereunder, the Administrative Agent in
its individual capacity and not as Administrative Agent shall have the same
rights and powers as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it
were not the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent and its
Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any
kind of business with Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or other
Affiliates thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 8.05 Indemnification. Each Lender agrees (a) to reimburse each
Agent, on demand, in the amount of its pro rata share (based on its Term Loan C
Commitments hereunder (or if such Commitments shall have expired or been
terminated, in accordance with the respective principal amounts of its
applicable outstanding Term Loans C)) of any reasonable expenses incurred for
the benefit of the Lenders by such Agent, including counsel fees and
compensation of agents and employees paid for services rendered on behalf of the
Lenders, which shall not have been reimbursed by the Borrower and (b) to
indemnify and hold harmless each Agent and any of its directors, officers,
employees or agents, on demand, in the amount of such pro rata share, from and
against any and all liabilities, Taxes, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or
nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against it in
its capacity as Agent or any of them in any way relating to or arising out of
this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken or
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omitted by it or any of them under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, to
the extent the same shall not have been reimbursed by the Borrower, provided
that no Lender shall be liable to an Agent for any portion of such liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses or disbursements resulting from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of such Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees or agents.
SECTION 8.06 Lack of Reliance on Agents. Each Lender acknowledges that
it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent and any Lender and
based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its
own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also
acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent,
any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from
time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or
not taking action under or based upon this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
SECTION 9.01 Notices. (a) Notices and other communications provided for
herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier
service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:
(i) if to any Loan Party, to it, ▇/▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, L2453 Luxembourg, with a copy to Blackstone Capital Partners
Cayman IV L.P. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇; and
(ii) if to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent,
to Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (telecopy: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇) (e-mail:
▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇.▇▇▇), with a copy to White & Case LLP, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, attention: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
(telecopy: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇).
(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be
delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures
approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not
apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the
Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. Each of the Administrative
Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to
accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic
communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, that
approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or
communications.
(c) All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been
given on the date of receipt if delivered by hand or overnight courier service,
sent by telecopy or (to the extent permitted by paragraph (b) above) electronic
means or on the date five Business Days after dispatch by certified or
registered mail if mailed, in each case delivered, sent or mailed (properly
addressed) to such party as provided in this Section 9.01 or in accordance with
the latest unrevoked direction from such party given in accordance with this
Section 9.01.
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(d) Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for
notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties
hereto.
SECTION 9.02 Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements,
representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties herein, in the other
Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or
delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan
Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lenders and shall
survive the making by the Lenders of the Term Loans C and the execution and
delivery of the Loan Documents, regardless of any investigation made by such
persons or on their behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect as long
as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Term Loan C or any fee or any
other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is
outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Term Loan C Commitments have not been
terminated. Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreements contained
herein, indemnification and reimbursement obligations contained herein
(including pursuant to Sections 2.13, 2.14, 2.15 and 9.05) shall survive the
payment in full of the principal and interest hereunder, and the termination of
the Term Loan C Commitments or this Agreement.
SECTION 9.03 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when
it shall have been executed by Holdings, the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received copies hereof which,
when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto,
and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Holdings, the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender and their respective
permitted successors and assigns.
SECTION 9.04 Successors and Assigns. (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)
other than pursuant to a merger permitted by Section 6.06, the Borrower may not
assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without
the prior written consent of 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. 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 and, to the
extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Agents
and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by
reason of this Agreement.
(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below,
any Lender may 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 Term
Loan C Commitment and the Term Loans C at the time owing to it) with the prior
written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:
(A) the Borrower; provided that no consent of the Borrower
shall be required for an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a
Lender or an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing or during the up to 30 days after the Closing Date 0for
the primary syndication of this Agreement any other assignee (provided
that any liability of the Borrower to an assignee that is an Approved
Fund or Affiliate of the assigning Lender under Section 2.13, 2.14,
2.15 or
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2.18 shall be limited to the amount, if any, that would have been
payable hereunder by such Borrower in the absence of such assignment);
and
(B) the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the
Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of a Term Loan
C to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or Approved Fund immediately
prior to giving effect to such assignment.
(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 Term Loan C
Commitment or Term Loans C, the amount of the commitment or Term Loans
C 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 (x) $1.0 million, unless each of the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent otherwise consent; provided that no such consent
of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under
paragraph (b), (c), (h) or (i) of Section 7.01 has occurred and is
continuing;
(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; and
(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver
to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with
a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided that no such
recordation fee shall be due in connection with an assignment to an
existing Lender or Affiliate of a Lender or an assignment by the
Administrative Agent.
(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph
(b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each
Assignment and Acceptance the 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 hereunder 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 of Sections
2.13, 2.14, 2.15 and 9.05). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or
obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04
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 paragraph (c) of
this Section.
(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of
the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices 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 Term Loan C Commitment of, and principal
amount of the Term Loans C owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof
from time to time (the "Register"). The entries in the Register shall be
conclusive, and the Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders may treat each person
whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender
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hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the
contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any
Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior
notice.
(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance
executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the processing and recordation
fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such
assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent
acting for itself and, in any situation wherein the consent of the Borrower is
not required, the Borrower shall accept such Assignment and Acceptance and
record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be
effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the
Register as provided in this paragraph.
(c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities
(a "Loan Participant") in all or a portion of such Lender's rights and
obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Term Loan C
Commitment and the Term Loans C 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 Agents 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. Any agreement or
instrument (oral or written) pursuant to which a Lender sells such a
participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to
enforce this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to approve any
amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents; provided that (x) such agreement or instrument may provide
that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Loan Participant, agree to
any amendment, modification or waiver described in Section 9.04(a)(i) or clauses
(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) of the first proviso to Section 9.08(b) that
affects such Loan Participant and (y) no other agreement (oral or written) with
respect to such participation may exist between such Lender and such Loan
Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees
that each Loan Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.13,
2.14 and 2.15 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its
interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent
permitted by law, each Loan Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits
of Section 9.06 as though it were a Lender, provided such Loan Participant
agrees to be subject to Section 2.16(c) as though it were a Lender.
(ii) A Loan Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater
payment under Section 2.13, 2.14 and 2.15 than the applicable Lender would have
been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Loan
Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Loan Participant is
made with the Borrower's prior written consent. A Loan Participant that would be
a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of
Section 2.15 to the extent such Loan Participant fails to comply with Section
2.15(e) as though it were a Lender.
(d) Any Lender may 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 (i) any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a
Federal Reserve Bank and (ii) in the case of any Lender that is an Approved
Fund, any pledge or assignment to any holders of obligations owed, or securities
issued, by such Lender including to any trustee for, or any other representative
of, such holders, and this Section shall not apply to any such
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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.
SECTION 9.05 Expenses; Indemnity. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including Other Taxes) incurred by the
Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents or the administration of this Agreement and by the
Initial Lenders in connection with the syndication of the Term Loan C
Commitments (including the reasonable fees, disbursements and the charges for no
more than one counsel in each jurisdiction where Collateral is located) or in
connection with any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions
hereof or thereof (whether or not the Term Loan C are incurred) or incurred by
the Agents or any Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of
their rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, in
connection with the Term Loans C made hereunder, including the reasonable fees,
charges and disbursements of White & Case LLP, counsel for the Administration
Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers and ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, special German counsel
to the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers, and, in connection
with any such enforcement or protection, the reasonable fees, charges and
disbursements of any other counsel (including the reasonable allocated costs of
internal counsel if a Lender elects to use internal counsel in lieu of outside
counsel) for the Agents, the Joint Lead Arrangers, or all Lenders (but no more
than one such counsel for all Lenders).
(b) The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Agents, the Joint Lead
Arrangers, each Lender and each of their respective directors, trustees,
officers, employees and agents (each such person being called an "Indemnitee")
against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities and related expenses, including reasonable counsel fees,
charges and disbursements, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee
arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of (i) the execution
or delivery of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement or
instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto
and thereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of
the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) the use of
the proceeds of the Term Loans C or (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation
or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is
a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee,
be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
related expenses result primarily from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of such Indemnitee (treating, for this purpose only, any Agent, any
Joint Lead Arranger, any Lender and any of their respective Related Parties as a
single Indemnitee). Subject to and without limiting the generality of the
foregoing sentence, the Borrower agrees to indemnify each Indemnitee against,
and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities and related expenses, including reasonable counsel or consultant
fees, charges and disbursements, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee
arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of (A) any
Environmental Claim related in any way to Holdings, the Borrower or any of their
Subsidiaries, or (B) any actual or alleged presence, Release or threatened
Release of Hazardous Materials at, under, on or from any Mortgaged Property or
any property owned, leased or operated by any predecessor of Holdings, the
Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, provided that such indemnity shall not,
as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its
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Related Parties. The provisions of this Section 9.05 shall remain operative and
in full force and effect regardless of the expiration of the term of this
Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the
repayment of any of the Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any
term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any
investigation made by or on behalf of any Agent or any Lender. All amounts due
under this Section 9.05 shall be payable on written demand therefor accompanied
by reasonable documentation with respect to any reimbursement, indemnification
or other amount requested.
(c) Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
the Borrower shall be entitled to assume the defense of any action for which
indemnification is sought hereunder with counsel of its choice at its expense
(in which case the Borrower shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and
expenses of any separate counsel retained by an Indemnitee except as set forth
below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to
each such Indemnitee. Notwithstanding the Borrower's election to assume the
defense of such action, each Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate
counsel and to participate in the defense of such action, and the Borrower shall
bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel, if (i)
the use of counsel chosen by the Borrower to represent such Indemnitee would
present such counsel with a conflict of interest; (ii) the actual or potential
defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the Borrower and such
Indemnitee and such Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be
legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those
available to the Borrower (in which case the Borrower shall not have the right
to assume the defense or such action on behalf of such Indemnitee); (iii) the
Borrower shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
Indemnitee to represent it within a reasonable time after notice of the
institution of such action; or (iv) the Borrower shall authorize in writing such
Indemnitee to employ separate counsel at the Borrower's expense. The Borrower
will not be liable under this Agreement for any amount paid by an Indemnitee to
settle any claims or actions if the settlement is entered into without the
Borrower's consent, which consent may not be withheld or delayed unless such
settlement is unreasonable in light of such claims or actions against, and
defenses available to, such Indemnitee.
(d) Except as expressly provided in Section 9.05(a) with respect to
Other Taxes, which shall not be duplicative with any amounts paid pursuant to
Section 2.15, this Section 9.05 shall not apply to Taxes.
SECTION 9.06 Right of Set-off. If an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and
from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply
any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final)
at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender to or
for the credit or the account of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary
against any of and all the obligations of Holdings or the Borrower now or
hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document held by such
Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand
under this Agreement or such other Loan Document and although the obligations
may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section 9.06 are in
addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off) that
such Lender or such Issuing Bank may have.
SECTION 9.07 Applicable Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS (OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN OTHER LOAN
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DOCUMENTS) SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 9.08 Waivers; Amendment. (a) No failure or delay of the
Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or
under any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single
or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or
discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights
and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the
other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or
remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by Holdings,
the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective
unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) below, and then such waiver
or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose
for which given. No notice or demand on Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan
Party in any case shall entitle such person to any other or further notice or
demand in similar or other circumstances.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any
provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except (x) in the
case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing
entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders and (y) in the case of any
other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements as provided for
therein; provided, however, that no such agreement shall
(i) decrease or forgive the principal amount of, or extend the
final maturity of, or decrease the rate of interest on, any Term Loan
C, without the prior written consent of each Lender directly affected
thereby; provided that any amendment to the financial covenant
definitions in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the
rate of interest for purposes of this clause (i),
(ii) increase or extend the Term Loan C Commitment of any
Lender or decrease any fees owed any Lender without the prior written
consent of such Lender (it being understood that waivers or
modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of
Default or of a mandatory reduction in the aggregate Term Loan C
Commitments shall not constitute an increase of the Term Loan C
Commitment of any Lender),
(iii) extend any date on which payment of interest on any Term
Loan C is due, without the prior written consent of each Lender
adversely affected thereby,
(iv) amend or modify the provisions of Section 2.16(c) in a
manner that would by its terms alter the pro rata sharing of payments
required thereby, without the prior written consent of each Lender
adversely affected thereby,
(v) amend or modify the provisions of this Section or the
definition of the terms "Required Lenders," or any other provision
hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to
waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination
or grant any consent hereunder, without the prior written consent of
each Lender adversely affected thereby (it being understood that, with
the consent of the Required Lenders, additional extensions of credit
pursuant to this
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Agreement may be included in the determination of the Required
Lenders on substantially the same basis as the Term Loans C and Term
Loan C Commitments are included on the Closing Date), or
(vi) release all or substantially all the Collateral (other
than as provided for in the respective Security Documents) or release
Holdings, the Borrower, CAC or all or substantially all of the other
Subsidiary Loan Parties from its Guarantee under the Holdings
Agreements or the U.S. Collateral Agreement, as applicable, unless, in
the case of a Subsidiary Loan Party, all or substantially all the
Equity Interests of such Subsidiary Loan Party is sold or otherwise
disposed of in a transaction permitted by this Agreement, without the
prior written consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby;
provided, further, that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise
affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent without the prior
written consent of the Administrative Agent. Each Lender shall be bound by any
waiver, amendment or modification authorized by this Section 9.08 and any
consent by any Lender pursuant to this Section 9.08 shall bind any assignee of
such Lender.
(c) Without the consent of the Global Coordinator, any Joint Lead
Arranger or any Lender, the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent and/or
Collateral Agent may (in their respective sole discretion, or shall, to the
extent required by any Loan Document) enter into any amendment, modification or
waiver of any Loan Document, or enter into any new agreement or instrument, to
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 Lenders, or as required by local law to give effect to,
or protect any security interest for the benefit of the Lenders, in any property
or so that the security interests therein comply with applicable law.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or
amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the
Administrative Agent, 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 Loan Documents with the Term Loans C 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.
(e) In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be
amended with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, Holdings, the
Borrower and the Lenders providing the relevant Replacement Term Loans C (as
defined below) to permit the refinancing of all outstanding Term Loans
("Refinanced Term Loans") with a replacement "B" term loan tranche hereunder
which shall be Term Loans C hereunder ("Replacement Term Loans"); provided that
(a) the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term Loans shall not
exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Refinanced Term Loans, (b) the
Applicable Margin for such Replacement Term Loans shall not be higher than the
Applicable Margin for such Refinanced Term Loans, (c) the weighted average life
to maturity of such Replacement Term Loans shall not be shorter than the
weighted average life to maturity of such Refinanced Term Loans at the time of
such refinancing and (d) all other terms applicable to such Replacement Term
Loans shall be substantially identical to, or less favorable to the Lenders
providing such Replacement Term
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Loans than, those applicable to such Refinanced Term Loans, except to the extent
necessary to provide for covenants and other terms applicable to any period
after the latest final maturity of the Term Loans C in effect immediately prior
to such refinancing.
SECTION 9.09 Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, if at any time the applicable interest rate, together with all
fees and charges that are treated as interest under applicable law
(collectively, the "Charges"), as provided for herein or in any other document
executed in connection herewith, or otherwise contracted for, charged, received,
taken or reserved by any Lender, shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the
"Maximum Rate") that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved
by such Lender in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable
hereunder, together with all Charges payable to such Lender, shall be limited to
the Maximum Rate, provided that such excess amount shall be paid to such Lender
on subsequent payment dates to the extent not exceeding the legal limitation.
SECTION 9.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents
and the agreements regarding certain fees referred to herein constitute the
entire contract between the parties relative to the subject matter hereof. Any
previous agreement among or representations from the parties or their Affiliates
with respect to the subject matter hereof is superseded by this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents. [Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fee Letter shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and remain in full force
and effect.] Nothing in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, expressed
or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto
and thereto any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason
of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
SECTION 9.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL
BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF,
UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY
OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD
NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B)
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER
INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER
THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.11.
SECTION 9.12 Severability. In the event any one or more of the
provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document should be
held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein
shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor
in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as
possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
SECTION 9.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which,
when taken
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together, shall constitute but one contract, and shall become effective as
provided in Section 9.03. Delivery of an executed counterpart to this Agreement
by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed
original.
SECTION 9.14 Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of
Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this
Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into
consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 9.15 Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) Each of
Holdings and the Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for
itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York State
court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City,
and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising
out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or for
recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any
such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or,
to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. Each of the parties
hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be
conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or
in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any
right that any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding
relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents against Holdings, the
Borrower or any Loan Party or their properties in the courts of any
jurisdiction.
(b) Each of Holdings and the Borrower hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do
so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of
any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or
the other Loan Documents in any New York State or federal court. Each of the
parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or
proceeding in any such court.
(c) Each Loan Party party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally
appoints BCP Crystal US Holdings Corp. with an office on the date hereof at ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ and its successors hereunder (the
"Process Agent"), as its agent to receive on behalf of each such Loan Party and
its property all writs, claims, process, and summonses in any action or
proceeding brought against it in the State of New York. Such service may be made
by mailing or delivering a copy of such process to the respective Loan Party in
care of the Process Agent at the address specified above for the Process Agent,
and such Loan Party irrevocably authorizes and directs the Process Agent to
accept such service on its behalf. Failure by the Process Agent to give notice
to the respective Loan Party, or failure of the respective Loan Party, to
receive notice of such service of process shall not impair or affect the
validity of such service on the Process Agent or any such Loan Party, or of any
judgment based thereon. Each Loan Party hereto covenants and agrees that it
shall take any and all reasonable action, including the execution and filing of
any and all documents, that may be necessary to continue the designation of the
Process Agent above in full force and effect, and to cause the Process Agent to
act as such. Each Loan Party hereto further covenants and agrees to maintain at
all times an agent with offices in New York City to act as its Process Agent.
Nothing herein shall in any way be deemed to limit the ability to serve any such
writs, process or summonses in any other manner permitted by applicable law.
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SECTION 9.16 Confidentiality. Each of the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent agrees that it shall maintain in confidence any information
relating to Holdings, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties furnished to it by
or on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower or the other Loan Parties (other than
information that (a) has become generally available to the public other than as
a result of a disclosure by such party, (b) has been independently developed by
such Lender or the Administrative Agent without violating this Section 9.16 or
(c) was available to such Lender or the Administrative Agent from a third party
having, to such person's knowledge, no obligations of confidentiality to
Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan Party) and shall not reveal the same
other than to its directors, trustees, officers, employees and advisors with a
need to know or to any person that approves or administers the Term Loans C on
behalf of such Lender (so long as each such person shall have been instructed to
keep the same confidential in accordance with this Section 9.16), except: (A) to
the extent necessary to comply with law or any legal process or the requirements
of any Governmental Authority, the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners or of any securities exchange on which securities of the
disclosing party or any Affiliate of the disclosing party are listed or traded,
(B) as part of normal reporting or review procedures to Governmental Authorities
or the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, (C) to its parent
companies, Affiliates or auditors (so long as each such person shall have been
instructed to keep the same confidential in accordance with this Section 9.16),
(D) in order to enforce its rights under any Loan Document in a legal proceeding
and (E) to any prospective assignee of, or prospective participant in, any of
its rights under this Agreement (so long as such person shall have been
instructed to keep the same confidential in accordance with this Section 9.16).
SECTION 9.17 Conversion of Currencies. (a) If, for the purpose of
obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum owing
hereunder in one currency into another currency, each party hereto agrees, to
the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used
shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures in the
relevant jurisdiction the first currency could be purchased with such other
currency on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which final
judgment is given.
(b) The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to any
party hereto or any holder of the obligations owing hereunder (the "Applicable
Creditor") shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the "Judgment
Currency") other than the currency in which such sum is stated to be due
hereunder (the "Agreement Currency"), be discharged only to the extent that, on
the Business Day following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any sum
adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in
accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction purchase
the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency; if the amount of the
Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the
Applicable Creditor in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a
separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the
Applicable Creditor against such loss. The obligations of the Borrower contained
in this Section 9.17 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the
payment of all other amounts owing hereunder.
SECTION 9.18 Release of Liens and Guarantees. In the event that any
Loan Party conveys, sells, leases, assigns, transfers or otherwise disposes of
all or any portion of any of its assets (including the Equity Interests of any
Subsidiary Loan Party (other than the Borrower)) to a person that is not (and is
not required to become) a Loan Party in a
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transaction not prohibited by Section 6.06 or 6.07, the Administrative Agent and
the Collateral Agent shall promptly (and the Lenders hereby authorize the
Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to) take such action and execute
any such documents as may be reasonably requested by Holdings or the Borrower
and at the Borrower's expense to release any Liens created by any Loan Document
in respect of such assets or Equity Interests, and, in the case of a disposition
of the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary Loan Party that is not a Borrower in
such a transaction and as a result of which such Subsidiary Loan Party would
cease to be a Subsidiary, terminate such Subsidiary Loan Party's obligations
under its Guarantee. The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent agree to
take such actions as are reasonably requested by the Borrower and at the
Borrower's expense to terminate the Liens and security interests created by the
Bidco Pledge to the extent terminating by its terms at such time, on the
Restructuring Date. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral
Agent agree to take such actions as are reasonably requested by Holdings or the
Borrower and at the Borrower's expense to terminate the Liens and security
interests created by the Loan Documents when all the Obligations are paid in
full. Any representation, warranty or covenant contained in any Loan Document
relating to any such Equity Interests, asset or subsidiary of Holdings shall no
longer be deemed to be made once such Equity Interests or asset is so conveyed,
sold, leased, assigned, transferred or disposed of.
SECTION 9.19 Parallel Debt. (a) Each of the parties hereto agrees that each and
every obligation of Parent (and any of its successors pursuant to this
Agreement) under any Loan Document shall also be owing in full to the Collateral
Agent (and each of its successors under this Agreement), and that accordingly
the Collateral Agent will have its own independent right to demand performance
by Parent of those obligations. The Collateral Agent agrees with Parent that in
case of any discharge of any such obligation owing to the Collateral Agent or
any Lender by Parent, it will, to the same extent, not make a claim against
Parent under the aforesaid agreement at any time, provided that any such claims
can be made against Parent if such discharge is made by virtue of any set off,
counterclaim or similar defense invoked by Parent vis-a-vis the Collateral
Agent.
(b) Without limiting or affecting the Collateral Agent's rights against Parent
(whether under this paragraph or under any other provision of the Loan
Documents), the Collateral Agent agrees with each other Lender that, except as
set out in the next sentence, it will not exercise its rights under the
aforesaid acknowledgement except with the consent of the relevant Lender.
However, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in the previous sentence shall in
any way limit the Collateral Agent's right to act in the protection or
preservation of rights under or to enforce any Loan Document as contemplated by
this Agreement and/or the relevant Loan Document (or to do any act reasonably
incidental to the foregoing).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the
day and year first written above.
BCP CRYSTAL HOLDINGS LTD. 2
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Director
BCP CAYLUX HOLDINGS LUXEMBOURG
S.C.A.
By its Manager, BCP CAYLUX HOLDINGS LTD. 1
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Director
DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Administrative Agent and as Lender
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ SENIOR FUNDING,
INC.,
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
Schedule 1.01(a)
Part I
Holdings Agreements
Bidco Pledge
Part II
U.S. Collateral Agreement
Parent Agreement (if required)