Exhibit 10.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT,
dated as of April 7, 2006,
among
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO.,
as the Borrower,
CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.,
as the Parent,
VARIOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER PERSONS FROM TIME TO TIME
PARTIES HERETO,
as the Lenders,
and
CREDIT SUISSE,
as Administrative Agent
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LEAD ARRANGER &
SOLE BOOK RUNNER:
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS................................................. 2
SECTION 1.1. Defined Terms............................................................... 2
SECTION 1.2. Use of Defined Terms........................................................ 39
SECTION 1.3. Cross-References............................................................ 39
SECTION 1.4. Accounting and Financial Determinations; Time............................... 39
ARTICLE II COMMITMENTS, BORROWING AND ISSUANCE PROCEDURES, NOTES AND LETTERS OF CREDIT...... 40
SECTION 2.1. Commitments............................................................... 40
SECTION 2.1.1. Revolving Loan Commitment.......................................... 40
SECTION 2.1.2. Revolving Letters of Credit........................................ 40
SECTION 2.1.3. US Term Loan Commitment............................................ 41
SECTION 2.1.3A. Sterling Term Loan Commitment...................................... 41
SECTION 2.1.3B. Incremental Term Loan Commitment................................... 41
SECTION 2.1.4. Synthetic Deposit Account.......................................... 41
SECTION 2.1.5. Synthetic Letters of Credit........................................ 44
SECTION 2.2. Reduction of the Commitment Amounts....................................... 45
SECTION 2.2.1. Optional Reductions................................................ 45
SECTION 2.2.2. Increase in Term Loan Commitments.................................. 45
SECTION 2.3. Borrowing Procedures...................................................... 47
SECTION 2.3.1. Term Loans and Revolving Loans..................................... 47
SECTION 2.3.2. Synthetic Deposits................................................. 48
SECTION 2.4. Continuation and Conversion Elections..................................... 48
SECTION 2.5. Funding................................................................... 48
SECTION 2.6. Issuance Procedures....................................................... 49
SECTION 2.6.1. Other Lenders' Participation....................................... 49
SECTION 2.6.2. Disbursements...................................................... 49
SECTION 2.6.3. Reimbursement...................................................... 50
SECTION 2.6.4. Deemed Disbursements............................................... 50
SECTION 2.6.5. Nature of Reimbursement Obligations................................ 51
SECTION 2.7. Register; Notes........................................................... 52
ARTICLE III REPAYMENTS, PREPAYMENTS, INTEREST AND FEES....................................... 53
SECTION 3.1. Repayments and Prepayments; Application................................... 53
SECTION 3.1.1. Repayments and Prepayments......................................... 53
SECTION 3.1.2. Application........................................................ 56
SECTION 3.2. Interest Provisions....................................................... 57
SECTION 3.2.1. Rates; Fees........................................................ 57
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SECTION 3.2.2. Post-Default Rates................................................. 58
SECTION 3.2.3. Payment Dates...................................................... 58
SECTION 3.3. Fees...................................................................... 59
SECTION 3.3.1. Commitment Fee..................................................... 59
SECTION 3.3.2. Arranger's Fees.................................................... 59
SECTION 3.3.3. Letter of Credit Fees.............................................. 59
ARTICLE IV CERTAIN LIBO RATE AND OTHER PROVISIONS........................................... 60
SECTION 4.1. LIBO Rate Lending Unlawful................................................ 60
SECTION 4.2. Deposits Unavailable...................................................... 60
SECTION 4.3. Increased LIBO Rate Loan Costs, etc....................................... 60
SECTION 4.4. Funding Losses............................................................ 61
SECTION 4.5. Increased Capital Costs................................................... 61
SECTION 4.6. Taxes..................................................................... 62
SECTION 4.7. Payments, Computations, etc............................................... 65
SECTION 4.8. Sharing of Payments....................................................... 66
SECTION 4.9. Setoff.................................................................... 67
SECTION 4.10. Change of Lending Office.................................................. 67
SECTION 4.11. Replacement of Lenders.................................................... 67
SECTION 4.12. Application to Participation Fees......................................... 68
ARTICLE V CONDITIONS TO CLOSING............................................................ 68
SECTION 5.1. Initial Credit Extension.................................................. 68
SECTION 5.1.1. Resolutions, etc................................................... 68
SECTION 5.1.2. Closing Date Certificate........................................... 69
SECTION 5.1.3. Material Adverse Change............................................ 69
SECTION 5.1.4. Consummation of Transaction........................................ 69
SECTION 5.1.5. Delivery of Notes.................................................. 70
SECTION 5.1.6. Arranger's Fees, Closing Fees, Expenses, etc....................... 70
SECTION 5.1.7. Financial Information.............................................. 70
SECTION 5.1.8. Solvency, etc...................................................... 71
SECTION 5.1.9. Opinions of Counsel................................................ 71
SECTION 5.1.10. Subsidiary Guaranty................................................ 71
SECTION 5.1.11. Collateral Documents............................................... 71
SECTION 5.1.12. Filing Agent, etc.................................................. 73
SECTION 5.1.13. Intellectual Property Security Agreements.......................... 73
SECTION 5.1.14. Control Agreements................................................. 74
SECTION 5.1.15. Insurance.......................................................... 74
SECTION 5.1.16. Rating of Loans.................................................... 74
SECTION 5.1.17. PATRIOT Act Disclosures............................................ 74
SECTION 5.2. Conditions to Amendment and Restatement................................... 74
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SECTION 5.2.1. Resolutions, etc................................................... 74
SECTION 5.2.2. Amendment Effective Date Certificate............................... 75
SECTION 5.2.3. Material Adverse Change............................................ 75
SECTION 5.2.4. Consummation of the UK Transaction................................. 75
SECTION 5.2.5. Delivery of Sterling Term Notes.................................... 76
SECTION 5.2.6. Arranger's Fees, Closing Fees, Expenses, etc....................... 76
SECTION 5.2.7. Financial Information.............................................. 76
SECTION 5.2.8. Solvency, etc...................................................... 77
SECTION 5.2.9. Opinions of Counsel................................................ 77
SECTION 5.2.10. Collateral Documents............................................... 77
SECTION 5.2.11. Affirmation and Consent............................................ 79
SECTION 5.2.12. Insurance.......................................................... 79
SECTION 5.2.13. Approvals.......................................................... 79
SECTION 5.2.14. PATRIOT Act Disclosures............................................ 79
SECTION 5.3. All Credit Extensions..................................................... 79
SECTION 5.3.1. Compliance with Warranties, No Default, etc........................ 79
SECTION 5.3.2. Credit Extension Request, etc...................................... 80
SECTION 5.3.3. Satisfactory Legal Form............................................ 80
ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES................................................... 80
SECTION 6.1. Organization, etc......................................................... 80
SECTION 6.2. Due Authorization, Non-Contravention, etc................................. 80
SECTION 6.3. Government Approval, Regulation, etc...................................... 81
SECTION 6.4. Validity, etc............................................................. 81
SECTION 6.5. Financial Information..................................................... 81
SECTION 6.6. No Material Adverse Change................................................ 82
SECTION 6.7. Litigation, Labor Controversies, etc...................................... 82
SECTION 6.8. Subsidiaries.............................................................. 82
SECTION 6.9. Ownership of Properties................................................... 83
SECTION 6.10. Taxes; Other Laws......................................................... 83
SECTION 6.11. Pension and Welfare Plans................................................. 83
SECTION 6.12. Environmental Warranties.................................................. 84
SECTION 6.13. Accuracy of Information; Projections...................................... 85
SECTION 6.14. Regulations U and X....................................................... 85
SECTION 6.15. Solvency.................................................................. 85
SECTION 6.16. Deposit Account and Cash Management Accounts.............................. 86
SECTION 6.17. Labor Matters............................................................. 86
SECTION 6.18. UK Pension Matters........................................................ 86
SECTION 6.19. UK Financial Assistance................................................... 87
ARTICLE VII AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS............................................................ 87
SECTION 7.1. Financial Information, Reports, Notices, etc.............................. 87
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SECTION 7.2. Maintenance of Existence; Compliance with Contracts, Laws, etc............ 89
SECTION 7.3. Maintenance of Properties................................................. 89
SECTION 7.4. Insurance................................................................. 89
SECTION 7.5. Books and Records......................................................... 90
SECTION 7.6. Environmental Laws........................................................ 90
SECTION 7.7. Use of Proceeds........................................................... 91
SECTION 7.8. Subsidiary Guarantors, Security, etc...................................... 91
SECTION 7.9. Maintenance of Corporate Separateness..................................... 92
SECTION 7.10. Maintenance of Rating of Loans............................................ 92
SECTION 7.11. Cash Management........................................................... 92
SECTION 7.12. Post-Closing Obligations.................................................. 92
SECTION 7.13. UK Pension Matters........................................................ 94
ARTICLE VIII NEGATIVE COVENANTS............................................................... 95
SECTION 8.1. Business Activities....................................................... 95
SECTION 8.2. Indebtedness.............................................................. 95
SECTION 8.3. Liens..................................................................... 97
SECTION 8.4. Financial Condition and Operations........................................ 99
SECTION 8.5. Investments............................................................... 100
SECTION 8.6. Restricted Payments, etc.................................................. 102
SECTION 8.7. Capital Expenditures...................................................... 103
SECTION 8.8. Issuance of Capital Securities............................................ 103
SECTION 8.9. Consolidation, Merger; Permitted Acquisitions, etc........................ 104
SECTION 8.10. Permitted Dispositions.................................................... 105
SECTION 8.11. Modification of Certain Agreements........................................ 106
SECTION 8.12. Transactions with Affiliates.............................................. 106
SECTION 8.13. Restrictive Agreements, etc............................................... 106
SECTION 8.14. Accounting Changes........................................................ 107
SECTION 8.15. Activities of the Parent.................................................. 107
SECTION 8.16. CDC Subsidiaries.......................................................... 107
ARTICLE IX EVENTS OF DEFAULT................................................................ 107
SECTION 9.1. Listing of Events of Default.............................................. 107
SECTION 9.1.1. Non-Payment of Obligations......................................... 108
SECTION 9.1.2. Breach of Warranty................................................. 108
SECTION 9.1.3. Non-Performance of Certain Covenants and Obligations............... 108
SECTION 9.1.4. Non-Performance of Other Covenants and Obligations................. 108
SECTION 9.1.5. Default on Other Indebtedness...................................... 108
SECTION 9.1.6. Judgments.......................................................... 108
SECTION 9.1.7. Pension Plans...................................................... 109
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SECTION 9.1.8. Impairment of Security, etc........................................ 109
SECTION 9.1.9. Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc........................................ 109
SECTION 9.1.10. Change in Control.................................................. 110
SECTION 9.2. Action if Bankruptcy...................................................... 110
SECTION 9.3. Action if Other Event of Default.......................................... 110
ARTICLE X THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT......................................................... 110
SECTION 10.1. Actions................................................................... 110
SECTION 10.2. Funding Reliance, etc..................................................... 112
SECTION 10.3. Exculpation; Notice of Default............................................ 112
SECTION 10.4. Successor................................................................. 112
SECTION 10.5. Credit Extensions by the Administrative Agent and each Issuer............. 113
SECTION 10.6. Credit Decisions.......................................................... 114
SECTION 10.7. Copies, etc............................................................... 114
SECTION 10.8. Reliance by the Administrative Agent and Issuers.......................... 114
SECTION 10.9. The Administrative Agent and the Issuers.................................. 114
SECTION 10.10. Posting of Approved Electronic Communications............................. 114
ARTICLE XI PARENT GUARANTY.................................................................. 116
SECTION 11.1. Guaranty.................................................................. 116
SECTION 11.2. Acceleration of Obligations Hereunder..................................... 116
SECTION 11.3. Obligations Hereunder Absolute, etc....................................... 116
SECTION 11.4. Reinstatement, etc........................................................ 118
SECTION 11.5. Waiver, etc............................................................... 118
SECTION 11.6. Postponement of Subrogation............................................... 118
SECTION 11.7. Successors, Transferees and Assigns; Transfers of Notes, etc.............. 118
ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS......................................................... 119
SECTION 12.1. Waivers, Amendments, etc.................................................. 119
SECTION 12.2. Notices; Time............................................................. 120
SECTION 12.3. Payment of Costs and Expenses............................................. 120
SECTION 12.4. Indemnification........................................................... 121
SECTION 12.5. Survival.................................................................. 122
SECTION 12.6. Severability.............................................................. 123
SECTION 12.7. Headings.................................................................. 123
SECTION 12.8. Execution in Counterparts................................................. 123
SECTION 12.9. Governing Law; Entire Agreement........................................... 123
SECTION 12.10. Successors and Assigns.................................................... 123
SECTION 12.11. Sale and Transfer of Credit Extensions; Participations in Credit
Extensions; Notes......................................................... 123
SECTION 12.12. Other Transactions........................................................ 128
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SECTION 12.13. Independence of Covenants and Default Provisions.......................... 128
SECTION 12.14. Confidentiality........................................................... 128
SECTION 12.15. Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction............................... 130
SECTION 12.16. Waiver of Jury Trial...................................................... 130
SECTION 12.17. Counsel Representation.................................................... 130
SECTION 12.18. PATRIOT Act............................................................... 131
SECTION 12.19. Effect of Amendment and Restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement...... 131
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SCHEDULE I - Disclosure Schedule
SCHEDULE II - Lenders' Commitments and Addresses
SCHEDULE III - Existing Letters of Credit
SCHEDULE IV - UK Mandatory Cost Calculation
EXHIBIT A-1 - Form of Revolving Note
EXHIBIT A-2 - Form of US Term Note
EXHIBIT A-3 - Form of Sterling Term Note
EXHIBIT B-1 - Form of Borrowing Request
EXHIBIT B-2 - Form of Issuance Request
EXHIBIT C - Form of Continuation/Conversion Notice
EXHIBIT D - Form of Lender Assignment Agreement
EXHIBIT E - Form of Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT F - Conformed copy of Subsidiary Guaranty
EXHIBIT G - Conformed copy of Pledge and Security Agreement
EXHIBIT H - Conformed copy of Collateral Trust Agreement
EXHIBIT I - Form of Amendment Effective Date Certificate
EXHIBIT J - Form of Solvency Certificate
EXHIBIT K - Form of UK Share Charge
EXHIBIT L - Form of Affirmation and Consent
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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of April 7, 2006, is
made by and among CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO., a Michigan corporation (the
"Borrower"), CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC., a Michigan corporation (the "Parent"),
the various financial institutions and other Persons (as defined below) from
time to time parties hereto (the "Lenders"), and CREDIT SUISSE (formerly known
as Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch), as the administrative agent (in such
capacity, the "Administrative Agent").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October
31, 2005, among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto (the "Existing Lenders")
and the Administrative Agent (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or
otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the "Existing Credit Agreement"),
the Existing Lenders and the Issuers extended certain Commitments, made certain
Loans and issued (or participated in) certain Letters of Credit for the purpose
of (a) financing the Borrower's tender offer and related consent solicitation
(the "Debt Tender") for all of its 11.25% Senior Notes due 2007 (the "2007
Notes"), (b) refinancing the Borrower's indebtedness under the Loan and Security
Agreement, dated as of January 17, 2003, among the Borrower, the lenders party
thereto, and the various agents party thereto, as amended, supplemented, amended
and restated or otherwise modified prior to the Closing Date, (c) paying fees
and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing (the "Original
Transaction Costs") (the transactions described in clauses (a) through (c) being
herein referred to collectively as the "Original Transaction") and (d) funding
working capital and providing liquidity;
WHEREAS, the Borrower intends (a) to acquire (the "UK Acquisition"),
indirectly through CBS Monaco Limited, a wholly-owned Subsidiary incorporated
under the laws of England and Wales (the "UK Subsidiary"), all of the entire
issued share capital of Calsafe Group (Holdings) Limited, a company incorporated
under the laws of England and Wales (the "Target") pursuant to a share purchase
agreement, dated as of February 24, 2006 (the "Purchase Agreement"), between the
UK Subsidiary and the Target's shareholders and (b) to pay fees and expenses in
connection with the foregoing and in connection with the incurrence of the
Sterling Term Loans (the "UK Acquisition Transaction Costs") (capitalized terms
used in these recitals that are not defined in these recitals shall have the
meanings assigned thereto in Section 1.1 below;
WHEREAS, in order to consummate the UK Acquisition and to pay the UK
Acquisition Transaction Costs (the foregoing, together with the UK Intercompany
Loan and the UK Equity Contribution, including all transactions related thereto,
being herein referred to as the "UK Transaction"), the Borrower has requested
that the Sterling Term Loan Lenders provide a Sterling Term Loan Commitment
pursuant to which Sterling Term Loans will be made, in a maximum principal
amount equal to (pound)45,000,000, in a single Borrowing on the Amendment
Effective Date;
WHEREAS, the Sterling Term Loan Lenders are willing, on the terms and
subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to extend the Sterling Term
Loan Commitments and make Sterling Term Loans to the Borrower;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to amend and restate the Existing Credit
Agreement in its entirety on the Amendment Effective Date to, among other
things, provide for the extension of the Sterling Term Loan Commitments and the
making of the Sterling Term Loans, on and subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement;
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the parties hereto that this Agreement not
constitute a novation of the obligations and liabilities of the Credit Parties
under the Existing Credit Agreement and that this Agreement re-evidence the
Obligations of each Obligor outstanding on the Amendment Effective Date, which
Obligations shall continue in full force and effect and shall continue to be
secured by all collateral on which a Lien is granted to the Administrative Agent
pursuant to any Loan Document;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree to amend and restate the Existing
Credit Agreement, and the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
SECTION 1.1. Defined Terms. The following terms (whether or not
underscored) when used in this Agreement, including its preamble and recitals,
shall, except where the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings
(such meanings to be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms
thereof):
"2007 Notes" is defined in the first recital.
"2007 Notes Indenture" means the Indenture among the Borrower, the
guarantors named therein, and ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust Company NA, as successor to Bank
One Trust Company, as trustee, dated as of April 22, 2002.
"2009 Notes" means the Parent's 7.625% Senior Notes due 2009.
"2009 Notes Indenture" means the Indenture among the Parent, the
subsidiary guarantors named therein, and ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, N.A., as successor to
The First National Bank of Chicago, as trustee, dated as of May 3, 1999.
"Account" means any account (as that term is defined in Section 9-102 of
the UCC) of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries arising from the sale or lease
of goods or rendering of services.
"Adjusted Base Rate" means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the
greater of (a) the Base Rate in effect on such day, and (b) the Federal Funds
Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%. Any change in the Adjusted
Base Rate due to a change in the Base Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate
shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the
Base Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively. The Administrative
Agent will give notice promptly to the Borrower and the Lenders of changes in
the Adjusted Base Rate; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not
affect the Adjusted Base Rate in effect after any such change.
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"Adjusted LIBO Rate" means, with respect to any Revolving Loan or US Term
Loan maintained as a LIBO Rate Loan for any Interest Period, an interest rate
per annum equal to (a) the LIBO Rate of such Interest Period multiplied by (b)
the Statutory Reserve Rate.
"Administrative Agent" is defined in the preamble and includes each other
Person appointed as the successor Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.4.
"Affected Lender" is defined in Section 4.11.
"Affiliate" of any Person means any other Person which, directly or
indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such
Person. "Control" of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, (a) to
vote (under ordinary circumstances) 10% or more of the Capital Securities (on a
fully diluted basis) of such Person for the election of directors, managing
members or general partners (as applicable) or (b) to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such Person (whether by contract or
otherwise)
"Affirmation and Consent" means the Affirmation and Consent, dated as of
the Amendment Effective Date, between each Subsidiary Guarantor and the
Administrative Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit L hereto.
"Agreement" means, on any date, the Existing Credit Agreement as amended
and restated on the Amendment Effective Date pursuant to the Amendment Agreement
and as the same may thereafter from time to time be further amended,
supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time in
accordance with its terms and in effect on such date.
"Amendment Agreement" means the Amendment Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof, among the Borrower, the Parent, certain Lenders, and the Administrative
Agent, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from
time to time.
"Amendment Effective Date" means the date this Agreement becomes effective
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Amendment Agreement.
"Amendment Effective Date Certificate" means the certificate executed and
delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto.
"Amendment Effective Date Projections" shall mean the projections required
to be delivered pursuant to clause (c) of Section 5.2.7, it being understood
that the Amendment Effective Date Projections and any such other projections or
data are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which
are beyond the control of the Parent, the Borrower and their respective
Subsidiaries, and no assurance can be given that the Amendment Effective Date
Projections or any such other projections or data will be realized.
"Annualized Basis" means, with respect to the determination of any amount
for any period (for purposes of this definition, the "Subject Period"), the
product obtained by multiplying (a) the amount accrued during the period
commencing with (and including) the Closing Date and ending on the last day of
the Subject Period and (b) the quotient obtained by dividing (i) 365 by (ii) the
number of days from (and including) the Closing Date to (and including) the last
day of the Subject Period.
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"Applicable Commitment Fee Margin" means the applicable percentage set
forth below corresponding to the relevant Leverage Ratio:
Leverage Applicable Commitment
Ratio Fee Margin
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greater than 2.50:1 0.75%
equal to or less than 2.50:1 0.50%
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement
(including the then effective Leverage Ratio), the Applicable Commitment Fee
Margin from the Closing Date through (and including) the date on which the
Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent the Compliance Certificate with
respect to the Fiscal Quarter ending March 30, 2006 shall be equal to 0.75%. The
Leverage Ratio used to compute the Applicable Commitment Fee Margin shall be
that set forth in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered by the
Borrower to the Administrative Agent. Changes in the Applicable Commitment Fee
Margin resulting from a change in the Leverage Ratio shall become effective upon
delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of a new Compliance
Certificate pursuant to clause (c) of Section 7.1. If the Borrower fails to
deliver a Compliance Certificate within 45 days after the end of any Fiscal
Quarter (or within 90 days, in the case of the last Fiscal Quarter of the Fiscal
Year), the Applicable Commitment Fee Margin from and including the 46th (or
91st, as the case may be) day after the end of such Fiscal Quarter to, but not
including, the date the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent a
Compliance Certificate shall equal the highest Applicable Commitment Fee Margin
set forth above.
"Applicable Margin" means (a) (i) 2.50% for US Term Loans maintained as
LIBO Rate Loans, (ii) 1.50% for US Term Loans maintained as Base Rate Loans and
(iii) 2.50% for Sterling Term Loans, (b) (i) 2.50% for Revolving Loans
maintained as LIBO Rate Loans and (ii) 1.50% for Revolving Loans maintained as
Base Rate Loans and (c) with respect to all Participation Fees, 2.50%.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, commencing the date on which the Borrower
delivers to the Administrative Agent the Compliance Certificate with respect to
the Fiscal Quarter ending March 30, 2006, the Applicable Margin for Revolving
Loans shall be the applicable percentage set forth below corresponding to the
relevant Leverage Ratio:
Leverage Applicable
Ratio Margin
-------- ----------
LIBO Rate Loans Base Rate Loans
--------------- ---------------
greater than or equal to 2.00:1 2.50% 1.50%
less than 2.00:1 2.25% 1.25%
The Leverage Ratio used to compute the Applicable Margin for Revolving
Loans shall be that set forth in the Compliance Certificate most recently
delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent. Changes in the Applicable
Margin resulting from a change in the Leverage Ratio shall become effective upon
delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative
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Agent of a new Compliance Certificate pursuant to clause (c) of Section 7.1. If
the Borrower fails to deliver a Compliance Certificate within 45 days after the
end of any Fiscal Quarter (or within 90 days, in the case of the last Fiscal
Quarter of the Fiscal Year), the Applicable Margin from and including the 46th
(or 91st, as the case may be) day after the end of such Fiscal Quarter to but
not including the date the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent a
Compliance Certificate shall equal the highest Applicable Margin set forth
above.
"Approved Fund" means any Person (other than a natural Person) that (a) is
or will be engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in
commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its
business, and (b) is administered or managed by a Lender, an Affiliate of a
Lender or a Person or an Affiliate of a Person that administers or manages a
Lender.
"Authorized Officer" means, relative to any Obligor, any individual
holding the position of chairman of the board (if an officer), chief executive
officer, president or one of its vice presidents (or equivalent thereof), and
such Obligor's chief financial officer or chief accounting officer.
"Base Rate" means, at any time, the rate of interest then most recently
established by the Administrative Agent in New York as its base rate for Dollars
loaned in the United States. The Base Rate is not necessarily intended to be the
lowest rate of interest determined by the Administrative Agent in connection
with extensions of credit.
"Base Rate Loan" means a Loan bearing interest at a fluctuating rate
determined by reference to the Adjusted Base Rate.
"Base Return" means an amount equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the
applicable Investment Period if such deposit were deemed to be a LIBO Rate Loan
hereunder for such Investment Period (exclusive of any Applicable Margin that
would otherwise be applicable thereto).
"Board" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the
United States.
"Borrower" is defined in the preamble.
"Borrowing" means the Loans of the same type and, in the case of LIBO Rate
Loans, having the same Interest Period made by all Lenders required to make such
Loans on the same Business Day and pursuant to the same Borrowing Request in
accordance with Section 2.3.
"Borrowing Request" means a request and certificate duly executed by an
Authorized Officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1
hereto.
"Business Day" means 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 LIBO Rate Loan, the
term "Business Day" shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for
dealings in Dollar and Sterling deposits in the London interbank market.
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"Capital Expenditures" means for any period, the sum of (a) the aggregate
amount of all expenditures of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for fixed or
capital assets made during such period which, in accordance with GAAP, would be
classified as capital expenditures, and (b) the aggregate amount of the
principal component of all Capitalized Lease Liabilities incurred during such
period by the Parent and its Subsidiaries; provided, that Capital Expenditures
shall not include (a) any Permitted Acquisition or (b) any such expenditures or
any such principal component funded with (i) any Net Casualty Proceeds, as
permitted under clause (f) of Section 3.1.1 or (ii) any Net Disposition
Proceeds, as permitted under clause (f) of Section 3.1.1 or (iii) the net
proceeds received from any Disposition of obsolete equipment permitted under
clause (a) of Section 8.10.
"Capital Securities" means, with respect to any Person, any and all
shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated,
whether voting or non-voting) of such Person's capital, whether now outstanding
or issued after the Closing Date.
"Capitalized Lease Liabilities" means, all monetary obligations of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any leasing or similar arrangement
which have been (or, in accordance with GAAP, should be) classified as
capitalized leases.
"Carry-Forward Amount" is defined in Section 8.7.
"Cash Collateralize" means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the
deposit of immediately available funds into a cash collateral account maintained
with (or on behalf of) the Administrative Agent on terms reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to 105% of the Stated Amount of
such Letter of Credit.
"Cash Equivalent Investment" means, at any time:
(a) any direct obligation of (or unconditionally guaranteed by) the
United States (or any agency or political subdivision thereof, to the
extent such obligations are supported by the full faith and credit of the
United States) maturing not more than one year from the date of
acquisition thereof;
(b) commercial paper maturing not more than 365 days from the date
of acquisition and rated A-1 or higher by S&P or P-1 or higher by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇;
(c) any certificate of deposit, time deposit, or bankers acceptance,
maturing not more than one year after its date of acquisition, or any
demand deposit accounts which, in any case, is issued by or established at
any bank organized under the laws of the United States (or any State
thereof) and which (i) has (A) a credit rating of A2 or higher from
▇▇▇▇▇'▇ or A or higher from S&P and (B) a combined capital and surplus
greater than $250,000,000 or (ii) is a Lender;
(d) any repurchase agreement having a term of 7 days or less entered
into with any Lender or any commercial banking institution satisfying the
criteria set forth in clause (c) which (i) is secured by a fully perfected
security interest in any obligation of the type described in clause (a),
and (ii) has a market value at the time such repurchase
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agreement is entered into of not less than 100% of the repurchase
obligation of such commercial banking institution thereunder;
(e) taxable and tax exempt auction rate securities rated AAA by S&P
and Aaa by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ and with a reset of less than 90 days;
(f) shares of investment companies that are registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and that invest solely in one
or more of the types of securities described in clauses (a) through (e)
above;
(g) (g) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, (i) any direct
obligation of (or direct obligation unconditionally guaranteed by) the
sovereign nation (or any agency or political subdivision thereof, to the
extent such obligations are supported by the full faith and credit of such
nation) in which such Foreign Subsidiary is organized and is conducting
business, or (ii) investments of the type and maturity described in
clauses (a) through (e) above of foreign obligors, which investments or
obligors (or the direct or indirect parents of such obligors) have ratings
described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign
rating agencies; or
(h) other investments similar to the foregoing as may from time to
time be approved in writing by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable
discretion.
"Cash Flow Basket" means, initially, zero, as increased from time to time
on each date a mandatory prepayment is required under clause (d) of Section
3.1.1, by the amount equal to the product of (i) the Excess Cash Flow for the
Fiscal Year immediately preceding such date times (ii) the percentage equal to
100% minus the then applicable Proceeds Percentage, and decreased each time any
Investment is made pursuant to clause (m)(ii) of Section 8.5, by the amount
expended in respect of such Investment, and further decreased each time any
Restricted Payment is made pursuant to subclause (i)(y) of clause (e) of Section
8.6, by the amount expended in respect of such Restricted Payment.
"Casualty Event" means the damage, destruction or condemnation, as the
case may be, of any property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
"CDC Subsidiaries" means Champion Development Corp. and each of its direct
and indirect Subsidiaries set forth on Item 1.1(a) of the Disclosure Schedule.
"CERCLA" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended.
"CERCLIS" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation
Liability Information System List.
"Change in Control" means
(a) any person or group (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and
14(d) under the Exchange Act) becoming the ultimate "beneficial owner" (as
defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) directly or
indirectly, of Voting Securities
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representing 35% or more of the Voting Securities of the Parent on a fully
diluted basis; or
(b) the failure of the Parent at any time to directly own
beneficially and of record on a fully diluted basis 100% of the
outstanding Voting Securities of the Borrower, such Voting Securities to
be held free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens granted under a Loan
Document); or
(c) during any period of 24 consecutive months, individuals who at
the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors (or
similar governing body) of the Parent (together with any new directors
whose election to such Board or whose nomination for election by the
stockholders of the Parent was approved by a vote of a majority of the
directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning
of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously
so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of
Directors (or similar governing body) of the Parent then in office.
"Closing Date" means October 31, 2005, the date on which the conditions
set forth in Section 5.1 were satisfied and the initial Credit Extensions under
the Existing Credit Agreement were made.
"Closing Date Certificate" means the closing date certificate executed and
delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower on the Closing Date.
"Closing Date Projections" shall mean the projections delivered pursuant
to clause (c) of Section 5.1.7, it being understood that the Closing Date
Projections and any such other projections or data are subject to significant
uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the
Parent, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, and no assurance can be
given that the Closing Date Projections or any such other projections or data
will be realized.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the regulations
thereunder, in each case as amended, reformed or otherwise modified from time to
time.
"Collateral Trust Agreement" means the Collateral Trust Agreement,
executed and delivered by each Person party thereto, substantially in the form
of Exhibit H hereto, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise
modified from time to time.
"Collateral Trustee" means ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, N.A.
"Collections" means all cash, checks, notes, instruments and other items
of payment (including insurance proceeds, proceeds of cash sales, rental
proceeds and tax refunds) of the Parent and its Subsidiaries.
"Commitment" means, as the context may require, the US Term Loan
Commitment, Sterling Term Loan Commitment, Incremental Term Loan Commitment,
Revolving Loan Commitment, Revolving Letter of Credit Commitment or Synthetic
Letter of Credit Commitment.
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"Commitment Amount" means, as the context may require, the US Term Loan
Commitment Amount, the Sterling Term Loan Commitment Amount, the Incremental
Term Loan Commitment Amount, the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount, the Revolving
Letter of Credit Commitment Amount or the Synthetic Facility Available Amount.
"Commitment Termination Event" means
(a) the occurrence of any Event of Default described in clauses (a)
through (d) of Section 9.1.9, with respect to the Parent or the Borrower;
or
(b) the occurrence and continuance of any other Event of Default and
either (i) the declaration of all or any portion of the Loans to be due
and payable pursuant to Section 9.3, or (ii) the giving of notice by the
Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, to
the Borrower that the Commitments have been terminated.
"Communications" is defined in clause (a) of Section 10.10.
"Compliance Certificate" means, a certificate duly completed and executed
by the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Parent,
substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto, together with such changes
thereto as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request in
writing for the purpose of monitoring the Parent's and the Borrower's compliance
with the financial covenants contained herein.
"Consent Required Leased Property" is defined in Section 7.12. "Contingent
Liability" means any agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which any Person
guarantees, endorses or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon (by
direct or indirect agreement, contingent or otherwise, to provide funds for
payment, to supply funds to, or otherwise to invest in, a debtor, or otherwise
to assure a creditor against loss) the Indebtedness of any other Person (other
than by endorsements of instruments in the course of collection or deposit), or
guarantees the payment of dividends or other distributions upon the Capital
Securities of any other Person. The amount of any Person's obligation under any
Contingent Liability shall be deemed, without duplication, to be the outstanding
principal amount of the debt, obligation or other liability guaranteed thereby
(reduced to the extent that such Person's obligation thereunder is reduced by
applicable law or valid contractual agreement).
"Continuation/Conversion Notice" means a notice of continuation or
conversion and certificate duly executed by an Authorized Officer of the
Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.
"Contribution Notice" means a contribution notice issued by the Pensions
Regulator under Section 38 or Section 47 of the UK Pensions Act.
"Control Agreement" means an agreement in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent which provides for the Administrative
Agent to have "control" (as defined in Section 8-106 of the UCC, as such term
relates to investment property (other than certificated securities or commodity
contracts), or as used in Section 9-106 of the UCC, as such
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term relates to commodity contracts, or as used in Section 9-104(a) of the UCC,
as such term relates to deposit accounts).
"Controlled Group" means all members of a controlled group of corporations
and all members of a controlled group of trades or businesses (whether or not
incorporated) under common control which, together with the Borrower, are
treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code or
Section 4001 of ERISA.
"Copyright Security Agreement" means any Copyright Security Agreement
executed and delivered by any Obligor in substantially the form of Exhibit C to
the Pledge and Security Agreement, as amended, supplemented, amended and
restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.
"Credit Extension" means, as the context may require,
(a) the making of a Loan or a Synthetic Deposit by a Lender; or
(b) the issuance of any Letter of Credit, the increase of the Stated
Amount of any existing Letter of Credit or the extension of any Stated
Expiry Date of any existing Letter of Credit, by an Issuer (whether
automatically by its terms or upon request of the Borrower).
"Credit Parties" means, collectively, the Lenders, the Issuers and the
Administrative Agent and each of their respective successors, transferees and
assigns.
"Current Assets" means, at any time, consolidated current assets of the
Parent and its Subsidiaries at such time, but excluding cash, Cash Equivalent
Investments and liabilities owed to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries by any
Affiliates thereof.
"Current Liabilities" means, at any time, consolidated current liabilities
of the Parent and its Subsidiaries at such time, and in any event shall include
all Indebtedness payable on demand or within one year from any date of
determination without any option on the part of the obligor thereunder to extend
or renew beyond such year and all accruals for federal or other taxes based on
or measured by income and payable within such year, but excluding the current
portion of long-term debt required to be paid within one year.
"Debt Tender" is defined in the first recital.
"Default" means any Event of Default or any condition, occurrence or event
which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of
Default.
"Deferred Acquisition Obligations" is defined in clause (f) of the
definition of Indebtedness.
"Deposit Account" means a "deposit account" as that term is defined in
Section 9-102(a) of the UCC.
"Disbursement" is defined in Section 2.6.2.
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"Disbursement Date" is defined in Section 2.6.2.
"Disclosure Schedule" means the Disclosure Schedule attached hereto as
Schedule I, as it may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated or
otherwise modified from time to time by the Borrower with the written consent of
the Required Lenders.
"Disposition" (or similar words such as "Dispose") means any sale,
transfer, lease, contribution or other conveyance (including by way of merger)
of, or the granting of options, warrants or other rights to, any of the
Borrower's or its Subsidiaries' assets (including accounts receivable and
Capital Securities of Subsidiaries) to any other Person (other than to another
Obligor) in a single transaction or series of related transactions, other than
with respect to any such sale, transfer, lease, contribution or other conveyance
for aggregate consideration of less than $500,000 with respect to any asset or
group of related assets.
"Dollar" and the sign "$" mean lawful money of the United States.
"Dollar Equivalent" means, as of any date of determination, (a) as to any
amount denominated in Dollars, such amount in Dollars, and (b) as to any amount
denominated in Pounds Sterling, the equivalent amount in Dollars as determined
by the Administrative Agent on the basis of the Spot Rate for the purchase of
Dollars with Pounds Sterling on such date.
"Domestic Office" means the office of a Lender designated as its "Domestic
Office" on Schedule II hereto or in a Lender Assignment Agreement, or such other
office within the United States as may be designated from time to time by notice
from such Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
"Domestic Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or
organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the
District of Columbia.
"Due Date" is defined in Section 7.12.
"EBITDA" means, for any applicable period, the sum for the Parent and its
Subsidiaries (other than, solely for purposes of the definition of Leverage
Ratio, the CDC Subsidiaries) on a consolidated basis of
(a) Net Income, plus
(b) to the extent deducted in determining Net Income, the sum of (i)
amounts attributable to amortization, (ii) expenses for Michigan state
single business taxes, franchise taxes, federal, state, local and foreign
taxes, in each case based on income or profits, (iii) Interest Expense,
(iv) depreciation of assets, (v) Transaction Costs, (vi) non-cash losses
and non-cash impairment charges, including goodwill impairment charges,
(vii) non-cash restructuring and closing costs associated with the closure
of facilities and operations and non-cash operating losses of such closed
facilities and operations in the month of and subsequent to their closure
and (viii) losses from repurchases or extinguishment of debt issued by the
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, minus
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(c) to the extent included in such Net Income, (i) non-cash items of
income for such period, (ii) gains from repurchases or extinguishment of
debt issued by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) income tax
credits, minus
(d) the amount of all cash payments made in such period to the
extent that such payments relate to a non-cash loss, non-cash charge or
non-cash cost incurred in a previous period that was added back in
determining EBITDA hereunder pursuant to the preceding subclauses (b)(vi)
and (vii).
"Eligible Assignee" means:
(a) in the case of an assignment of a Term Loan or Synthetic
Deposit, (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender, (iii) an Approved
Fund or (iv) any other Person approved, unless an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, by the Borrower (such approval of the Borrower
not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and
(b) in the case of any assignment of the Revolving Loan Commitment,
(i) a Revolving Loan Lender or (ii) any other Person approved, unless an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, by the Borrower (such
approval of the Borrower not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed);
provided that any other Person approved pursuant to either clause (a)(iv) or
(b)(ii) above shall not be (v) a natural Person, (w) the Borrower, (x) any
Affiliate of the Borrower, (y) any other Person taking direction from, or
working in concert with, the Borrower or any of the Borrower's Affiliates or (z)
any Person who is (i) listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked
Persons List maintained by the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign
Asset Control (the "OFAC") and/or on any other similar list that is readily
accessible to the public and maintained by the OFAC pursuant to any authorizing
statute, Executive Order or regulation; or (ii) either (A) included within the
term "designated national" as defined in the Cuban Asset Control Regulations, 31
C.F.R. Part 515, or (B) designated under Sections 1(a), 1(b), 1(c) or 1(d) of
Executive Order No. 13224, 66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (published September 25, 2001) or
similarly designated under any related enabling legislation or any other similar
Executive Orders that are readily accessible to the public.
"Engagement Letter" means the confidential engagement letter, dated
September 28, 2005, between the Borrower and Credit Suisse.
"Environmental Laws" means all applicable and legally binding federal,
state, local or foreign statutes, laws, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations
and guidelines (including consent decrees and administrative orders) relating to
public health and safety and protection of the environment.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, and any successor statute thereto of similar import, together with the
regulations thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time. References
to Sections of ERISA also refer to any successor Sections thereto.
"Event of Default" is defined in Section 9.1.
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"Excess Cash Flow" means, for any Fiscal Year, the excess (if any), of
(a) the sum of (i) EBITDA for such Fiscal Year, (ii) to the extent
not included in such EBITDA, cash actually received by the Parent and its
Subsidiaries during such Fiscal Year in respect of gains from Dispositions
made pursuant to clause (d) of Section 8.10 and (iii) reductions (if any)
to working capital (excluding cash and Cash
Equivalent Investments) of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal
Year (i.e., the decrease (if any) in Current Assets minus Current
Liabilities from the beginning to the end of such Fiscal Year) other
than reductions attributable to (x) the reclassification of any
Indebtedness from "long term debt" to "Current Liabilities" or (y) the
return of the Travelers Deposit to the Borrower
over
(b) the sum (for such Fiscal Year) of (i) the aggregate amount of
all principal payments, whether scheduled payments, mandatory prepayments
or voluntary prepayments, paid by the Parent and its Subsidiaries on all
Indebtedness during such period (including the principal portion of
payments in respect of Capitalized Leases but excluding principal payments
in respect of any revolving-type facility (including the Revolving Loans)
except in connection with a permanent reduction in the commitment relating
to such revolving-type facility), in each case, to the extent permitted to
be made under this Agreement and so long as not made with, or on account
of, proceeds of Indebtedness or equity issuances or other proceeds that
would not be included in EBITDA, (ii) all Interest Expense paid in cash
during such Fiscal Year (including the interest portion of Capitalized
Lease Obligations paid in cash and the interest portion of any deferred
payment obligation paid in cash during such Fiscal Year), (iii) all
Capital Expenditures made by the Parent and its Subsidiaries paid or
payable in cash to the extent permitted to be made under this Agreement
and so long as not financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness or equity
issuances or other proceeds that would not be included in EBITDA; provided
that, for the avoidance of doubt, amounts deducted under this clause may
be deducted in only one Fiscal Year, (iv) all expenditures made by the
Parent and its Subsidiaries in cash during such period in respect of
Permitted Acquisitions so long as not financed with the proceeds of debt
or equity issuances or other proceeds that would not be included in
EBITDA, (v) all Taxes paid by the Parent and its Subsidiaries in cash
during such Fiscal Year, to the extent such payments are in respect of
income all determined on a consolidated basis, (vi) to the extent not
subtracted in determining EBITDA for such Fiscal Year, cash actually paid
by the Parent and its Subsidiaries during such Fiscal Year in respect of
losses from Dispositions made pursuant to clause (d) of Section 8.10,
(vii) to the extent added to Net Income in determining EBITDA for such
Fiscal Year, Transaction Costs actually paid in cash by the Parent and its
Subsidiaries during such Fiscal Year, (viii) to the extent not subtracted
in determining EBITDA for such Fiscal Year, cash actually paid by the
Parent and its Subsidiaries during such Fiscal Year in respect of any
loss, and (ix) additions (if any) to working capital (excluding cash and
Cash Equivalent Investments) of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such
Fiscal Year (i.e., the increase (if any) in Current Assets minus Current
Liabilities from the beginning to the end of such Fiscal Year).
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"Exemption Certificate" is defined in clause (f) of Section 4.6.
"Existing Credit Agreement" is defined in the first recital.
"Existing Lenders" is defined in the first recital.
"Existing Letter of Credit" is defined in clause (b) of Section 2.1.5.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Federal Funds Effective Rate" means, for any day, the weighted average 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 that is a Business Day, the average
(rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for
such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three
Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
"Fee Letter" means the confidential fee letter, dated as of February 23,
2006, among the Borrower, Credit Suisse and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC.
"Filing Agent" is defined in Section 5.1.12.
"Filing Statements" is defined in Section 5.1.12.
"Financial Support Direction" means a financial support direction issued
by the Pensions Regulator under Section 43 of the UK Pensions Act.
"Fiscal Quarter" means a fiscal quarter of the Parent.
"Fiscal Year" means a fiscal year of the Parent; references to a Fiscal
Year with a number corresponding to any calendar year (e.g., the "2005 Fiscal
Year") refer to the Fiscal Year ending on or about December 31 of such calendar
year.
"Floor-Plan Financing Lines" means Indebtedness in the form of inventory
financings or purchase money obligations used solely to fund working capital or
the acquisition of the same or similar property; provided that such Indebtedness
(i) is provided by a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Borrower, (ii) is
secured only by otherwise unencumbered retail inventory of the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries, and fixtures, furniture and other household items attached
to or inside such inventory, and the proceeds thereof, and (iii) constitutes
Non-Recourse Debt.
"Foreign Person" means any Person that is incorporated, organized or
otherwise formed in or under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United
States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
"Foreign Pledge Agreement" means any supplemental pledge agreement
governed by the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or a State
thereof executed and delivered from time to time by the Parent, the Borrower or
any Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the terms of the
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Pledge and Security Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent, as may be necessary or desirable under the laws of
organization or incorporation of a Subsidiary to further protect or perfect the
Lien on and security interest in any Collateral (as defined in the Pledge and
Security Agreement).
"Foreign Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic
Subsidiary.
"Free Leased Property" is defined in Section 7.12.
"FX Trading Office" means the Administrative Agent's foreign currency desk
in New York, New York, or such other office or source of information as the
Administrative Agent may designate with the consent of the Borrower.
"GAAP" means, with respect to the interpretation of all accounting terms
used herein and in each other Loan Document, the calculation of all accounting
determinations and computations required to be made hereunder or thereunder
(including under Section 8.4 and in respect of any defined terms used herein or
in any other Loan Document), those U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
applied in the preparation of the unaudited consolidated financial statements of
the Parent for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2005, copies of which are
required to be delivered pursuant to clause (a) of Section 5.1.7, as amended
from time to time.
"Government Account" means any Account the debtor of which is the United
States or any department or instrumentality thereof.
"Governmental Authority" means the government of the United States, any
other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and
any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank,
the NAIC or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing,
regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
"Guarantor" means the Parent, each Subsidiary Guarantor and each other
party that has guaranteed the Obligations.
"Guaranty" means each of the Subsidiary Guaranty and the guaranty entered
into by the Parent under Article XI.
"Hazardous Material" means
(a) any "hazardous substance", as defined by CERCLA;
(b) any "hazardous waste", as defined by the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act, as amended;
(c) any petroleum product; or
(d) any pollutant or contaminant or hazardous, dangerous or toxic
chemical, material or substance (including any petroleum product) within
the meaning of any other Environmental Laws.
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"Hedging Obligations" means, with respect to any Person, all liabilities
of such Person under currency exchange agreements, interest rate swap
agreements, interest rate cap agreements, interest rate collar agreements,
commodity price protection agreements, equity derivative agreements and all
other agreements or arrangements designed to protect a Person against
fluctuations in interest rates or, currency exchange rates, commodity prices or
equity security prices or values.
"herein", "hereof", "hereto", "hereunder" and similar terms contained in
any Loan Document refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any
particular section, paragraph or provision of such Loan Document.
"Immaterial Subsidiary" means, as of any date of determination, (a) each
Subsidiary of the Parent identified on Item 1.1(b) of the Disclosure Schedule
and (b) each other such Subsidiary notified to the Lenders as being an
"Immaterial Subsidiary" pursuant to a certificate executed by an Authorized
Officer of the Parent certifying to each of the items set forth in the
immediately succeeding proviso; provided that a Subsidiary shall not be an
Immaterial Subsidiary if (i) its assets exceeded 2% of the consolidated assets
of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of the most recently
completed Fiscal Quarter, (ii) its revenues exceeded 2% of the consolidated
revenues of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the most recently completed
Fiscal Quarter, (iii) the assets of all Immaterial Subsidiaries exceeded 5% of
the consolidated assets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of
the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter or (iv) the aggregate revenue of all
Immaterial Subsidiaries exceeded 5% of the consolidated revenues of the Parent
and its Subsidiaries for the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter; provided
further that, in the event all Subsidiaries otherwise designated as Immaterial
Subsidiaries (other than the CDC Subsidiaries) by the Borrower should not be
Immaterial Subsidiaries as a result of clause (iii) or (iv) of the immediately
preceding proviso and the Borrower has not designated which Subsidiary (or
Subsidiaries) should no longer constitute Immaterial Subsidiaries pursuant to
the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered pursuant to clause (c) of
Section 7.1, the Administrative Agent may designate which Subsidiary (or
Subsidiaries) no longer constitute Immaterial Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding any
of the foregoing, the CDC Subsidiaries shall be Immaterial Subsidiaries at all
times.
"Impermissible Qualification" means, relative to the opinion or
certification of any independent public accountant as to any financial statement
of any Obligor, any qualification or exception to such opinion or certification
(i) which is of a "going concern" or similar nature, (ii) which relates to the
limited scope of examination of matters relevant to such financial statement
(except, in the case of matters relating to any acquired business or assets, in
respect of the period prior to the acquisition by such Obligor of such business
or assets), (iii) which relates to the treatment or classification of any item
in such financial statement and which, as a condition to its removal, would
require an adjustment to such item the effect of which would be to cause the
Borrower to be in default of any of its obligations under Section 8.4 or (iv)
which is another material qualification or exception (other than a material
qualification or exception that results directly from changes promulgated by the
Financial Accounting Standards Board).
"including" and "include" means including without limiting the generality
of any description preceding such term, and, for purposes of each Loan Document,
the parties hereto agree that the rule of ejusdem generis shall not be
applicable to limit a general statement, which
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is followed by or referable to an enumeration of specific matters, to matters
similar to the matters specifically mentioned.
"Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement" means an Incremental Term
Loan Assumption Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and one or
more Incremental Term Loan Lenders.
"Incremental Term Loan Commitment" means the commitment of any Lender,
established pursuant to Section 2.2.2, to make Incremental Term Loans to the
Borrower.
"Incremental Term Loan Commitment Amount" means $100,000,000.
"Incremental Term Loan Lender" means a Lender with an Incremental Term
Loan Commitment or an outstanding Incremental Term Loan.
"Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date" means the final maturity date (which
date shall not be prior to the Stated Maturity Date) of any Incremental Term
Loan, as set forth in the applicable Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement.
"Incremental Term Loan Repayment Dates" means the dates scheduled for the
repayment of principal of any Incremental Term Loan, as set forth in the
applicable Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement.
"Incremental Term Loans" means term loans made by one or more Lenders to a
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1.3B. Incremental Term Loans may be made in the
form of additional Term Loans or, to the extent permitted by Section 2.2.2 and
provided for in the relevant Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement, Other
Term Loans.
"Indebtedness" of any Person means, without duplication:
(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or advances
and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes
or other similar instruments;
(b) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, relative to the face
amount of all letters of credit, whether or not drawn, and banker's
acceptances issued for the account of such Person;
(c) all Capitalized Lease Liabilities;
(d) net Hedging Obligations of such Person;
(e) whether or not so included as liabilities in accordance with
GAAP, all obligations secured by any Lien on any property or assets owned
or held by that Person regardless of whether the obligations secured
thereby shall have been assumed by that Person or is non-recourse to the
credit of that Person; provided, that the amount of any Indebtedness of
others that constitutes Indebtedness of such Person solely by reason of
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this clause (e) shall, in the event that such Indebtedness is limited
recourse to such property (without recourse to such Person), for purposes
of this Agreement, be equal to the lesser of the amount of such obligation
and the fair market value of the property or assets to which the Lien
attaches, determined in good faith by such Person;
(f) whether or not so included as liabilities in accordance with
GAAP, all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of
property or services (excluding trade accounts payable in the ordinary
course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than 120
days or, if overdue for more than 120 days, as to which a dispute exists
and adequate reserves in conformity with GAAP have been established on the
books of such Person), including obligations of such Person ("Deferred
Acquisition Obligations"), whether liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or
contingent, arising from the acquisition of a business or a line of
business (whether pursuant to an acquisition of Capital Securities, assets
or otherwise) and payable to the seller or sellers thereof, including
obligations in respect of deferred purchase price or "earn-outs" or other
contingent payments (whether based on revenue or otherwise);
(g) for purposes of Section 9.1.5 only, all other items which, in
accordance with GAAP, would be included as liabilities on the liability
side of the balance sheet of such Person as of the date at which
Indebtedness is to be determined;
(h) obligations arising under Synthetic Leases;
(i) Redeemable Capital Securities; and
(j) all Contingent Liabilities of such Person in respect of any of
the foregoing.
The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other
Person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to
the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person's ownership
interest in or other relationship with such Person, except to the extent that
such Person is not liable therefor (by contract, as a matter of law or
otherwise). Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include
(i) Repurchase Obligations, (ii) operating lease obligations, (iii) short term
notes evidencing ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ money deposits received in the ordinary course of
business from purchasers of inventory of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries,
(iv) any obligation in respect of minimum guaranteed commissions, rebates or
other similar payments to such purchasers, minimum returns to such purchasers,
or indemnification obligations owed to such purchasers, in each case pursuant to
contracts to provide services to such purchasers entered into in the ordinary
course of business, and (v) account credits to participants under any
compensation plan entered into in the ordinary course of business.
"Indemnified Liabilities" is defined in Section 12.4.
"Indemnified Parties" is defined in Section 12.4.
"Interest Coverage Ratio" means, at the end of any Fiscal Quarter, the
ratio computed for the period consisting of such Fiscal Quarter and each of the
three immediately prior Fiscal Quarters of:
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(a) EBITDA (for all such Fiscal Quarters)
to
(b) the portion of Interest Expense that is payable in cash by the
Parent and its Subsidiaries for all such Fiscal Quarters; provided that,
in the event the applicable four-Fiscal-Quarter period would include any
period of time prior to the Closing Date, Interest Expense for the
purposes of this clause (b) shall be determined on an Annualized Basis.
"Interest Expense" means, for any applicable period, the aggregate
consolidated interest expense of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such
applicable period, including, without duplication, the portion of any payments
made in respect of Capitalized Lease Liabilities allocable to interest expense,
including up-front and annual fees and expenses relating to Interest Expense,
and the amortization of all deferred financing costs, minus (a) to the extent
included in such consolidated interest expense, other non-cash charges and
expenses and (b) interest income of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such
period.
"Interest Period" means, relative to any LIBO Rate Loan, the period
beginning on (and including) the date on which such LIBO Rate Loan is made or
continued as, or converted into, a LIBO Rate Loan pursuant to Sections 2.3 or
2.4 and shall end on (but exclude) the day which numerically corresponds to such
date one, two, three, six or, if available to all Lenders, nine or twelve months
thereafter (or, if such month has no numerically corresponding day, on the last
Business Day of such month), as the Borrower may select in its relevant notice
pursuant to Sections 2.3 or 2.4; provided that,
(a) the Borrower shall not be permitted to select Interest Periods to be
in effect at any one time which have expiration dates occurring on more than
eight different dates (it being understood that there shall not be more than
eight contracts in respect of LIBO Rate Loans in effect at any one time);
(b) if such Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a
Business Day, such Interest Period shall end on the next following Business Day
(unless such next following Business Day is the first Business Day of a calendar
month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the Business Day next
preceding such numerically corresponding day); and
(c) no Interest Period for any Loan may end later than the Stated Maturity
Date for such Loan.
"Investment" means, relative to any Person,
(a) any loan, advance or extension of credit made by such Person to
any other Person, including the purchase by such Person of any bonds,
notes, debentures or other debt securities of any other Person; and
(b) any Capital Securities acquired by such Person in any other
Person.
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The amount of any Investment shall be the original principal or capital
amount thereof less all returns of principal or equity thereon and shall, if
made by the transfer or exchange of property other than cash, be deemed to have
been made in an original principal or capital amount equal to the fair market
value of such property at the time of such Investment.
"Investment Period" means, relative to any Synthetic Deposits earning a
Participation Fee, the period beginning on (and including) the date on which
such Synthetic Deposit is deposited or on the last day of the proceeding
Investment Period and ending on (but excluding) the day which numerically
corresponds to such date three months thereafter; provided, however, that (a) if
any such Investment Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business
Day, such Investment Period shall end on the next following Business Day (unless
such next following Business Day is the first Business Day of a calendar month,
in which case such Investment Period shall end on the Business Day next
preceding such numerically corresponding day) and (b) the first Investment
Period after the Closing Date shall be comprised of the period beginning on (and
including) the Closing Date and ending on December 31, 2005.
"Investment Returns" is defined in Section 8.5.
"ISP Rules" is defined in Section 12.9.
"Issuance Request" means a Letter of Credit request and certificate duly
executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, substantially in the form of
Exhibit B-2 hereto.
"Issuers" means the Revolving Issuer and the Synthetic Issuer.
"Leasehold Property" means all real property leased by any Obligor on the
Amendment Effective Date identified as "Leasehold Mortgaged Property" in Item
5.2.10(d) of the Disclosure Schedule.
"Lender Assignment Agreement" means an assignment agreement substantially
in the form of Exhibit D hereto.
"Lenders" is defined in the preamble and includes each Revolving Loan
Lender, Term Loan Lender and Synthetic Lender and any Person that becomes one of
them pursuant to Section 12.11.
"Lender's Environmental Liability" means any and all losses, liabilities,
obligations, penalties, claims, litigation, demands, defenses, costs, judgments,
suits, proceedings, damages (including consequential damages), disbursements or
expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (including reasonable attorneys' fees
at trial and appellate levels and experts' fees and disbursements and expenses
reasonably incurred in investigating, defending against or prosecuting any
litigation, claim or proceeding) which may at any time be imposed upon, or
asserted or awarded against, the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent,
any Lender, the Issuers or any of such Person's Affiliates, shareholders,
directors, officers, employees, and agents in connection with or arising from:
(a) any Hazardous Material on, in, under or affecting all or any
portion of any property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the
groundwater thereunder, or any
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surrounding areas thereof to the extent caused by Releases from the
Borrower's or any of its Subsidiaries' or any of their respective
predecessors' properties;
(b) any investigation, claim, litigation or proceeding related to
personal injury arising from exposure or alleged exposure to Hazardous
Materials handled by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(c) any misrepresentation, inaccuracy or breach of any warranty,
contained or referred to in Section 6.12;
(d) any violation or claim of violation by the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries of any Environmental Laws; or
(e) the imposition of any lien for damages caused by or the recovery
of any costs for the cleanup, release or threatened release of Hazardous
Material by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or in connection with
any property owned or formerly owned by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries.
"Letter of Credit" means, as the context may require, a Revolving Letter
of Credit and/or a Synthetic Letter of Credit.
"Letter of Credit Outstandings" means, as the context may require, the
Revolving Letter of Credit Outstandings and/or the Synthetic Letter of Credit
Outstandings, in each case, after giving effect to the participation of the
Lenders therein pursuant to Section 2.6.1.
"Leverage Ratio" means, at the end of any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of
(a) Total Debt outstanding on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter
to
(b) EBITDA for the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ended
on such date.
"LIBO Rate" means, with respect to any LIBO Rate Loans for any Interest
Period, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent at
approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two Business Days
prior to the beginning of the relevant Interest Period by reference to the
British Bankers' Association Interest Settlement Rates for deposits in (a) in
the case of Revolving Loans or US Term Loans, Dollars or (b) in the case of
Sterling Term Loans, Pounds Sterling (in each case, as set forth by the
Bloomberg Information Service or any successor thereto or any other service
reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent which has been nominated by the
British Bankers' Association as an authorized information vendor for the purpose
of displaying such rates), 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 interest
rate per annum reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be the
average of the rates per annum at which deposits in (a) in the case of Revolving
Loans or US Term Loans, Dollars or (b) in the case of Sterling Term Loans,
Pounds Sterling, are offered for such relevant Interest Period to major banks in
the London
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interbank market in London, England by the Administrative Agent at approximately
11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two Business Days prior to the
beginning of such Interest Period.
"LIBO Rate Loan" means a Loan bearing interest, at all times during an
Interest Period applicable to such Loan, at a rate of interest determined by
reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the UK Adjusted LIBO Rate, as applicable.
"LIBOR Office" means the office of a Lender designated as its "LIBOR
Office" on Schedule II hereto or in a Lender Assignment Agreement, or such other
office designated from time to time by notice from such Lender to the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent, whether or not outside the United States, which
shall be making or maintaining the LIBO Rate Loans of such Lender.
"Lien" means any security interest, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation,
assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise),
charge against or interest in property, or other priority or preferential
arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever, to secure payment of a debt or
performance of an obligation.
"Lien Waiver and Consent" is defined in Section 7.12.
"Liquidity" means, at any time, the sum of (a) unrestricted cash on hand
of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors at such time, that is free of all
Liens (other than Liens contemplated by clauses (a), (i), (l) and (solely with
respect to Liens contemplated by such foregoing clauses) (o) of Section 8.3),
plus (b) the aggregate amount of unused Revolving Commitments at such time.
"Loan Documents" means, collectively, this Agreement, the Amendment
Agreement, the Letters of Credit, the Notes, each Incremental Term Loan
Assumption Agreement (if any), the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Pledge and Security
Agreement, the UK Share Charge, each Mortgage, the Collateral Trust Agreement,
the Engagement Letter, the Fee Letter, each other agreement pursuant to which
the Administrative Agent is granted a Lien to secure the Obligations, each Rate
Protection Agreement and each other agreement, certificate, document or
instrument delivered in connection with any Loan Document, whether or not
specifically mentioned herein or therein.
"Loans" means, as the context may require, a Revolving Loan, a US Term
Loan or a Sterling Term Loan of any type.
"Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on (i) the
business, assets, liabilities, operations, condition (financial or otherwise),
operating results or prospects of the Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole, (ii) the rights and remedies of any Secured Party under any Loan Document
or (iii) the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document.
"Moody's" means ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors Service, Inc.
"Mortgage" means each mortgage, leasehold mortgage, deed of trust,
leasehold deed of trust or other agreement, in any case in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the
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Administrative Agent, executed and delivered by any Obligor in favor of the
Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the
Collateral Trust Agreement), pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement,
under which a Lien is granted on the real property, fixtures and/or the
leasehold estate described therein, in each case as amended, supplemented,
amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with
its terms.
"Mortgage Amendment" means each first amendment to mortgage, first
amendment to leasehold mortgage, first amendment to deed of trust, first
amendment to leasehold deed of trust or other agreement, in any case in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, executed and
delivered by any Obligor in favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of
the Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), pursuant to
the requirements of this Agreement.
"Mortgaged Property" means all real property owned by any Obligor on the
Closing Date identified as "Mortgaged Property" in Item 5.1.11(b)(i) of the
Disclosure Schedule.
"NAIC" means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
"Net Casualty Proceeds" means, with respect to any Casualty Event, the
cash amount of any insurance proceeds (other than for business interruption)
under any casualty insurance policy or condemnation awards received by the
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in connection therewith, but excluding any
proceeds or awards required to be paid to a creditor (other than the Lenders)
which holds a Lien on the property which is the subject of such Casualty Event
which Lien (i) is a Permitted Lien and (ii) has priority over the Liens securing
the Obligations less amounts expended by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries
on legal, accounting and other professional fees, expenses and charges incurred
in connection with collecting such insurance proceeds (including in connection
with the adjustment or settlement of any such claims).
"Net Debt Proceeds" means with respect to the incurrence, sale or issuance
by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (other than any
Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.2, as such Section may be amended or
modified with the consent of the Required Lenders), the excess of:
(a) the gross cash proceeds received by such Person from such
incurrence, sale or issuance,
over
(b) all reasonable and customary underwriting commissions and legal,
investment banking, brokerage and accounting and other professional fees,
sales commissions and disbursements and all other reasonable fees,
expenses and charges, in each case actually incurred in connection with
such incurrence, sale or issuance.
"Net Disposition Proceeds" means, with respect to any Disposition of any
assets of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to clause (e)
or (f) of Section 8.10, the excess of
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(a) the gross cash proceeds received by such Person from any such
Disposition and any cash payments when received in respect of promissory
notes or other non-cash consideration delivered to such Person in respect
thereof,
over
(b) the sum of (i) all reasonable and customary fees and expenses
with respect to legal, investment banking, brokerage and accounting and
other professional fees, sales commissions and disbursements and all other
reasonable fees, expenses and charges, in each case actually incurred in
connection with such Disposition, (ii) all Taxes and other governmental
costs and expenses actually paid or estimated by such Person (in good
faith) to be payable in cash in connection with such Disposition, (iii)
payments (including premiums or penalties) made by such Person to retire
Indebtedness (other than the Credit Extensions) of such Person where
payment of such Indebtedness is required in connection with such
Disposition and (iv) reserves for purchase price adjustments and retained
fixed liabilities that are payable by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in
cash to the extent required under GAAP in connection with such
Disposition;
provided, however, that if, after the payment of all Taxes, purchase price
adjustments and retained fixed liabilities with respect to such Disposition, the
amount of estimated Taxes, purchase price adjustments, and retained fixed
liabilities, if any, pursuant to clause (b)(ii) or (b)(iv) above exceeded the
amount of Taxes, purchase price adjustments, and retained fixed liabilities
amount actually paid in cash in respect of such Disposition, the aggregate
amount of such excess shall, at such time, constitute Net Disposition Proceeds.
"Net Equity Proceeds" means with respect to the sale or issuance by the
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to any Person of any Capital Securities
thereof, or any warrants or options with respect to any such Capital Securities
or the exercise of any such warrants or options after the Closing Date, the
excess of:
(a) the gross cash proceeds received by such Person from such sale,
exercise or issuance,
over
(b) all reasonable and customary underwriting commissions and legal,
investment banking, brokerage, accounting and other professional fees,
sales commissions and disbursements and all other reasonable fees,
expenses and charges, in each case actually incurred in connection with
such sale or issuance.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Net Equity Proceeds shall not include any
such gross cash proceeds received from the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or
from any current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.
"Net Income" means, for any period, the aggregate of all amounts which
would be included in determining net income from continuing operations on the
consolidated financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such
period excluding, to the extent included in such calculation: (i) extraordinary
gains and losses, (ii) gains and losses from Dispositions made
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pursuant to clause (d), (e) or (f) of Section 8.10, (iii) the income or loss of
any Person in which the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has an Investment (but
such Person is not a Subsidiary), except (x) in the case of any such income, to
the extent that any such income is actually received by the Parent or such
Subsidiary in the form of dividends or similar distributions and (y) in the case
of any such loss, to the extent funded or committed to be funded by the Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries, and (iv) the income or loss of any Subsidiary of the
Parent (that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor) to the extent (x) in the case of any
such income, that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar
distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of
any contractual obligation or requirement of law applicable to such Subsidiary
and (y) in the case of loss, to the extent not funded or committed to be funded
by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.
"Non-Domestic Credit Party" means any Credit Party that is not a "United
States person", as defined under Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
"Non-Excluded Taxes" means any Taxes other than net income and franchise
Taxes imposed with respect to any Credit Party by a Governmental Authority under
the laws of which such Credit Party is organized or in which it maintains its
applicable lending office.
"Non-Recourse Debt" shall mean Indebtedness of any Person for which the
principal legal recourse for collection of principal, premium, interest or any
other obligation with respect to such Indebtedness is against the specific
property identified in the instruments evidencing or securing such Indebtedness,
which property was acquired with the proceeds of such Indebtedness or such
Indebtedness was incurred within 180 days after the acquisition of such
property, without any liability on the part of any such Person for any
deficiency with respect to principal, premium, interest or any other obligation,
and with respect to which Indebtedness no Obligor (A) provides credit support of
any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would
constitute Indebtedness), (B) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or
otherwise or (C) constitutes the lender; provided that Indebtedness that is
otherwise Non-Recourse Debt shall not lose its character as Non-Recourse Debt
because (i) the Parent guarantees such Indebtedness or (ii) there is recourse to
the Borrower, any guarantor or any other Person for (a) environmental warranties
and indemnities or (b) indemnities for and liabilities arising from fraud,
misrepresentation, waste, mechanics' liens and misapplication or non-payment of
rents, profits, insurance, condemnation proceeds and other sums actually
received by the Borrower from secured assets to be paid to the lender of such
Indebtedness.
"Non-U.S. Lender" means any Lender that is not a "United States person",
as defined under Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
"Note" means, as the context may require, a Revolving Note, a US Term Note
or a Sterling Term Note.
"Obligations" means all obligations (monetary or otherwise, whether
absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured) of each Obligor arising under or
in connection with a Loan Document, including Reimbursement Obligations and the
principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including interest accruing
during the pendency of any proceeding of the type described
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in Section 9.1.9, whether or not allowed in such proceeding) on the Loans and
all Reimbursement Obligations.
"Obligor" means, as the context may require, the Borrower, each Guarantor
and each other Person (other than a Secured Party) that is a party to any Loan
Document.
"Offer to Purchase" means the Borrower's Offer to Purchase for Cash Any
and All of its $88,430,000 Outstanding Principal Amount of 11 1/4% Senior Notes
Due 2007 and Solicitation of Consents for Proposed Amendments to the Related
Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2005.
"Optional Redemption" is defined in clause (a) of Section 5.1.4.
"Organic Document" means, relative to any Person, as applicable, its
certificate of incorporation, by-laws, certificate of partnership, partnership
agreement, certificate of formation, limited liability agreement, articles and
memorandum of association and all shareholder agreements, voting trusts and
similar arrangements applicable to any of such Person's partnership interests,
limited liability company interests or authorized shares of Capital Securities.
"Original Real Property Lien" means each valid, perfected first priority
lien, subject to Permitted Liens, created against each Mortgaged Property or
Leasehold Property by each Mortgage.
"Original Transaction" is defined in the first recital.
"Original Transaction Costs" is defined in the first recital.
"Other Taxes" means any and all stamp, documentary or similar taxes, or
any other excise or property taxes or similar levies that arise on account of
any payment made or required to be made under any Loan Document or from the
execution, delivery, registration, recording or enforcement of any Loan
Document.
"Other Term Loans" is defined in clause (a) of Section 2.2.2.
"Outstanding" means, with respect to any 2009 Note, such 2009 Note to the
extent that it shall remain outstanding and amounts shall not have been set
aside for the repurchase or retirement thereof, on terms and conditions
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
"Participant" is defined in clause (d) of Section 12.11.
"Participation Fees" is defined in clause (b) of Section 3.2.1.
"Patent Security Agreement" means any Patent Security Agreement executed
and delivered by any Obligor in substantially the form of Exhibit A to the
Pledge and Security Agreement, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or
otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.
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"PATRIOT Act" means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56
(signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended or otherwise modified from time
to time.
"PATRIOT Act Disclosures" means all documentation and other information
which the Administrative Agent or any Lender reasonably requests in order to
comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable "know your customer" and
anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any entity
succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.
"Pension Plan" means a "pension plan", as such term is defined in Section
3(2) of ERISA, which is subject to Title IV of ERISA (other than a multiemployer
plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA), and to which the Parent or any
corporation, trade or business that is, along with the Parent, a member of a
Controlled Group, may have liability, including any liability by reason of
having been a substantial employer within the meaning of Section 4063 of ERISA
at any time during the preceding five years, or by reason of being deemed to be
a contributing sponsor under Section 4069 of ERISA.
"Pensions Regulator" means the body corporate called the Pensions
Regulator established under Part I of the UK Pensions Act.
"Percentage" means, as the context may require, any Lender's Revolving
Loan Percentage, US Term Loan Percentage, Sterling Term Loan Percentage or
Synthetic Deposit Percentage.
"Permitted Acquisition" means a transaction satisfying the requirements of
clause (b) of Section 8.9.
"Permitted Foreign Acquisition" means an acquisition by the Parent or any
of its Subsidiaries of all of the Capital Securities (by merger, consolidation,
purchase or otherwise), or any division or all or substantially all of the
assets, of any Foreign Person; provided that, in the case of any such
acquisition made by any Obligor, the consideration paid for all such
acquisitions (exclusive of the UK Acquisition) shall not exceed $30,000,000 in
the aggregate during the term of this Agreement.
"Permitted Lien" is defined in Section 8.3.
"Permitted Receivables Transaction" means any transaction providing for
the assignment of Government Accounts with customary limited recourse
obligations for breach of seller representations and warranties that are
standard in Accounts-sales transactions.
"Permitted Refinancing" means, as to any Indebtedness (other than the
Obligations), the incurrence of other Indebtedness (whether with the same or
different lenders) to refinance such existing Indebtedness or the amendment,
renewal or other modification of such existing Indebtedness; provided that, in
the case of such other Indebtedness or modified Indebtedness, the following
conditions are satisfied:
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(a) the weighted average life to maturity of such refinancing or
modified Indebtedness shall be greater than or equal to the weighted
average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced or modified,
and the first scheduled principal payment in respect of such refinancing
or modified Indebtedness shall not be earlier than the first scheduled
principal payment in respect of the Indebtedness being refinanced or
modified;
(b) the principal amount of such refinancing or modified
Indebtedness shall be less than or equal to the principal amount then
outstanding of the Indebtedness being refinanced or modified;
(c) each obligor on the refinancing or modified Indebtedness shall
have been an obligor on the Indebtedness being refinanced or modified;
(d) the security, if any, for the refinancing or modified
Indebtedness shall be the same as that for the Indebtedness being
refinanced or modified (except to the extent that less security is granted
to holders of the refinancing Indebtedness or modified Indebtedness); and
(e) the refinancing or modified Indebtedness is subordinated to the
Obligations to the same degree, if any, or to a greater degree as the
Indebtedness being refinanced or modified.
"Permitted Seller Debt" is defined in clause (k) of Section 8.2.
"Person" means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, association, trust or unincorporated organization,
Governmental Authority or any other legal entity, whether acting in an
individual, fiduciary or other capacity.
"Platform" is defined in clause (b) of Section 10.10.
"Pledge and Security Agreement" means the Pledge and Security Agreement,
dated as of the Closing Date, executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of
each Obligor, a conformed copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit G hereto,
together with any supplemental Foreign Pledge Agreements delivered from time to
time pursuant to any Loan Document, in each case as amended, supplemented,
amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with
its terms.
"Pounds Sterling", "Sterling" and the sign "(pound)" mean lawful money of
the United Kingdom.
"Proceeds Percentage" means, at any time of determination with respect to
a mandatory prepayment or commitment reduction in respect of Excess Cash Flow
pursuant to clause (d) of Section 3.1.1 or Net Equity Proceeds pursuant to
clause (g) of Section 3.1.1, (i) if the Leverage Ratio set forth in the
Compliance Certificate most recently delivered by the Parent to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (c) of Section 7.1.1 is greater than
2.25:1, 50%, (ii) if such Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.25:1 but
greater than 1.75:1, 25%, and (iii) if such Leverage Ratio is less than or equal
to 1.75:1, 0%.
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"Projections" means, collectively, the Closing Date Projections and the
Amendment Effective Date Projections.
"Purchase Agreement" is defined in the second recital.
"Quarterly Payment Date" means the last Business Day of March, June,
September and December.
"Rate Protection Agreement" means, collectively, any agreements with
respect to Hedging Obligations entered into by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries under which the counterparty of such agreement is (or at the time
such agreement was entered into, was) the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an
Affiliate of a Lender or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent.
"Redeemable Capital Securities" means Capital Securities of the Parent
that, either by its terms, by the terms of any security into which it is
convertible or exchangeable or otherwise, (i) are or upon the happening of an
event or passage of time would be required to be redeemed in whole or in part
(except for consideration comprised of Capital Securities of the Parent which
are not Redeemable Capital Securities) on or prior to the seven and one-half
year anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) are redeemable in whole or in part at
the option of the holder thereof (except for consideration comprised of Capital
Securities of the Parent which are not Redeemable Capital Securities) at any
time prior to such date or (iii) are convertible into or exchangeable (in whole
or in part) for Indebtedness of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries at any
time prior to such date.
"Register" is defined in clause (b) of Section 2.7.
"Reimbursement Obligation" means a Revolving Reimbursement Obligation
and/or a Synthetic Reimbursement Obligation.
"Release" means a "release", as such term is defined in CERCLA.
"Replacement Lender" is defined in Section 4.11.
"Repurchase Obligations" means obligations incurred pursuant to inventory
repurchase agreements entered into in the ordinary course of the business of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries consistent with reasonable and customary industry
practices in such business in connection with floor-plan financing arrangements
provided by financial institutions to retailers; provided that in no event shall
the terms of such obligations require the obligor thereof to make any cash
payment in respect thereof until title to such inventory has been transferred to
the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, as applicable.
"Required Lenders" means, at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of
the Total Exposure Amount (it being understood that, for purposes of calculating
such percentage, the Revolving Lenders holding the Revolving Reimbursement
Obligations, and not the Revolving Issuer with respect thereto, shall be treated
as holding the Revolving Letter of Credit Outstandings).
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"Resource Conservation and Recovery Act" means the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901, et seq., as amended.
"Restricted Payment" means (i) the declaration or payment of any dividend
(other than dividends to be paid or in fact paid in Capital Securities of the
Parent (other than Redeemable Capital Securities)) on, or the making of any
payment or distribution on account of, or setting apart assets for a sinking or
other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or
other acquisition of any class of Capital Securities of the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries or any warrants or options to purchase any such Capital Securities,
whether now or hereafter outstanding, or the making of any other payment or
distribution (other than in Capital Securities (other than Redeemable Capital
Securities) of the Parent) in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly,
whether in cash or property, obligations of the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries or otherwise or (ii) (x) the making of any payment or prepayment of
principal of, or premium or interest on, the 2009 Notes other than the stated,
scheduled date for payment of interest set forth in the 2009 Notes Indenture,
(y) the redemption, retirement, purchase, defeasance or other acquisition of any
2009 Notes or (z) the making of any deposit (including the payment of amounts
into a sinking fund or other similar fund) for any of the foregoing purposes.
"Revolving Issuer" means the Administrative Agent in its capacity as
Issuer of Revolving Letters of Credit. At the request of the Administrative
Agent and with the Borrower's consent (not to be unreasonably withheld), another
Lender or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent may issue one or more
Revolving Letters of Credit hereunder.
"Revolving Letter of Credit" is defined in Section 2.1.2.
"Revolving Letter of Credit Commitment" means the Revolving Issuer's
obligation to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to clause (a) of Section 2.1.2
and, with respect to each Revolving Loan Lender, such Lender's Revolving Letter
of Credit Participation Obligation.
"Revolving Letter of Credit Commitment Amount" means, on any date, a
maximum amount of $30,000,000, as such amount may be permanently reduced from
time to time pursuant to Section 2.2.
"Revolving Letter of Credit Participation Obligation" is defined in clause
(a) of Section 2.6.1.
"Revolving Letter of Credit Outstandings" means, at any time of
determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate Stated Amount of all issued and
outstanding Revolving Letters of Credit plus (ii) all outstanding Revolving
Reimbursement Obligations.
"Revolving Loan" is defined in clause (a) of Section 2.1.1.
"Revolving Loan Commitment" means, relative to any Lender, such Lender's
obligation (if any) to make Revolving Loans pursuant to clause (a) of Section
2.1.1.
"Revolving Loan Commitment Amount" means, on any date, $40,000,000 as such
amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.2.
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"Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date" means the earliest of
(a) Revolving Loan Maturity Date;
(b) the date on which the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount is
terminated in full or reduced to zero pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement; and
(c) the date on which any Commitment Termination Event occurs.
Upon the occurrence of any event described above, the Revolving Loan
Commitments shall terminate automatically and without any further action.
"Revolving Loan Exposure" means, as of any date of determination, (i)
prior to the termination of the Revolving Loan Commitments, the aggregate amount
of all Revolving Loan Commitments; and (ii) after the termination of the
Revolving Commitments, the sum of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount
of all Revolving Loans and (b) all Revolving Letter of Credit Outstandings.
"Revolving Loan Lender" is defined in clause (a) of Section 2.1.1.
"Revolving Loan Maturity Date" means (i) if, as of February 3, 2009, more
than $25,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 2009 Notes is Outstanding,
February 3, 2009 and (ii) otherwise, October 31, 2010.
"Revolving Loan Percentage" means, relative to any Revolving Loan Lender,
the applicable percentage relating to Revolving Loans set forth opposite its
name on Schedule II hereto under the Revolving Loan Commitment column or set
forth in a Lender Assignment Agreement under the Revolving Loan Commitment
column, as such percentage may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to Lender
Assignment Agreements executed by such Lender and its Assignee Lender and
delivered pursuant to Section 12.11. A Lender shall not have any Revolving Loan
Commitment if its percentage under the Revolving Loan Commitment column is zero.
"Revolving Note" means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any
Revolving Loan Lender, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto (as such promissory
note may be amended, endorsed or otherwise modified from time to time),
evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Revolving Loan
Lender resulting from outstanding Revolving Loans, and also means all other
promissory notes accepted from time to time in substitution therefor or renewal
thereof.
"Revolving Reimbursement Obligation" is defined in Section 2.6.3.
"S&P" means Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The
▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Companies, Inc.
"SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"Secured Parties" means, collectively, the Lenders, the Issuers, the
Administrative Agent, each counterparty to a Rate Protection Agreement and each
of their respective successors, transferees and assigns.
"Solvent" means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that, on
such date, without giving effect to intercompany balances between Obligors (a)
the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount
of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the
present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the
amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its
debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to
incur debts or liabilities beyond the ability of such Person to pay as such
debts and liabilities mature, and (d) such Person is not engaged in business or
a transaction, and such Person is not about to engage in business or a
transaction, for which the property of such Person would constitute an
unreasonably small capital. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time
shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and
circumstances existing at such time, can reasonably be expected to become an
actual or matured liability.
"Spot Rate" for a currency means the rate quoted (expressed as a decimal,
rounded to the fourth decimal place) to the Administrative Agent as the spot
rate for the purchase of such currency with another currency through the FX
Trading Office at approximately 10:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior
to the date as of which the foreign exchange settlement is made.
"Stated Amount" means, on any date and with respect to any Letter of
Credit, the total amount then available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit.
"Stated Expiry Date" means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, its date
of expiration.
"Stated Maturity Date" means
(a) with respect to all US Term Loans, the US Term Loan Maturity
Date;
(b) with respect to all Sterling Term Loans, the Sterling Term Loan
Maturity Date;
(c) with respect to all Revolving Loans, the Revolving Loan Maturity
Date; and
(d) with respect to all Synthetic Deposits, the Synthetic Facility
Maturity Date.
"Statutory Reserve Rate" means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the
numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number
of one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any
marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal
established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with
respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred
to as "Eurocurrency Liabilities" in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve
percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. LIBO Rate
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Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to
such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions
or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such
Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be
adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any
reserve percentage.
"Sterling Term Loan" is defined in Section 2.1.3A.
"Sterling Term Loan Commitment" means, relative to any Sterling Term Loan
Lender, such Lender's obligation to make Sterling Term Loans pursuant to Section
2.1.4.
"Sterling Term Loan Commitment Amount" means (pound)45,000,000.
"Sterling Term Loan Lender" is defined in Section 2.1.3A.
"Sterling Term Loan Maturity Date" means (a) if, as of February 3, 2009,
more than $25,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 2009 Notes is
Outstanding, February 3, 2009 and (b) otherwise, October 31, 2012.
"Sterling Term Loan Percentage" means, relative to any Lender, the
applicable percentage relating to Sterling Term Loans set forth opposite its
name on Schedule II hereto under the Sterling Term Loan Amount column or set
forth in a Lender Assignment Agreement under the Sterling Term Loan Amount
column, as such percentage may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to Lender
Assignment Agreements executed by such Lender and its Assignee Lender and
delivered pursuant to Section 12.11.
"Sterling Term Note" means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to
any Lender, in the form of Exhibit A-3 hereto (as such promissory note may be
amended, endorsed or otherwise modified from time to time), evidencing the
aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from outstanding
Sterling Term Loans, and also means all other promissory notes accepted from
time to time in substitution therefor or renewal thereof.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited
liability company, partnership or other entity ("Other Person") of which more
than 50% of the Voting Securities of such Other Person (irrespective of whether
at the time Capital Securities of any other class or classes of such Other
Person shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency)
is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person, by
such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person, or by one or more
other Subsidiaries of such Person.
"Subsidiary Guarantor" means each Subsidiary that has executed and
delivered the Subsidiary Guaranty to the Administrative Agent.
"Subsidiary Guaranty" means the Subsidiary Guaranty, dated as of the
Closing Date, executed and delivered by each Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to
the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement, a conformed copy of which is
attached as Exhibit F hereto, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or
otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.
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"Survey" shall mean a survey of any Mortgaged Property, Consent Required
Leased Property or Free Leased Property (and all improvements thereon) (a)
prepared by a surveyor or engineer licensed to perform surveys in the state
where such Mortgaged Property, Consent Required Leased Property or Free Leased
Property is located, (b) dated (or redated) not earlier than six months prior to
the date of delivery thereof unless there shall have occurred within six months
prior to such date of delivery any exterior construction on the site of such
Mortgaged Property, Consent Required Leased Property or Free Leased 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, (c)
certified by the surveyor (in a manner reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent) to the Administrative Agent and the title company issuing
the Title Policy specified in Section 5.1.11 of this Agreement, (d) 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 (e) sufficient for the company issuing a Title Policy to remove
all standard survey exceptions from the title insurance policy (or commitment)
relating to such Mortgaged Property, Consent Required Leased Property or Free
Leased Property and issue the endorsements of the type required by clause
(b)(vii) of Section 5.1.11 or such other survey as is in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Surveys delivered with respect to Mortgaged Properties set forth
in Item 5.1.11(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule need not satisfy the
requirements of clauses (a) through (d) above so long as the surveys delivered
for such Mortgaged Properties shall be sufficient for the company issuing a
Title Policy to remove all standard survey exceptions from the title insurance
policy (or commitment) relating to such Mortgaged Property, Consent Required
Leased Property or Free Leased Property and issue the endorsements of the type
required by clause (b)(vii) of Section 5.1.11.
"Synthetic Account Balance" means, at any time, the amount on deposit in
the Synthetic Deposit Account excluding any interest accrued thereon and
deposited or credited therein.
"Syndication Agent" shall mean Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch and
includes each other Person appointed as the successor Syndication Agent pursuant
to Section 10.4.
"Synthetic Deposit" is defined in clause (b) of Section 2.1.4.
"Synthetic Deposit Account" means the account established by the
Administrative Agent or an Affiliate thereof at Credit Suisse with the title
"Synthetic Lenders (Champion Home Builders) Credit-Linked Deposit Account"
pursuant to clause (a) of Section 2.1.4.
"Synthetic Deposit Amount" means, with respect to any Synthetic Lender as
of any date, an amount equal to the product of (a) such Lender's Synthetic
Deposit Percentage as of such date multiplied by (b) the Synthetic Facility
Available Amount as of such date.
"Synthetic Deposit Sub-Account" is defined in clause (a) of Section 2.1.4.
"Synthetic Deposit Percentage" means, relative to any Lender, the
applicable percentage relating to Synthetic Deposits set forth opposite its name
on Schedule II hereto under the Synthetic Deposit column or set forth in a
Lender Assignment Agreement under the Synthetic
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Deposit column, as such percentage may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to
Lender Assignment Agreements executed by such Lender and its assignee Lender and
delivered pursuant to Section 12.11.
"Synthetic Deposit Return" is defined in clause (d) of Section 2.1.4.
"Synthetic Facility Available Amount" means, as of any date, (i)
$60,000,000 minus (ii) the aggregate amount of Disbursements reimbursed by the
Borrower during the 91-day period immediately preceding such date; provided that
reimbursements of Disbursements under Letters of Credit supporting industrial
revenue bonds permitted hereunder shall not reduce the Synthetic Facility
Available Amount, solely to the extent that such Disbursements are in respect of
scheduled interest payments under such bonds.
"Synthetic Facility Maturity Date" means (i) if, as of February 3, 2009,
more than $25,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 2009 Notes is
Outstanding, February 3, 2009 and (ii) otherwise, October 31, 2012.
"Synthetic Issuer" means Credit Suisse in its capacity as issuer of the
Synthetic Letters of Credit, or another Lender acting in such capacity at the
request of Credit Suisse and with the consent of the Borrower (which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), in either case together with its
permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.
"Synthetic Lease" means, as applied to any Person, any lease (including
leases that may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property
(whether real, personal or mixed) (a) that is not a capital lease in accordance
with GAAP and (b) in respect of which the lessee retains or obtains ownership of
the property so leased for federal income tax purposes, other than any such
lease under which that Person is the lessor.
"Synthetic Lender" means, as of any time of determination, any Lender
which has a Synthetic Deposit Percentage pursuant to Schedule II hereto or
pursuant to a Lender Assignment Agreement which, in either case, is greater than
0%.
"Synthetic Letter of Credit" is defined in clause (a) of Section 2.1.5.
"Synthetic Letter of Credit Commitment" means the Synthetic Issuer's
obligation to issue Synthetic Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.1.5 and,
with respect to each Synthetic Lender, such Lender's Synthetic Letter of Credit
Participation Obligation.
"Synthetic Letter of Credit Outstandings" means, at any time of
determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate Stated Amount of all issued and
outstanding Synthetic Letters of Credit plus (ii) all outstanding Synthetic
Reimbursement Obligations.
"Synthetic Letter of Credit Participation Obligation" is defined in clause
(b) of Section 2.6.1.
"Synthetic Reimbursement Obligation" is defined in Section 2.6.3.
"Target" is defined in the second recital.
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"Taxes" means any and all income, stamp or other taxes, duties, levies,
imposts, charges, assessments, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or
hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental
Authority, and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect
thereto.
"Term Loan" means, as the context may require, any US Term Loan, Sterling
Term Loan or, if applicable, Incremental Term Loan.
"Term Loan Commitment" means, as the context may require, the US Term Loan
Commitment, the Sterling Term Loan Commitment or, if applicable, the Incremental
Term Loan Commitment.
"Term Loan Lender" means, as the context may require, any US Term Loan
Lender, Sterling Term Loan Lender or, if applicable, Incremental Term Loan
Lender.
"Termination Date" means the date on which all Obligations have been paid
in full (other than indemnity obligations not yet due and payable) in cash, the
Synthetic Lenders have received the full amount of their Synthetic Deposits, all
Letters of Credit have been terminated, expired or Cash Collateralized and all
Commitments shall have terminated.
"Terrorism Laws" means any of the following (a) Executive Order 13224
issued by the President of the United States, (b) the Terrorism Sanctions
Regulations (Title 31 Part 595 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations), (c) the
Terrorism List Governments Sanctions Regulations (Title 31 Part 596 of the U.S.
Code of Federal Regulations), (d) the Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions
Regulations (Title 31 Part 597 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations), (e) the
PATRIOT Act, (f) all other present and future legal requirements of any
Governmental Authority addressing, relating to, or attempting to eliminate,
terrorist acts and acts of war and (g) any regulations promulgated pursuant
thereto or pursuant to any legal requirements of any Governmental Authority
governing terrorist acts and acts of war.
"Title Policy" is defined in clause (b)(iii) of Section 5.1.11.
"Title Policy Date Down" is defined in clause (d)(iii) of Section 5.2.10.
"Total Debt" means, without duplication and on any date, the outstanding
principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries (other
than the CDC Subsidiaries) reported on the consolidated balance sheet of the
Parent and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP (other than (i) all
obligations relative to the undrawn amount of letters of credit, (ii)
Indebtedness described in clause (d) of the definition of Indebtedness and (iii)
Deferred Acquisition Obligations (A) that have not been liquidated or (B) to the
extent such obligations may, in accordance with their terms, be satisfied at the
sole option of the obligor thereof at any time regardless of the occurrence of
any event by the delivery of Capital Securities (other than Redeemable Capital
Securities) of the Parent).
"Total Exposure Amount" means, on any date of determination, the sum of
(i) the outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans, plus (ii) the Revolving
Loan Exposure plus (iii) the aggregate amount of all Synthetic Deposits.
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"Trademark Security Agreement" means any Trademark Security Agreement
executed and delivered by any Obligor substantially in the form of Exhibit C to
any Security Agreement, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or
otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.
"Transaction Costs" means, collectively, the Original Transaction Costs
and the UK Acquisition Transaction Costs.
"Transactions" means, collectively, the Original Transaction and the UK
Transaction.
"Travelers" means The St. ▇▇▇▇ Travelers Companies, Inc.
"Travelers Deposit" means the cash deposit in the amount of $6,500,000
securing a portion of the Borrower's obligation to reimburse Travelers for the
deductible portion of payments made under insurance policies provided by
Travelers to the Borrower.
"type" means, relative to any Loan, the portion thereof, if any, being
maintained as a Base Rate Loan or a LIBO Rate Loan.
"UCC" means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in
the State of New York; provided, that if, with respect to any Filing Statement
or by reason of any provisions of law, the perfection or the effect of
perfection or non-perfection of the security interests granted to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to the applicable Loan Document is governed by the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction of the United States
other than New York, UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from
time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions of each
Loan Document and any Filing Statement relating to such perfection or effect of
perfection or non-perfection.
"UK Acquisition" is defined in the second recital.
"UK Adjusted LIBO Rate" means, with respect to any Sterling Term Loan for
any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for
such Interest Period plus (b) UK Mandatory Costs, if any.
"UK Intercompany Loan" is defined in clause (c) of Section 5.2.4.
"UK Intercompany Note" is defined in clause (c) of Section 5.2.4.
"UK Intercompany Note Share Charge" is defined in clause (a) of Section
5.2.4.
"UK Mandatory Cost" means, with respect to Sterling Term Loans, the
percentage rate per annum calculated by the Administrative Agent as set forth on
Schedule IV.
"UK Pensions Act" means the Pensions ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, as amended from time to
time and in effect in the United Kingdom.
"UK Share Charge" means the share charge with respect to 65% of the
Capital Securities of the UK Subsidiary, dated as of the Amendment Effective
Date, executed and delivered by an
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Authorized Officer of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit K
hereto, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified
from time to time in accordance with its terms.
"UK Subsidiary" is defined in the second recital.
"UK Transaction Costs" is defined in the second recital.
"UK Transaction Documents" means, collectively, the Purchase Agreement,
the UK Intercompany Note, the UK Intercompany Note Share Charge and all other
agreements furnished pursuant to or in connection with the UK Transaction (other
than the Loan Documents), in each case as amended, supplemented, amended and
restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with Section
8.11.
"United States" or "U.S." means the United States of America, its fifty
states and the District of Columbia.
"US Term Loan" is defined in Section 2.1.3.
"US Term Loan Commitment" means, relative to any US Term Loan Lender, such
Lender's obligation to make US Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.1.3.
"US Term Loan Commitment Amount" means $100,000,000.
"US Term Loan Lender" is defined in Section 2.1.3.
"US Term Loan Maturity Date" means (a) if, as of February 3, 2009, more
than $25,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 2009 Notes is Outstanding,
February 3, 2009 and (b) otherwise, October 31, 2012.
"US Term Loan Percentage" means, relative to any Lender, the applicable
percentage relating to US Term Loans set forth opposite its name on Schedule II
hereto under the US Term Loan Amount column or set forth in a Lender Assignment
Agreement under the US Term Loan Amount column, as such percentage may be
adjusted from time to time pursuant to Lender Assignment Agreements executed by
such Lender and its Assignee Lender and delivered pursuant to Section 12.11.
"US Term Note" means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any
Lender, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto (as such promissory note may be
amended, endorsed or otherwise modified from time to time), evidencing the
aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from outstanding
US Term Loans, and also means all other promissory notes accepted from time to
time in substitution therefor or renewal thereof.
"Voting Securities" means, with respect to any Person, Capital Securities
of any class or kind ordinarily having the power to vote (that is, not
contingent on the happening of any event) for the election of directors,
managers or other voting members of the governing body of such Person.
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"Welfare Plan" means a "welfare plan", as such term is defined in Section
3(1) of ERISA.
"wholly owned Subsidiary" refers to any Subsidiary all of the outstanding
common stock (or similar equity interest) of which (other than any director's
qualifying shares or investments by foreign nationals mandated by applicable
laws) is owned directly or indirectly by the Parent.
SECTION 1.2. Use of Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined or the context
otherwise requires, terms for which meanings are provided in this Agreement
shall have such meanings when used in each other Loan Document and the
Disclosure Schedule, and each notice and other communication delivered from time
to time in connection with any Loan Document.
SECTION 1.3. Cross-References. Unless otherwise specified, references in a
Loan Document to any Schedule, Article or Section are references to such
Schedule, Article or Section of such Loan Document, and references in any
Schedule, Article, Section or definition to any clause are references to such
clause of such Schedule, Article, Section or definition.
SECTION 1.4. Accounting and Financial Determinations; Time. (a) Unless
otherwise specified, all accounting terms used in each Loan Document shall be
interpreted, and all accounting determinations and computations thereunder
(including under Section 8.4 and the definitions used in such calculations)
shall be made, in accordance with GAAP. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all
financial covenants and defined financial terms shall be computed on a
consolidated basis for the Parent and its Subsidiaries, in each case without
duplication.
(b) For purposes of computing the Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage
Ratio, such ratios (and any financial calculations or components required to be
made or included therein) shall be determined, with respect to the relevant
period, after giving pro forma effect to each Permitted Acquisition and
Disposition of a Person, business or asset consummated during such period,
together with all transactions relating thereto consummated during such period
(including any incurrence, assumption, refinancing or repayment of
Indebtedness), as if such Permitted Acquisition, Disposition and related
transactions had been consummated on the first day of such period, in each case
(i) based on historical results accounted for in accordance with GAAP and (ii)
prepared in a manner consistent with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of
1933 (as amended) and, with respect to all calculations made in clauses (i) and
(ii), to the extent applicable, based upon reasonable assumptions that are
specified in reasonable detail in the relevant Compliance Certificate or other
certificate furnished to the Administrative Agent or Lender in connection with
the terms of this Agreement; provided that, in preparing the calculations
contemplated by the foregoing provisions of this clause (b), synergies generated
by any such Permitted Acquisition, Disposition and related transactions may be
taken into account if (i) the Administrative Agent has given its written
approval thereof and (ii) such Compliance Certificate or other certificate
includes a certification as to the Parent's good faith belief that such
synergies will be achieved.
(c) If the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower
wishes to amend any covenant in Article VII or VIII or any related definition to
eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP occurring after the date of this
Agreement on the operation of such covenant
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(or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders
wish to amend Article VII or VIII or any related definition for such purpose),
then the Borrower's compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the
basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became
effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in
a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Lenders. In the event of
any such notification from the Borrower or the Administrative Agent and until
such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is so amended, the Borrower will
furnish to each Lender and the Administrative Agent, in addition to the
financial statements required to be furnished pursuant to Section 7.1 (the
"Current GAAP Financials"), (i) the financial statements described in such
Section based upon GAAP as in effect at the time such covenant was agreed to
(the "Prior GAAP Financials") and (ii) a reconciliation between the Prior GAAP
Financials and the Current GAAP Financials.
(d) Unless otherwise indicated, all references to the time of a day in a Loan
Document shall refer to New York, New York time.
ARTICLE II
COMMITMENTS, BORROWING AND ISSUANCE
PROCEDURES, NOTES AND LETTERS OF CREDIT
SECTION 2.1. Commitments. On the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Agreement, the Lenders and the Issuers severally agree to make Credit
Extensions as set forth below.
SECTION 2.1.1. Revolving Loan Commitment. From time to time on any
Business Day occurring after the Closing Date but prior to the Revolving Loan
Commitment Termination Date,
(a) each Lender that has a Revolving Loan Commitment (referred to as
a "Revolving Loan Lender"), agrees that it will make loans (relative to
such Lender, its "Revolving Loans") to the Borrower equal to such Lender's
Revolving Loan Percentage of the aggregate amount of each Borrowing of the
Revolving Loans requested by the Borrower to be made on such day; and
(b) on the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, the Borrower
may from time to time borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans. No
Revolving Loan Lender shall be permitted or required to make any Revolving
Loan if, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate outstanding principal
amount of all Revolving Loans of such Revolving Loan Lender, together with
such Lender's Revolving Loan Percentage of the aggregate amount of all
Revolving Letter of Credit Outstandings, would exceed such Lender's
Revolving Loan Percentage of the then existing Revolving Loan Commitment
Amount.
SECTION 2.1.2. Revolving Letters of Credit. From time to time on any
Business Day occurring from the Closing Date but thirty days prior to the
Revolving Loan Maturity Date, each Issuer agrees that it will, to the extent
requested by the Borrower,
(a) issue one or more letters of credit (relative to such Issuer,
its "Revolving Letter of Credit") for the account of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Guarantor in the Stated Amount requested by the Borrower on
such day; or
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(b) extend the Stated Expiry Date of an existing Revolving Letter of
Credit previously issued hereunder.
The Stated Expiry Date of each Revolving Letter of Credit shall be no
later than the earlier to occur of (i) five Business Days before the Revolving
Loan Commitment Termination Date and (ii) one year from the date of such
issuance or extension. Any Revolving Letter of Credit may provide for automatic
renewal thereof for additional periods of up to 12 months so long as no
Revolving Letter of Credit will, in any event, have a Stated Expiry Date that is
later than five Business Days before the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination
Date. No Issuer shall be permitted or required to issue any Revolving Letter of
Credit if, after giving effect thereto, (i) the aggregate amount of all
Revolving Letter of Credit Outstandings would exceed the Revolving Letter of
Credit Commitment Amount or (ii) the sum of the aggregate amount of all
Revolving Letter of Credit Outstandings plus the aggregate principal amount of
all Revolving Loans then outstanding would exceed the Revolving Loan Commitment
Amount.
SECTION 2.1.3. US Term Loan Commitment. In a single Borrowing (which shall
be a Business Day) occurring on the Closing Date, each Lender that has a US Term
Loan Commitment (referred to as a "US Term Loan Lender") agrees that it will
make loans (relative to such Lender, its "US Term Loans") to the Borrower equal
to such Lender's US Term Loan Percentage of the aggregate amount of the
Borrowing of US Term Loans requested by the Borrower to be made on such day. No
amounts paid or prepaid with respect to US Term Loans may be reborrowed.
SECTION 2.1.3A. Sterling Term Loan Commitment. In a single Borrowing
(which shall be on a Business Day) occurring on the Amendment Effective Date,
each Lender that has a Sterling Term Loan Commitment (referred to as a "Sterling
Term Loan Lender") agrees that it will make loans (relative to such Lender, its
"Sterling Term Loans") to the Borrower equal to such Lender's Sterling Term Loan
Percentage of the aggregate amount of the Borrowing of Sterling Term Loans
requested by the Borrower to be made on such day. No amounts paid or prepaid
with respect to Sterling Term Loans may be reborrowed.
SECTION 2.1.3B. Incremental Term Loan Commitment. Each Lender having an
Incremental Term Loan Commitment hereby agrees, severally and not jointly, on
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the applicable
Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement and in reliance on the
representations and warranties set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents,
to make Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower, as specified in the applicable
Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement, in an aggregate principal amount not
to exceed its Incremental Term Loan Commitment. Amounts paid or prepaid in
respect of Incremental Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
SECTION 2.1.4. Synthetic Deposit Account. (a) On or prior to the Closing
Date, the Administrative Agent shall establish the Synthetic Deposit Account.
The Administrative Agent shall maintain records enabling it to determine at any
time the amount of the interest of each Synthetic Lender in the Synthetic
Deposit Account (the interest of each Synthetic Lender in the Synthetic Deposit
Account, as evidenced by such records, being referred to as such Lender's
"Synthetic Deposit Sub-Account"). The Administrative Agent shall establish such
additional Synthetic Deposit Sub-Accounts for assignee Lenders as shall be
required pursuant to
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Section 12.11. No Person (other than the Administrative Agent or any of its
sub-agents) shall have the right to make any withdrawals from the Synthetic
Deposit Account or exercise any other right or power with respect thereto,
except as expressly provided herein. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that no amount on deposit
at any time in the Synthetic Deposit Account (i) shall be the property of any
Secured Party (other than the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the
Synthetic Issuer) and (ii) shall constitute "collateral" under the Loan
Documents other than in favor of the Synthetic Issuer in respect of Synthetic
Letter of Credit Participation Obligations. In addition, each Synthetic Lender
hereby grants to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Synthetic
Issuer a security interest in its rights and interests in such Synthetic
Lender's Synthetic Deposit to secure the obligations of such Synthetic Lender
hereunder. Each Synthetic Lender agrees that its right, title and interest with
respect to the Synthetic Deposit Account shall be limited to the right to
require amounts in its Synthetic Deposit Sub-Account to be used as expressly set
forth herein and that it will have no right to require the return of its
Synthetic Deposit other than as expressly provided herein (each Synthetic Lender
hereby acknowledging that its Synthetic Deposit constitutes payment for its
Synthetic Letter of Credit Participation Obligations and that the Synthetic
Issuer will be issuing, amending, renewing and extending Synthetic Letters of
Credit in reliance on the availability of such Lender's Synthetic Deposit to
discharge such Lender's obligations in accordance with clause (c) of this
Section 2.1.4 and Section 2.6.3). The funding of the Synthetic Deposits and the
agreements with respect thereto set forth in this Agreement constitute
arrangements solely among the Administrative Agent, the Synthetic Issuer and the
Synthetic Lenders with respect to the funding and reimbursement obligations of
the Synthetic Lenders under this Agreement, and do not constitute loans,
extensions of credit or other financial accommodations to any Obligor.
(b) On the Closing Date, each Synthetic Lender shall deposit in the
Synthetic Deposit Account an amount in Dollars equal to such Lender's Synthetic
Deposit Amount (each amount so deposited, such Lender's "Synthetic Deposit").
(c) Each Synthetic Lender irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that
its Synthetic Deposit in the Synthetic Deposit Account shall be withdrawn and
distributed as follows:
(i) In the event the Borrower does not reimburse the Synthetic
Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to Section 2.6.2, the Administrative
Agent shall withdraw from the Synthetic Deposit Account the amount of such
unreimbursed Disbursement (and debit the Synthetic Deposit Sub-Account of
each Synthetic Lender in the amount of such Synthetic Lender's Synthetic
Deposit Percentage of such unreimbursed Disbursement) and make such amount
available to the Synthetic Issuer and the Synthetic Facility Available
Amount shall be reduced by such amount.
(ii) In the event the Borrower voluntarily decides to permanently
reduce the Synthetic Facility Available Amount, the Administrative Agent
will withdraw from the Synthetic Deposit Account an amount equal to such
reduction, and pay to each Synthetic Lender an amount equal to the product
of (A) such Lender's Synthetic Deposit Percentage multiplied by (B) the
aggregate amount of such reduction. In no event shall the Synthetic
Facility Available Amount be reduced to an amount that is less than the
aggregate amount of the Synthetic Letter of Credit Outstandings.
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(iii) Concurrently with the effectiveness of any assignment by any
Synthetic Lender of all or any portion of its Synthetic Deposit, the
corresponding portion of the assignor's Synthetic Deposit Sub-Account
shall be transferred from the assignor's Synthetic Deposit Sub-Account to
the assignee's Synthetic Deposit Sub-Account in accordance with Section
12.11 and, if required by Section 12.11, the Administrative Agent shall
close such assignor's Synthetic Deposit Sub-Account.
(iv) Upon the occurrence of the Termination Date (other than the
return of the portion of the Synthetic Deposit of each Synthetic Lender on
deposit in the Synthetic Deposit Account), in the event that all Synthetic
Letters of Credit have been returned, replaced, cancelled or Cash
Collateralized (including with Synthetic Deposits), all amounts remaining
in the Synthetic Deposit Account shall be returned to the Synthetic
Lenders based on such Synthetic Lender's Synthetic Deposit Percentage.
(d) On each day on which Participation Fees are required to be paid with
respect to all or any portion of the Synthetic Deposits pursuant to clause (b)
of Section 3.2.1, the Administrative Agent shall pay to each Synthetic Lender an
amount (the "Synthetic Deposit Return") equal to (i) the Base Return for the
relevant Investment Period less an amount equal to 0.10% per annum on such
Synthetic Deposits multiplied by (ii) such Synthetic Lender's Synthetic Deposit
Percentage. Any amounts earned and received with respect to Synthetic Deposits
during any applicable Investment Period in excess of the Base Return shall be
for the account of the Administrative Agent. No Person other than the
Administrative Agent shall have any obligation under or in respect of this
clause.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the
Borrower shall not be liable for any losses due to (i) the misappropriation of
any Base Return or Synthetic Deposit or (ii) the failure of the Administrative
Agent to pay the Synthetic Deposit Return to any Synthetic Lender (it being
understood and agreed for greater certainty that this clause shall not limit any
obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any Participation Fee). Neither the
Administrative Agent, the Synthetic Issuer nor any other Person guarantees any
rate of return on the investment of any Synthetic Deposit held in the Synthetic
Deposit Account.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Synthetic
Letter of Credit shall be issued nor any Stated Amount of any Synthetic Letter
of Credit increased, if, after giving effect thereto, the Synthetic Letter of
Credit Outstandings would exceed the Synthetic Account Balance.
(g) If the Synthetic Issuer is enjoined from taking any action referred
to in clause (c) of this Section 2.1.4, or if the Synthetic Issuer reasonably
determines that, by operation of law, it may reasonably be precluded from taking
any such action, or if any Obligor or Synthetic Lender challenges in any legal
proceeding any of the acknowledgements, agreements or characterizations set
forth in any of clause (a) of this Section 2.1.4, then, in any such case (and so
long as such event or condition shall be continuing), and notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, the Synthetic Issuer shall not be
required to issue, renew or extend any Synthetic Letter of Credit.
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(h) In the event any payment of a Synthetic Reimbursement Obligation
shall be required to be refunded by the Synthetic Issuer to the Borrower after
the return of the Synthetic Deposits to the Synthetic Lenders as permitted
hereunder, each Synthetic Lender agrees to acquire and fund a participation in
such refunded amount equal to the lesser of its Synthetic Deposit Percentage
thereof and the amount of its Synthetic Deposit that shall have been so
returned.
SECTION 2.1.5. Synthetic Letters of Credit. (a) From time to time on any
Business Day occurring from the Closing Date but thirty days prior to the
Synthetic Facility Maturity Date, the Synthetic Letter of Credit Issuer agrees
that it will, to the extent requested by the Borrower,
(i) issue one or more letters of credit (its "Synthetic Letter of
Credit") for the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in
the Stated Amount requested by the Borrower on such day; or
(ii) extend the Stated Expiry Date of an existing Synthetic Letter
of Credit previously issued hereunder.
The Stated Expiry Date of each Synthetic Letter of Credit shall be no
later than the earlier to occur of (x) five Business Days before the Synthetic
Facility Maturity Date and (y) one year from the date of such issuance or
extension. Any Synthetic Letter of Credit may provide for automatic renewal
thereof for additional periods of up to 12 months so long as no Synthetic Letter
of Credit will, in any event, have a Stated Expiry Date that is later than five
Business Days before the Synthetic Facility Maturity Date. The Synthetic Letter
of Credit Issuer shall not be permitted or required to issue any Synthetic
Letter of Credit if, after giving effect thereto, (i) the aggregate amount of
all Synthetic Letter of Credit Outstandings would exceed the Synthetic Facility
Available Amount or (ii) the sum of the aggregate amount of all Synthetic Letter
of Credit Outstandings would exceed the amount on deposit in the Synthetic
Deposit Account.
(b) Schedule III contains a description of certain letters of credit and
issued for the account of the Borrower and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries
and outstanding on the Closing Date. Each such letter of credit, including any
extension or renewal thereof (each, as amended from time to time in accordance
with the terms thereof and hereof, an "Existing Letter of Credit") shall
constitute a "Synthetic Letter of Credit" for all purposes of this Agreement,
issued, for purposes of clause (a) of Section 2.6, on the Closing Date. In
addition, on any date after the Closing Date on which any financial institution
or other Person becomes a Lender hereunder, with the consent of the Borrower,
the Administrative Agent and such Lender, any letters of credit issued by such
Lender for the account of the Borrower and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries
may be designated as Existing Letters of Credit (so long as such letters of
credit satisfy the requirements of Section 2.6 at such time), and if any such
letters of credit are so designated, Schedule III shall be deemed amended to
include same and same shall constitute "Synthetic Letters of Credit" for all
purposes of this Agreement, issued, for purposes of clause (a) of Section 2.6,
on the date of such designation. Any Lender hereunder to the extent it has
issued an Existing Letter of Credit that is to remain outstanding on the Closing
Date shall constitute a "Synthetic Issuer" for all purposes of this Agreement.
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SECTION 2.2. Reduction of the Commitment Amounts. The Commitment Amounts
are subject to reduction from time to time pursuant to this Section.
SECTION 2.2.1. Optional Reductions. The Borrower may, from time to time on
any Business Day occurring on and after the Closing Date, voluntarily reduce the
amount of any Commitment Amount on the Business Day so specified by the
Borrower; provided, however, that all such reductions shall require at least
three Business Day's prior notice to the Administrative Agent and be permanent,
and any partial reduction of any Commitment Amount shall be in a minimum amount
of $1,000,000 and in an integral multiple of $500,000. Any optional or mandatory
reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement which reduces the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount below the Revolving
Letter of Credit Commitment Amount shall result in an automatic and
corresponding reduction of the Revolving Letter of Credit Commitment Amount to
an aggregate amount not in excess of the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount, as so
reduced.
SECTION 2.2.2. Increase in Term Loan Commitments. (a) The US Term Loan
Commitment Amount and the Sterling Term Loan Commitment Amount are subject to
increase from time to time pursuant to this Section. The Borrower may, by
written notice to the Administrative Agent (an "Incremental Request"), request
Incremental Term Loan Commitments, denominated in Dollars and/or Pounds
Sterling; provided that the Dollar Equivalent (determined, in each case, as of
the date of the making of the related Incremental Term Loans) of the aggregate
amount of such Incremental Term Loan Commitments does not exceed the Incremental
Term Loan Commitment Amount. Upon receipt of an Incremental Request for
Incremental Term Loan Commitments denominated in Dollars, the Administrative
Agent shall deliver a copy thereof to each US Term Loan Lender. Upon receipt of
an Incremental Request for Incremental Term Loan Commitments denominated in
Pounds Sterling, the Administrative Agent shall deliver a copy thereof to each
Sterling Term Loan Lender. The Incremental Request shall (i) set forth the
amount of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments being requested (which shall be
in minimum increments of $1,000,000 or (pound)1,000,000, as applicable, and a
minimum amount of $20,000,000 or (pound)10,000,000, as applicable, or equal to
the remaining Incremental Term Loan Commitment Amount), (ii) set forth the date
on which such Incremental Term Loan Commitments are requested to become
effective (which shall not be less than 15 Business Days nor more than 60 days
after the date of such notice), (iii) offer each existing US Term Loan Lender or
Sterling Term Loan Lender, as the case may be, the opportunity to make such
Incremental Term Loan Commitment in an amount equal to its applicable Percentage
of the requested Incremental Term Loan Commitment and (iv) set forth whether
such Incremental Term Loan Commitments are to be commitments to make term loans
under (and subject to the terms of) this Agreement, but with a different final
maturity date, average life to maturity or yield from that of the US Term Loans
or Sterling Term Loans, as applicable (any such term loans, the "Other Term
Loans"). Each US Term Loan Lender or Sterling Term Loan Lender, as applicable,
shall give notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent not more than 10
days after receipt from the Administrative Agent of a copy of an Incremental
Request that it either agrees to make such Incremental Term Loan Commitment by
all or a portion of the offered amount or is declining to make such Incremental
Term Loan Commitment (and any applicable Lender that does not deliver such
notice within 10 days shall be deemed to have so declined). In the event that,
on the 10th day after delivery by the Administrative Agent of copies of the
Incremental Request to the applicable Term Loan
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Lenders, the amount of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments agreed to are less
than the Incremental Term Loan Commitments requested by the Borrower, the
Borrower may arrange for one or more banks or other entities to extend
Incremental Term Loan Commitments in an aggregate amount equal to the
unsubscribed amount; provided that each Incremental Term Loan Lender, if not
already a Lender hereunder, shall be subject to the prior approval of the
Administrative Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed).
(b) The Borrower and each Incremental Term Loan Lender shall execute and
deliver to the Administrative Agent an Incremental Term Loan Assumption
Agreement and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall
reasonably request to evidence the Incremental Term Loan Commitment of such
Incremental Term Loan Lender. Each Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement
shall set forth the terms of the Incremental Term Loans to be made thereunder;
provided that, without the prior written consent of Lenders holding more than
50% of the outstanding US Term Loans and US Term Loan Commitments or Sterling
Term Loans and Sterling Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, (i) the final
maturity date of any Other Term Loans shall be no earlier than the US Term Loan
Maturity Date or Sterling Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable; (ii) the
weighted average life to maturity of any Other Term Loans shall be no shorter
than the average life to maturity of the US Term Loans or Sterling Term Loans,
as applicable; and (iii) if the Adjusted LIBO Rate margins or UK Adjusted LIBO
Rate margins, as applicable, on any Other Term Loans exceeds by more than 25
basis points (the amount of such excess above 25 basis points being referred to
herein as the "Yield Differential") the Applicable Margin for the US Term Loans
or Sterling Term Loans, as the case may be, then in effect for LIBO Rate Loans,
then such Applicable Margin shall automatically be increased by the Yield
Differential, effective upon the making of the Other Term Loans. The
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Lender as to the
effectiveness of each Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement. Each of the
parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Incremental
Term Loan Assumption Agreement, this Agreement shall be deemed amended solely to
the extent necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Incremental Term
Loan Commitment evidenced thereby and any increase to the Applicable Margins
required by the foregoing provisions of this clause. Any such deemed amendment
may be memorialized in writing by the Administrative Agent with the Borrower's
consent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and furnished to the other
parties hereto.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Incremental Term Loan Commitment
shall become effective under this Section until the first date that (i) the
conditions set forth in Section 5.3 shall be satisfied, (ii) if requested, the
Administrative Agent shall have received legal opinions, board resolutions and
other closing certificates and documentation consistent with those delivered on
the Closing Date under Section 5.1, (iii) the Administrative Agent shall have
received a Compliance Certificate executed by a financial Authorized Officer of
the Borrower certifying and, if reasonably requested by the Administrative
Agent, showing (in reasonable detail and with appropriate calculations and
computations in all respects reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent) that (A) each of the conditions set forth in the preceding clauses (i)
and (ii) have been satisfied and (B) on a historical pro forma basis (after
giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness as of the last day of the
most recently completed Fiscal Quarter with respect to which, pursuant to
Section 7.1, financial statements have been, or are required to have been,
delivered by the Parent) the Parent would be in compliance with clauses (a) and
(b) of Section 8.4 as of the last day of such Fiscal Quarter and (iv) the
Administrative Agent shall have
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received, for the account of each Incremental Term Loan Lender, all fees, costs
and expenses due and payable pursuant to Section 12.3 to the extent then
invoiced.
(d) Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that the Administrative Agent
may take any and all action as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that all
Incremental Term Loans (other than Other Term Loans), when originally made, are
included in each Borrowing of outstanding US Term Loans or Sterling Term Loans,
as the case may be. This may be accomplished at the discretion of the
Administrative Agent by requiring each outstanding US Term Loan made as a LIBO
Rate Loan to be converted into a Base Rate Loan on the date of each Incremental
Term Loan, or by allocating a portion of each Incremental Term Loan, pro rata,
to each outstanding US Term Loan made as a LIBO Rate Loan or Sterling Term Loan,
as the case may be, at the respective rates of interest (including margins) then
applicable to such outstanding Loans, even though as a result thereof such
Incremental Term Loan may effectively have a shorter Interest Period than the
original US Term Loans or Sterling Term Loans included in the applicable
Borrowing (and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement that would
prohibit such an initial Interest Period). Any conversion of US Term Loans made
as LIBO Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans made pursuant to the preceding sentence
shall be subject to Section 4.4. In addition, to the extent any Incremental Term
Loans are not Other Term Loans, the scheduled amortization payments under clause
(c) of Section 3.1.1 required to be made after the making of such Incremental
Term Loans shall be ratably increased by the aggregate principal amount of such
Incremental Term Loans.
SECTION 2.3. Borrowing Procedures.
SECTION 2.3.1. Term Loans and Revolving Loans. By delivering a Borrowing
Request to the Administrative Agent on or before 12:00 noon on a Business Day,
the Borrower may from time to time irrevocably request, on not less than one
Business Day's notice in the case of Base Rate Loans, or three Business Days'
notice in the case of LIBO Rate Loans, and in either case not more than ten
Business Days' notice, that a Borrowing be made, in the case of either LIBO Rate
Loans or Base Rate Loans, (a)(i) in a minimum amount of (x) in the case of US
Term Loans, $1,000,000 and (y) in the case of Sterling Term Loans,
(pound)1,000,000 and (ii) in an integral multiple of (x) in the case of US Term
Loans, $500,000 and (y) in the case of Sterling Term Loans, (pound)500,000, or
(b) in the unused amount of the applicable Commitment. Each such irrevocable
request shall be made by telephone confirmed promptly by hand delivery or
facsimile to the Administrative Agent of the applicable Borrowing Request. On
the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each Borrowing shall
be comprised of the type of Loans, and shall be made on the Business Day,
specified in such Borrowing Request. On or before 1:00 p.m. on such Business Day
each Lender that has a Commitment to make the Loans being requested shall
deposit with the Administrative Agent same day funds in an amount equal to such
Lender's Percentage of the requested Borrowing. Such deposit will be made to an
account which the Administrative Agent shall specify from time to time by notice
to the Lenders. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from
a Lender prior to such time that such Lender will not make such deposit, the
Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such deposit on such
Business Day and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the
Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made
such deposit, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower each agrees to pay to
the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand (without duplication) such
corresponding amount
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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 (A) (1)
the Federal Funds Effective Rate, and (2) the rate reasonably determined by the
Administrative Agent to be the cost to it of funding such amount, and (B) 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 Adjusted Base
Rate. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such
amount shall constitute such Lender's Loan included in such Borrowing. If the
Borrower pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall
constitute a reduction of such Borrowing. No Lender's obligation to make any
Loan shall be affected by any other Lender's failure to make any Loan.
SECTION 2.3.2. Synthetic Deposits. In the case of any Synthetic Deposits,
the Borrower may irrevocably request that Synthetic Deposits be made by the
applicable Lenders by delivering a Borrowing Request to the Administrative Agent
on or prior to the Closing Date.
SECTION 2.4. Continuation and Conversion Elections. By delivering a
Continuation/Conversion Notice to the Administrative Agent on or before 12:00
noon on a Business Day, the Borrower may from time to time irrevocably elect, on
not less than one Business Day's notice in the case of Base Rate Loans, or three
Business Days' notice in the case of LIBO Rate Loans, and in either case not
more than ten Business Days' notice, that all, or any portion (a) in an
aggregate minimum amount of (i) in the case of US Term Loans, $1,000,000 and
(ii) in the case of Sterling Term Loans (pound)1,000,000 and (b) in an integral
multiple of (i) in the case of US Term Loans, $500,000 and (ii) in the case of
Sterling Term Loans, (pound)500,000, be, in the case of Base Rate Loans,
converted into LIBO Rate Loans or be, in the case of LIBO Rate Loans, converted
into Base Rate Loans or continued as LIBO Rate Loans (in the absence of delivery
of a Continuation/Conversion Notice with respect to any LIBO Rate Loan at least
three Business Days (but not more than ten Business Days) before the last day of
the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, such LIBO Rate Loan
shall, on such last day, automatically convert to a Base Rate Loan); provided
however, that (a) each such conversion or continuation shall be pro rated among
the applicable outstanding Loans of all Lenders that have made such Loans, and
(b) no portion of the outstanding principal amount of any Loans may be continued
as, or be converted into, LIBO Rate Loans when any Default has occurred and is
continuing. Each such irrevocable election shall be made by telephone confirmed
promptly by hand delivery or facsimile to the Administrative Agent of the
applicable Continuation/Conversion Notice.
SECTION 2.5. Funding. Each Lender may, if it so elects, fulfill its
obligation to make, continue or convert LIBO Rate Loans hereunder by causing one
of its foreign branches or Affiliates (or an international banking facility
created by such Lender) to make or maintain such LIBO Rate Loan; provided
however, that, such LIBO Rate Loan shall nonetheless be deemed to have been made
and to be held by such Lender, and the obligation of the Borrower to repay such
LIBO Rate Loan shall nevertheless be to such Lender for the account of such
foreign branch, Affiliate or international banking facility. In addition, the
Borrower hereby consents and agrees that, for purposes of any determination to
be made for purposes of Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4, it shall be conclusively
assumed that each Lender elected to fund all LIBOR Rate Loans by purchasing
Dollar deposits in its LIBOR Office's interbank Eurodollar market.
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SECTION 2.6. Issuance Procedures. By delivering to the Administrative
Agent an Issuance Request on or before 12:00 noon on a Business Day, the
Borrower may from time to time irrevocably request on not less than two nor more
than ten Business Days' notice, in the case of an initial issuance of a Letter
of Credit and not less than two Business Days' prior notice, in the case of a
request for the extension of the Stated Expiry Date of a standby Letter of
Credit (in each case, unless a shorter notice period is agreed to by the
applicable Issuer, in its sole discretion), that such Issuer issue, or extend
the Stated Expiry Date of, a Revolving Letter of Credit in such form as may be
requested by the Borrower and approved by such Issuer, solely for the purposes
described in Section 7.7. Each Issuer will make available to the beneficiary
thereof the original of the Letter of Credit which it issues.
SECTION 2.6.1. Other Lenders' Participation. (a) Upon the issuance of each
Revolving Letter of Credit or an increase in the Stated Amount thereof, and
without further action, each Revolving Loan Lender (other than the applicable
Revolving Issuer) shall be deemed to have irrevocably purchased, to the extent
of its Revolving Loan Percentage, a participation interest in such Revolving
Letter of Credit (each, a "Revolving Letter of Credit Participation Obligation")
and such Revolving Loan Lender shall, to the extent of its Revolving Loan
Percentage, be responsible for reimbursing within one Business Day of receiving
notice from the applicable Revolving Issuer for Revolving Reimbursement
Obligations which have not been reimbursed by the Borrower in accordance with
Section 2.6.3 (with the terms of this Section surviving the termination of this
Agreement). In addition, such Revolving Loan Lender shall, to the extent of its
Revolving Loan Percentage, be entitled to receive a ratable portion of the
Letter of Credit fees payable pursuant to Section 3.3.3 with respect to each
Revolving Letter of Credit (other than the fees payable to the Revolving Issuer
of such Revolving Letter of Credit pursuant to the last two sentences of Section
3.3.3) and of interest payable pursuant to Section 3.2 with respect to any
Revolving Reimbursement Obligation. To the extent that any Revolving Loan Lender
has reimbursed any Revolving Issuer for a Disbursement, such Revolving Loan
Lender shall be entitled to receive its ratable portion of any amounts
subsequently received (from the Borrower or otherwise) in respect of such
Disbursement.
(b) Upon the issuance of each Synthetic Letter of Credit or an increase in
the Stated Amount thereof, and without further action, each Synthetic Lender
shall be deemed to have irrevocably purchased, to the extent of its Synthetic
Deposit Percentage, a participation interest in such Synthetic Letter of Credit,
including any Contingent Liability or Synthetic Reimbursement Obligation created
as a result of any issuance thereof or Disbursement with respect thereto (each,
a "Synthetic Letter of Credit Participation Obligation"). Each Synthetic
Lender's Synthetic Letter of Credit Participation Obligation shall be cash
collateralized (as provided in Section 2.1.4), in favor of the Synthetic Issuer,
by such Synthetic Lender's Synthetic Deposit. Such Synthetic Lender's Synthetic
Deposit shall be available for withdrawal by the Administrative Agent, in the
amounts contemplated by and otherwise in accordance with clause (c)(i) of
Section 2.1.4, to reimburse the Synthetic Issuer for Synthetic Reimbursement
Obligations.
SECTION 2.6.2. Disbursements. The applicable Issuer will promptly notify
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by facsimile)
of the presentment for payment of any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuer,
together with notice of the date (the "Disbursement Date") such payment shall be
made (each such payment, a
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"Disbursement"). Subject to the terms and provisions of such Letter of Credit
and this Agreement, the applicable Issuer shall make such payment to the
beneficiary (or its designee) of such Letter of Credit. Prior to 1:00 p.m. on
the first Business Day following the Disbursement Date, the Borrower will
reimburse the Administrative Agent, not later than the first Business Day
following the Disbursement Date for the account of the applicable Issuer, for
all amounts which such Issuer has disbursed under such Letter of Credit,
together with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the rate per annum
then in effect for Base Rate Loans (with the then Applicable Margin for (i) in
the case of Revolving Letters of Credit, Revolving Loans and (ii) in the case of
Synthetic Letters of Credit, Term Loans, accruing on such amount) pursuant to
Section 3.2 for the period from the Disbursement Date through the date of such
reimbursement. Without limiting in any way the foregoing and notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein or in any separate application for any
Letter of Credit, the Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that it shall be
obligated to reimburse the applicable Issuer upon each Disbursement of a Letter
of Credit, and it shall be deemed to be the obligor for purposes of each such
Letter of Credit issued hereunder (whether the account party on such Letter of
Credit is the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor).
SECTION 2.6.3. Reimbursement. The obligation (a "Revolving Reimbursement
Obligation" in the case of a drawing under a Revolving Letter of Credit and a
"Synthetic Reimbursement Obligation" in the case of a drawing under a Synthetic
Letter of Credit) of the Borrower under Section 2.6.2 to reimburse, without
duplication, the applicable Issuer and applicable Lenders with respect to each
Disbursement (including interest thereon), each Revolving Loan Lender's
obligation under Section 2.6.1 to pay to such Revolving Issuer its applicable
Percentage of any drawing under a Letter of Credit, and the right of the
Synthetic Issuer to be paid with amounts on deposit in the Synthetic Deposit
Account pursuant to clause (c)(i) of Section 2.1.4, shall be absolute and
unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff,
counterclaim or defense to payment which the Borrower or such Lender may have or
have had against such Issuer or any Lender, including any defense based upon the
failure of any Disbursement to conform to the terms of the applicable Letter of
Credit (if, in such Issuer's good faith opinion, such Disbursement is determined
to be appropriate) or any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary
of the proceeds of such Letter of Credit; provided, however, that after paying
in full its Reimbursement Obligation hereunder or paying its Percentage of any
drawing under a Letter of Credit, as the case may be, nothing herein shall
adversely affect the right of the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be,
to commence any proceeding against such Issuer for any wrongful Disbursement
made by such Issuer under a Letter of Credit as a result of acts or omissions
constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Issuer.
SECTION 2.6.4. Deemed Disbursements. (a) Upon the occurrence and during
the continuation of any Event of Default under Section 9.1.9 or upon
notification by the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of the
Required Lenders) to the Borrower of its obligations under this Section,
following the occurrence and during the continuation of any other Event of
Default,
(i) the aggregate Stated Amount of all Revolving Letters of Credit
shall, without demand upon or notice to the Borrower or any other Person,
be deemed to have
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been paid or disbursed by the applicable Revolving Issuer of such
Revolving Letters of Credit (notwithstanding that such amount may not in
fact have been paid or disbursed);
(ii) the Borrower shall be immediately obligated to reimburse such
Revolving Issuer for the amount deemed to have been so paid or disbursed
by such Revolving Issuer; and
(iii) the Borrower shall be immediately obligated to deposit with
(or for the benefit of) such Revolving Issuer an amount equal to 5% of the
amount deemed to have been paid or disbursed by such Revolving Issuer
pursuant to the preceding clause (i).
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of
Default under Section 9.1.9 or upon notification by the Administrative Agent
(acting at the direction of the Synthetic Issuer) to the Borrower of its
obligations under this Section, following the occurrence and during the
continuation of any other Event of Default,
(i) the aggregate Stated Amount of all Synthetic Letters of Credit
shall, without demand upon or notice to the Borrower or any other Person,
be deemed to have been paid or disbursed by the Synthetic Issuer
(notwithstanding that such amount may not in fact have been paid or
disbursed);
(ii) the Borrower shall be immediately obligated to reimburse such
Synthetic Issuer for the amount deemed to have been so paid or disbursed
by such Synthetic Issuer; and
(iii) the Borrower shall be immediately obligated to deposit with
(or for the benefit of) such Synthetic Issuer an amount equal to 5% of the
amount deemed to have been paid or disbursed by such Synthetic Issuer
pursuant to the preceding clause (i).
Amounts payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be deposited in
immediately available funds with the Administrative Agent and held as collateral
security for the Reimbursement Obligations. When all the Events of Default
giving rise to the deemed disbursements under this Section have been cured or
waived the Administrative Agent shall return to the Borrower all amounts then on
deposit with the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section (together with
any interest accrued thereon) which have not been applied to the satisfaction of
the Reimbursement Obligations.
SECTION 2.6.5. Nature of Reimbursement Obligations. The Borrower, each
other Obligor and, to the extent set forth in Section 2.6.1, each Revolving Loan
Lender and Synthetic Lender, shall assume all risks of the acts, omissions or
misuse of any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof. No Issuer (except to
the extent of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) shall be
responsible for:
(a) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or
legal effect of any Letter of Credit or any document submitted by any
party in connection with the application for and issuance of a Letter of
Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects
invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged;
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(b) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal
effect of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to
transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder
or the proceeds thereof in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid
or ineffective for any reason;
(c) failure of the beneficiary to comply fully with conditions
required in order to demand payment under a Letter of Credit;
(d) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or
delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise;
or
(e) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any
document or draft required in order to make a Disbursement under a Letter
of Credit.
None of the foregoing shall affect, impair or prevent the vesting of any
of the rights or powers granted to any Issuer or any Lender hereunder. In
furtherance and not in limitation or derogation of any of the foregoing, any
action taken or omitted to be taken by an Issuer in good faith (and not
constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct) shall be binding upon each
Obligor and each such Secured Party, and shall not put such Issuer under any
resulting liability to any Obligor or any Secured Party, as the case may be.
SECTION 2.7. Register; Notes. The Register shall be maintained on the
following terms:
(a) Each Lender may maintain in accordance with its usual practice
an account or accounts evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrower to such
Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts
of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to
time hereunder. In the case of a Lender that does not request, pursuant to
clause (c) below, execution and delivery of a Note evidencing the Loans
made by such Lender to the Borrower, such account or accounts shall, to
the extent not inconsistent with the notations made by the Administrative
Agent in the Register, be conclusive and binding on the Borrower absent
manifest error; provided, however, that the failure of any Lender to
maintain such account or accounts or any error in any such account shall
not limit or otherwise affect any Obligations of any Obligor.
(b) The Borrower hereby designates the Administrative Agent to serve
as the Borrower's agent, solely for the purpose of this clause, to
maintain a register (the "Register") on which the Administrative Agent
will record each Lender's Commitments, the Loans made by each Lender and
each repayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans of each
Lender and annexed to which the Administrative Agent shall retain a copy
of each Lender Assignment Agreement delivered to the Administrative Agent
pursuant to Section 12.11. Failure to make any recordation, or any error
in such recordation, shall not affect the Borrower's obligation in respect
of such Loans. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the
absence of manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders shall treat each Person in whose name a Loan is registered as
the owner thereof for all purposes of this Agreement,
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notwithstanding notice or any provision herein to the contrary. A Lender's
Commitment and the Loans made pursuant thereto may be assigned or
otherwise transferred in whole or in part only by registration of such
assignment or transfer in the Register. Any assignment or transfer of a
Lender's Commitment or the Loans made pursuant thereto shall be registered
in the Register only upon delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Lender
Assignment Agreement duly executed by the assignor thereof and the
compliance by the parties thereto with the other requirements of Section
12.11. No assignment or transfer of a Lender's Commitment or the Loans
made pursuant thereto shall be effective unless such assignment or
transfer shall have been recorded in the Register by the Administrative
Agent as provided in this Section.
(c) The Borrower agrees that, upon the request of any Lender, the
Borrower will execute and deliver to such Lender, as applicable, a Note
evidencing the Loans made by such Lender. The Borrower hereby irrevocably
authorizes each Lender to make (or cause to be made) appropriate notations
on the grid attached to such Lender's Notes (or on any continuation of
such grid), which notations, if made, shall evidence, inter alia, the date
of, the outstanding principal amount of, and the interest rate and
Interest Period applicable to the Loans evidenced thereby. Such notations
shall, to the extent not inconsistent with the notations made by the
Administrative Agent in the Register, be conclusive and binding on the
Borrower absent manifest error; provided, however, that the failure of any
Lender to make any such notations or any error in any such notations shall
not limit or otherwise affect any Obligations of any Obligor. A Note and
the obligation evidenced thereby may be assigned or otherwise transferred
in whole or in part only in accordance with Section 12.11.
ARTICLE III
REPAYMENTS, PREPAYMENTS, INTEREST AND FEES
SECTION 3.1. Repayments and Prepayments; Application. The Borrower agrees
that the Loans shall be repaid and prepaid pursuant to the following terms.
SECTION 3.1.1. Repayments and Prepayments. The Borrower shall repay in
full the unpaid principal amount of each Loan upon the applicable Stated
Maturity Date therefor (or, in the case of Incremental Term Loans, on the
Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date). Prior thereto, payments and prepayments of
the Loans and refunding of the Synthetic Deposits shall or may be made as set
forth below.
(a) (i) From time to time on any Business Day, the Borrower may make
a voluntary prepayment, in whole or in part, of the outstanding principal
amount of any Loans; provided that (A) any prepayment of (1) US Term Loans
is to be applied pro rata among the US Term Loans so prepaid of the same
type and, if applicable, having the same Interest Period of all Lenders
that have made such US Term Loans (to be applied as set forth in Section
3.1.2), (2) Sterling Term Loans is to be applied pro rata among the
Sterling Term Loans and, if applicable, having the same Interest Period of
all Sterling Term Loan Lenders that have made such Sterling Term Loans (to
be applied as set forth in Section 3.1.2) and (3) Revolving Loans shall be
made pro rata among the Revolving Loans of the same type and, if
applicable, having the same Interest Period of all Lenders
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that have made such Revolving Loans; (B) all such voluntary prepayments
shall require at least one but no more than five Business Days' (and at
least three Business Days in the case of LIBO Rate Loans) prior telephonic
notice (promptly confirmed by facsimile) to the Administrative Agent; and
(C) all such voluntary partial prepayments of any Loans shall be (x) in an
aggregate minimum amount of (i) in the case of US Term Loans, $1,000,000
and (ii) in the case of Sterling Term Loans, (pound)1,000,000 and (y) in
an integral multiple of (i) in the case of US Term Loans, $500,000 and
(ii) in the case of Sterling Term Loans, (pound)500,000.
(ii) From time to time on any Business Day, the Borrower may cause
the Synthetic Deposits to be returned to the Synthetic Lenders by reducing
the Synthetic Facility Available Amount; provided that (A) all such
voluntary reductions shall require at least one but no more than five
Business Days' prior telephonic notice (promptly confirmed by facsimile)
to the Administrative Agent; and (B) all such voluntary partial returns
shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and an integral
multiple of $500,000.
(b) (i) On each date when the sum of (A) the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of all Revolving Loans and (B) the aggregate amount of
all Revolving Letter of Credit Outstandings exceeds the Revolving Loan
Commitment Amount, the Borrower shall make a mandatory prepayment of
Revolving Loans and, if necessary, Cash Collateralize all Revolving Letter
of Credit Outstandings, in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.
(ii) On each date when the aggregate amount of all Synthetic Letter
of Credit Outstandings exceeds the Synthetic Facility Available Amount,
the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize all Synthetic Letter of Credit
Outstandings in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.
(iii) In the event the Synthetic Issuer has made a withdrawal from
the Synthetic Deposit Account to repay unreimbursed Synthetic
Reimbursement Obligations, the Borrower shall make a mandatory deposit in
the Synthetic Deposit Account equal to such amount.
(c) (i) On each Quarterly Payment Date, beginning with the
Quarterly Payment Date occurring on December 31, 2005, the Borrower shall
make a scheduled repayment of the aggregate outstanding principal amount,
if any, of all US Term Loans in an amount equal to $250,000 with the
remaining amount of US Term Loans due and payable in full on the US Term
Loan Maturity Date.
(ii) On each Quarterly Payment Date, beginning with the Quarterly
Payment Date occurring on June 30, 2006 the Borrower shall make a
scheduled repayment of the aggregate outstanding principal amount, if any,
of all Sterling Term Loans in an amount equal to (pound)112,500 with the
remaining amount of Sterling Term Loans due and payable in full on the
Sterling Term Loan Maturity Date.
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(iii) On each Incremental Term Loan Repayment Date, the Borrower
shall make a scheduled repayment of the aggregate outstanding principal
amount, if any, of all Incremental Term Loans in an amount set forth in
the applicable Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement with the
remaining amount of Incremental Term Loans due and payable in full on the
Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date.
(d) Within 100 days after the close of each Fiscal Year (beginning
with the close of the 2006 Fiscal Year) the Borrower shall make a
mandatory prepayment of the Loans in an amount equal to the product of (i)
Excess Cash Flow (if any) for such Fiscal Year, multiplied by (ii) the
Proceeds Percentage, to be applied as set forth in Section 3.1.2.
(e) No later than one Business Day following the receipt by the
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of any Net Debt Proceeds, the Borrower
shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a calculation of the amount of
such Net Debt Proceeds and make a mandatory prepayment of the Loans in an
amount equal to 100% of such Net Debt Proceeds, to be applied as set forth
in Section 3.1.2.
(f) No later than five Business Days following the receipt by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Net Disposition Proceeds or Net
Casualty Proceeds by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries deliver to
the Administrative Agent a calculation of the amount of such proceeds,
and, to the extent the aggregate amount of such proceeds received by the
Parent and its Subsidiaries exceeds $5,000,000, the Borrower shall make a
mandatory prepayment of the Loans in an amount equal to 100% of such Net
Disposition Proceeds or Net Casualty Proceeds, to be applied as set forth
in Section 3.1.2; provided that, upon telephonic notice (promptly
confirmed by facsimile) by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent not
more than 5 Business Days following receipt of any Net Disposition
Proceeds or Net Casualty Proceeds, such proceeds may be retained by the
Parent and its Subsidiaries (and be excluded from the prepayment
requirements of this clause) if (i) the Parent informs the Administrative
Agent in such notice of its good faith intention to apply (or cause one or
more of the Subsidiaries to apply) such Net Disposition Proceeds or Net
Casualty Proceeds to the acquisition of other assets or properties
consistent with the businesses permitted to be conducted pursuant to
Section 8.1 (including by way of merger or Investment) or, in the case of
any Casualty Event, to restore the property subject thereto, and (ii)
within 365 days following the receipt of such Net Disposition Proceeds or
Net Casualty Proceeds, such proceeds are applied or committed to such
acquisition. The amount of such Net Disposition Proceeds or Net Casualty
Proceeds unused or uncommitted after such 365 day period shall be applied
to prepay the Loans as set forth in Section 3.1.2.
(g) No later than one Business Day following the receipt by the
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of any Net Equity Proceeds (other than
from the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries), the Borrower shall make a
mandatory prepayment of the Loans in an amount equal to the product of (i)
such Net Equity Proceeds, multiplied by (ii) the Proceeds Percentage, to
be applied as set forth in Section 3.1.2.
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(h) Immediately upon any acceleration of the Stated Maturity Date of
any Loans pursuant to Section 9.2 or Section 9.3, the Borrower shall repay
all the Loans, unless, pursuant to Section 9.3, only a portion of all the
Loans is so accelerated (in which case the portion so accelerated shall be
so repaid).
Each prepayment of any Loans made pursuant to this Section shall be
without premium or penalty, except as may be required by Section 4.4. The
Borrower shall give prior telephonic notice (promptly confirmed by facsimile) of
any mandatory prepayment required under clauses (d), (e), (f) and (g) of this
Section 3.1.1 (including the date and an estimate of the aggregate amount of
such mandatory prepayment at least five Business Days prior thereto); provided
that the failure to give such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its
obligation to make such mandatory prepayments on or prior to the dates set forth
in such clauses (d), (e), (f) and (g), and the Borrower shall be permitted to
make such mandatory prepayments, on or prior to such dates.
SECTION 3.1.2. Application. Amounts prepaid pursuant to Section 3.1.1
shall be applied as set forth in this Section.
(a) Subject to clause (b), each prepayment or repayment of the
principal of the Loans shall be applied, to the extent of such prepayment
or repayment, first, to the principal amount thereof being maintained as
Base Rate Loans, and second, subject to the terms of Section 4.4, to the
principal amount thereof being maintained as LIBO Rate Loans.
(b) Each prepayment of Loans made pursuant to clause (a) of Section
3.1.1 shall be applied to the remaining amortization payments for the Term
Loans, or the outstanding Revolving Loans, in such amounts as the Borrower
shall determine. Each prepayment of the Loans made pursuant to clauses
(d), (e), (f) and (g) of Section 3.1.1 shall be applied (i) first, pro
rata to a prepayment of the outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans
(with the amount of such prepayment of the Term Loans being applied (x) to
the remaining amortization payments of the Term Loans during the
twelve-month period immediately following such prepayment, in direct order
thereof, and (y) to such remaining payments scheduled thereafter pro rata
thereto) and (ii) second, once all Term Loans have been repaid in full,
pro rata to the repayment of any outstanding Revolving Loans; provided
that, subject to the terms set forth in the immediately succeeding clause
(c), each Term Loan Lender entitled to receive any mandatory prepayment of
its Loans under this clause may waive its right to receive any such
mandatory prepayment, and the aggregate amount of such prepayments so
waived shall be offered to the Term Loan Lenders that did not waive their
rights to such prepayments for application in accordance with this clause.
In no event shall prepayments of the Loans made pursuant to clauses (d),
(e), (f) or (g) of Section 3.1.1 be applied to the reduction of the
Synthetic Facility Availability Amount.
(c) So long as the Administrative Agent has received prior written
notice from the Borrower of a mandatory prepayment that may be waived by
the Term Loan Lenders pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (b),
the Administrative Agent shall provide notice of such mandatory prepayment
to the Term Loan Lenders. Unless the
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Administrative Agent shall otherwise so provide, in the event a Term Loan
Lender does not notify the Administrative Agent in writing of its waiver
of the right to receive
(i) its pro rata share of such mandatory prepayment; and
(ii) its pro rata share (such pro rata share to be based on
the percentage obtained by dividing the principal amount of Term
Loans held immediately prior to such mandatory prepayment by such
Term Loan Lender by the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans
held immediately prior to such mandatory prepayments by the Term
Loan Lenders that do not waive their right to receive a portion of
the mandatory prepayment described in this clause) of any portion
(if any) of such mandatory prepayment that may be waived by Term
Loan Lenders,
within two Business Days of the providing of such notice by the
Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Term
Loan Lender will receive its applicable pro rata share of such mandatory
prepayment and such portion (if any) of such mandatory prepayment that has
actually been waived by the Term Loan Lenders. It is understood and agreed
by the Borrower that, notwithstanding receipt by the Administrative Agent
of any such mandatory prepayment, the Term Loans shall not be deemed
repaid, unless otherwise consented to by the Administrative Agent, until
five Business Days have elapsed from the delivery to the Administrative
Agent of the notice described in the last paragraph of Section 3.1.1.
SECTION 3.2. Interest Provisions. Interest on the outstanding principal
amount of the Loans shall accrue and be payable in accordance with the terms set
forth below.
SECTION 3.2.1. Rates; Fees. (a) Pursuant to an appropriately delivered
Borrowing Request or Continuation/Conversion Notice, the Borrower may elect that
the Loans comprising a Borrowing accrue interest at a rate per annum:
(i) on that portion maintained from time to time as a Base
Rate Loan, equal to the sum of the Adjusted Base Rate from time to
time in effect plus the Applicable Margin; and
(ii) on that portion maintained as a LIBO Rate Loan, during
each Interest Period applicable thereto, equal to the sum of (x) in
the case of Revolving Loans or US Term Loans, the Adjusted LIBO Rate
for such Interest Period and (y) in the case of Sterling Term Loans,
the UK Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period, plus, in each
case, the Applicable Margin.
(b) All LIBO Rate Loans shall bear interest from and including the first
day of the applicable Interest Period to (but not including) the last day of
such Interest Period at the interest rate determined as applicable to such LIBO
Rate Loan.
(c) Upon the deposit of the Synthetic Deposits in the Synthetic Deposit
Account, the fees ("Participation Fees") relative to the Synthetic Deposits
shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Adjusted LIBO Rate for
the relevant Investment Period plus the Applicable Margin; provided that the
amount due and payable by the Borrower under this clause
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shall be the amount set forth above less the Synthetic Deposit Return payable by
the Administrative Agent to the Synthetic Lenders pursuant to clause (d) of
Section 2.1.4 for the applicable period. All Synthetic Deposits shall accrue
fees at all times that they are on deposit in the Synthetic Deposit Account.
SECTION 3.2.2. Post-Default Rates. After the date any principal amount of
any Loan is due and payable (whether on any Stated Maturity Date, upon
acceleration or otherwise), or after any other monetary Obligation of the
Borrower shall have become due and payable, at the request of the Administrative
Agent or the Required Lenders, the Borrower shall pay, but only to the extent
permitted by law, interest (after as well as before judgment) on such amounts at
a rate per annum equal to (a) in the case of overdue principal on any Loan, the
rate of interest that otherwise would be applicable to such Loan plus 2% per
annum; and (b) in the case of overdue interest, fees, and other monetary
Obligations, the Alternate Base Rate, plus the Applicable Margin for US Term
Loans accruing interest at the Base Rate, plus 2% per annum.
SECTION 3.2.3. Payment Dates. (a) Interest accrued on each Loan shall be
payable, without duplication:
(i) on the Stated Maturity Date therefor;
(ii) on the date of any payment or prepayment, in whole or in part, of
principal outstanding on any Loan which is a LIBO Rate Loan, on the principal
amount so paid or prepaid;
(iii) with respect to Base Rate Loans, on each Quarterly Payment Date
beginning with the Quarterly Payment Date occurring on December 31, 2005;
(iv) with respect to LIBO Rate Loans, on the last day of each applicable
Interest Period (and, if such Interest Period shall exceed three months, on the
date occurring on each three-month interval occurring after the first day of
such Interest Period);
(v) with respect to any Base Rate Loans converted into LIBO Rate Loans on
a day when interest would not otherwise have been payable pursuant to clause
(iii), on the date of such conversion; and
(vi) on that portion of any Loans the Stated Maturity Date of which is
accelerated pursuant to Section 9.2 or Section 9.3, immediately upon such
acceleration.
Interest accrued on Loans or other monetary Obligations after the date
such amount is due and payable (whether on the Stated Maturity Date, upon
acceleration or otherwise) shall be payable upon demand.
(b) Participation Fees accrued on each Synthetic Deposit shall be
payable, without duplication:
(i) on the Stated Maturity Date for such Synthetic Deposit;
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(ii) on the date of any return of a Synthetic Deposit pursuant to
clause (a)(ii) of Section 3.1.1, on the amount of such deemed Synthetic
Deposits so returned;
(iii) on each Quarterly Payment Date occurring after the Closing
Date beginning with the Quarterly Payment Date occurring on December 31,
2005.
SECTION 3.3. Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay the fees set forth below.
All such fees shall be non-refundable.
SECTION 3.3.1. Commitment Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender, for the period (including
any portion thereof when any of its Commitments are suspended by reason of the
Borrower's inability to satisfy any condition of Section 5.2) commencing on the
Closing Date and continuing through the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination
Date, a commitment fee in a per annum amount equal to the Applicable Commitment
Fee Margin, in each case on such Revolving Loan Lender's Revolving Loan
Percentage of the sum of the average daily unused portion of the Revolving Loan
Commitment Amount (less the face amount of all issued Revolving Letters of
Credit). All Commitment Fees payable pursuant to this Section shall be
calculated on a year comprised of 360 days and payable by the Borrower on each
Quarterly Payment Date in arrears, commencing with the Quarterly Payment Date
occurring on December 31, 2005 and on the Revolving Loan Maturity Date.
SECTION 3.3.2. Arranger's Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to Credit
Suisse, for its own account, the fees in the amounts and on the dates set forth
in the Engagement Letter.
SECTION 3.3.3. Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent for the pro rata account of the applicable Revolving Issuer
and each Revolving Loan Lender, a Revolving Letter of Credit fee in a per annum
amount equal to the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans maintained as LIBO
Rate Loans multiplied by the Stated Amount of each such Revolving Letter of
Credit, such fees being calculated on a year comprised of 360 days and payable
quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date following the date of
issuance of each Revolving Letter of Credit and on the Revolving Loan Commitment
Termination Date. The Borrower further agrees to pay to each applicable Issuer
quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date following the date of
issuance of each Letter of Credit and on the applicable Maturity Date a fronting
fee in a per annum amount equal to 0.10% multiplied by the Stated Amount of such
Letter of Credit, such fee being calculated on a year comprised of 360 days, or
such other fronting fee as otherwise agreed to by the Borrower and the
applicable Issuer. In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay to each applicable
Issuer the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing
fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such Issuer relating to Letters
of Credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs
and charges are due and payable on demand and are non-refundable.
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ARTICLE IV
CERTAIN LIBO RATE AND OTHER PROVISIONS
SECTION 4.1. LIBO Rate Lending Unlawful. If any Lender shall determine
(which determination shall, upon notice thereof to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent, be conclusive and binding on the Borrower) that the
introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law, after the
Closing Date, makes it unlawful, or any Governmental Authority asserts that it
is unlawful, for such Lender to make or continue any Loan as, or to convert any
Loan into, a LIBO Rate Loan, the obligations of such Lender to make, continue or
convert any such LIBO Rate Loan shall, after the determination thereof,
forthwith be suspended until such Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent
that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, and all
outstanding LIBO Rate Loans payable to such Lender shall automatically convert
into Base Rate Loans at the end of the then current Interest Periods with
respect thereto or sooner, if required by such law or assertion.
SECTION 4.2. Deposits Unavailable. If the Administrative Agent shall have
determined that
(a) Dollar deposits in the relevant amount and for the relevant
Interest Period are not available to it in its relevant market; or
(b) by reason of circumstances affecting its relevant market,
adequate means do not exist for ascertaining the interest rate applicable
hereunder to LIBO Rate Loans;
then, upon notice by telephone or facsimile from the Administrative Agent to the
Borrower and the Lenders, the obligations of all Lenders under Section 2.3 and
Section 2.4 to make or continue any Loans as, or to convert any Loans into, LIBO
Rate Loans shall forthwith be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall
notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such
suspension no longer exist.
SECTION 4.3. Increased LIBO Rate Loan Costs, etc. The Borrower agrees to
reimburse each Lender and each Issuer for any increase in the cost to such
Lender or such Issuer of, or any reduction in the amount of any sum receivable
by such Credit Party in respect of, such Credit Party's Commitments and the
making of Credit Extensions hereunder (including the making, continuing or
maintaining (or of its obligation to make or continue) any Loans as, or of
converting (or of its obligation to convert) any Loans into, LIBO Rate Loans) or
such Credit Party's Synthetic Deposit that arise in connection with any change
in, or the introduction, adoption, effectiveness, interpretation,
reinterpretation or phase-in after the Closing Date of, any law or regulation,
directive, guideline, decision or request (whether or not having the force of
law) of any Governmental Authority, except for (i) such changes with respect to
increased capital costs and Taxes which are governed by Sections 4.5 and 4.6,
respectively, and (ii) increased costs which are already included in the
determination of the Statutory Reserve Rate. Each affected Credit Party shall
promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing of the
occurrence of any such event, stating the reasons therefor and the additional
amount required fully to compensate such Credit Party for such increased cost or
reduced amount. Such additional amounts shall be payable by the Borrower
directly to such Credit Party within ten days of its receipt of such notice, and
such notice shall, in the absence of manifest
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error, be conclusive and binding on the Borrower. Such notice shall be in
reasonable detail and shall certify that the claim for additional amounts
referred to therein is generally consistent with such Lender's treatment of
similarly situated customers of such Lender whose transactions with such Lender
are similarly affected by the change in circumstances giving rise to such
payment, but such Lender shall not be required to disclose any confidential or
proprietary information therein.
SECTION 4.4. Funding Losses. In the event any Lender shall incur any loss
or expense (including any loss or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation
or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to make or
continue any portion of the principal amount of any Loan as, or to convert any
portion of the principal amount of any Loan into, a LIBO Rate Loan) as a result
of
(a) any conversion or repayment or prepayment of the principal
amount of any LIBO Rate Loan on a date other than the scheduled last day
of the Interest Period applicable thereto, whether pursuant to Article III
or otherwise;
(b) any Loans not being made as LIBO Rate Loans in accordance with
the Borrowing Request therefor;
(c) any Loans not being continued as, or converted into, LIBO Rate
Loans in accordance with the Continuation/Conversion Notice therefor; or
(d) any LIBO Rate Loans not being prepaid in accordance with any
notice delivered pursuant to clause (a) of Section 3.1.1 (as a result of a
revocation of such notice or as a result of such payment not being made);
but in each case other than due to such Lender's failure to fulfill its
obligations hereunder, then, upon the written notice of such Lender to the
Borrower, the Borrower shall, within ten days of its receipt thereof, pay
directly to such Lender such amount as will (in the reasonable determination of
such Lender) reimburse such Lender for such loss or expense. Such written notice
(which shall include calculations in reasonable detail) shall, in the absence of
manifest error, be conclusive and binding on the Borrower.
SECTION 4.5. Increased Capital Costs. If, after the Closing Date, any change in,
or the introduction, adoption, effectiveness, interpretation, reinterpretation
or phase-in of, any law or regulation, directive, guideline, decision or request
(whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority affects
or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by
any Credit Party or any Person controlling such Credit Party, and such Credit
Party determines (in good faith but in its sole and absolute discretion) that
the rate of return on its or such controlling Person's capital as a consequence
of the Commitments or the Credit Extensions made, or the Letters of Credit
participated in, by such Credit Party is reduced to a level below that which
such Credit Party or such controlling Person could have achieved but for the
occurrence of any such circumstance, then upon notice from time to time by such
Credit Party to the Borrower, the Borrower shall within five days following
receipt of such notice pay directly to such Credit Party additional amounts
sufficient to compensate such Credit Party or such controlling Person for such
reduction in rate of return. A statement of such Credit Party as
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to any such additional amount or amounts shall, in the absence of manifest
error, be conclusive and binding on the Borrower. In determining such amount,
such Credit Party may use any reasonable method of averaging and attribution
that it (in its sole and absolute discretion) shall deem applicable. Such
statement shall be in reasonable detail and shall certify that the claim for
additional amounts referred to therein is generally consistent with such
Lender's treatment of similarly situated customers of such Lender whose
transactions with such Lender are similarly affected by the change in
circumstances giving rise to such payment, but such Lender shall not be required
to disclose any confidential or proprietary information therein. Failure or
delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to Sections 4.3
or 4.4 or this Section 4.5 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 such Sections for any increased costs incurred
more than 90 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of
the change giving rise to such increased costs and of such Lender's intention to
claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the change giving rise to
such increased costs is retroactive, then the 90-day period referred to above
shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. If a
Lender demands compensation under Sections 4.3 or 4.4 or this Section 4.5 with
respect to LIBO Rate Loans, the Borrower may, upon at least three Business Days'
notice to the Lender (with a copy of such notice to the Administrative Agent),
elect that, until the circumstances causing such demand for compensation no
longer apply to such Lender, all LIBO Rate Loans that would otherwise be made by
such Lender as part of any Borrowing shall be made instead as Base Rate Loans
and all payments of principal of and interest on such Base Rate Loans shall be
made at the same time as payments on the LIBO Rate Loans otherwise constituting
part of such Borrowing. Each Lender will use all reasonable efforts to give
prompt notice to the Borrower of the event giving rise to any such demand for
compensation.
SECTION 4.6. Taxes. The Borrower covenants and agrees as follows with
respect to Taxes.
(a) Any and all payments by any Obligor or the Administrative
Agent under each Loan Document shall be made without setoff, counterclaim
or other defense, and free and clear of, and without deduction or
withholding for or on account of, any Taxes, except to the extent any
Taxes are imposed by law. In the event that any Taxes are required by law
to be deducted or withheld from any payment required to be made by any
Obligor or the Administrative Agent to or on behalf of any Credit Party
under any Loan Document, then:
(i) subject to clause (g), if such Taxes are Non-Excluded
Taxes, the amount of such payment shall be increased as may be
necessary such that such payment is made, after withholding or
deduction for or on account of such Non-Excluded Taxes, in an amount
that is not less than the amount provided for in such Loan Document
(and for the avoidance of doubt, it shall be the sole responsibility
of the Borrower to pay such increased amounts without regard to
whether such Taxes are imposed on the Borrower or another party);
and
(ii) each Obligor or Administrative Agent, as the case may be,
shall withhold the full amount of such Taxes from such payment (as
increased pursuant
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to clause (a)(i), if applicable) and shall pay such amount to the
Governmental Authority imposing such Taxes in accordance with
applicable law.
(b) In addition, the Borrower shall pay any and all Other Taxes
imposed on or with respect to a Credit Party to the relevant Governmental
Authority imposing such Other Taxes in accordance with applicable law.
(c) As promptly as practicable after the payment of any Taxes or
Other Taxes, and in any event within 45 days of any such payment, the
Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent a copy of an official
receipt (or a certified copy thereof) or if obtaining such receipt or copy
is impractical, other documentation necessary for purposes of claiming a
foreign tax credit evidencing the payment of such Taxes or Other Taxes.
The Administrative Agent shall make copies thereof available to any Lender
upon request therefor.
(d) Subject to clause (g), the Borrower shall indemnify each
Lender, within 30 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount
of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes withheld by the Administrative
Agent with respect to any and all payments of the Synthetic Deposit Return
to the Lenders (including Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or
asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section),
whether or not such Non-Excluded 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 the
Borrower by a Lender, or by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the
applicable Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. If the
Lender or Administrative Agent, as applicable, fails to give notice to
Borrower of the imposition of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes within
120 days following its receipt of actual written notice of the imposition
of such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes, there will be no obligation for
Borrower to pay interest or penalties attributable to the period beginning
after such 120th day and ending 7 days after Borrower receives notice from
the Lender or Administrative Agent, as applicable. In addition, the
Borrower will not be obligated to pay interest or penalties attributable
to any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes if such interest or penalties
resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the
Administrative Agent or such Lender.
(e) Subject to clause (g), the Borrower shall indemnify each Credit
Party for any Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes levied, imposed, assessed
on or actually paid by or on behalf of such Credit Party (whether or not
such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes are correctly or legally asserted
by the relevant Governmental Authority). Promptly upon having actual
knowledge that any such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes have been
levied, imposed or assessed, and promptly upon notice thereof by any
Credit Party, the Borrower shall pay such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other
Taxes directly to the relevant Governmental Authority. In addition, the
Borrower shall indemnify each Credit Party for any incremental Taxes that
are paid or payable by such Credit Party as a result of any failure of the
Borrower to pay any Taxes when due to the appropriate Governmental
Authority or to deliver to the Administrative Agent, pursuant to clause
(c), documentation evidencing the payment of Taxes or Other Taxes,
provided that if the Lender or Administrative Agent, as applicable, fails
to give notice to Borrower of the
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imposition of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes within 120 days
following its receipt of actual written notice of the imposition of such
Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes, there will be no obligation for
Borrower to pay interest or penalties attributable to the period beginning
after such 120th day and ending 7 days after Borrower receives notice from
the Lender or Administrative Agent, as applicable. In addition, the
Borrower will not be obligated to pay interest or penalties attributable
to any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes if such interest or penalties
resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the
Administrative Agent or such Lender. With respect to indemnification for
Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes actually paid by any Credit Party or
the indemnification provided in the immediately preceding sentence, such
indemnification shall be made within 30 days after the date such Credit
Party makes written demand therefor. The Borrower acknowledges that any
payment made to any Credit Party or to any Governmental Authority in
respect of the indemnification obligations of the Borrower provided in
this clause shall constitute a payment in respect of which the provisions
of clause (a) and this clause shall apply.
(f) Each Non-Domestic Credit Party, on or prior to the date on
which such Non-Domestic Credit Party becomes a Credit Party hereunder (and
from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent, but only for so long as such Non-Domestic Credit
Party is legally entitled to do so), shall deliver to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent either
(i) two properly completed and duly executed copies of
Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI or an applicable
successor form; or
(ii) in the case of a Non-Domestic Credit Party that is not
legally entitled to deliver either form listed in clause (f)(i), (x)
a certificate of a duly authorized officer of such Non-Domestic
Credit Party to the effect that such Non-Domestic Credit Party is
not (A) a "bank" within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the
Code, (B) a "10 percent shareholder" of the Borrower within the
meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a controlled
foreign corporation receiving interest from a related person within
the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (such certificate,
an "Exemption Certificate") and (y) two properly completed and duly
executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI or
applicable successor form.
(g) The Borrower shall not be obligated to gross up any payments
to any Credit Party pursuant to clause (a)(i), or to indemnify any Credit
Party pursuant to clause (d) or clause (e), in respect of United States
federal withholding taxes to the extent imposed as a result of (i) the
failure of such Credit Party to deliver to the Borrower the form or forms
and/or an Exemption Certificate, as applicable to such Credit Party,
pursuant to clause (f), (ii) such form or forms and/or Exemption
Certificate not establishing a complete exemption from U.S. federal
withholding Tax or the information or certifications made therein by the
Credit Party being untrue or inaccurate on the date delivered in any
material respect, or (iii) the Credit Party designating a successor
lending office at which it maintains its Loans which has the effect of
causing such Credit Party to become obligated for Tax payments in excess
of those in effect immediately prior to such
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designation; provided, however, that the Borrower shall be obligated to
gross up any payments to any such Credit Party pursuant to clause (a)(i),
and to indemnify any such Credit Party pursuant to clause (d) and clause
(e), in respect of United States federal withholding Taxes if (i) any such
failure to deliver a form or forms or an Exemption Certificate or the
failure of such form or forms or Exemption Certificate to establish a
complete exemption from U.S. federal withholding Tax or inaccuracy or
untruth contained therein resulted from a change in any applicable
statute, treaty, regulation or other applicable law or any interpretation
of any of the foregoing occurring after the date on which such Credit
Party became a Credit Party hereunder, which change rendered such Credit
Party no longer legally entitled to deliver such form or forms or
Exemption Certificate or otherwise ineligible for a complete exemption
from U.S. federal withholding Tax, or rendered the information or
certifications made in such form or forms or Exemption Certificate untrue
or inaccurate in a material respect, (ii) the redesignation of such Credit
Party's lending office was made at the request of the Borrower or (iii)
the obligation to gross up payments to any such Credit Party pursuant to
clause (a)(i) or to indemnify any such Credit Party pursuant to clause (d)
or clause (e) is with respect to an assignee Credit Party as a result of
an assignment made at the request of the Borrower.
SECTION 4.7. Payments, Computations, etc. Unless otherwise expressly
provided in a Loan Document, all payments by the Borrower pursuant to each Loan
Document shall be made by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the pro
rata account of the Secured Parties entitled to receive such payment. All
payments shall be made without setoff, deduction or counterclaim not later than
1:00 p.m. on the date due in same day or immediately available funds to such
account as the Administrative Agent shall specify from time to time by notice to
the Borrower. Funds received after that time shall be deemed to have been
received by the Administrative Agent on the next succeeding Business Day. The
Administrative Agent shall promptly remit in same day funds to each Secured
Party its share, if any, of such payments received by the Administrative Agent
for the account of such Secured Party. All interest (including interest on
Dollar-denominated LIBO Rate Loans) and fees shall be computed on the basis of
the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day)
occurring during the period for which such interest or fee is payable over a
year comprised of 360 days (or, in the case of interest on a Base Rate Loan
calculated at other than the Federal Funds Effective Rate or Pounds
Sterling-denominated LIBO Rate Loans, 365 days or, if appropriate, 366 days).
Except as otherwise set forth herein, payments due on a day other than a
Business Day shall be made on the preceding Business Day. Except as otherwise
set forth in any Loan Document, during the existence of an Event of Default, all
payments made under any Loan Document shall be applied upon receipt (a) first,
to the payment of all Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent, in its
capacity as the Administrative Agent (including the fees and expenses of counsel
to the Administrative Agent); (b) second, to the payment of accrued interest on
and then principal of any portion (without duplication) of (i) Revolving Loans
that the Administrative Agent may have advanced on behalf of any Revolving Loan
Lender for which the Administrative Agent has not then been reimbursed by such
Revolving Loan Lender or the Borrower, (ii) payments that the Administrative
Agent may have advanced to the Secured Parties in accordance with this Section
4.7 for which the Administrative Agent has not been reimbursed by the Borrower,
any other Obligor or the Secured Parties and (iii) Disbursements that an Issuer
may have honored under a Revolving Letter of Credit for which such Issuer has
not been reimbursed by the
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Borrower; (c) third, after payment in full in cash of the amounts specified in
clauses (a) through (b), to the ratable payment of all interest and fees owing
with respect to the Credit Extensions (including Participation Fees) and all
costs and expenses owing to the Secured Parties pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, until paid in full in cash; (d) fourth, after payment in full in cash
of the amounts specified in clauses (a) through (c), to the ratable payment of
the principal amount of the Loans then outstanding and the credit exposure of
Secured Parties under Rate Protection Agreements, the aggregate Reimbursement
Obligations then owing and Cash Collateralization for contingent liabilities
under Letter of Credit Outstandings (and each Synthetic Lender shall be entitled
to receive amounts in the Deposit Account to the extent such amounts are not
being used, after giving effect to this clause, to cash collateralize Synthetic
Letters of Credit Outstandings); (e) fifth, after payment in full in cash of the
amounts specified in clauses (a) through (d), to the ratable payment of all
other Obligations owing to the Secured Parties; and (f) sixth, after payment in
full in cash of the amounts specified in clauses (a) through (e); and following
the Termination Date, to each applicable Obligor or any other Person lawfully
entitled to receive such surplus pursuant to an order of a Governmental
Authority. For purposes of this Section, the "credit exposure" at any time of
any Secured Party with respect to a Rate Protection Agreement to which such
Secured Party is a party shall be determined (i) in accordance with any
applicable schedule between the Borrower and such Secured Party, if any, or (ii)
otherwise at such time in accordance with the customary methods of calculating
credit exposure under similar arrangements by the counterparty to such
arrangements, taking into account potential interest rate movements and the
respective termination provisions and notional principal amount and term of such
Rate Protection Agreement, so long as such Rate Protection Agreement has been
terminated by the applicable counterparty.
SECTION 4.8. Sharing of Payments. If any Credit Party shall obtain any
payment or other recovery (whether voluntary, involuntary, by application of
setoff or otherwise) on account of any Credit Extension or Reimbursement
Obligation (other than pursuant to the terms of Section 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 or 4.6) in
excess of its pro rata share of payments obtained by all Credit Parties, such
Credit Party shall purchase from the other Credit Parties such participations in
Credit Extensions made by them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing
Credit Party to share the excess payment or other recovery ratably (to the
extent such other Credit Parties were entitled to receive a portion of such
payment or recovery) with each of them; provided, however, that if all or any
portion of the excess payment or other recovery is thereafter recovered from
such purchasing Credit Party, the purchase shall be rescinded and each Credit
Party which has sold a participation to the purchasing Credit Party shall repay
to the purchasing Credit Party the purchase price to the ratable extent of such
recovery together with an amount equal to such selling Credit Party's ratable
share (according to the proportion of (a) the amount of such selling Credit
Party's required repayment to the purchasing Credit Party to (b) total amount so
recovered from the purchasing Credit Party) of any interest or other amount paid
or payable by the purchasing Credit Party in respect of the total amount so
recovered. The Borrower agrees that any Credit Party purchasing a participation
from another Credit Party pursuant to this Section may, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including pursuant to
Section 4.9) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Credit Party
were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. If
under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law any Credit
Party receives a secured claim in lieu of a setoff to which this Section
applies, such Credit Party shall, to the extent practicable, exercise its rights
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respect of such secured claim in a manner consistent with the rights of the
Credit Parties entitled under this Section to share in the benefits of any
recovery on such secured claim.
SECTION 4.9. Setoff. Each Credit Party shall, upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of any Default described in clauses (a) through (d) of
Section 9.1.9 or, with the consent of the Required Lenders, upon the occurrence
and during the continuance of any other Event of Default, have the right to
appropriate and apply to the payment of the Obligations owing to it (whether or
not then due), and (as security for such Obligations) the Borrower hereby grants
to each Credit Party a continuing security interest in, any and all balances,
credits, deposits, accounts (other than any trust accounts comprised entirely of
moneys held in trust for the benefit of Persons other than the Borrower or its
Affiliates) or moneys of the Borrower then or thereafter maintained with such
Credit Party (other than any Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts subject to
a Control Agreement); provided, however, that any such appropriation and
application shall be subject to the provisions of Section 4.8. Each Credit Party
agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any
such setoff and application made by such Credit Party; provided, however, that
the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and
application. The rights of each Credit Party under this Section are in addition
to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff under applicable
law or otherwise) which such Credit Party may have.
SECTION 4.10. Change of Lending Office. Each Credit Party agrees that if
it makes any demand for payment under Section 4.3, 4.5 or 4.6, or if any
adoption or change of the type described in Section 4.1 shall occur with respect
to it, it will, if requested by the Borrower, file a certificate or document
reasonably requested by the Borrower and/or use reasonable efforts (in either
case, consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions
and so long as such efforts would not be disadvantageous to it, as determined in
its sole discretion) to designate a different lending office if the filing of
such certificate or document or the making of such a designation would reduce or
obviate the need for the Borrower to make payments under Section 4.3, 4.5 or
4.6, or would eliminate or materially reduce the effect of any adoption or
change described in Section 4.1; provided, however, that nothing in this Section
shall affect or postpone any of the Obligations of the Borrower or the right of
any Credit Party provided in Section 4.1, 4.3, 4.5 or 4.6.
SECTION 4.11. Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender (an "Affected Lender")
(a) fails to consent to an election, consent, amendment, waiver or other
modification to this Agreement or other Loan Document that requires the consent
of a greater percentage of the Lenders than the Required Lenders and such
election, consent, amendment, waiver or other modification is otherwise
consented to by the Required Lenders or (b) makes a demand upon the Borrower for
(or if the Borrower is otherwise required to pay) amounts pursuant to Section
4.3, 4.5 or 4.6 (and the payment of such amounts are, and are likely to continue
to be, more onerous in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower than with respect
to the other Lenders), or (c) gives notice pursuant to Section 4.1 requiring a
conversion of such Affected Lender's LIBO Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans or
suspending such Lender's obligation to make Loans as, or to convert Loans into,
LIBO Rate Loans, the Borrower may, within 30 days following such failure to
consent or receipt by the Borrower of such demand or notice, as the case may be,
give notice (a "Replacement Notice") in writing to the Administrative Agent and
such Affected Lender of its intention to cause such Affected Lender to sell all
or any portion of its Loans, Commitments,
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Notes and/or Synthetic Deposit to another financial institution or other Person
(a "Replacement Lender") designated in such Replacement Notice; provided,
however, that no Replacement Notice may be given by the Borrower if (i) such
replacement conflicts with any applicable law or regulation, (ii) any Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement or
(iii) prior to any such replacement, such Lender shall have taken any necessary
action under Section 4.5 or 4.6 (if applicable) so as to eliminate the continued
need for payment of amounts owing pursuant to Section 4.5 or 4.6. If the
Administrative Agent shall, in the exercise of its reasonable discretion and
within 30 days of its receipt of such Replacement Notice, notify the Borrower
and such Affected Lender in writing that the Replacement Lender is satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed and not being required where the Replacement Lender is already a
Lender), then such Affected Lender shall, subject to the payment of any amounts
due pursuant to Section 4.4, assign, in accordance with Section 12.11, the
portion of its Commitments, Loans, Notes (if any), Synthetic Deposits and other
rights and obligations under this Agreement and all other Loan Documents
(including Reimbursement Obligations, if applicable) designated in the
replacement notice to such Replacement Lender; provided, however, that (i) such
assignment shall be without recourse, representation or warranty and shall be on
terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to such Affected Lender and such
Replacement Lender, (ii) the purchase price paid by such Replacement Lender
shall be in the amount of such Affected Lender's Loans designated in the
Replacement Notice, Synthetic Deposits and/or its Percentage of outstanding
Reimbursement Obligations, as applicable, together with all accrued and unpaid
interest and fees in respect thereof, plus all other amounts (including the
amounts demanded and unreimbursed under Sections 4.3, 4.5 and 4.6), owing to
such Affected Lender hereunder and (iii) the Borrower shall pay to the Affected
Lender and the Administrative Agent all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by the Affected Lender and the Administrative Agent in connection with
such assignment and assumption (including the processing fees described in
Section 12.11). Upon the effective date of an assignment described above, the
Replacement Lender shall become a "Lender" for all purposes under the Loan
Documents. Each Lender hereby grants to the Administrative Agent an irrevocable
power of attorney (which power is coupled with an interest) to execute and
deliver, on behalf of such Lender as assignor, any assignment agreement
necessary to effectuate any assignment of such Lender's interests hereunder in
the circumstances contemplated by this Section.
SECTION 4.12. Application to Participation Fees. The foregoing provisions
of this Article IV shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to Participation Fees as if
Participation Fees were interest on Loans and to Synthetic Deposits as if
Synthetic Deposits were LIBO Rate Loans.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
SECTION 5.1. Initial Credit Extension. The obligations of the Lenders and
each Issuer to make the initial Credit Extension under the Existing Credit
Agreement were subject to the prior or concurrent satisfaction or waiver of each
of the conditions precedent set forth in this Article.
SECTION 5.1.1. Resolutions, etc. The Administrative Agent shall have
received from each Obligor, as applicable, (i) a copy of a good standing
certificate, dated a date reasonably
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close to the Closing Date, for each such Person and (ii) a certificate, dated as
of the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by such Person's Secretary or
Assistant Secretary, managing member or general partner, as applicable, as to
(a) resolutions of each such Person's Board of Directors (or other
managing body, in the case of other than a corporation) then in full force
and effect authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of each
Loan Document to be executed by such Person and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby;
(b) the incumbency and signatures of those of its officers, managing
member or general partner, as applicable, authorized to act with respect
to each Loan Document to be executed by such Person; and
(c) the full force and validity of each Organic Document of such
Person and copies thereof;
upon which certificates each Secured Party may conclusively rely until it shall
have received a further certificate of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary,
managing member or general partner, as applicable, of any such Person canceling
or amending the prior certificate of such Person.
SECTION 5.1.2. Closing Date Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall
have received the Closing Date Certificate, dated the Closing Date and duly
executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, in which
certificate the Borrower shall agree and acknowledge that the statements made
therein shall be deemed to be true and correct representations and warranties in
all material respects of the Borrower as of such date, and, at the time each
such certificate is delivered, such statements shall in fact be true and correct
in all material respects (it being understood that the Borrower shall not have
to certify as to any matter set forth in this Agreement to the extent that the
determination thereof is to be made (as expressly provided for in this
Agreement) by the Administrative Agent or any Lender). All documents and
agreements required to be appended to the Closing Date Certificate shall be in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 5.1.3. Material Adverse Change. There not having occurred any
event, change or condition since December 31, 2004 that, individually or in the
aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION 5.1.4. Consummation of Transaction. The Administrative Agent shall
have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that:
(a) (i)(x) the Debt Tender has been consummated in accordance with
the Offer to Purchase, (y) all 2007 Notes tendered pursuant to the Debt
Tender have been purchased and (z) after giving effect to such purchase
(and pro forma effect to any optional redemption commenced pursuant to a
notice of redemption issued pursuant to Article III of the 2007 Notes
Indenture (the "Optional Redemption") on the Closing Date), no more than
$22,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 2007 Notes remains
outstanding and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of US Term Loans
borrowed by the Borrower shall not exceed the aggregate amount necessary
(x) to consummate the Debt Tender, including payment of accrued interest
on the 2007 Notes tendered and the related
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tender premium, (y) to consummate any Optional Redemption, including
payment of any accrued interest on the 2007 Notes to be redeemed and the
related redemption premium (provided that any portion of the proceeds of
the US Term Loans intended to be used to consummate such Optional
Redemption shall be deposited in a segregated Deposit Account subject to a
Control Agreement and shall not be used for any purpose other than
consummating such Optional Redemption; provided further that no
disbursement from such segregated Deposit Account shall be permitted
unless the chief financial officer of the Borrower shall have previously
certified in writing to the Administrative Agent as to the amount of such
disbursement and that the proceeds of such disbursement are to be used
solely for the purpose of consummating such Optional Redemption) and (z)
to pay the Original Transaction Costs; and
(b) concurrently with the making of the Loans hereunder, the
Existing Credit Agreement, together with all interest and other amounts
due and payable with respect thereto, shall be paid in full and the
commitments in respect of such Indebtedness shall be terminated (other
than Existing Letters of Credit which will be outstanding hereunder or
letters of credit issued under the Existing Credit Agreement and either
Cash Collateralized or backed by Synthetic Letters of Credit) and all (i)
Liens securing payment of any such Indebtedness shall be released and (ii)
the Administrative Agent shall have received all Uniform Commercial Code
Form UCC 3 termination statements or other instruments as may be
necessary, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent, in
connection therewith.
SECTION 5.1.5. Delivery of Notes. The Administrative Agent shall have
received, for the account of each Lender that has requested a Note in writing
three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, such Lender's Notes duly executed
and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower.
SECTION 5.1.6. Arranger's Fees, Closing Fees, Expenses, etc. The
Administrative Agent shall have received, for its own account, or for the
account of each Lender, as the case may be, all fees, costs and expenses due and
payable pursuant to the Engagement Letter, and Sections 3.3 and 12.3 to the
extent then invoiced.
SECTION 5.1.7. Financial Information. The Administrative Agent shall have
received:
(a) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of
income, stockholders' equity and cash flows of the Parent for (i) each of
the Fiscal Quarters ending March 31, 2005 and June 30, 2005 and (ii) each
fiscal month after the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which financial
statements were received by the Administrative Agent as described above
and ended 30 days before the Closing Date, which financial statements
shall not be materially inconsistent with the financial statements or
Closing Date Projections and shall have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP;
(b) a pro forma consolidated balance sheet and related pro forma
consolidated statement of income of the Parent as of and for the
twelve-month period ending as of the most recent month ended at least 30
days prior to the Closing Date, prepared after giving effect to the
Original Transaction as if the Original Transaction had occurred as of
such
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date (in the case of such balance sheet) or at the beginning of such
period (in the case of such other financial statements), which financial
statements shall not be materially inconsistent with the Closing Date
Projections; and
(c) a detailed business plan for the Parent and its Subsidiaries for
2005, and projections for the years 2006 - 2010, and for the quarters
beginning with the first Fiscal Quarter of 2005 and through the fourth
Fiscal Quarter of 2006, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 5.1.8. Solvency, etc. The Administrative Agent shall have received
a certificate duly executed and delivered by the chief financial officer or
chief accounting officer of the Parent (in his capacity as such Authorized
Officer), certifying that each of the Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiary
Guarantors, individually, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated
hereby, is Solvent, dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 5.1.9. Opinions of Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall have
received opinions, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Administrative
Agent and all Lenders, from
(a) Skadden, Arps, Slate, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇ LLP, New York counsel to
the Obligors, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent;
(b) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ PLLC, Michigan counsel to the Obligors, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(c) local counsel to the Obligors, in form and substance, and from
counsel, in each case reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
from each state set forth on Item 5.1.9(c) of the Disclosure Schedule.
SECTION 5.1.10. Subsidiary Guaranty. The Administrative Agent shall have
received the Subsidiary Guaranty, dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed
and delivered by an Authorized Officer of each Subsidiary Guarantor.
SECTION 5.1.11. Collateral Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have
received:
(a) the Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date,
duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Parent, the
Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor together with
(i) the certificates evidencing all of the issued and
outstanding shares of Capital Securities pledged pursuant to the
Pledge and Security Agreement, which certificates in each case shall
be accompanied by undated instruments of transfer duly executed in
blank, or, if any such shares of Capital Securities pledged pursuant
to the Pledge and Security Agreement are uncertificated securities,
the Collateral Trustee shall have obtained "control" (as defined in
the UCC) over such shares of Capital Securities) and such other
instruments and documents as shall be necessary in the reasonable
opinion of the Administrative
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Agent under applicable law to perfect (subject to certain Permitted
Liens) the first priority security interest of the Collateral
Trustee in such shares of Capital Securities;
(ii) executed copies of UCC financing statements (Form UCC-1)
naming each such Obligor executing the Pledge and Security Agreement
as a debtor and the Collateral Trustee as the secured party, or
other similar instruments or documents to be filed under the UCC of
all jurisdictions as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of
the Administrative Agent and its counsel, to perfect the security
interests of the Collateral Trustee pursuant to the Pledge and
Security Agreement; and
(iii) certified copies of UCC Requests for Information or
Copies (Form UCC-11), or a similar search report certified by a
party reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, dated a
date reasonably near to the Closing Date, listing effective
financing statements which name such Obligor (under its present name
and certain of its previous names) as the debtor and which are filed
in certain of the jurisdictions in which filings are to be made
pursuant to clause (ii) above, together with copies of such
financing statements; and
(b) counterparts of a Mortgage, dated as of the Closing Date,
encumbering each Mortgaged Property and duly executed by the respective
Obligor holding a fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, in form for
recording in the recording office of each political subdivision where such
Mortgaged Property is located, together with
(i) evidence of the completion (or satisfactory arrangements
for the completion) of all recordings and filings of such Mortgage
as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the
Administrative Agent or Collateral Trustee, desirable effectively to
create a valid, perfected first priority Lien, subject to Permitted
Liens, against the Mortgaged Property purported to be covered
thereby;
(ii) evidence of the payment of (or satisfactory arrangements
for the payment of) all Title Policy premiums, search and
examination charges and related charges, mortgage recording taxes,
fees, costs and expenses of filing of each Mortgage as may be
necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, to
create a valid, perfected first priority Lien against the Mortgaged
Property identified in such Mortgage, subject only to Permitted
Liens;
(iii) with respect to each Mortgage, a mortgagee's title
insurance policy or signed commitment to issue such policy in favor
of the Collateral Trustee, as mortgagee for the ratable benefit of
the Secured Parties, in an amount equal to 105% of the fair market
value of the Mortgaged Property, and in form and substance and
issued by insurers, in each case reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, with respect to the property purported to be
covered by such Mortgage, insuring that title to such property is
marketable and that the interest created by the Mortgage constitutes
a valid first priority perfected Lien on the Mortgaged Property and
fixtures described therein free and clear of all defects
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and encumbrances, other than Permitted Liens, such policy to
include, to the extent available, a revolving credit endorsement,
comprehensive endorsement, variable rate endorsement, first loss,
last dollar, survey, contiguity, doing business, access and
utilities endorsements, mechanic's lien endorsement, and such other
endorsements as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request,
and such policy to be accompanied by evidence of the payment in full
of all premiums thereon (such policy, the "Title Policy");
(iv) with respect to each Mortgage, such UCC financing
statements as may be necessary to perfect the Lien of the Collateral
Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the
Collateral Trust Agreement) on the fixtures granted in such
Mortgage;
(v) opinions of counsel to the Obligors in each jurisdiction
set forth in Item 5.1.9(c) of the Disclosure Schedule where a
Mortgaged Property is located, in each case in form and substance,
and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent;
(vi) a Survey with respect to each Mortgaged Property;
(vii) such other affidavits, certificates, approvals, opinions
or documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request; and
(c) the Collateral Trust Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date,
duly executed and delivered by each Person party thereto.
The Administrative Agent and its counsel shall be reasonably satisfied
that (i) the Lien granted to the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the
Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), in the
Collateral (subject to certain Permitted Liens) is a first priority (or local
equivalent thereof) security interest, and (ii) no Lien exists on any of the
Collateral (as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement) other than
Permitted Liens and the Lien created in favor of the Collateral Trustee, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement),
pursuant to a Loan Document.
SECTION 5.1.12. Filing Agent, etc. All UCC financing statements (Form
UCC-1) or other similar financing statements and UCC termination statements
(Form UCC-3) required pursuant to the Loan Documents (collectively, the "Filing
Statements") shall have been delivered to Corporation Service Company or another
similar filing service company acceptable to the Administrative Agent (the
"Filing Agent"). The Filing Agent shall have acknowledged in a writing
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel (i) the Filing Agent's
receipt of all Filing Statements, (ii) that the Filing Statements have either
been submitted for filing in the appropriate filing offices or will be submitted
for filing in the appropriate offices within 10 days following the Closing Date
and (iii) that the Filing Agent will notify the Administrative Agent and its
counsel of the results of such submissions within 30 days following the Closing
Date.
SECTION 5.1.13. Intellectual Property Security Agreements. The
Administrative Agent shall have received the Patent Security Agreement, the
Copyright Security Agreement and the Trademark Security Agreement, as
applicable, each dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed
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and delivered by an Authorized Officer of each Obligor that has delivered the
Pledge and Security Agreement and owns the intellectual property pledged
thereunder.
SECTION 5.1.14. Control Agreements. The Administrative Agent shall have
received fully executed Control Agreements with respect to Deposit Accounts and
Securities Accounts, each of which shall be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, so as to be in compliance with the
provisions of Section 7.11.
SECTION 5.1.15. Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have received
certificates of the liability and property insurance policies, from one or more
insurance companies reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
evidencing coverage required to be maintained pursuant to each Loan Document.
SECTION 5.1.16. Rating of Loans. The Loans shall have been rated by each
of ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ and S&P.
SECTION 5.1.17. PATRIOT Act Disclosures. The Administrative Agent and each
Lender shall have received all PATRIOT Act Disclosures requested by them prior
to execution of this Agreement.
SECTION 5.2. Conditions to Amendment and Restatement. This Agreement shall
become effective upon the satisfaction of the following conditions:
SECTION 5.2.1. Resolutions, etc. The Administrative Agent shall have
received from each Obligor, as applicable, and the UK Subsidiary (i) a copy of a
good standing certificate, dated a date reasonably close to the Amendment
Effective Date, for each such Person and (ii) a certificate, dated as of the
Amendment Effective Date, duly executed and delivered by such Person's Secretary
or Assistant Secretary, managing member or general partner, as applicable, as to
(a) resolutions of each such Person's Board of Directors (or other
managing body, in the case of other than a corporation) then in full force
and effect authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of each
Loan Document (and in the case of the UK Subsidiary, the UK Intercompany
Note and the UK Intercompany Note Share Charge) to be executed by such
Person and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;
(b) the incumbency and signatures of those of its officers, managing
member or general partner, as applicable, authorized to act with respect
to each Loan Document (and in the case of the UK Subsidiary, the UK
Intercompany Note and the UK Intercompany Note Share Charge) to be
executed by such Person; and
(c) the full force and validity of each Organic Document of such
Person and copies thereof;
upon which certificates each Secured Party may conclusively rely until it shall
have received a further certificate of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary,
managing member or general partner, as applicable, of any such Person canceling
or amending the prior certificate of such Person.
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SECTION 5.2.2. Amendment Effective Date Certificate. The Administrative
Agent shall have received the Amendment Effective Date Certificate, dated the
Amendment Effective Date and duly executed and delivered by an Authorized
Officer of the Borrower, in which certificate the Borrower shall agree and
acknowledge that the statements made therein shall be deemed to be true and
correct representations and warranties in all material respects of the Borrower
as of such date, and, at the time each such certificate is delivered, such
statements shall in fact be true and correct in all material respects (it being
understood that the Borrower shall not have to certify as to any matter set
forth in this Agreement to the extent that the determination thereof is to be
made (as expressly provided for in this Agreement) by the Administrative Agent
or any Lender). All documents and agreements required to be appended to the
Amendment Effective Date Certificate shall be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 5.2.3. Material Adverse Change. There not having occurred any
event, change or condition since December 31, 2005 that, individually or in the
aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION 5.2.4. Consummation of the UK Transaction. The Administrative
Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that all
actions necessary to consummate the UK Transaction shall have been taken in
accordance with all applicable law and in accordance with the terms of each
applicable UK Transaction Document, and the Administrative Agent shall have
received copies of each applicable UK Transaction Document (as well as all other
closing documentation executed or delivered in connection therewith) executed
and delivered by the parties thereto, which UK Transaction Documents shall be in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. In
furtherance of, and not in limitation of, the foregoing, the Administrative
Agent shall have received evidence of and be reasonably satisfied with the items
set forth below.
(a) UK Intercompany Loan. Concurrently with the making of the
Sterling Term Loans, the Borrower shall have applied all of the proceeds
thereof to make a loan (the "UK Intercompany Loan") to the UK Subsidiary,
and the UK Subsidiary shall have received the proceeds of the UK
Intercompany Loan. The UK Intercompany Loan shall be evidenced by a
secured promissory note (the "UK Intercompany Note") in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The UK Subsidiary
shall have executed and delivered to the Borrower a charge over all of the
issued and outstanding Capital Securities of the Target (the "UK
Intercompany Note Share Charge") to secure all the obligations of the UK
Subsidiary under the UK Intercompany Note, which charge shall be in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and
shall have executed, delivered and filed all other documents and
instruments and taken all other actions, as may be necessary in the
reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and its counsel to perfect
the security interests of the Borrower pursuant to the UK Intercompany
Note Share Charge.
(b) UK Equity Contribution. Concurrently with the making of the
Sterling Term Loans, the Borrower shall have made an equity contribution
to the UK Subsidiary in an amount equal to (pound)10,000,000 (the "UK
Equity Contribution"), on terms and
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conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and the UK
Subsidiary shall have received the proceeds of the UK Equity Contribution.
(c) UK Acquisition. Concurrently with the making of the Sterling
Term Loans, the UK Acquisition shall have been consummated for a purchase
price of approximately (pound)62,000,000 and, in connection therewith, the
UK Subsidiary shall have acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding
Capital Securities of the Target and the Target shall have become a wholly
owned Subsidiary of the Borrower. The Purchase Agreement (as well as all
other closing documentation executed or delivered in connection therewith)
shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall have received the
Compliance Certificate required under clause (b)(v) of Section 8.9 with
respect to the UK Acquisition, and shall be reasonably satisfied with the
capitalization, structure and equity ownership of the UK Subsidiary and
its Subsidiaries after giving effect to the UK Acquisition.
SECTION 5.2.5. Delivery of Sterling Term Notes. The Administrative Agent
shall have received, for the account of each Sterling Term Loan Lender that has
requested a Sterling Term Note in writing three Business Days prior to the
Amendment Effective Date, such Sterling Term Loan Lender's Sterling Term Notes
duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower.
SECTION 5.2.6. Arranger's Fees, Closing Fees, Expenses, etc. The
Administrative Agent shall have received, for its own account, or for the
account of each Lender, as the case may be, all fees, costs and expenses due and
payable pursuant to the Fee Letter, and Sections 3.3 and 12.3 to the extent then
invoiced.
SECTION 5.2.7. Financial Information. The Administrative Agent shall have
received:
(a) (i) with respect to the Target, (A) audited balance sheets and
related statements of income and cash flows for its fiscal years ending
March 31, 2004 and March 31, 2005 and (B) unaudited balance sheets and
related statements of income and cash flows for each of its subsequent
fiscal quarters ended 30 days before the Amendment Effective Date and (ii)
with respect to the Target's manufacturing business, (A) an unaudited
statement of income for its fiscal year ending March 31, 2005 and (B) an
unaudited statement of income for each of its subsequent fiscal quarters
ended 30 days before the Amendment Effective Date, which financial
statements, in each case, shall not be materially inconsistent with the
financial statements or forecasts previously provided to the
Administrative Agent and shall be prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles then in effect in the United Kingdom.
(b) a pro forma consolidated balance sheet and related pro forma
consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Parent as of and
for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2005, prepared after giving
effect to the UK Transaction as if the UK Transaction had occurred as of
such date (in the case of such balance sheet) or at the beginning of such
period (in the case of such other financial statements), which financial
statements shall not be materially inconsistent with the Amendment
Effective Date Projections.
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(c) a detailed business plan for the Parent and its Subsidiaries for
2006, and projections for the years 2005 - 2012, and for the quarters
beginning with the first Fiscal Quarter of 2005 and through the fourth
Fiscal Quarter of 2007, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 5.2.8. Solvency, etc. The Administrative Agent shall have received
a Solvency Certificate duly executed and delivered by the chief financial
officer or chief accounting officer of the Parent (in his capacity as such
Authorized Officer), certifying that each of the Parent, the Borrower and the
Subsidiary Guarantors, individually, after giving effect to the UK Transaction
and the other transactions contemplated hereby, is Solvent, dated as of the
Amendment Effective Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
SECTION 5.2.9. Opinions of Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall have
received opinions, dated the Amendment Effective Date and addressed to the
Administrative Agent and all Lenders, from
(a) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ PLLC, New York, Michigan, Delaware and California
counsel to the Obligors, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent;
(b) Eversheds LLP, English counsel to the Obligors and the UK
Subsidiary, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent;
(c) local counsel to the Obligors, in form and substance, and from
counsel, in each case reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
from each state set forth on Item 5.1.9(c) of the Disclosure Schedule; and
(d) Mayer, Brown, ▇▇▇▇ & Maw LLP, English counsel to the
Administrative Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
SECTION 5.2.10. Collateral Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have
received:
(a) the UK Share Charge, dated as of the Amendment Effective Date,
duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower,
together with the certificates evidencing all of the issued and
outstanding Capital Securities charged pursuant to the UK Share Charge,
which certificates shall be accompanied by an undated stock transfer form
duly executed in blank, or, if any such shares of Voting Securities are
uncertificated securities, the Collateral Trustee shall have obtained
"control" (as defined in the UCC) over such shares of Capital Securities
and such other instruments and documents as shall be necessary in the
reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent under applicable law to
perfect (subject to certain Permitted Liens) the first priority security
interest of the Collateral Trustee in such shares of Capital Securities;
(b) the UK Intercompany Note, an undated note transfer form duly
executed in blank, and the UK Intercompany Note Share Charge, in each
case, duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the UK
Subsidiary (provided that the Borrower shall (a) within five Business Days
following the Amendment Effective Date submit, or
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cause to be submitted, a duly executed stock transfer form in respect of
the transfer of the Capital Securities of the Target to the UK Subsidiary,
together with the appropriate fee, to HM Revenue & Customs and (b) within
five Business Days following receipt of such form from HM Revenue &
Customs, duly stamped, deliver to the Collateral Trustee a share
certificate or certificates in respect of the Capital Securities of Target
in the name of the UK Subsidiary, accompanied by undated stock transfer
forms duly executed in blank);
(c) certified copies of UCC Requests for Information or Copies
(Form UCC-11), or a similar search report certified by a party reasonably
acceptable to the Administrative Agent, dated a date reasonably near to
the Amendment Effective Date, listing effective financing statements which
name each Obligor (under its present name and certain of its previous
names) as the debtor and which are filed in certain of the jurisdictions
in which filings were made pursuant to clause (a)(ii) of Section 5.1.1 or
are to be made pursuant to Section 7.8, together with copies of such
financing statements;
(d) counterparts of a Mortgage Amendment, dated as of the
Amendment Effective Date, encumbering each Mortgaged Property and
Leasehold Property and duly executed by the respective Obligor holding a
fee or leasehold interest in such Mortgaged Property or Leasehold
Property, as applicable, in form for recording in the recording office of
each political subdivision where such Mortgaged Property or Leasehold
Property, as applicable, is located, together with
(i) evidence of the completion (or satisfactory arrangements
for the completion) of all recordings and filings of such Mortgage
Amendment as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the
Administrative Agent, desirable effectively to secure the
Obligations, against the Mortgaged Property or Leasehold Property,
as a valid, perfected first priority lien, subject to Permitted
Liens;
(ii) evidence of the payment of (or satisfactory arrangements
for the payment of) all Title Policy Date Down premiums, search and
examination charges and related charges, mortgage recording taxes,
fees, costs and expenses of filing of each Mortgage Amendment as may
be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent,
to secure the Obligations against the Mortgaged Property or
Leasehold Property, as applicable, as a valid, perfected first
priority lien, subject to Permitted Liens;
(iii) with respect to each Mortgage Amendment, a "date down
endorsement" to each Title Policy which effectively brings the date
of coverage on each Title Policy forward to the Amendment Effective
Date, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent, with respect to the property purported to
be covered by such Mortgage Amendment, and such policy to be
accompanied by evidence of the payment in full of all premiums
thereon (each such date down, a "Title Policy Date Down"); and
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(iv) such other affidavits, certificates, approvals,
agreements, waivers or documents as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request; and
(e) evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that (i) the Lien
granted to the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties
(as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), in the Collateral (subject
to certain Permitted Liens) continues to be a first priority (or local
equivalent thereof) security interest, and (ii) no Lien exists on any of
the Collateral (as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement) other
than Permitted Liens and the Lien created in favor of the Collateral
Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the
Collateral Trust Agreement), pursuant to a Loan Document.
SECTION 5.2.11. Affirmation and Consent. The Parent and each Subsidiary
Guarantor shall have duly authorized, executed, acknowledged and delivered to
the Administrative Agent the Affirmation and Consent, dated as of the Amendment
Effective Date.
SECTION 5.2.12. Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have received
certificates of the liability and property insurance policies, from one or more
insurance companies reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
evidencing coverage with respect to the UK Subsidiary, its Subsidiaries and
their respective properties required to be maintained pursuant to each Loan
Document.
SECTION 5.2.13. Approvals. All governmental, shareholder and third party
consents and approvals required in connection with the consummation of the UK
Transaction or any other transaction contemplated hereunder shall have been duly
obtained and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired, without any
action being taken by any competent authority that could reasonably be expected
to restrain or prevent the UK Transactions or any other transactions
contemplated hereunder.
SECTION 5.2.14. PATRIOT Act Disclosures. The Administrative Agent and each
Lender shall have received, at least five Business Days prior to the Amendment
Effective Date, all PATRIOT Act Disclosures requested by them.
SECTION 5.3. All Credit Extensions. The obligation of each Lender and each
Issuer to make any Credit Extension shall be subject to the satisfaction or
waiver of each of the conditions precedent set forth below.
SECTION 5.3.1. Compliance with Warranties, No Default, etc. Both
immediately before and immediately after giving effect to any Credit Extension
(but, if any Default of the nature referred to in Section 9.1.5 shall have
occurred with respect to any other Indebtedness, without giving effect to the
application, directly or indirectly, of the proceeds thereof) the following
statements shall be true and correct:
(a) the representations and warranties set forth in each Loan
Document shall, in each case, be true and correct (i) in the case of
representations and warranties not qualified by references to
"materiality" or a Material Adverse Effect, in all material respects and
(ii) otherwise, in all respects, in each case with the same effect as if
then made (unless stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which
case such representations
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and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of
such earlier date); and
(b) no Default shall have then occurred and be continuing.
SECTION 5.3.2. Credit Extension Request, etc. The Administrative Agent
shall have received a Borrowing Request if Loans are being requested, or an
Issuance Request if a Letter of Credit is being requested or extended. Each of
the delivery of a Borrowing Request or Issuance Request and the acceptance by
the Borrower of the proceeds of such Credit Extension shall constitute a
representation and warranty by the Borrower that on the date of such Credit
Extension (both immediately before and after giving effect to such Credit
Extension and the application of the proceeds thereof) the statements made in
Section 5.3.1 are true and correct in all material respects.
SECTION 5.3.3. Satisfactory Legal Form. All documents executed or
submitted pursuant hereto by or on behalf of any Obligor shall be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
The Administrative Agent and its counsel shall have received all information,
approvals, opinions, documents or instruments as the Administrative Agent or its
counsel may reasonably request, so long as, in the case of Credit Extensions
following the initial Credit Extension, the Administrative Agent believes in
good faith that a Default has occurred and is continuing or believes it
necessary to confirm that the Obligors are in compliance with the Loan
Documents.
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
In order to induce the Credit Parties to enter into this Agreement and to
make Credit Extensions hereunder, each of the Parent and the Borrower represents
and warrants as set forth in this Article.
SECTION 6.1. Organization, etc. Each Obligor and the UK Subsidiary (i) is
validly incorporated or organized and existing and in good standing under the
laws of the state or jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (ii) is
duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign entity in
each jurisdiction where the nature of its business requires such qualification,
and (iii) has full power and authority and holds all requisite governmental
licenses, permits and other approvals to enter into and perform its Obligations
under each Loan Document to which it is a party and to own and hold under lease
its property and to conduct its business substantially as currently conducted by
it except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, where the failure to so
comply, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 6.2. Due Authorization, Non-Contravention, etc. The execution,
delivery and performance by each Obligor and the UK Subsidiary of each Loan
Document (and, in the case of the UK Subsidiary, the UK Intercompany Note and
the UK Intercompany Note Share Charge) executed or to be executed by it, each
such Obligor's and the UK Subsidiary's participation in the consummation of all
aspects of the Transactions, and the execution, delivery and performance by the
Borrower, or (if applicable) any other Obligor or the UK Subsidiary of the
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agreements executed and delivered by it in connection with the Transactions are
in each case within each such Person's powers, have been duly authorized by all
necessary action, and do not
(a) contravene any (i) Organic Documents of any Obligor or the UK
Subsidiary, (ii) contractual restriction binding on or affecting any
Obligor or the UK Subsidiary (other than any such contractual restriction
that shall have been waived on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date),
(iii) court decree or order binding on or affecting any Obligor or the UK
Subsidiary or (iv) law or governmental regulation binding on or affecting
any Obligor or the UK Subsidiary; or
(b) result in, or require the creation or imposition of, any Lien on
any property of any Obligor or the UK Subsidiary (except as permitted or
required by this Agreement).
Each of the Parent, the Borrower, the UK Subsidiary and their respective
Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with all of their respective
obligations under all material agreements to which the Parent, the Borrower, the
UK Subsidiary or such other Subsidiary is a party, except where the failure to
so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 6.3. Government Approval, Regulation, etc. No authorization or
approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental
Authority or other Person (other than those which have been, or on the Amendment
Effective Date will be, duly obtained or made and which are, or on the Amendment
Effective Date will be, in full force and effect) is required for the
consummation of the Transactions or the due execution, delivery or performance
by any Obligor of any Loan Document to which it is a party. None of the Parent,
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is an "investment company" within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or a "holding
company", or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company", or an "affiliate" of
a "holding company" or of a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company", within
the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
SECTION 6.4. Validity, etc. Each Loan Document (and, in the case of the UK
Subsidiary, the UK Intercompany Note and the UK Intercompany Note Share Charge)
to which any Obligor or the UK Subsidiary is a party constitutes the legal,
valid and binding obligation of such Obligor or the UK Subsidiary, as the case
may be, enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with its respective terms
(except, in any case, as such enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors'
rights generally and by principles of equity).
SECTION 6.5. Financial Information. (a) The consolidated financial
statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries furnished to the Administrative
Agent and each Lender pursuant to clause (a) of each of Sections 5.1.7 and
5.2.7), and the audited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of
income, stockholders' equity and cash flows of the Parent for the 2002, 2003 and
2004 and 2005 Fiscal Years, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied, and present fairly in all material respects the
consolidated financial condition of the Persons covered thereby as at the dates
thereof and the results of their operations for the periods then ended.
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(b) The pro forma consolidated balance sheets furnished to the
Administrative Agent and each Lender pursuant to clause (b) of each of Sections
5.1.7 and 5.2.7 fairly present in all material respects the pro forma estimated
financial condition of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof.
(c) All balance sheets, all statements of operations, shareholders'
equity and cash flow and all other financial information (other than
projections) of each of the Parent, and its respective Subsidiaries furnished
pursuant to Section 7.1 have been and will for periods following the Closing
Date be prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and do or will
present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of
the Persons covered thereby as at the dates thereof and the results of their
operations for the periods then ended.
(d) There are no material liabilities of any Obligor of any kind
whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or
otherwise, other than (i) liabilities provided for or disclosed in the financial
statements referred to in clause (a) of Section 5.1.7 for the 2004 Fiscal Year
or the notes thereto, (ii) liabilities that have been disclosed in the
Disclosure Schedule, (iii) liabilities associated with any litigation, action,
proceeding, application, petition to deny, complaint, investigation or labor
controversy not required to be set forth on Item 6.7 of the Disclosure Schedule
in order for the representation and warranty set forth in Section 6.7 to be true
and correct, and (iv) liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business
since December 31, 2004.
SECTION 6.6. No Material Adverse Change. There has been no material
adverse change in the business, assets, liabilities, operations, condition
(financial or otherwise), operating results, or prospects of the Parent and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since December 31, 2004.
SECTION 6.7. Litigation, Labor Controversies, etc. There is no pending or,
to the knowledge of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened
litigation, action, proceeding or labor controversy
(a) except as disclosed in Item 6.7 of the Disclosure Schedule,
affecting the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
properties, businesses, assets or revenues, which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and no adverse development has
occurred in any labor controversy, litigation, arbitration or governmental
investigation or proceeding disclosed in such Item 6.7; or
(b) which purports to affect the legality, validity or
enforceability of any Loan Document or the Transactions.
SECTION 6.8. Subsidiaries. Neither the Parent nor the Borrower have any
Subsidiaries, except those Subsidiaries
(a) existing on the Amendment Effective Date which are identified in
Items 1.1(a) and 6.8 of the Disclosure Schedule, or
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(b) which are permitted to have been organized or acquired in
accordance with Section 8.5 or 8.9.
Item 6.8 of the Disclosure Schedule (a) lists, with respect to each
Subsidiary of the Parent, (i) the state or jurisdiction of such Subsidiary's
incorporation or organization and (ii) the percentage of shares or interests of
the Capital Securities of such Subsidiary owned by the Parent or another
Subsidiary, (b) identifies each Subsidiary of the Parent which is a Foreign
Subsidiary and (c) identifies each Immaterial Subsidiary. The Capital Securities
of the Parent and each of its Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly
issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth on Item 6.8 of
the Disclosure Schedule, as of the date hereof, there is no existing option,
warrant, call, right, commitment or other agreement to which the Parent or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party requiring, and there is no membership interest or
other Capital Securities of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries outstanding
upon which conversion or exchange would require, the issuance by the Parent or
any of its Subsidiaries of any additional membership interests or other Capital
Securities of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or other Capital Securities
convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or
purchase, a membership interest or other Capital Securities of the Parent or any
of its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 6.9. Ownership of Properties. The Parent and each of its
Subsidiaries owns (i) in the case of owned real property, good and marketable
fee title to, and (ii) in the case of owned personal property, good and valid
title to, or, in the case of leased or licensed real or personal property, valid
and enforceable leasehold interests or license rights (as the case may be) in,
all of its properties and assets, real and personal, tangible and intangible, of
any nature whatsoever, free and clear in each case of all Liens or claims,
except for Permitted Liens, and except where the failure to do so with respect
to any such property could not reasonably be expected to interfere in any
material respect with the value or use of such property.
SECTION 6.10. Taxes; Other Laws. Each of the Parent and its Subsidiaries
has filed all Federal, State and other material Tax returns and reports required
by law to have been filed by it and has paid all Taxes and governmental charges
thereby shown to be due and owing, except any such Taxes or charges which are
being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for
which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its
books. The Parent and its Subsidiaries have complied with all applicable laws,
rules, regulations and orders (other than any relating to the payment of Taxes
covered by the previous sentence), except to the extent the failure to comply
with all such laws, rules, regulations and orders would not result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
SECTION 6.11. Pension and Welfare Plans. During the
twelve-consecutive-month period prior to the Closing Date and prior to the date
of any Credit Extension hereunder, no steps have been taken to terminate any
Pension Plan, and no contribution failure has occurred with respect to any
Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA. No
condition exists or event or transaction has occurred with respect to any
Pension Plan which might result in the incurrence by the Parent, the Borrower or
any member of the Controlled Group of any material liability, fine or penalty.
Except as disclosed in Item 6.11 of the Disclosure Schedule, none of the Parent,
the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group
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has any contingent liability with respect to any post-retirement benefit under a
Welfare Plan, other than liability for continuation coverage described in Part 6
of Title I of ERISA.
SECTION 6.12. Environmental Warranties. Except as set forth in Item 6.12
of the Disclosure Schedule:
(a) all facilities and property (including underlying groundwater)
owned or leased by the Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective
Subsidiaries have been, and continue to be, owned or leased by the Parent,
the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries in material compliance with
all Environmental Laws;
(b) there have been no past, and there are no pending or threatened
(in writing) (i) claims, complaints, notices or requests for information
received by the Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective
Subsidiaries with respect to any alleged violation of any Environmental
Law, or (ii) complaints, notices or inquiries to the Parent, the Borrower
or any of their respective Subsidiaries regarding potential liability
under any Environmental Law, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii)
of this Section 6.12(b), where the existence of any of the foregoing,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) there have been no Releases of Hazardous Materials at, on or
under any property now or previously owned or leased by the Parent, the
Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries that, individually or in
the aggregate, have, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material
Adverse Effect;
(d) the Parent, the Borrower and each of their respective
Subsidiaries have been issued and are in compliance in all material
respects with all permits, certificates, approvals, licenses and other
authorizations relating to environmental matters;
(e) no property now or previously owned or leased by the Parent, the
Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries is listed or proposed for
listing (with respect to owned property only) on the National Priorities
List pursuant to CERCLA, on the CERCLIS or on any similar state list of
sites requiring investigation or clean-up;
(f) there are no underground storage tanks, active or abandoned,
including petroleum storage tanks, on or under any property now or
previously owned or leased by the Parent, the Borrower or any of their
respective Subsidiaries that individually or in the aggregate, have, or
could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect;
(g) none of the Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective
Subsidiaries has directly transported or directly arranged for the
transportation of any Hazardous Material to any location which is listed
or proposed for listing on the National Priorities List pursuant to
CERCLA, on the CERCLIS or on any similar state list or which is the
subject of federal, state or local enforcement actions or other
investigations which may lead to material claims against the Parent, the
Borrower or such Subsidiary for any remedial work, damage to natural
resources or personal injury, including claims under CERCLA;
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(h) there are no polychlorinated biphenyls or friable asbestos
present at any property now or previously owned or leased by the Parent,
the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries that, individually or
in the aggregate, have or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material
Adverse Effect; and
(i) no conditions exist at, on or under any property now or
previously owned or leased by the Parent, the Borrower or any of their
respective Subsidiaries which, with the passage of time, or the giving of
notice or both, would give rise to liability under any Environmental Law
that has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION 6.13. Accuracy of Information; Projections. (a) None of the
information (other than the Projections and forward-looking industry data)
heretofore or contemporaneously furnished, when furnished, to any Secured Party
by or on behalf of any Obligor or the UK Subsidiary in connection with any Loan
Document or any transaction contemplated hereby (including the Transactions),
taken together as a whole with all other information with which such Secured
Party had previously been furnished, contained any untrue statement of a
material fact, or omitted to state any material fact necessary to make such
information not misleading in light of the circumstances under which furnished
on the date such information was furnished, and no other information (other than
the Projections and forward-looking industry data) hereafter furnished in
connection with any Loan Document by or on behalf of any Obligor or the UK
Subsidiary to any Secured Party, taken together as a whole with all other
information with which such Secured Party has previously been furnished, will
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or will omit to state any
material fact necessary to make such information not misleading in light of the
circumstances under which furnished on the date as of which such information is
dated or certified.
(b) The Projections and any other projections or forward-looking industry
data furnished in connection with any Loan Document have been prepared in good
faith based upon (other than in the case of forward-looking industry data)
accounting principles consistent with the historical audited financial
statements of the Parent and upon assumptions that are reasonable at the time
made.
SECTION 6.14. Regulations U and X. No Obligor is engaged in the business
of extending credit for the purpose of buying or carrying margin stock, and no
proceeds of any Credit Extensions will be used to purchase or carry margin stock
or otherwise for a purpose which violates, or would be inconsistent with, Board
Regulation U or Regulation X. Terms for which meanings are provided in Board
Regulation U or Regulation X or any regulations substituted therefor, as from
time to time in effect, are used in this Section with such meanings.
SECTION 6.15. Solvency. The Transactions (including the execution and
delivery by the Subsidiary Guarantors of the Subsidiary Guaranty) will not
involve or result in any fraudulent transfer or fraudulent conveyance under the
provisions of Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq.,
as from time to time hereafter amended, and any successor or similar statute) or
any applicable state law relating to fraudulent transfers or fraudulent
conveyances. Each of the Obligors, individually, both before and after giving
effect to any Credit Extensions, is Solvent.
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SECTION 6.16. Deposit Account and Cash Management Accounts. Set forth on
Item 6.16(a) of the Disclosure Schedule is a complete and accurate list, as of
the Closing Date, of all Deposit Accounts of each Obligor and set forth on Item
6.16(b) of the Disclosure Schedule is a complete and accurate list, as of the
Closing Date, of all Securities Accounts (as defined in the UCC) of each
Obligor, if any.
SECTION 6.17. Labor Matters. (a) Except as set forth in Item 6.17 of the
Disclosure Schedule, none of the Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective
Subsidiaries is a party to any material labor dispute and there are no strikes
or walkouts relating to any labor contracts to which such Person is a party or
is otherwise subject; (b) there is no unfair labor practice complaint pending
against the Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or, to
the knowledge of the Parent or the Borrower, threatened against any of them,
before the National Labor Relations Board that could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect; (c) there is no grievance or significant
arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining
agreement pending against the Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective
Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Parent or the Borrower, threatened in
writing against any of them that could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect; (d) no slowdown or stoppage is pending against the Parent, the
Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of the
Parent or the Borrower, threatened against the Parent, the Borrower or any of
their respective Subsidiaries, that could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect; (e) none of the Parent, the Borrower or any of their
respective Subsidiaries is engaged in any unfair labor practice that could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (f) except as set
forth in Item 6.17 of the Disclosure Schedule (none of which items disclosed
therein, singly or in the aggregate, have, or may reasonably be expected to
have, a Material Adverse Effect), there are no pending or threatened (in
writing) claims, complaints, notices, inquiries or requests for information
received by the Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries
with respect to any alleged violation of, or potential liability under, any law
relating to employee health and safety (including the Occupational Safety and
Health Act, 29 U.S.C.A. Section 651 et seq.) which could reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing Date, no Obligor is a
party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement.
SECTION 6.18. UK Pension Matters. Except for the Caledonian Mining Company
Limited No. 1 Retirement Benefits Scheme and the Caledonian Mining Company
Limited No. 2 Retirement Benefits Scheme:
(a) neither the UK Subsidiary nor any of its Subsidiaries is or, to
the knowledge of either the Parent or the Borrower, has at any time been
an employer (for the purposes of Sections 38 to 51 of the UK Pensions Act)
of an occupational pension scheme which is not a money purchase scheme
(both terms as defined in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, as amended from
time to time and in effect in the United Kingdom); and
(b) neither the UK Subsidiary nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has
at any time since April 27, 2004, been "connected" with or an "associate"
of (as those terms are used in Sections 39 and 43 of the UK Pensions Act)
such an employer.
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SECTION 6.19. UK Financial Assistance. No Obligor or the UK Subsidiary is
required to follow the procedures set out in Sections 151 to 158 of the UK
Companies ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ in connection with the execution and delivery of any of the
UK Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations
thereunder.
ARTICLE VII
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Each of the Parent and the Borrower covenants and agrees with each Lender,
each Issuer and the Administrative Agent that until the Termination Date has
occurred, the Parent and the Borrower will, and will cause their respective
Subsidiaries to, perform or cause to be performed the obligations set forth
below.
SECTION 7.1. Financial Information, Reports, Notices, etc. The Parent will
furnish the Administrative Agent with copies of the following financial
statements, reports, notices and information:
(a) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the
end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year, an
unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as
of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and consolidated statements of income
and cash flow of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter
and for the period commencing at the end of the previous Fiscal Year and
ending with the end of such Fiscal Quarter, and including (in each case),
in comparative form the figures for the corresponding Fiscal Quarter in,
and year to date portion of, the immediately preceding Fiscal Year,
certified as complete and correct in all material respects, by the chief
financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Parent (subject to
normal year end adjustments);
(b) as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the
end of each Fiscal Year, a copy of the consolidated balance sheets of the
Parent and its Subsidiaries, and the related consolidated statements of
income and cash flow of the Parent and its respective Subsidiaries for
such Fiscal Year, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the
immediately preceding Fiscal Year, audited (without any Impermissible
Qualification) by independent public accountants acceptable to the
Administrative Agent;
(c) concurrently with the delivery of the financial information
pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), a Compliance Certificate, executed by the
chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Parent, (i)
showing compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 8.4
and stating that no Default has occurred and is continuing (or, if a
Default has occurred, specifying the details of such Default and the
action that the Parent, the Borrower or an Obligor has taken or proposes
to take with respect thereto), (ii) stating that no Subsidiary has been
formed or acquired, and no subsidiary has ceased to be an Immaterial
Subsidiary, since the delivery of the last Compliance Certificate (or, if
a Subsidiary has been formed or acquired, or a Subsidiary has ceased to be
an Immaterial Subsidiary, since the delivery of the last Compliance
Certificate, a statement that such Subsidiary has complied in all material
respects with
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Section 7.8), and (iii) in the case of a Compliance Certificate delivered
concurrently with the financial information pursuant to clause (b), a
calculation of Excess Cash Flow;
(d) as soon as available and in any event no later than the earlier
to occur of (i) 30 days after the approval thereof by the Board of
Directors of the Parent and (ii) 90 days after the first day of the Fiscal
Year of the Parent, an annual budget, prepared on a monthly basis for such
Fiscal Year and containing consolidated projected financial statements
(including balance sheets and statements of operations and cash flows) of
the Parent, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, prepared in a
manner consistent with the Amendment Effective Date Projections;
(e) as soon as possible and in any event within three Business Days
after the Parent, the Borrower or any other Obligor obtains knowledge of
the occurrence of a Default, a statement of an Authorized Officer of the
Parent setting forth details of such Default and the action which the
Parent, the Borrower or such Obligor has taken and proposes to take with
respect thereto;
(f) as soon as possible and in any event within three Business Days
after the Parent, the Borrower or any other Obligor obtains knowledge of
(i) the occurrence of any material adverse development with respect to any
litigation, action, proceeding or labor controversy described in Item 6.7
of the Disclosure Schedule, (ii) the commencement of any litigation,
action, proceeding or labor controversy of the type and materiality
described in Section 6.7, or (iii) the occurrence of a Material Adverse
Effect, notice thereof and, to the extent the Administrative Agent
reasonably requests, copies of all documentation relating thereto;
(g) promptly upon becoming aware of (i) the institution of any steps
by any Person to terminate any Pension Plan, (ii) the failure to make a
required contribution to any Pension Plan if such failure is sufficient to
give rise to a Lien under Section 302(f) of ERISA, (iii) the taking of any
action with respect to a Pension Plan which could result in the
requirement that any Obligor furnish a bond or other security to the PBGC
or such Pension Plan, or (iv) the occurrence of any event with respect to
any Pension Plan which could result in the incurrence by any Obligor of
any material liability, fine or penalty, notice thereof and copies of all
documentation relating thereto;
(h) promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all "management
letters" submitted to the Parent, the Borrower, or any other Obligor by
the independent public accountants referred to in clause (b) of this
Section 7.1 in connection with each audit made by such accountants;
(i) promptly (i) if the Parent or the Borrower obtains knowledge
that one or more of the Parent, the Borrower or any Person which owns,
directly or indirectly, any Capital Securities of the Parent or the
Borrower or any other holder at any time of any direct or indirect
equitable, legal or beneficial interest therein is the subject of any of
the Terrorism Laws, the Parent or the Borrower, as applicable, will notify
the Administrative Agent and (ii) upon the request of any Lender, the
Parent and the Borrower will provide
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any information such Lender believes is reasonably necessary to be
delivered to comply with the PATRIOT Act; and
(j) such other financial and other information as any Lender or
Issuer through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably
request (including information and reports in such detail as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request with respect to the terms of
and information provided pursuant to the Compliance Certificate).
SECTION 7.2. Maintenance of Existence; Compliance with Contracts, Laws,
etc. Each of the Parent and the Borrower will, and will cause each of their
respective Subsidiaries to:
(a) preserve and maintain its legal existence and qualification as a
foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business
or the location of its assets requires it to be so qualified (except in
the case of any Immaterial Subsidiary or as otherwise permitted by Section
8.9);
(b) perform in all material respects their obligations under
material agreements to which the Parent, the Borrower or a Subsidiary
(other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) is a party;
(c) comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules,
regulations and orders, including the payment (before the same become
delinquent) of all Taxes, imposed upon the Parent, the Borrower or a
Subsidiary or upon their property except to the extent being diligently
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate
reserves in accordance with GAAP have been set aside on the books of the
Parent, the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as applicable; and
(d) ensure that no portion of the Loans will be used, disbursed or
distributed for any purpose, or to any Person, directly or indirectly, in
violation of any of the Terrorism Laws and take all necessary action to
comply with all Terrorism Laws with respect thereto.
SECTION 7.3. Maintenance of Properties. Each of the Parent and the
Borrower will, and will cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to,
maintain, preserve, protect and keep its and their respective properties in good
repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted), and make
necessary repairs, renewals and replacements so that the business carried on by
the Parent, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries may be properly
conducted at all times, unless the Parent, the Borrower or such Subsidiary
determines in good faith that the continued maintenance of such property is no
longer economically desirable, necessary or useful to the business of the
Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or the Disposition
of such property is otherwise permitted by Sections 8.9 or 8.10.
SECTION 7.4. Insurance. Each of the Parent and the Borrower will, and will
cause each of their respective Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial
Subsidiary) to maintain:
(a) insurance on its property with financially sound and reputable
insurance companies against loss and damage in at least the amounts (and
with only those
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deductibles) customarily maintained, and against such risks as are
typically insured against in the same general area, by Persons of
comparable size engaged in the same or similar business as the Parent, the
Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries; and
(b) all worker's compensation, employer's liability insurance or
similar insurance as may be required under the laws of any state or
jurisdiction in which it may be engaged in business;
provided that, in any event, the Parent and the Borrower will maintain at a
minimum (with respect to itself and each of their respective Subsidiaries)
insurance (including loss of use of operating facilities and business
interruption insurance) against loss (including loss of profits) and damage
covering substantially all of the tangible real and personal property and
improvements of the Parent and each of its Subsidiaries by reason of any Insured
Peril (as defined below), as shall be reasonable and customary and sufficient to
prevent the insured named therein from becoming a co-insurer of any loss under
such policy. For purposes hereof, the term "Insured Peril" shall mean,
collectively, all risks (as such term is customarily used in the market for
insurance) of physical loss including flood, earthquake and windstorm in the
jurisdictions where the properties owned or operated by the Parent, the Borrower
or any of their respective Subsidiaries are located.
Without limiting the foregoing, all insurance policies required pursuant
to this Section shall (i) name the Collateral Trustee on behalf of the Secured
Parties as mortgagee (in the case of property insurance) or additional insured
(in the case of liability insurance), as applicable, and provide that no
cancellation or modification of the policies will be made without thirty days'
prior written notice to the Collateral Trustee and Administrative Agent, and
(ii) be in addition to any requirements to maintain specific types of insurance
contained in the other Loan Documents.
SECTION 7.5. Books and Records. Each of the Parent and the Borrower will,
and will cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, keep books and records
in accordance with GAAP which accurately reflect in all material respects all of
its business affairs and transactions and permit each Secured Party or any of
their respective representatives, at reasonable times and intervals and upon
reasonable notice to the Parent and the Borrower, to visit each Obligor's
offices, to discuss such Obligor's financial matters with its officers and
employees, and its independent public accountants (and each of the Parent and
the Borrower hereby authorizes such independent public accountant to discuss
each Obligor's financial matters with the Administrative Agent or any of its
representatives whether or not any representative of such Obligor is present;
provided that the Parent and Borrower shall have been given reasonable prior
notice of such discussions so that such Obligor may be present) and to examine
(and photocopy extracts from) any of such Person's books and records. The
Borrower shall pay any fees of such independent public accountant incurred in
connection with any Secured Party's exercise of its rights pursuant to this
Section.
SECTION 7.6. Environmental Laws. Each of the Parent and the Borrower will,
and will cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to,
(a) use and operate all of its and their facilities and properties
in material compliance with all Environmental Laws, keep all necessary
permits, approvals,
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certificates, licenses and other authorizations relating to environmental
matters in effect and remain in material compliance therewith, and handle
all Hazardous Materials in material compliance with all applicable
Environmental Laws; and
(b) promptly notify the Administrative Agent and provide copies upon
receipt of all written claims, complaints, notices or inquiries relating
to the condition of its facilities and properties in respect of, or as to
compliance with, Environmental Laws that, if adversely determined,
individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, and shall promptly resolve any non-compliance
with Environmental Laws and keep its property free of any Lien imposed by
any Environmental Law.
SECTION 7.7. Use of Proceeds. The Parent and the Borrower will apply the
proceeds of (a) the Credit Extensions (other than the Sterling Term Loan) to
consummate the Original Transaction and for working capital and general
corporate purposes of the Obligors, (b) the Sterling Term Loan to consummate the
UK Transaction and (c) any Incremental Term Loans for Permitted Acquisitions and
as otherwise permitted in the applicable Incremental Term Loan Assumption
Agreement.
SECTION 7.8. Subsidiary Guarantors, Security, etc. Subject to the
succeeding provisions of this Section, each of the Parent and the Borrower will,
and will cause each Subsidiary (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) to,
execute any documents, Filing Statements, agreements and instruments, and take
all further action (including filing Mortgages) that may be required under
applicable law, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in
order to effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents and in
order to grant, preserve, protect and perfect the validity and first priority
(subject to Permitted Liens) of the Liens created or intended to be created by
the Loan Documents; provided that no Foreign Subsidiary shall be required to
take any such actions if to do so would result in adverse tax consequences to
the Parent, the Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries. The Parent and the
Borrower will cause any subsequently acquired or organized Subsidiary (other
than any Immaterial Subsidiary), and any Subsidiary that ceases to be an
Immaterial Subsidiary, to execute a supplement (in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) to the Subsidiary Guaranty and each
other applicable Loan Document in favor of the Secured Parties; provided that
(i) no Foreign Subsidiary shall be required to execute such supplement or any
other such Loan Document if to do so would result in adverse tax consequences to
the Parent, the Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries and (ii) no Subsidiary
formed solely for the purpose of consummating a Disposition permitted under
clause (d), (e) or (f) of Section 8.10 shall be required to execute such
supplement or any other such Loan Document. In addition, from time to time, the
Parent and the Borrower will, at their cost and expense, promptly secure the
Obligations by pledging or creating, or causing to be pledged or created,
perfected Liens with respect to such of its assets and properties as the
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall designate (it being agreed
that it is the intent of the parties that the Obligations shall be secured by,
among other things, substantially all the assets of the Parent, the Borrower and
each of their Domestic Subsidiaries, other than Immaterial Subsidiaries, and it
also being understood that, in determining whether to obtain any such security,
the Administrative Agent shall take into consideration the cost of obtaining
such security in relation to the benefit to the Lenders of obtaining such
security); provided that none
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of the Parent, the Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries shall be required
to pledge (i) more than 65% of the Voting Securities of any Foreign Subsidiary
unless such pledge would not result in adverse tax consequences to the Parent,
the Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries or (ii) any of the Capital
Securities of any Subsidiary formed solely for the purpose of consummating a
Disposition permitted under clause (d), (e) or (f) of Section 8.10. Such Liens
will be created under the Loan Documents in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and the Parent and the Borrower, as
applicable, shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Administrative Agent
all such instruments and documents (including legal opinions, title insurance
policies and lien searches) as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request
to evidence compliance with this Section.
SECTION 7.9. Maintenance of Corporate Separateness. Each of the Parent and
the Borrower will, and will cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to,
satisfy customary corporate formalities, including the holding of regular board
of directors' and shareholders' meetings and the maintenance of corporate
offices and records. None of the Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective
Subsidiaries shall knowingly take any action, or conduct its affairs in a
manner, which is likely to result in the corporate existence of any Subsidiary
Guarantor which is a direct Subsidiary of the Parent, the Borrower or any
Subsidiary which is not a Subsidiary Guarantor being ignored by any court of
competent jurisdiction, or in the assets and liabilities of the Parent, the
Borrower or any Subsidiary which is not a Subsidiary Guarantor being
substantively consolidated with those of any Subsidiary Guarantor in a
bankruptcy, reorganization or other insolvency proceeding.
SECTION 7.10. Maintenance of Rating of Loans. Each of the Parent and the
Borrower will cause a senior secured credit rating with respect to the Loans
from each of S&P and ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ to be available at all times until the later to
occur of (a) the US Term Loan Maturity Date and (b) the Synthetic Facility
Maturity Date.
SECTION 7.11. Cash Management. Except as set forth in the proviso to this
Section, the Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to,
deposit, or cause to be deposited, promptly, and in any event no later than the
end of the Business Day immediately following receipt thereof, all of such
Person's Collections into Deposit Accounts and/or Securities Accounts that are
subject to a Control Agreement; provided that at no time shall more than
$15,000,000 in the aggregate of the cash and Cash Equivalent Investments of the
Obligors be held other than in Deposit Accounts and/or Securities Accounts that
are subject to a Control Agreement.
SECTION 7.12. Post-Closing Obligations. (a) With respect to the properties
set forth in Item 5.1.11(b)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedule, each of which is
leased by an Obligor (each such property, a "Consent Required Leased Property"),
the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a landlord's
lien waiver and consent to mortgage ("Lien Waiver and Consent"), duly executed
by the landlord of such Consent Required Leased Property and the applicable
Obligor, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent, within 90 days following the Closing Date (the "Due Date"); provided that
the failure to obtain any Lien Waiver and Consent shall not constitute a Default
or Event of Default. Upon the Borrower's receipt of each fully executed Lien
Waiver and Consent, the Borrower shall promptly deliver a copy thereof to the
Collateral Trustee, and within 30 days (or such later date or dates as
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determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) following
the date of such receipt, the Borrower shall deliver to the Collateral Trustee
(i) an executed counterpart of a Mortgage, dated as of the date of
the Lien Waiver and Consent, encumbering the Consent Required Leased
Property which is the subject of the Lien Waiver and Consent;
(ii) evidence of the completion (or satisfactory arrangements for
the completion) of all recordings and filings of such Mortgage as may be
necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent or
Collateral Trustee, desirable effectively to create a valid, perfected
first priority Lien, subject to Permitted Liens, against the Consent
Required Leased Property purported to be covered thereby;
(iii) evidence of the payment of (or satisfactory arrangements for
the payment of) all Title Policy premiums, search and examination charges
and related charges, mortgage recording taxes, fees, costs and expenses of
filing of each such Mortgage as may be necessary, in the reasonable
opinion of the Administrative Agent, to create a valid, perfected first
priority Lien against the Consent Required Leased Property identified in
such Mortgage, subject only to Permitted Liens;
(iv) a Title Policy with respect to each such Mortgage;
(v) with respect to each such Mortgage, such UCC financing
statements as may be necessary to perfect the Lien of the Collateral
Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the
Collateral Trust Agreement), on the fixtures granted in such Mortgage;
(vi) opinions of counsel to the Obligors in each jurisdiction where
any such Consent Required Leased Property is located, in each case in form
and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent;
(vii) a Survey with respect to each such Consent Required Leased
Property; and
(viii) such other affidavits, certificates, approvals, opinions or
documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
(b) With respect to the Mortgaged Properties set forth in Item
5.1.11(b)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedule, each of which is leased by an Obligor
(each such property, a "Free Leased Property"), the Borrower shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a Lien Waiver and Consent, duly
executed by the landlord of such Free Leased Property and the applicable
Obligor, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent
by the Due Date; provided that the failure to obtain any Lien Waiver and Consent
shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default; provided further that, if
the Borrower shall be unable to obtain a Lien Waiver and Consent with respect to
a Free Leased Property by the Due Date, then, such Due Date with respect to such
Free Leased Property may be extended by the Administrative Agent to a later date
in its reasonable discretion.
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(c) It is acknowledged and agreed that (i) with respect to the Lake City,
Florida site identified in Item 5.1.11(b)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedule, the
Borrower has used its commercially reasonable efforts in compliance with this
Section to obtain a Lien Waiver and Consent and delivery of such Lien Waiver and
Consent and other related deliverables pursuant to clauses (a)(i) through (viii)
above shall not be required; (ii) with respect to the Sangerfield, New York and
Woodland, California sites identified in Item 5.1.11(b)(iii) of the Disclosure
Schedule, the Borrower has satisfied the requirements of this Section; and (iii)
with respect to each of the Corona, California and Bartow, Florida sites
identified in Item 5.1.11(b)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedule, (A) the Borrower
has satisfied the requirements of this Section and (B) the Title Policy
insurance coverage amounts shall be limited to $500,000 for each such site and
the amount secured by the Mortgage encumbering the Bartow, Florida site shall
not exceed $500,000.
SECTION 7.13. UK Pension Matters. (a) The Parent and the Borrower shall
ensure that all pension schemes operated by or maintained for the benefit of the
UK Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries and any of their employees are funded in
accordance with the minimum funding requirement under Section 56 of the Pensions
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ or the statutory funding objective under Section 222 of the UK Pensions
Act and that no action or omission is taken by the UK Subsidiary or any of its
Subsidiaries in relation to such a pension scheme which has or is reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect (including the termination or
commencement of winding-up proceedings of any such pension scheme or the UK
Subsidiary ceasing to employ any member of such a pension scheme).
(b) Except for the Caledonian Mining Company Limited No. 1 Retirement
Benefits Scheme and the Caledonian Mining Company Limited No. 2 Retirement
Benefits Scheme, the Parent and the Borrower shall ensure that neither the UK
Subsidiary nor any of its Subsidiaries is or will become an employer (for the
purposes of Sections 38 to 51 of the UK Pensions Act) of an occupational pension
scheme which is not a money purchase scheme (both terms as defined in the
Pension Schemes Act 1993) or "connected" with or an "associate" of (as those
terms are under in Sections 39 or 43 of the UK Pensions Act) such an employer.
(c) The Parent, Borrower or UK Subsidiary shall deliver to the Agent at
such times as those reports are prepared in order to comply with the then
current statutory or auditing requirements (as applicable either to the trustees
of any relevant schemes or to the UK Subsidiary), actuarial reports in relation
to all pension schemes mentioned in clause (a) above.
(d) The Parent, Borrower or UK Subsidiary shall promptly notify the Agent
of any material change in the rate of contributions to any pension schemes
mentioned in clause (a) above paid or recommended to be paid (whether by the
scheme actuary or otherwise) or required (by law or otherwise).
(e) The Parent, Borrower or UK Subsidiary shall immediately notify the
Agent of any investigation or proposed investigation by the Pensions Regulator
(that any of them become aware of) which may lead to the issue of a Financial
Support Direction or a Contribution Notice to the UK Subsidiary.
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(f) The Parent, Borrower or UK Subsidiary shall immediately notify the
Agent if the UK Subsidiary receives a Financial Support Direction or a
Contribution Notice from the Pensions Regulator.
ARTICLE VIII
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Each of the Parent and the Borrower covenants and agrees with each Lender,
each Issuer and the Administrative Agent that until the Termination Date has
occurred, the Parent and the Borrower will, and will cause their respective
Subsidiaries to, perform or cause to be performed the obligations set forth
below.
SECTION 8.1. Business Activities. The Parent and the Borrower will not,
and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, engage in any
business activity except those business activities engaged in on the date of
this Agreement and activities reasonably related, ancillary, complimentary or
incidental thereto.
SECTION 8.2. Indebtedness. The Parent and the Borrower will not, and will
not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than Immaterial
Subsidiaries) to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness,
other than:
(a) Indebtedness in respect of the Obligations;
(b) Indebtedness existing as of the Closing Date which is identified
in Item 8.2(b) of the Disclosure Schedule;
(c) Indebtedness (i) incurred in the ordinary course of business of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (including open accounts extended
by suppliers on normal trade terms in connection with purchases of goods
and services which are not overdue for a period of more than 120 days or,
if overdue for more than 120 days, as to which a dispute exists and
adequate reserves in conformity with GAAP have been established on the
books of the Borrower or such Subsidiary), (ii) in respect of performance
bonds, workers' compensation claims, surety, statutory, bid or appeal
bonds, completion guarantees or reimbursement obligations with respect to
self-insurance or similar obligations, in each case provided in the
ordinary course of business and (iii) in respect of reimbursement or
indemnification obligations owed to (including in respect of letters of
credit obtained for the benefit of) any Person with respect to (x)
workers' compensation, health, disability or other employee benefits or
(y) property, casualty or liability insurance, provided by such Person to
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in the case of each of clauses
(x) and (y), in the ordinary course of business; but excluding (in the
case of each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)) Indebtedness incurred through
the borrowing of money or Contingent Liabilities in respect of
Indebtedness so incurred;
(d) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) in
respect of industrial revenue bonds or other similar governmental or
municipal bonds, (ii) evidencing the deferred purchase price of newly
acquired property or incurred to finance repairs, improvements or
additions to property, or the acquisition of property of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries (pursuant to purchase money mortgages or otherwise,
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whether owed to the seller or a third party) used in the ordinary course
of business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries; provided, that, such
Indebtedness is incurred within 120 days following the acquisition of such
property, and (iii) in respect of Capitalized Lease Liabilities; provided
that the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to this
clause shall not at any time exceed $35,000,000;
(e) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Parent owing to the
Parent or any of its other Subsidiaries, or Contingent Liabilities of the
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries incurred with respect to the
Indebtedness of any other such Subsidiary, which Indebtedness
(i) shall, if payable to the Parent, the Borrower or a
Subsidiary Guarantor, be evidenced by one or more promissory notes
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, duly executed and delivered in pledge to the Collateral
Trustee Agent pursuant to a Loan Document, and shall not be forgiven
or otherwise discharged for any consideration other than payment in
full or in part in cash or pursuant to a Permitted Refinancing
(provided that only the amount repaid in part shall be discharged);
and
(ii) if (x) incurred by a Subsidiary (other than any CDC
Subsidiary) of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor owing
to an Obligor, or (y) a Contingent Liability incurred by an Obligor
with respect to the Indebtedness of a Subsidiary (other than any CDC
Subsidiary) of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor,
shall not, in the case of both clauses (x) and (y) (when aggregated
with the amount of Investments made by way of contributions to
capital or purchases of Capital Securities by the Borrower and the
Subsidiary Guarantors in Subsidiaries (other than any CDC
Subsidiary) which are not Subsidiary Guarantors under clause (y) of
the proviso to clause (e) of Section 8.5), less Investment Returns,
exceed $40,000,000 in the aggregate at any time;
(f) Indebtedness of San ▇▇▇▇ Advantage Homes, Inc. under Floor
Plan Financing Lines in an aggregate amount not exceeding $50,000,000 at
any time;
(g) Indebtedness incurred in respect of Permitted Receivables
Transactions;
(h) Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time such Person
became a Subsidiary of the Borrower, but only if such Indebtedness was not
created or incurred in contemplation of such Person becoming such a
Subsidiary and the aggregate outstanding amount of all Indebtedness
existing pursuant to this clause does not exceed $25,000,000 at any time;
(i) Hedging Obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
in respect of the Credit Extensions or otherwise entered into by the
Borrower or such Subsidiary to hedge against interest rate or currency
exchange rate fluctuations, in each case arising in the ordinary course of
business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and not for speculative
purposes;
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(j) Indebtedness in respect of netting services, overdraft
protections and otherwise in connection with deposit accounts;
(k) Indebtedness that is subordinated (on terms reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) to the Obligations in respect of
the deferred portion of the purchase price of a Permitted Acquisition that
does not require the payment of any cash interest or principal prior to
six months after the maturity of the US Term Loans ("Permitted Seller
Debt") and Indebtedness consisting of Deferred Acquisition Obligations;
provided that any Deferred Acquisition Obligations are unsecured and
subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations and on terms
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(l) other Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other
than Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries owing to the Borrower or
Subsidiary Guarantors) in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not
to exceed $25,000,000;
(m) Permitted Refinancings of the Indebtedness listed above (other
than Indebtedness of the type permitted under clause (a) hereof; provided
that, in the case of any Permitted Refinancing of any Indebtedness under
the 2009 Notes, the Indebtedness refinancing or modifying the Indebtedness
under the 2009 Notes shall not provide for any payments, repayments,
purchases or repurchases of principal prior to the date that is seven and
one-half years after the Closing Date; and
(n) Indebtedness of the UK Subsidiary in respect of the UK
Intercompany Loan.
provided, however, that no Indebtedness otherwise permitted by clauses (d),
(e)(ii), (f), (g), (h), (i), (k), (l) or (m) shall be assumed, created or
otherwise incurred if a Default has occurred and is then continuing or would
result therefrom.
SECTION 8.3. Liens. The Parent and the Borrower will not, and will not
permit any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than Immaterial Subsidiaries)
to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property
(including Capital Securities of any Person), revenues or assets, whether now
owned or hereafter acquired, except (solely, other than with respect to clause
(a) below, in the case of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) the following
(each, a "Permitted Lien"):
(a) Liens securing payment of the Obligations and Liens securing
payment of the 2009 Notes to the extent provided in the Collateral Trust
Agreement;
(b) Liens existing as of the Closing Date and disclosed in Item
8.3(b) of the Disclosure Schedule securing Indebtedness described in
clause (b) of Section 8.2, and refinancings of such Indebtedness; provided
that no such Lien shall encumber any additional property and the amount of
Indebtedness secured by such Lien is not increased from that existing on
the Closing Date (as such Indebtedness may have been permanently reduced
subsequent to the Closing Date);
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(c) Liens securing Indebtedness of the type permitted under clause
(d) of Section 8.2; provided that (i) such Lien is granted within 120 days
after such Indebtedness is incurred, (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby
does not exceed 100% of the lesser of the cost or the fair market value of
the applicable property, improvements or equipment at the time of such
acquisition (or construction) and (iii) such Lien secures only the assets
that are the subject of the Indebtedness referred to in such clause;
(d) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by clause (h) of Section
8.2; provided that such Liens existed prior to such Person becoming a
Subsidiary, were not created in anticipation thereof and attach only to
specific tangible assets of such Person (and not assets of such Person
generally);
(e) Liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen
and landlords granted in the ordinary course of business for amounts not
overdue or being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall
have been set aside on its books;
(f) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of
business in connection with worker's compensation, unemployment insurance
or other forms of governmental insurance or benefits (other than Liens
under ERISA), or to secure performance of or in connection with tenders,
statutory obligations, bids, self-insurance arrangements, surety bonds,
statutory or appeal bonds, performance bonds, contested taxes or import
duties, leases or similar obligations (other than for borrowed money)
entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(g) judgment Liens which are being contested in good faith and which
do not otherwise result in an Event of Default under Section 9.1.6;
(h) easements, rights-of-way, zoning restrictions, minor defects or
irregularities in title, encroachments, encumbrances disclosed by surveys,
and other similar encumbrances not interfering in any material respect
with the value or use of the property to which such Lien is attached; and
(i) Liens for Taxes not at the time delinquent or thereafter payable
without penalty or being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall
have been set aside on its books.
(j) leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses granted to third
parties in the ordinary course of business, in each case not interfering
in any material respect with the operations or business of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries;
(k) landlord Liens arising under any lease contracts entered into by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business
for amounts not overdue or being diligently contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with
GAAP shall have been set aside on its books;
(l) statutory Liens of depository or collecting banks on items in
collection and any accompanying documents or the proceeds thereof;
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(m) Liens securing Indebtedness of the type permitted by clauses
(f), (g) or (i) of Section 8.2;
(n) Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statement filings
regarding operating leases;
(o) extensions, renewals and replacements of any of the foregoing
Liens to the extent and for so long as the Indebtedness secured thereby
remains outstanding;
(p) other Liens on assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
provided that the fair market value of the property encumbered by Liens
described in this clause, and the Indebtedness and other obligations
secured thereby, does not exceed $7,500,000;
(q) customary rights of setoff upon deposits of cash in favor of
banks or other depository institutions in which such cash is maintained in
the ordinary course of business;
(r) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a
matter of law or pursuant to a bond to secure payment of customs duties in
connection with the importation of goods;
(s) Liens securing reimbursement obligations under commercial
letters of credit permitted hereunder and issued for the account of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
provided that such Liens secure solely the assets whose purchase the
applicable Letter of Credit is supporting; and
(t) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by clause (n) of Section
8.2.
SECTION 8.4. Financial Condition and Operations. The Parent and the
Borrower will not permit any of the events set forth below to occur.
(a) The Parent and the Borrower will not permit the Leverage Ratio
as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter set forth below to be greater
than the ratio set forth opposite such period:
FISCAL QUARTER LEVERAGE RATIO
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The fourth Fiscal Quarter of 2005 and the
first and second Fiscal Quarters of 2006 4.00:1
The third and fourth Fiscal Quarters of 2006 3.50:1
The first, second and third Fiscal Quarters of
2007 3.25:1
The fourth Fiscal Quarter of 2007 3.00:1
Each Fiscal Quarter thereafter 2.75:1
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(b) The Parent and the Borrower will not permit the Interest
Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter to be less than
3.00:1.
SECTION 8.5. Investments. The Parent and the Borrower will not, and will
not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than Immaterial
Subsidiaries) to, purchase, make, incur, assume or permit to exist any
Investment in any other Person, except:
(a) Investments existing as of the Closing Date and identified in
Item 8.5(a) of the Disclosure Schedule;
(b) Cash Equivalent Investments;
(c) Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or
reorganization of, or a composition or readjustment of debts, or
settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with customers and
suppliers, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(d) the UK Equity Contribution and Investments permitted as (i)
Capital Expenditures pursuant to Section 8.7 (including any such
Investments which would otherwise constitute Capital Expenditures but for
the operation of clause (i) of the proviso to the definition of "Capital
Expenditures"), (ii) Indebtedness pursuant to Section 8.2 (including the
UK Intercompany Loan) and (iii) Restricted Payments pursuant to Section
8.6;
(e) Investments by the Parent in any of its Subsidiaries or by any
Subsidiary of the Parent in any other Subsidiary of the Parent; provided
that the sum of (x) the aggregate amount of intercompany loans made, and
Contingent Liabilities incurred, pursuant to clause (e)(ii) of Section 8.2
plus (y) the aggregate amount of Investments under this clause by way of
contributions to capital or purchases of Capital Securities made by
Obligors in Subsidiaries (other than any CDC Subsidiaries) that are not
Subsidiary Guarantors, minus (z) Investment Returns, shall not exceed the
amount set forth in clause (e)(ii) of Section 8.2 at any time;
(f) Investments made by the Parent, the Borrower and their
respective Subsidiaries that constitute (i) accounts receivable arising,
(ii) trade debt granted, or (iii) deposits made in connection with the
purchase price of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course
of business;
(g) Investments made by the Parent, the Borrower and their
Subsidiaries constituting the UK Acquisition or Permitted Acquisitions
permitted pursuant to Section 8.9;
(h) Investments consisting of the deferred portion of the sales
price received, in cash or otherwise, by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in
connection with any Disposition permitted under Section 8.10;
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(i) Investments made with Net Casualty Proceeds or Net Disposition
Proceeds in accordance with the provisions of clause (f) of Section 3.1.1;
(j) Investments in respect of loans and advances made by the
Parent and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practices to their respective employees, including
for moving, travel and emergency expenses and other similar expenses or
for income tax liabilities, so long as the aggregate principal amount
thereof at any one time outstanding (determined without regard to any
write-downs or write-offs of such loans and advances), less Investment
Returns, does not exceed $2,000,000 in the aggregate for all employees;
(k) Investments in Persons engaged in the retail sale of the
Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' inventory, in the ordinary course of
business consistent with industry practices, less Investment Returns, not
to exceed $5,000,000 outstanding at any time;
(l) Investments made in connection with the purchase of assets
pursuant to Repurchase Obligations; and
(m) other Investments made by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
less Investment Returns, (i) in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 over
the term of this Agreement and (ii) so long as the Leverage Ratio as at
the end of the Fiscal Quarter most recently completed prior to the making
of such Investment with respect to which, pursuant to Section 7.1,
financial statements have been, or are required to have been, delivered by
the Parent, was 2.5:1 or less, in an amount not to exceed the Cash Flow
Basket at the time of making such Investment (provided that, after giving
effect to any such Investment pursuant to this subclause (ii), (x) the
Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have Liquidity of at least
$35,000,000 and (y) before making any such Investment (or series of
related Investments) in an amount exceeding $2,500,000, the Administrative
Agent shall have received a Compliance Certificate executed by the chief
financial officer of the Borrower certifying and, if reasonably requested
by the Administrative Agent, showing (in reasonable detail and with
appropriate calculations and computations in all respects reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) that on a historical pro forma
basis (after giving effect to such Investment and related transactions and
all Investments and related transactions made pursuant to this subclause
prior thereto during the applicable periods thereunder) as of the last day
of the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter with respect to which,
pursuant to Section 7.1, financial statements have been, or are required
to have been, delivered by the Parent, the Parent would be in compliance
with clause (b) of Section 8.4 and would have a Leverage Ratio of 2.5:1 or
less, in each case as of the last day of such Fiscal Quarter);
provided, however, that
(i) any Investment which when made complies with the
requirements of the definition of the term "Cash Equivalent
Investment" may continue to be held notwithstanding that such
Investment if made thereafter would not comply with such
requirements; and
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(ii) no Investment otherwise permitted by clause (e) (to the
extent constituting an Investment by an Obligor in a Subsidiary that
is not a Subsidiary Guarantor)), (g), (h), (j), (k), (l) or (m)
shall be permitted to be made if any Default has occurred and is
continuing or would result therefrom.
"Investment Returns" means, with respect to any Investment by the Parent or any
of its Subsidiaries in any Person after the Closing Date pursuant to clauses
(e), (j), (k) or (m) of this Section 8.5 or clause (e)(ii) of Section 8.2, cash
received by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries from such Person after the
making of such Investment (but in an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount
of such Investment), other than interest, dividends or other distributions not
in the nature of a return or repurchase of capital or a repayment of principal.
SECTION 8.6. Restricted Payments, etc. The Parent and the Borrower will
not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, declare or
make a Restricted Payment, or make any deposit for any Restricted Payment,
except:
(a) Restricted Payments payable by any non-wholly owned Subsidiary
to its shareholders or members generally, so long as the Borrower or a
Subsidiary Guarantor receives, directly or indirectly, a pro rata share of
such dividends (based upon the aggregate equity interests of such
non-wholly owned Subsidiary held by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries);
(b) Restricted Payments payable (i) by any Subsidiary to the
Borrower or any other Subsidiary Guarantor (that is a wholly owned
Subsidiary) or (ii) by any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor
to any other Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(c) so long as a Default has not occurred and is not continuing,
Parent or the Borrower may redeem or repurchase Capital Securities of the
Parent or the Borrower, respectively, held by officers, directors or
employees of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries following the
termination of employment or service of such Person in an aggregate amount
not to exceed with respect to all redemptions or purchases pursuant to
this clause (c) in the aggregate during any Fiscal Year, $2,500,000;
(d) Restricted Payments comprised of (x) the making of any payment
or prepayment of principal of, or premium or interest on, the 2009 Notes,
(y) the redemption, retirement, purchase, defeasance or other acquisition
of any 2009 Notes or (z) the making of any deposit (including the payment
of amounts into a sinking fund or other similar fund) for any of the
foregoing purposes; provided that (i) at the time of making any such
Restricted Payment, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii)
after giving effect to any such Restricted Payment, the Borrower and the
Subsidiary Guarantors shall have Liquidity of at least $35,000,000 and
(iii) before making any such Restricted Payment (or series of related
Restricted Payments) in an amount exceeding $2,500,000, the Administrative
Agent shall have received a Compliance Certificate executed by the chief
financial officer of the Borrower certifying and, if reasonably requested
by the Administrative Agent, showing (in reasonable detail and with
appropriate calculations and computations in all respects reasonably
satisfactory to the
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Administrative Agent) that on a historical pro forma basis (after giving
effect to such Restricted Payment and related transactions and all
Restricted Payments and related transactions made pursuant to this clause
prior thereto during the applicable periods thereunder) as of the last day
of the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter with respect to which,
pursuant to Section 7.1, financial statements have been, or are required
to have been, delivered by the Parent, the Parent would be in compliance
with Section 8.4 as of the last day of such Fiscal Quarter; and
(e) (i) other Restricted Payments by the Parent (x) in an amount not
to exceed $5,000,000 over the term of this Agreement or (y) so long as the
Leverage Ratio as at the end of the Fiscal Quarter most recently completed
prior to the making of such Restricted Payment with respect to which,
pursuant to Section 7.1, financial statements have been, or are required
to have been, delivered by the Parent, was 2.5:1 or less, in an amount not
to exceed the Cash Flow Basket at the time of making such Restricted
Payment, and (ii) other Restricted Payments by the Borrower to the Parent
solely to enable the Parent to make the foregoing Restricted Payments;
provided that (x) at the time of making any such Restricted Payment, no
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (y) after giving effect to
any such Restricted Payment, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors
shall have Liquidity of at least $35,000,000 and (z) before making any
such Restricted Payment (or series of related Restricted Payments) in an
amount exceeding $2,500,000), the Administrative Agent shall have received
a Compliance Certificate executed by the chief financial officer of the
Borrower certifying and, if reasonably requested by the Administrative
Agent, showing (in reasonable detail and with appropriate calculations and
computations in all respects reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent) that on a historical pro forma basis (after giving effect to such
Restricted Payment and related transactions and all Restricted Payments
and related transactions made pursuant to this clause prior thereto during
the applicable periods thereunder) as of the last day of the most recently
completed Fiscal Quarter with respect to which, pursuant to Section 7.1,
financial statements have been, or are required to have been, delivered by
the Parent, the Parent would be in compliance with Section 8.4 as of the
last day of such Fiscal Quarter and, in the case of a Restricted Payment
to be made pursuant to subclause (i)(y) of this clause (e), would have a
Leverage Ratio of 2.5:1 or less as of the last day of such Fiscal Quarter.
SECTION 8.7. Capital Expenditures. Subject (in the case of Capitalized
Lease Liabilities) to clause (d) of Section 8.2, the Parent and the Borrower
will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than
Immaterial Subsidiaries) to, make or commit to make Capital Expenditures which
aggregate in excess of $30,000,000 in any Fiscal Year; provided that, to the
extent the amount of Capital Expenditures permitted to be made in any Fiscal
Year pursuant to the preceding terms of this Section exceeds the aggregate
amount of Capital Expenditures actually made by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries during such Fiscal Year, such excess amount (a "Carry Forward
Amount") may be carried forward to the next succeeding Fiscal Year.
SECTION 8.8. Issuance of Capital Securities. The Parent and the Borrower
will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, issue any
Capital Securities (whether for value or otherwise) to any Person other than (a)
in the case of any Subsidiary of the Parent, (i) if
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such Subsidiary is a wholly owned Subsidiary, to the Parent, the Borrower or
another wholly owned Subsidiary and (ii) if such Subsidiary is not a wholly
owned Subsidiary, to its shareholders or members so long as the Parent or
Subsidiary of the Parent which owns the equity interest in such non-wholly owned
Subsidiary does not have its percentage ownership of the Capital Securities of
such non-wholly owned Subsidiary reduced after giving effect to such issuance,
(b) for transfers or replacements of then outstanding shares of Capital
Securities, (c) for stock splits, stock dividends and issuances which do not
reduce the percentage ownership of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in any
class of the Capital Securities of such Subsidiary (and for which the Secured
Parties continue to have a first priority pledge of such Capital Securities),
(d) to qualified directors to the extent required by applicable law, (e) for
issuances by newly created or acquired Subsidiaries in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement, and (f) in the case of the Parent, to any Person, so long as
the Net Equity Proceeds from such issuance are applied to repay the Loans as
required by the terms of this Agreement and such Capital Securities are not
Redeemable Capital Securities.
SECTION 8.9. Consolidation, Merger; Permitted Acquisitions, etc. The
Parent and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of their respective
Subsidiaries (other than Immaterial Subsidiaries) to, liquidate or dissolve,
consolidate with, or merge into or with, any other Person, or purchase or
otherwise acquire any substantial part of the assets of any Person (or any
division thereof), except
(a) any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve voluntarily into, and
may merge with and into, the Parent or the Borrower (so long as the Parent
or the Borrower, as applicable, is the surviving corporation) or any other
Subsidiary (provided that a Subsidiary Guarantor may only liquidate or
dissolve into, or merge with and into, the Parent, the Borrower or another
Subsidiary Guarantor), and the assets or Capital Securities of any
Subsidiary may be purchased or otherwise acquired by the Parent, the
Borrower or any other Subsidiary (provided that the assets or Capital
Securities of any Subsidiary Guarantor may only be purchased or otherwise
acquired by the Parent, the Borrower or another Subsidiary Guarantor);
provided that in no event shall any Subsidiary Guarantor consolidate with
or merge with and into any Subsidiary other than another Subsidiary
Guarantor unless after giving effect thereto, the Administrative Agent
shall have a perfected pledge of, and security interest in and to, at
least the same percentage of the issued and outstanding interests of
Capital Securities (on a fully diluted basis) of the surviving Person as
the Administrative Agent had immediately prior to such merger or
consolidation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and its counsel, pursuant to such documentation and
opinions as shall be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the
Administrative Agent to create, perfect or maintain the collateral
position of the Secured Parties therein; and
(b) the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries may effect an
acquisition of Capital Securities (by merger, consolidation, purchase or
otherwise) or of any division or all or substantially all of the assets of
any Person, if:
(i) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur
after giving effect thereto;
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(ii) (A) such acquisition (1) is a Permitted Foreign
Acquisition or (2) if an acquisition of Capital Securities, shall
result in the issuer of such Capital Securities becoming a wholly
owned Subsidiary that is incorporated or organized under the laws of
the United States (whether by merger, stock purchase or otherwise);
and (B) upon the consummation of such acquisition, the provisions of
Section 7.8 are complied with;
(iii) such acquisition was not preceded by an unsolicited
tender offer for the Capital Securities of the Person subject to
such acquisition by, or by a proxy contest initiated by, the Parent,
the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries;
(iv) after giving effect to such acquisition (other than any
Permitted Foreign Acquisition by any Person that is not and
Obligor), the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have
Liquidity of at least $50,000,000; and
(v) the Administrative Agent shall have received a Compliance
Certificate executed by the chief financial officer or chief
accounting officer of the Parent certifying and, if reasonably
requested by the Administrative Agent, showing (in reasonable detail
and with appropriate calculations and computations in all respects
reasonably satisfactory to the Administration Agent) that (A) each
of the conditions set forth in the preceding clauses (i), (ii),
(iii) and (iv) have been satisfied and (B) on a historical pro forma
basis (after giving effect to such acquisition and all transactions
related thereto (including all Indebtedness that would be assumed or
incurred as a result of such acquisition) and all acquisitions
consummated prior thereto during the applicable periods thereunder)
as of the last day of the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter
with respect to which, pursuant to Section 7.1, financial statements
have been, or are required to have been, delivered by the Borrower,
the Borrower would be in compliance with Section 8.4 as of the last
day of such Fiscal Quarter.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the UK
Acquisition shall be permitted.
SECTION 8.10. Permitted Dispositions. The Parent and the Borrower will
not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than
Immaterial Subsidiaries) to, dispose of any of the Parent's, the Borrower's or
such Subsidiaries' assets (including accounts receivable and Capital Securities
of Subsidiaries) to any Person in one transaction or a series of transactions
unless such Disposition is (a) of inventory, or obsolete, damaged, worn out or
surplus property Disposed of in the ordinary course of business, Intellectual
Property Collateral (as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement) let to
lapse pursuant to clauses (a) and (e) of Section 4.5 of the Pledge and Security
Agreement, or a Disposition permitted under clause (j) of Section 8.3, (b)
permitted by Section 8.9, (c) a Permitted Receivables Transaction, (d) of the
assets set forth on Item 8.10(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, (e) of the assets
set forth on Item 8.10(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, or (f) of other assets,
the Net Disposition Proceeds of which, together with the Net Disposition
Proceeds of all other assets Disposed of pursuant to this clause (f) during the
same Fiscal Year, does not exceed $10,000,000; provided that, in the case of any
Disposition
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pursuant to either clause (e) or (f), such Disposition shall be for fair market
value and consideration consisting of no less than 75% cash and the Net
Disposition Proceeds thereof shall be applied in accordance with Sections 3.1.1
and 3.1.2.
SECTION 8.11. Modification of Certain Agreements. The Parent and the
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to,
consent to any amendment, supplement, waiver or other modification of, or enter
into any forbearance from exercising any rights with respect to the terms or
provisions contained in,
(a) any of the 2007 Notes, the 2007 Notes Indenture, the 2009 Notes,
the 2009 Notes Indenture, the Offer to Purchase and the UK Transaction
Documents (other than, in each case, (i) ministerial amendments,
supplements, waivers or modifications or (ii) other amendments,
supplements, waivers or modifications that do not affect the Lenders in an
adverse manner); or
(b) the Organic Documents of the Parent, the Borrower or any of
their respective Subsidiaries, if the result would have an adverse effect
on the rights or remedies of any Secured Party.
SECTION 8.12. Transactions with Affiliates. The Parent and the Borrower
will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, enter
into or cause or permit to exist any arrangement, transaction or contract
(including for the purchase, lease or exchange of property or the rendering of
services) with any of its other Affiliates, unless such arrangement, transaction
or contract is (i) on fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Parent,
the Borrower or such Subsidiary than it could obtain in an arm's-length
transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate and (ii) of the kind which
would be entered into by a prudent Person in the position of the Parent, the
Borrower or such Subsidiary with a Person that is not one of its Affiliates;
provided, that the following shall in any event be permitted: (i) the
Transactions, (ii) transactions permitted under this Agreement among the
Obligors and (iii) loans and advances permitted under clause (j) of Section 8.5.
SECTION 8.13. Restrictive Agreements, etc. The Parent and the Borrower
will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than
Immaterial Subsidiaries) to, enter into any agreement prohibiting:
(a) the creation or assumption of any Lien upon its properties,
revenues or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired;
(b) the ability of any Obligor to amend or otherwise modify any Loan
Document; or
(c) the ability of any Subsidiary to make any payments, directly or
indirectly, to the Parent or the Borrower, including by way of dividends,
advances, repayments of loans, reimbursements of management and other
intercompany charges, expenses and accruals or other returns on
investments.
The foregoing prohibitions shall not apply to (x) restrictions in any Loan
Document or (y) in the case of clause (a) or (c), (i) restrictions arising under
applicable law, (ii) customary
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provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a
leasehold interest of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) customary
restrictions on dispositions of real property interests found in reciprocal
easement agreements of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv)
restrictions arising under contractual obligations in existence on the Closing
Date and set forth on Item 8.13 of the Disclosure Schedule, (v) restrictions
arising under any agreement governing any Indebtedness permitted by clause (d)
of Section 8.2 as to the assets financed with the proceeds of such Indebtedness,
(vi) restrictions in any agreement governing any Indebtedness permitted by
clause (f) of Section 8.2 as to the inventory financed with the proceeds of such
Indebtedness, (vii) restrictions in any agreement governing any Indebtedness
permitted by clause (h) of Section 8.2, (viii) restrictions in the 2007 Notes
Indenture and the 2009 Notes Indenture, (ix) customary provisions in any
agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Subsidiary that restricts
distributions by such Subsidiary pending such sale or other disposition, (x)
provisions in agreements or instruments which prohibit the payment of dividends
or the making of other distributions with respect to any class of Capital
Securities of a Person other than on a pro rata basis, (xi) customary provisions
restricting assignments or other transfers of the direct interests in a joint
venture contained in the related joint venture agreement and (xii) customary
provisions restricting assignments or other transfers contained in licenses.
SECTION 8.14. Accounting Changes. The Parent will not, and will not permit
any of its Subsidiaries to, change its Fiscal Year from the period of 52 or 53
consecutive weeks ending on the Saturday nearest to December 31 in any calendar
year.
SECTION 8.15. Activities of the Parent. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the Parent shall not engage in any business or other
activity other than (i) owning the Capital Securities of the Borrower, (ii)
performing its Obligations under the Loan Documents (including Article VII),
(iii) performing its obligations under the 2009 Notes and the 2009 Notes
Indenture and (iv) executing and delivering, and performing its obligations
under, guarantees that it is permitted to incur or maintain under this
Agreement, and, in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
activities reasonably related thereto.
SECTION 8.16. CDC Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein (including this Article), neither the Parent nor any of its
Subsidiaries shall make any Investment in, incur any Contingent Liability with
respect to the Indebtedness of, or otherwise transfer any asset to any CDC
Subsidiary other than pursuant to (i) cash equity contributions or (ii) cash
loans evidenced by one or more promissory notes in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, duly executed and delivered in pledge
to the Collateral Trustee pursuant to a Loan Document, which shall not be
forgiven or otherwise discharged for any consideration other than payment in
full or in part in cash or pursuant to a Permitted Refinancing (provided that
only the amount repaid in part shall be discharged); provided that the aggregate
amount of such contributions and loans in any Fiscal Year shall not exceed
$500,000.
ARTICLE IX
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
SECTION 9.1. Listing of Events of Default. Each of the following events or
occurrences described in this Article shall constitute an "Event of Default".
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SECTION 9.1.1. Non-Payment of Obligations. Any Obligor shall default in
the payment or prepayment when due of
(a) any principal of any Loan, any Reimbursement Obligation or any
deposit of cash for collateral purposes pursuant to Section 2.6.4; or
(b) interest on any Loan or any fee described in Article III and
such default shall continue unremedied for a period of three Business Days
after such amount was due; or
(c) any other monetary Obligations and such default shall continue
unremedied for a period of seven Business Days after such amount was due.
SECTION 9.1.2. Breach of Warranty. Any representation or warranty of any
Obligor made or deemed to be made in any Loan Document (including any
certificates delivered pursuant to Article V) is or shall be incorrect when made
or deemed to have been made in any material respect.
SECTION 9.1.3. Non-Performance of Certain Covenants and Obligations. Any
Obligor shall default in the due performance or observance of any of its
obligations under Sections 7.1, 7.2(a) (other than as a result of the failure to
qualify as a foreign corporation in a jurisdiction where failure to so qualify
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect), 7.7, 7.8 or
Article VIII.
SECTION 9.1.4. Non-Performance of Other Covenants and Obligations. Any
Obligor shall default in the due performance or observance of any other
agreement contained in any Loan Document to which such Obligor is party, and
such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the earlier
to occur of (i) notice thereof having been given to the Borrower by the
Administrative Agent or any Lender or (ii) the date on which any Obligor first
obtains knowledge of such default.
SECTION 9.1.5. Default on Other Indebtedness. A default shall occur in the
payment of any amount when due (subject to any applicable grace period), whether
by acceleration or otherwise, of any principal or stated amount of, or interest
or fees on, of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness described in Section
9.1.1) of any Obligor or the UK Subsidiary having a principal or stated amount,
individually, in excess of $5,000,000, or, in the aggregate, in excess of
$10,000,000, or a default shall occur in the performance or observance of any
obligation or condition with respect to such Indebtedness if the effect of such
default is to accelerate the maturity of any such Indebtedness or such default
shall continue unremedied for any applicable period of time sufficient to permit
the holder or holders of such Indebtedness, or any trustee or agent for such
holders, to cause or declare such Indebtedness or to become due and payable or
to require such Indebtedness to be prepaid, redeemed, purchased or defeased, or
require an offer to purchase or defease such Indebtedness to be made, prior to
its expressed maturity.
SECTION 9.1.6. Judgments. Any judgment or order for the payment of money,
individually, in excess of $5,000,000, or, in the aggregate, in excess of
$10,000,000 (exclusive of any amounts fully covered by insurance (less any
applicable deductible) and as to which the insurer has acknowledged its
responsibility to cover such judgment or order) shall be rendered
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against any Obligor and such judgment shall not have been vacated or discharged
or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 30 days after the entry thereof or
enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such
judgment or order.
SECTION 9.1.7. Pension Plans.
(a) US Pension Plans. Any of the following events shall occur with
respect to any Pension Plan:
(i) the institution of any steps by the Parent or the Borrower, any
member of their respective Controlled Group or any other Person to
terminate a Pension Plan if, as a result of such termination, the Parent,
the Borrower or any such member could be required to make a contribution
to such Pension Plan, or could reasonably expect to incur a liability or
obligation to such Pension Plan, in excess of $10,000,000; or
(ii) a contribution failure occurs with respect to any Pension Plan
sufficient to give rise to a Lien under section 302(f) of ERISA.
(b) UK Pension Plans. The Pensions Regulator shall issue a Financial
Support Direction or Contribution Notice to the UK Subsidiary or any of its
Subsidiaries, unless the aggregate liability under all such Financial Support
Directions and Contribution Notices is less than (pound)5,000,000.
SECTION 9.1.8. Impairment of Security, etc. Any Loan Document, or any Lien
thereunder with respect to an asset or assets of the Obligors whose fair market
value in the aggregate is greater than $250,000, shall (except in accordance
with its terms), in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease
to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of any Obligor party
thereto, in each case for any reason other than the failure of the Collateral
Trustee or any Secured Party to take any action within its control; any Obligor
or any other party shall, directly or indirectly, contest in any manner such
effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability; or, except as
permitted under any Loan Document, any Lien securing any Obligation shall, in
whole or in part, cease to be a perfected first priority Lien.
SECTION 9.1.9. Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc. Any Obligor shall:
(a) become insolvent or generally fail to pay, or admit in writing
its inability or unwillingness generally to pay, debts as they become due;
(b) apply for, consent to, or acquiesce in the appointment of a
trustee, receiver, sequestrator or other custodian for any substantial
part of the property of any thereof, or make a general assignment for the
benefit of creditors;
(c) in the absence of such application, consent or acquiescence in
or permit or suffer to exist the appointment of a trustee, receiver,
sequestrator or other custodian for a substantial part of the property of
any thereof, and such trustee, receiver, sequestrator or other custodian
shall not be discharged within 60 days; provided that each Obligor hereby
expressly authorizes each Secured Party to appear in any court conducting
any relevant
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proceeding during such 60-day period to preserve, protect and defend their
rights under the Loan Documents;
(d) permit or suffer to exist the commencement of any bankruptcy,
reorganization, debt arrangement or other case or proceeding under any
bankruptcy or insolvency law or any dissolution, winding up or liquidation
proceeding, in respect thereof, and, if any such case or proceeding is not
commenced by any Obligor, such case or proceeding shall be consented to or
acquiesced in by such Person or shall result in the entry of an order for
relief or shall remain for 60 days undismissed; provided, that the each
Obligor hereby expressly authorizes each Secured Party to appear in any
court conducting any such case or proceeding during such 60-day period to
preserve, protect and defend their rights under the Loan Documents; or
(e) take any action authorizing, or in furtherance of, any of the
foregoing.
SECTION 9.1.10. Change in Control. A Change in Control shall occur.
SECTION 9.2. Action if Bankruptcy. If any Event of Default described in
clauses (a) through (d) of Section 9.1.9 with respect to the Parent or the
Borrower shall occur, the Commitments (if not theretofore terminated) shall
automatically terminate and the outstanding principal amount of all outstanding
Loans and all other Obligations (including Reimbursement Obligations) shall
automatically be and become immediately due and payable, without notice or
demand to any Person and each Obligor shall automatically and immediately be
obligated to Cash Collateralize all Letter of Credit Outstandings in accordance
with Section 2.6.4.
SECTION 9.3. Action if Other Event of Default. If any Event of Default
(other than any Event of Default described in clauses (a) through (d) of Section
9.1.9 with respect to the Parent or the Borrower) shall occur for any reason,
whether voluntary or involuntary, and be continuing, the Administrative Agent,
upon the direction of the Required Lenders, shall by notice to the Parent and
the Borrower declare all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount of
the Loans and other Obligations (including Reimbursement Obligations) to be due
and payable and/or the Commitments (if not theretofore terminated) to be
terminated, whereupon the full unpaid amount of such Loans and other Obligations
which shall be so declared due and payable shall be and become immediately due
and payable, without further notice, demand or presentment, and/or, as the case
may be, the Commitments shall terminate and the Borrower shall automatically and
immediately be obligated to Cash Collateralize all Letter of Credit Outstandings
in accordance with Section 2.6.4.
ARTICLE X
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
SECTION 10.1. Actions. Each Lender hereby appoints Credit Suisse as its
Syndication Agent and Administrative Agent under and for purposes of each Loan
Document. Each Lender hereby appoints ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, N.A. as its collateral
trustee under and for purposes of the Collateral Trust Agreement and each other
Loan Document (and as security trustee under and for purposes of the UK Share
Charge). Each Lender agrees and acknowledges that the Collateral Trustee, in
addition to being appointed by and acting on behalf of the Lenders hereto, is
also, as
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of the date hereof, being appointed by and acting on behalf of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank,
N.A., as trustee (the "Indenture Trustee") under the 2009 Notes Indenture and
that, accordingly, the Collateral Trustee is agent of and is acting for and on
behalf of the Lenders and, in addition, the Indenture Trustee. Each Lender
authorizes the Administrative Agent to act on behalf of such Lender under each
Loan Document (including the Collateral Trust Agreement) and, in the absence of
other written instructions from the Required Lenders received from time to time
by the Administrative Agent (with respect to which the Administrative Agent
agrees that it will comply, except as otherwise provided in this Section or as
otherwise advised by counsel in order to avoid contravention of applicable law),
to exercise such powers hereunder and thereunder as are specifically delegated
to or required of the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof,
together with such powers as may be incidental thereto (including the release of
Liens on assets Disposed of in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents).
Each Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to release any
Guarantor from its obligations under this Agreement or the Subsidiary Guaranty
upon the occurrence of the Termination Date or in connection with the release of
any Guarantor pursuant to any Disposition permitted under Section 8.10, so long
as such release is otherwise permitted under the terms of a Loan Document;
provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, prior to any such release,
request that the Borrower certify in a written notice delivered to the
Administrative Agent (with such detail as the Administrative Agent may
reasonably request) that the release is made in compliance with the terms of the
Loan Documents. Each Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to
cause the Collateral Trustee to release any Lien granted to or held by or in
favor of the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as
defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) upon the occurrence of the
Termination Date or in connection with (i) the Disposition of collateral under
the Loan Documents or (ii) the release of any Guarantor, so long as, in the case
of either clause (i) or (ii), such Disposition or release is otherwise permitted
under the terms of a Loan Document; provided, however, that the Administrative
Agent may, prior to any such release, request that the Borrower certify in a
written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent (with such detail as the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request) that such Disposition or release is
made in compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents. Each Lender hereby
indemnifies (which indemnity shall survive any termination of this Agreement)
the Administrative Agent, pro rata according to such Lender's proportionate
Total Exposure Amount, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, claims, costs or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever
which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against, the
Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of any Loan Document
(including attorneys' fees), and as to which the Administrative Agent is not
reimbursed by the Borrower; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable
for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, claims, costs or expenses which are determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction in a final proceeding to have resulted from the Administrative
Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall
not be required to take any action under any Loan Document, or to prosecute or
defend any suit in respect of any Loan Document, unless it is indemnified
hereunder to its satisfaction. If any indemnity in favor of the Administrative
Agent shall be or become, in the Administrative Agent's determination,
inadequate, the Administrative Agent may call for additional indemnification
from the Lenders and cease to do the acts indemnified against hereunder until
such additional indemnity is given.
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SECTION 10.2. Funding Reliance, etc. Unless the Administrative Agent shall
have been notified in writing by any Lender by 3:00 p.m. on the Business Day
prior to a Borrowing that such Lender will not make available the amount which
would constitute its Percentage of such Borrowing on the date specified
therefor, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such
amount available to the Administrative Agent and, in reliance upon such
assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If and to the
extent that such Lender shall not have made such amount available to the
Administrative Agent, such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to repay the
Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with
interest thereon, for each day from the date the Administrative Agent made such
amount available to the Borrower to the date such amount is repaid to the
Administrative Agent, at the interest rate applicable at the time to Loans
comprising such Borrowing (in the case of the Borrower) and (in the case of a
Lender), at the Federal Funds Effective Rate (for the first two Business Days
after which such amount has not been repaid), and thereafter at the interest
rate applicable to Loans comprising such Borrowing.
SECTION 10.3. Exculpation; Notice of Default. (a) Neither the
Administrative Agent nor any Issuer nor any of their respective directors,
officers, employees or agents shall be liable to any Secured Party for any
action taken or omitted to be taken by it under any Loan Document, or in
connection herewith or therewith, except for its own willful misconduct or gross
negligence, nor responsible for any recitals or warranties herein or therein for
the effectiveness, enforceability, validity or due execution of any Loan
Document, nor for the creation, perfection or priority of any Liens purported to
be created by any of the Loan Documents, or the validity, genuineness,
enforceability, existence, value or sufficiency of any collateral security, nor
to make any inquiry respecting the performance by any Obligor of its
Obligations. Any such inquiry which may be made by the Administrative Agent
shall not obligate it to make any further inquiry or to take any action. The
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon advice of counsel concerning
legal matters and upon any notice, consent, certificate, statement or writing
which the Administrative Agent believes to be genuine and to have been presented
by a proper Person.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or
notice of the occurrence of any Default hereunder unless the Administrative
Agent has received a written notice from any Issuer, a Lender or the Borrower
referring to this Agreement, describing such Default and stating that such
notice is a "notice of default". In the event that the Administrative Agent
receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice
thereof to the Lenders and Issuers. The Administrative Agent shall (subject to
Section 10.1) take such action with respect to such Default as shall be directed
by the Required Lenders; provided that, unless and until the Administrative
Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but
shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action,
with respect to such Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interest of
the Secured Parties except to the extent that this Agreement expressly requires
that such action be taken, or not be taken, only with the consent or upon the
authorization of the Required Lenders or all Lenders.
SECTION 10.4. Successor. The Syndication Agent may resign as such upon one
Business Day's notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. The
Administrative Agent may resign as such at any time upon at least 30 days' prior
notice to the Borrower and all Lenders. If the Administrative Agent at any time
shall resign, the Required Lenders may appoint
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another Lender as a successor Administrative Agent (subject to the Borrower's
consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless an Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing) which shall thereupon become the
Administrative Agent hereunder. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have
been so appointed by the Required Lenders, and shall have accepted such
appointment, within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent's giving
notice of resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of
the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent (subject to the Borrower's
consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless an Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing), which shall be one of the Lenders or a
commercial banking institution organized under the laws of the United States (or
any State thereof) or a U.S. branch or agency of a commercial banking
institution, and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000;
provided, that, if, such retiring Administrative Agent is unable to find a
commercial banking institution which is willing to accept such appointment and
which meets the qualifications set forth above, the retiring Administrative
Agent's resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the
Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent
hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor
as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative
Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to receive from the retiring
Administrative Agent such documents of transfer and assignment as such successor
Administrative Agent may reasonably request, and shall thereupon succeed to and
become vested with all rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring
Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged
from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents. After any retiring
Administrative Agent's resignation hereunder as the Administrative Agent, the
provisions of this Article shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or
omitted to be taken by it while it was the Administrative Agent under the Loan
Documents, and Sections 12.3 and 12.4 shall continue to inure to its benefit.
Any resignation by Credit Suisse as Administrative Agent pursuant to this
Section shall also constitute its resignation as a Revolving Issuer and
Synthetic Issuer. Upon the acceptance of a successor's appointment as
Administrative Agent hereunder, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become
vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring
Issuers, (b) the retiring Issuers shall be discharged from all of its duties and
obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (c) the successor
Issuers shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit
issued by the retiring Issuers, if any, outstanding at the time of such
succession or make other arrangement reasonably satisfactory to the retiring
Issuers to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring Issuers with
respect to such Letters of Credit.
SECTION 10.5. Credit Extensions by the Administrative Agent and each
Issuer. The Administrative Agent and each Issuer, in its individual capacity as
a Lender, shall have the same rights and powers with respect to (a)(i) in the
case of the Administrative Agent, the Credit Extensions made by it or any of its
Affiliates and (ii) in the case of an Issuer, the Loans made by it or any of its
Affiliates, and (b) the Notes held by it or any of its Affiliates as any other
Lender and may exercise the same as if it were not the Administrative Agent or
Issuer. The Administrative Agent, each Issuer and each of their respective
Affiliates, in each case, in its individual capacity, may accept deposits from,
lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of business with the Parent, the
Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower as if the Administrative
Agent or Issuer were not the Administrative Agent or Issuer hereunder.
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SECTION 10.6. Credit Decisions. Each Lender acknowledges that it has,
independently of the Administrative Agent and each other Lender, and based on
such Lender's review of the financial information of the Parent, the Borrower
and their respective Subsidiaries, the Loan Documents (the terms and provisions
of which being satisfactory to such Lender) and such other documents,
information and investigations as such Lender has deemed appropriate, made its
own credit decision to extend its Commitments and make Credit Extensions. Each
Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently of the Administrative Agent
and each other Lender, and based on such other documents, information and
investigations as it shall deem appropriate at any time, continue to make its
own credit decisions as to exercising or not exercising from time to time any
rights and privileges available to it under the Loan Documents.
SECTION 10.7. Copies, etc. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt
notice to each Lender of each notice or request required or permitted to be
given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of the
Loan Documents (unless concurrently delivered to the Lenders by the Borrower).
The Administrative Agent will distribute to each Lender each document or
instrument received for its account and copies of all other communications
received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower for distribution to the
Lenders by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of the Loan
Documents.
SECTION 10.8. Reliance by the Administrative Agent and Issuers. The
Administrative Agent and each Issuer shall be entitled to rely upon any
certification, notice or other communication (including any thereof by
telephone, telecopy, telegram or cable) believed by it to be genuine and correct
and to have been signed or sent by or on behalf of the proper Person, and upon
advice and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other
experts selected by the Administrative Agent or such Issuer, as the case may be.
As to any matters not expressly provided for by the Loan Documents, the
Administrative Agent and each Issuer shall in all cases be fully protected in
acting, or in refraining from acting, hereunder or thereunder in accordance with
instructions given by the Required Lenders or all of the Lenders as is required
in such circumstance, and such instructions of such Lenders and any action taken
or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding on all Secured Parties.
SECTION 10.9. The Administrative Agent and the Issuers. Notwithstanding
anything else to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the Administrative
Agent and the Issuers, in their respective capacities as such, shall have no
duties or responsibilities under any Loan Document nor any fiduciary
relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions,
responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into any Loan
Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent or any Issuer, as
applicable, in such capacity, except as are explicitly set forth in any such
Loan Document.
SECTION 10.10. Posting of Approved Electronic Communications. (a) Each of
the Parent and the Borrower hereby agrees, unless directed otherwise by the
Administrative Agent or unless the electronic mail address referred to below has
not been provided by the Administrative Agent to the Parent or the Borrower, as
the case may be, that each will, or will cause their respective Subsidiaries to,
provide to the Administrative Agent all information, documents and other
materials that each is obligated to furnish to the Administrative Agent pursuant
to the Loan Documents or to the Lenders under Section 7.1, including all
notices, requests, financial statements, financial and other reports,
certificates and other information materials, but excluding
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any such communication that (i) is or relates to a Borrowing Request, a
Continuation/Conversion Notice or an Issuance Request, (ii) relates to the
payment of any principal or other amount due under this Agreement prior to the
scheduled date therefor, (iii) provides notice of any Default or Event of
Default under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or (iv) is required to
be delivered to satisfy any condition precedent to the effectiveness of this
Agreement and/or any Borrowing or other extension of credit hereunder (all such
non-excluded communications being referred to herein collectively as
"Communications"), by transmitting the Communications in an electronic/soft
medium that is properly identified in a format acceptable to the Administrative
Agent to an electronic mail address as directed by the Administrative Agent. In
addition, each of the Parent and the Borrower agrees, and agrees to cause their
respective Subsidiaries, to continue to provide the Communications to the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders, as the case may be, in the manner specified
in the Loan Documents but only to the extent requested by the Administrative
Agent.
(b) Each of the Parent and the Borrower further agrees that the
Administrative Agent may make the Communications available to the Lenders by
posting the Communications on Intralinks or a substantially similar electronic
transmission system (the "Platform").
(c) THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE". THE INDEMNIFIED
PARTIES DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE
ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR
OMISSIONS IN THE COMMUNICATIONS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR
STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER
CODE DEFECTS IS MADE BY THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE
COMMUNICATIONS OR THE PLATFORM. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES HAVE
ANY LIABILITY TO ANY OBLIGOR, ANY LENDER OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR DAMAGES OF ANY
KIND, WHETHER OR NOT BASED ON STRICT LIABILITY AND INCLUDING DIRECT OR INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES (WHETHER IN
TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF ANY OBLIGOR'S OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT'S TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET, EXCEPT TO THE
EXTENT THE LIABILITY OF ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY IS FOUND IN A FINAL RULING BY A
COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED PRIMARILY FROM SUCH INDEMNIFIED
PARTY'S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.
(d) The Administrative Agent agrees that the receipt of the Communications
by the Administrative Agent at its e-mail address set forth above shall
constitute effective delivery of the Communications to the Administrative Agent
for purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Lender agrees that receipt of notice to
it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that the Communications have
been posted to the Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the
Communications to such Lender for purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Lender
agrees to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (including by electronic
communication) from time to
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time of such Lender's e-mail address to which the foregoing notice may be sent
by electronic transmission and that the foregoing notice may be sent to such
e-mail address.
(e) Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent
or any Lender to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan
Document in any other manner specified in such Loan Document.
ARTICLE XI
PARENT GUARANTY
SECTION 11.1. Guaranty. The Parent hereby absolutely, unconditionally and
irrevocably
(a) guarantees the due, prompt and faithful performance of, and
compliance with, all obligations, covenants, terms, conditions and agreements of
the Borrower and each other Obligor now or hereafter existing under this
Agreement and each other Loan Document to which the Borrower and each other
Obligor is or may become a party in accordance with the terms thereof, including
the full and punctual payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by required
prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise, of all Obligations
of the Borrower and each other Obligor now or hereafter existing under this
Agreement and each other Loan Document to which the Borrower and each other
Obligor is or may become a party, whether for principal, interest, fees,
expenses or otherwise (including all such amounts which would become due but for
the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the United States
Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 362(a), and the operation of Sections 502(b)
and 506(b) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 502(b) and
Section 506(b)), and
(b) indemnifies and holds harmless each Secured Party and each holder of
a Note for any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees
and expenses) incurred by such Secured Party or such holder, as the case may be,
in enforcing any rights under this Article XI.
This Article XI constitutes a guaranty of payment when due and not of
collection, and the Parent specifically agrees that it shall not be necessary or
required that any Secured Party or any holder of any Note exercise any right,
assert any claim or demand or enforce any remedy whatsoever against the Borrower
or any other Obligor (or any other Person) before or as a condition to the
obligations of the Parent hereunder.
SECTION 11.2. Acceleration of Obligations Hereunder. The Parent agrees
that, in the case of an Event of Default described in Section 9.1.9, and if such
Event of Default shall occur at a time when any of the Obligations of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor may not then be due and payable, the Parent
agrees that it will pay to the Lenders forthwith the full amount which would be
payable hereunder by the Parent if all such Obligations were then due and
payable.
SECTION 11.3. Obligations Hereunder Absolute, etc. The obligations of the
Parent under this Article XI shall in all respects be a continuing, absolute,
unconditional and irrevocable guaranty of performance and payment and shall
remain in full force and effect until all Obligations of the Borrower and each
other Obligor have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash
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and all obligations of the Parent hereunder shall have been indefeasibly paid in
full in cash. The Parent guarantees that the Obligations of the Borrower and
each other Obligor will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and each other Loan Document under which they arise, regardless of any
law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction
affecting any of such terms or the rights of any Secured Party or any holder of
any Note with respect thereto. The liability of the Parent under this Article XI
shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable irrespective of:
(a) any lack of validity, legality or enforceability of the other
provisions of this Agreement, any Note or any other Loan Document;
(b) the failure of any Secured Party or any holder of any Note
(i) to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or
remedy against the Borrower, any other Obligor or any other Person
(including any other guarantor (including the Parent)) under the
provisions of this Agreement, any Note, any other Loan Document or
otherwise, or
(ii) to exercise any right or remedy against any other
guarantor (including the Parent) of, or collateral securing, any
Obligations of the Borrower or any other Obligor;
(c) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in
any other term of, all or any of the Obligation of the Borrower or any
other Obligor, or any other extension, compromise or renewal of any
Obligation of the Borrower or any other Obligor;
(d) any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination of any
Obligation of the Borrower or any other Obligor for any reason, including
any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and
shall not be subject to (and the Parent hereby waives any right to or
claim of) any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination
whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality, nongenuineness,
irregularity, compromise, unenforceability of, or any other event or
occurrence affecting, any Obligation of the Borrower, any other Obligor or
otherwise;
(e) any amendment to, rescission, waiver, or other modification
of, or any consent to departure from, any of the terms of this Agreement,
any Note or any other Loan Document;
(f) any addition, exchange, release, surrender or non-perfection
of any collateral, or any amendment to or waiver or release or addition
of, or consent to departure from, any other guaranty, held by any Secured
Party or any holder of any Note securing any of the Obligations of the
Borrower or any other Obligor; or
(g) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a
defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, the Borrower,
any other Obligor, any surety or any guarantor.
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SECTION 11.4. Reinstatement, etc. The Parent agrees that this Article XI
shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any
time any payment (in whole or in part) of any of the Obligations is rescinded or
must otherwise be restored by any Secured Party or any holder of any Note, upon
the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower or any other
Obligor or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.
SECTION 11.5. Waiver, etc. The Parent hereby waives promptness, diligence,
notice of acceptance and any other notice with respect to any of the Obligations
of the Borrower or any other Obligor and this Article XI and any requirement
that the Administrative Agent, any other Secured Party or any holder of any Note
protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or Lien, or any
property subject thereto, or exhaust any right or take any action against the
Borrower, any other Obligor or any other Person (including any other guarantor)
or any collateral securing the Obligations of the Borrower or any other Obligor,
as the case may be.
SECTION 11.6. Postponement of Subrogation. The Parent agrees that it will
not exercise any rights which it may acquire by way of rights of subrogation
under this Article XI by any payment made hereunder or otherwise, until the
prior indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Obligations of the Borrower
and each other Obligor. Any amount paid to the Parent on account of any such
subrogation rights prior to the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all
Obligations of the Borrower and each other Obligor shall be held in trust for
the benefit of the Secured Parties and each holder of a Note and shall
immediately be paid to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties and each holder of a Note and credited and applied against the
Obligations of the Borrower and each other Obligor, whether matured or
unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
In furtherance of the foregoing, for so long as any Obligations remain
outstanding, the Parent shall refrain from taking any action or commencing any
proceeding against the Borrower or any other Obligor (or its successors or
assigns, whether in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding or otherwise) to
recover any amounts in respect of payments made under this Article XI to any
Secured Party or any holder of a Note.
SECTION 11.7. Successors, Transferees and Assigns; Transfers of Notes,
etc. This Article XI shall:
(a) be binding upon the Parent, and its successors, transferees and
assigns; and
(b) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Administrative
Agent and each other Secured Party.
Without limiting the generality of Section 12.11, any Lender may assign or
otherwise transfer (in whole or in part) any Note or Loan held by it to any
other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all
rights and benefits in respect thereof granted to such Lender under any Loan
Document (including this Article XI) or otherwise, subject, however, to any
contrary provisions in such assignment or transfer, and to the provisions of
Section 12.11 and Article XII.
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ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 12.1. Waivers, Amendments, etc. The provisions of each Loan
Document (other than any Letter of Credit or a Rate Protection Agreement) under
which amendments, modifications and waivers may be effected by the parties
thereto) may from time to time be amended, modified or waived, if such
amendment, modification or waiver is in writing and consented to by the Borrower
and the Required Lenders; provided, however, that no such amendment,
modification or waiver shall:
(a) modify clause (b) of Section 4.7, Section 4.8 (as it relates to
sharing of payments) or this Section, in each case, without the consent of
all Lenders;
(b) increase the aggregate amount of any Credit Extensions required
to be made by any Lender pursuant to its Commitments, extend any
Commitment of any Lender, extend any Stated Maturity Date for any Lender's
Loan or Synthetic Deposit, or reduce any fees described in Article III
payable to any Lender, in each case without the consent of such Lender (it
being agreed, however, that any vote to rescind any acceleration made
pursuant to Section 9.2 and Section 9.3 of amounts owing with respect to
the Loans and other Obligations shall only require the vote of the
Required Lenders);
(c) reduce the principal amount of or reduce the rate of interest on
any Lender's Loan, reduce any fees described in Article III payable to any
Lender or extend the date on which interest or fees are payable to any
Lender, in each case without the consent of such Lender (provided that,
the vote of Required Lenders shall be sufficient to waive the payment, or
reduce the increased portion, of interest accruing under Section 3.2.2);
(d) reduce the percentage set forth in the definition of "Required
Lenders" or modify any requirement hereunder that any particular action be
taken by all Lenders without the consent of all Lenders;
(e) increase the Stated Amount of any Letter of Credit unless
consented to by the Issuer of such Letter of Credit;
(f) except as otherwise expressly provided in a Loan Document,
release (i) the Borrower from its Obligations under the Loan Documents or
any Guarantor from its obligations under a Guaranty or (ii) all or
substantially all of the collateral under the Loan Documents, in each case
without the consent of all Lenders;
(g) amend, modify or waive Section 5.3.1, unless, in either case,
such amendment, modification or waiver shall have been consented to by the
Lenders holding a majority of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loan
Exposure;
(h) change any provision of this Agreement in a manner that by its
terms adversely affects the rights in respect of payments due to either
Revolving Loan Lenders, Term Loan Lenders or Synthetic Lenders,
differently from the other Lenders, without the consent of either the
Revolving Loan Lenders, Term Loan Lenders or Synthetic Lenders,
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as applicable, holding a majority in interest of the applicable portion of
the Total Exposure Amount of such adversely affected Lenders;
(i) affect adversely the interests, rights or obligations of the
Administrative Agent (in its capacity as the Administrative Agent) or any
Issuer, unless consented to by the Administrative Agent or such Issuer, as
the case may be; or
(j) with respect to any LIBO Rate Loan, amend, waive or modify the
requirement that the Interest Period relative to any such Loan be one,
two, three, six or, if available to all Lenders, nine or twelve months in
duration, unless consented to by each Lender making such Loan.
No failure or delay on the part of any Secured Party in exercising any
power or right under any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right.
No notice to or demand on any Obligor in any case shall entitle it to any notice
or demand in similar or other circumstances. No waiver or approval by any
Secured Party under any Loan Document shall, except as may be otherwise stated
in such waiver or approval, be applicable to subsequent transactions. No waiver
or approval hereunder shall require any similar or dissimilar waiver or approval
thereafter to be granted hereunder.
SECTION 12.2. Notices; Time. All notices and other communications provided
under each Loan Document shall be in writing or by facsimile and addressed,
delivered or transmitted, if to the Parent, the Borrower or the Administrative
Agent, at its address or facsimile number set forth on Schedule II hereto, and
if to a Lender or Issuer, to the applicable Person at its address or facsimile
number set forth on Schedule II hereto or set forth in the Lender Assignment
Agreement pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender hereunder, or, in any
case, at such other address or facsimile number as may be designated by any such
party in a notice to the other parties. Any notice, if mailed and properly
addressed with postage prepaid or if properly addressed and sent by pre-paid
courier service, shall be deemed given when received; any notice, if transmitted
by facsimile, shall be deemed given when the confirmation of transmission
thereof is received by the transmitter. Electronic mail and Internet and
intranet websites may, at the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be used to
distribute routine communications, such as financial statements and other
information as provided in Section 7.1, to distribute Loan Documents for
execution by the parties thereto and distribute executed Loan Documentation and
may not be used for any other purpose.
SECTION 12.3. Payment of Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay on
demand all reasonable fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent (including
the fees and out-of-pocket expenses of Mayer, Brown, ▇▇▇▇ & Maw LLP, or such
other counsel to the Administrative Agent and of local counsel, if any, who may
be retained by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent) in connection with
(a) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of each
Loan Document, including schedules and exhibits, and any amendments,
waivers, consents, supplements or other modifications to any Loan Document
as may from time to time
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hereafter be required, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby
are consummated;
(b) the filing, recording, refiling or rerecording of any Loan
Document (including the Filing Statements) and all amendments,
supplements, amendment and restatements and other modifications to any
thereof, searches made following the Closing Date in jurisdictions where
Filing Statements (or other documents evidencing Liens in favor of the
Secured Parties) have been filed or recorded and any and all other
documents or instruments of further assurance required to be filed or
recorded, or refiled or rerecorded by the terms of any Loan Document; and
(c) the preparation and review of the form of any document or
instrument relevant to any Loan Document.
The Borrower further agrees to pay, and to save each Secured Party
harmless from all liability for, any stamp or other Taxes which may be payable
in connection with the execution or delivery of each Loan Document, the Credit
Extensions or the issuance of the Notes. The Borrower also agrees to reimburse
each Secured Party upon demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses of counsel to each
Secured Party) incurred by such Secured Party in connection with (x) the
negotiation of any restructuring or "work-out" with the Borrower, whether or not
consummated, of any Obligations and (y) the enforcement of any Obligations.
SECTION 12.4. Indemnification. In consideration of the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by each Secured Party, each of the Parent and the
Borrower hereby indemnifies, exonerates and holds each Secured Party and each of
their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the
"Indemnified Parties") free and harmless from and against any and all actions,
causes of action, suits, losses, costs, liabilities and damages, and expenses
incurred in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnified
Party is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought),
including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements, whether incurred in
connection with actions between or among the parties hereto or the parties
hereto and third parties (collectively, the "Indemnified Liabilities"), incurred
by the Indemnified Parties or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or
relating to
(a) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part,
directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of any Credit Extension,
including all Indemnified Liabilities arising in connection with the
Transactions;
(b) the entering into and performance of any Loan Document
(including, with respect to any period prior to the Amendment Effective
Date, the Existing Credit Agreement) by any of the Indemnified Parties
(including any action brought by or on behalf of the Parent or the
Borrower, as applicable, as the result of any determination by the
Required Lenders pursuant to Article V not to fund any Credit Extension,
provided that, any such action is resolved in favor of such Indemnified
Party);
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(c) any investigation, litigation or proceeding related to any
acquisition or proposed acquisition by any Obligor or any Subsidiary
thereof of all or any portion of the Capital Securities or assets of any
Person, whether or not an Indemnified Party is party thereto;
(d) any investigation, litigation or proceeding (including any
threatened investigation, litigation or proceeding) related to any
environmental cleanup, audit, compliance or other matter relating to any
Obligor or any Subsidiary with respect to the protection of the
environment or relating to the Release by any Obligor or any Subsidiary
thereof of any Hazardous Material;
(e) the presence on or under, or the escape, seepage, leakage,
spillage, discharge, emission, discharging or releases from, any real
property owned or operated by any Obligor or any Subsidiary of any
Hazardous Material (including any losses, liabilities, damages, injuries,
costs, expenses or claims asserted or arising under any Environmental
Law), regardless of whether caused by, or within the control of, such
Obligor or such Subsidiary; or
(f) each Lender's Environmental Liability (the indemnification
herein shall survive repayment of the Obligations and any transfer of the
property of any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries by foreclosure or by a
deed in lieu of foreclosure for any Lender's Environmental Liability,
regardless of whether caused by, or within the control of, such Obligor or
such Subsidiary);
except for Indemnified Liabilities (x) determined in the final judgment of a
court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen for the account of a particular
Indemnified Party by reason of the relevant Indemnified Party's gross negligence
or willful misconduct or (y) arising out of or in connection with any claim,
litigation, investigation or proceeding that does not involve an act or omission
by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates and that is brought by an Indemnified
Party against another Indemnified Party (other than, in the case of this clause
(y), any Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Administrative Agent). Except
with respect to such gross negligence or willful misconduct, each Obligor, and
its successors and assigns hereby waive, release and agree not to make any claim
or bring any cost recovery action against, any Indemnified Party under CERCLA or
any state equivalent, or any similar law now existing or hereafter enacted. It
is expressly understood and agreed that to the extent that any Indemnified Party
is strictly liable under any Environmental Laws, each Obligor's obligation to
such Indemnified Party under this indemnity shall likewise be without regard to
fault on the part of any Obligor with respect to the violation or condition
which results in liability of an Indemnified Party. If and to the extent that
the foregoing undertaking may be unenforceable for any reason, each Obligor
agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each
of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law.
SECTION 12.5. Survival. The obligations of the Parent and the Borrower, as
the case may be, under Sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 12.3 and 12.4, and the
obligations of the Lenders under Section 10.1, shall in each case survive any
assignment from one Lender to another (in the case of Sections 12.3 and 12.4)
and the occurrence of the Termination Date. The representations and
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warranties made by each Obligor in each Loan Document shall survive the
execution and delivery of such Loan Document.
SECTION 12.6. Severability. Any provision of any Loan Document which is
prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such provision and
such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of such Loan
Document or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any
other jurisdiction.
SECTION 12.7. Headings. The various headings of each Loan Document are
inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation
of such Loan Document or any provisions thereof.
SECTION 12.8. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by
the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original
(whether such counterpart is originally executed or an electronic copy of an
original and each party hereto expressly waives its rights to receive originally
executed documents other than with respect to any Notes) and all of which shall
constitute together but one and the same agreement.
SECTION 12.9. Governing Law; Entire Agreement. EACH LOAN DOCUMENT (OTHER
THAN THE LETTERS OF CREDIT, TO THE EXTENT SPECIFIED BELOW AND EXCEPT AS
OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN A LOAN DOCUMENT) WILL EACH BE DEEMED TO BE A
CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
(INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL
OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK). EACH LETTER OF CREDIT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OR RULES DESIGNATED IN
SUCH LETTER OF CREDIT, OR IF NO LAWS OR RULES ARE DESIGNATED, THE INTERNATIONAL
STANDBY PRACTICES (ISP98--INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION NUMBER
590 (THE "ISP RULES")) AND, AS TO MATTERS NOT GOVERNED BY THE ISP RULES, THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. The Loan Documents constitute the entire
understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
thereof and supersede any prior agreements, written or oral, with respect
thereto.
SECTION 12.10. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns; provided, however, that neither the Parent nor the
Borrower may assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder without the
consent of all of the Lenders.
SECTION 12.11. Sale and Transfer of Credit Extensions; Participations in
Credit Extensions; Notes. Each Lender may assign, or sell participations in, its
Loans, Letters of Credit and Commitments to one or more other Persons in
accordance with the terms set forth below:
(a) Any Lender may, with the consent of (x) the Administrative Agent
(such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (y) each
Revolving Letter of Credit Issuer in the case of any assignment of a
Revolving Loan Commitment (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed), assign to one or more Eligible
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Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this
Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments, Loans or
Synthetic Deposits at the time owing to it); provided that:
(i) the aggregate amount of the Commitments (which for this
purpose includes Loans and Synthetic Deposits outstanding
thereunder), principal outstanding balance of the Loans or aggregate
Synthetic Deposit of the assigning Lender subject to each such
assignment (determined as of the date the Lender Assignment
Agreement with respect to such assignment is delivered to the
Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $1,000,000, unless (A)
the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each
such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); (B) such
assignment is an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the
assigning Lender's Commitments, Loans or Synthetic Deposits at the
time owing to it with respect to the Commitments, Loans or Synthetic
Deposits being assigned, or (C) such assignment is an assignment to
a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund with
respect to a Lender; provided that simultaneous assignments to or by
two or more Related Funds shall be treated as one assignment for
purposes of the minimum assignment amount requirement;
(ii) 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 with respect to the Loans,
Synthetic Deposits and/or the Commitments assigned, except that this
clause (ii) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a
portion of its rights and obligations among separate tranches on a
non-pro rata basis; and
(iii) the parties to each assignment shall (A) execute and
deliver to the Administrative Agent a Lender Assignment Agreement
via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative
Agent (or, if previously agreed with the Administrative Agent,
manually), (B) pay to the Administrative Agent a processing and
recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee may be waived or reduced in the
sole discretion of the Administrative Agent) and (C) if the Eligible
Assignee is not a Lender, administrative details information with
respect to such Eligible Assignee and applicable tax forms.
(b) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the
Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (c), from and after the effective
date specified in each Lender Assignment Agreement, (i) the Eligible
Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the
interest assigned by such Lender Assignment Agreement, have the rights and
obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and (ii) the assigning
Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such
Lender Assignment Agreement, subject to Section 12.5, be released from its
obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of a Lender Assignment
Agreement 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 any provisions of
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this Agreement which by their terms survive the termination of this
Agreement). Any term or provision hereof to the contrary notwithstanding,
no portion of any Synthetic Deposit of any assigning Synthetic Lender
shall be refunded in connection with any assignment by such Synthetic
Lender, but instead (x) the applicable Eligible Assignee shall purchase
from such assigning Synthetic Lender that portion of the Synthetic Deposit
identified in the applicable Lender Assignment Agreement for such
consideration as mutually agreed upon by such parties; and (y) such
assigned portion of such Synthetic Deposit shall remain on deposit in the
Synthetic Deposit Account and, upon the effectiveness of such assignment,
shall become the Synthetic Deposit of such Eligible Assignee. Any
assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this
Agreement that does not comply with clauses (a) and (b) 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 clause (d). If the
consent of the Borrower to an assignment or to an Eligible Assignee is
required hereunder (including a consent to an assignment which does not
meet the minimum assignment thresholds specified in this Section), the
Borrower shall be deemed to have given its consent ten days after the date
notice thereof has been delivered by the assigning Lender (through the
Administrative Agent or ClearPar, LLC) unless such consent is expressly
refused by the Borrower prior to such tenth day.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall record each assignment made in
accordance with this Section in the Register pursuant to clause (b) of
Section 2.7. 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. In connection with each assignment of Synthetic
Deposit Amounts, the Synthetic Deposit of the assignor Lender shall not be
released, but shall instead be purchased by the relevant assignee and
continue to be held for application (to the extent not already applied) in
accordance with Article II to satisfy such assignee's obligations in
respect of Synthetic Deposit Account Loans and Synthetic Deposit Letters
of Credit. Each Synthetic Lender agrees that immediately prior to each
assignment by a Synthetic Lender (i) the Administrative Agent shall
establish a new Synthetic Deposit Sub-Account in the name of the assignee,
(ii) unless otherwise consented to by the Administrative Agent, a
corresponding portion of the Synthetic Deposit credited to the Synthetic
Deposit Sub-Account of the assignor Lender shall be purchased by the
assignee and shall be transferred from the assignor's Synthetic Deposit
Sub-Account to the assignee's Synthetic Deposit Sub-Account and (iii) if
after giving effect to such assignment the Synthetic Deposit of the
assignor Lender shall be zero, the Administrative Agent shall close the
Synthetic Deposit Sub-Account of such assignor Lender.
(d) Any Lender may, without the consent of, or notice to, the
Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more
banks or other entities (a "Participant") in all or a portion of such
Lender's rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or
a portion of its Commitments, Loans and/or the Synthetic Deposits owing to
it); provided that (i) such Lender's obligations under this Agreement
shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible
to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and
(iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent 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
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Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells
such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole
right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification
or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement
or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent
of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver with
respect to any of the items set forth in clauses (a) through (d) or (f) of
Section 12.1, in each case except as otherwise specifically provided in a
Loan Document. Subject to clause (e), the Borrower agrees that each
Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5,
4.6, 7.1, 12.3 and 12.4 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had
acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to clause (b). To the extent
permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits
of Section 4.9 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant
agrees to be subject to Section 4.8 as though it were a Lender. Each
Lender shall, as agent of the Borrower solely for the purpose of this
Section, record in book entries maintained by such Lender the name and the
amount of the participating interest of each Participant entitled to
receive payments in respect of any participating interests sold pursuant
to this Section.
(e) Each Credit Party that sells a Participation interest in any
Loan Commitment or other interest to a Participant shall, as agent for the
Borrower solely for the purpose of this Section 12.11, record in book
entries maintained by such Credit Party the name and amount of the
participating interest of each Participant entitled to receive payments in
respect of such interest.
(f) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater
payment under Sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 12.3 and 12.4 than the
applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the
participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the
participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower's prior
written consent. A Participant that would be a Non-U.S. Credit Party if it
were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 4.6 unless
the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and
such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with
the requirements set forth in Section 4.6 as though it were a Lender. In
addition, if at the time of the sale of such participation, any greater
Taxes subject to payment under Section 4.6 would apply to the Participant
than applied to the applicable Lender, then such Participant shall not be
entitled to any payment under Section 4.6 with respect to the portion of
such Taxes as exceeds the Taxes applicable to the Lender at the time of
the sale of the participation unless the Participant's request for the
Borrower's prior written consent for the Participation described in the
first sentence of this clause states that such greater Taxes would be
applicable to such Participant.
(g) 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 any pledge or assignment to secure
obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; 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.
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(h) In the event that (i) a Revolving Loan Lender or Synthetic
Lender is an Affected Lender, (ii) a Revolving Loan Lender's or Synthetic
Lender's capital status, as determined by its principal federal or state
supervisor or other applicable Governmental Authority (if applicable), is
rated at or below "undercapitalized", (iii) S&P or ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ shall, after
the date that any Person becomes a Revolving Loan Lender or Synthetic
Lender, downgrade the long-term certificate of deposit or unsecured
long-term debt ratings of such Lender, and the resulting ratings shall be
below BBB- or Baa3, respectively, or the equivalent, or (iv) in the case
of a Revolving Loan Lender or Synthetic Lender that does not have a
long-term certificate of deposit rating provided by both S&P and ▇▇▇▇▇'▇
or a long-term unsecured debt rating provided by both S&P and ▇▇▇▇▇'▇,
such Revolving Loan Lender or Synthetic Lender, as applicable, suffers a
material adverse change in its financial condition or a material
impairment in its ability to honor its obligation to fund any Loan or to
reimburse any Issuer for any Reimbursement Obligation pursuant to Section
2.6.1, each Issuer and, in the case of an event described in clauses (i)
through (iii) above, the Borrower shall each have the right, but not the
obligation, upon notice to such Revolving Loan Lender or Synthetic Lender,
as applicable, and the Administrative Agent, to replace such Revolving
Loan Lender or Synthetic Lender, as applicable, with a financial
institution (a "Replacement Lender") acceptable to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent (such consents not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed; provided that no such consent shall be required if the
Replacement Lender is an existing Revolving Loan Lender or Synthetic
Lender, as applicable), and upon the occurrence of any event described in
clauses (i) through (iv) above, each such Revolving Loan Lender or
Synthetic Lender, as applicable, hereby agrees to transfer and assign (in
accordance with this Section) all of its Commitments and other rights and
obligations under the Loan Documents (including Reimbursement Obligations)
to such Replacement Lender; provided that (i) such assignment shall be
without recourse, representation or warranty (other than that such Lender
owns the Commitments, Loans and Notes being assigned, free and clear of
any Liens) and (ii) the purchase price paid by the Replacement Lender
shall be in the amount of (x) in the case of any Revolving Loan Lender,
such Revolving Loan Lender's Loans and its Percentage of outstanding
Reimbursement Obligations and (y) in the case of any Synthetic Lender,
such Synthetic Lender's Synthetic Deposit and its Percentage of
outstanding Reimbursement Obligations, in each case, together with all
accrued and unpaid interest and fees in respect thereof, plus all other
amounts (other than the amounts (if any) demanded and unreimbursed under
Sections 4.2 through (and including) 4.6, which shall be paid by the
Borrower), owing to such Revolving Loan Lender or Synthetic Lender, as
applicable, hereunder. Upon any such termination or assignment, such
Revolving Loan Lender or Synthetic Lender, as applicable, shall cease to
be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of,
and subject to the obligations of, any provisions of this Agreement which
by their terms survive the termination of this Agreement.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any
Lender (a "Granting Lender") may grant to a special purpose funding
vehicle (a "SPC"), identified as such in writing from time to time by the
Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the option
to provide to the Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting
Lender would otherwise be obligated to make to the Borrower pursuant to
this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a
commitment by any
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SPC to make any Loan and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option
or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting
Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof.
The making of an Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of
the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by
such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPC shall be
liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this
Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with the Granting Lender).
In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which
agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to
the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all
outstanding commercial paper or other senior indebtedness of any SPC, it
will not institute against, or join any other person in instituting
against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency
or liquidation proceedings under the laws of the United States or any
State thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this clause, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without the
prior written consent of, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the
Syndication Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign
all or a portion of its interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender or
to any financial institutions (consented to by the Borrower, the
Syndication Agent and the Administrative Agent) providing liquidity and/or
credit support to or for the account of such SPC to support the funding or
maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any
non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency,
commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or
liquidity enhancement to such SPC. This section may not be amended without
the written consent of the SPC. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees,
subject to the next sentence, that, to the fullest extent permitted under
applicable law, each SPC, for purposes of Sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6,
4.8, 4.9, 12.3 and 12.4, shall be considered a Lender. The Borrower shall
not be required to pay any amount under Sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 12.3
and 12.4 that is greater than the amount which it would have been required
to pay had no grant been made by a Granting Lender to a SPC.
SECTION 12.12. Other Transactions. Nothing contained herein shall preclude
the Administrative Agent, any Issuer or any other Lender from engaging in any
transaction, in addition to those contemplated by the Loan Documents, with the
Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective Affiliates in which the Parent,
the Borrower or such Affiliate is not restricted hereby from engaging with any
other Person.
SECTION 12.13. Independence of Covenants and Default Provisions. All
covenants and default provisions contained in this Agreement or any other Loan
Document shall be given independent effect such that, in the event a particular
action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants or default
provisions, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or be
otherwise within the limitations of, another covenant or default provision shall
not, unless expressly so provided in such first covenant or default provision,
avoid the occurrence of a Default if such action is taken or such condition
exists.
SECTION 12.14. Confidentiality. (a) Subject to the provisions of clause
(b) of this Section 12.14, each Lender agrees that it will use its reasonable
best efforts not to disclose without the prior written consent of the Borrower
(other than to its employees, auditors, advisors
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or counsel or to another Lender if the Lender or such Lender's holding or parent
company in its sole discretion determines that any such party should have access
to such information, provided such Persons shall be subject to the provisions of
this Section 12.14 to the same extent as such Lender) any information which is
now or in the future furnished pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, provided that any Lender may disclose any such information (i) as has
become generally available to the public other than by virtue of a breach of
this clause by the respective Lender or any other Person to whom such Lender has
provided such information as permitted by this Section 12.14, (ii) as may be
required or appropriate in any report, statement or testimony submitted to any
municipal, state or Federal regulatory body having or claiming to have
jurisdiction over such Lender or to the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation or similar organizations (whether in the United
States or elsewhere) or their successors, (iii) as may be required or
appropriate in respect to any summons or subpoena or in connection with any
litigation, (iv) in order to comply with any law, order, regulation or ruling
applicable to such Lender, (v) to the Administrative Agent, (vi) to any pledgee
referred to in clause (g) of Section 12.11 or any prospective or actual
transferee or participant in connection with any contemplated transfer or
participation of any of the Notes or Commitments or any interest therein by such
Lender, provided that such prospective transferee agrees to be bound by the
confidentiality provisions contained in this Section, (vii) to any direct or
indirect contractual counterparty in swap agreements or such contractual
counterparty's professional advisor (so long as such contractual counterparty or
professional advisor to such contractual counterparty agrees to be bound by the
provisions of this Section 12.14) and (viii) to the NAIC or any similar
organization or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to
information about a Lender's investment portfolio in connection with ratings
issued with respect to such Lender.
(b) Each of the Parent and the Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees
that each Lender may share with any of its Affiliates, and such Affiliates may
share with such Lender, any information related to the Parent, the Borrower or
any of their respective Subsidiaries, provided such Persons shall be subject to
the provisions of this Section 12.14 to the same extent as such Lender.
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraphs of this Section 12.14, any party
to this Agreement (and each Affiliate, director, officer, employee, agent or
representative of the foregoing or such Affiliate) may disclose to any and all
persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of
the transactions contemplated herein and all materials of any kind (including
opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to such party relating to such
tax treatment or tax structure. The foregoing language is not intended to waive
any confidentiality obligations otherwise applicable under this Agreement except
with respect to the information and materials specifically referenced in the
preceding sentence. This authorization does not extend to disclosure of any
other information, including (a) the identity of participants or potential
participants in the transactions contemplated herein, (b) the existence or
status of any negotiations, or (c) any financial, business, legal or personal
information of or regarding a party or its affiliates, or of or regarding any
participants or potential participants in the transactions contemplated herein
(or any of their respective affiliates), in each case to the extent such other
information is not related to the tax treatment or tax structure of the
transactions contemplated herein.
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SECTION 12.15. Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction. ANY LITIGATION
BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY LOAN
DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL
OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LENDERS, ANY ISSUER, THE
PARENT OR THE BORROWER IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH SHALL BE BROUGHT AND
MAINTAINED IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED THAT, ANY SUIT
SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT'S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH
COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND. EACH OF THE PARENT AND THE BORROWER
IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS BY REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAGE
PREPAID, OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK AT THE
ADDRESS FOR NOTICES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 12.2. EACH OF THE PARENT AND THE
BORROWER HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE OR HEREAFTER MAY HAVE TO THE
LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO
ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT
FORUM. TO THE EXTENT THAT EITHER OF THE PARENT OR THE BORROWER HAS OR HEREAFTER
MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL
PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT,
ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS
PROPERTY, EACH OF THE PARENT AND THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS
UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.
SECTION 12.16. Waiver of Jury Trial. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, EACH
LENDER, EACH ISSUER, THE PARENT AND THE BORROWER HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY
AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHTS THEY
MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR
ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, EACH LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE
OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS
OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, SUCH LENDER, SUCH ISSUER, THE PARENT OR THE
BORROWER IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. EACH OF PARENT AND THE BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES
AND AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS
PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER PROVISION OF EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A
PARTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT, EACH LENDER AND EACH ISSUER ENTERING INTO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.
SECTION 12.17. Counsel Representation. EACH OF THE PARENT AND THE BORROWER
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED BY
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COMPETENT COUNSEL IN THE NEGOTIATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT ANY RULE OR
CONSTRUCTION OF LAW ENABLING THE BORROWER TO ASSERT THAT ANY AMBIGUITIES OR
INCONSISTENCIES IN THE DRAFTING OR PREPARATION OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT
SHOULD DIMINISH ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR THE OTHER
SECURED PARTIES ARE HEREBY WAIVED BY THE BORROWER.
SECTION 12.18. PATRIOT Act. Each Lender hereby notifies the Parent and the
Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act, it is required to
obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Parent and Borrower,
which information includes the name and address of the Parent and the Borrower
and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Parent and the
Borrower in accordance with the PATRIOT Act.
SECTION 12.19. Effect of Amendment and Restatement of the Existing Credit
Agreement. On the Amendment Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement shall
be amended and restated in its entirety. The parties hereto acknowledge and
agree that (a) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, whether executed and
delivered in connection herewith or otherwise, do not constitute a novation or
termination of the "Obligations" (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement)
under the Existing Credit Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the
Amendment Effective Date and which remain outstanding, (b) the "Obligations" (as
amended and restated hereby and which are hereinafter subject to the terms
herein) are in all respects continuing and (c) the Liens and security interests
as granted under the applicable Loan Documents securing payment of such
"Obligations" are in all respects continuing and in full force and effect (as
assigned to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties
pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day
and year first above written.
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO.
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
CREDIT SUISSE, as Administrative Agent
and as a Lender
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT A-1
FORM OF REVOLVING NOTE
$[________] __________ __, 20__
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO., a Michigan corporation
(the "Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of [Name of Lender] (the
"Lender") on the Stated Maturity Date the principal sum of
[_______________________] ($[___________]) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of all Revolving Loans shown on the schedule attached hereto
(and any continuation thereof) made (or continued) by the Lender pursuant to
that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2006
(as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time
to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among the Borrower, Champion Enterprises,
Inc., as Parent, the various financial institutions and other Persons from time
to time parties thereto (including the Lender), and Credit Suisse, as
Administrative Agent for the Lenders. Terms used in this Revolving Note, unless
otherwise defined herein, have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.
The Borrower also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount
hereof from time to time outstanding from the date hereof until maturity
(whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after maturity, until paid, at the
rates per annum and on the dates specified in the Credit Agreement.
Payments of both principal and interest are to be made in Dollars in same
day or immediately available funds to the account designated by the
Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement.
This Revolving Note is one of the Revolving Notes referred to in, and
evidences Indebtedness incurred under, the Credit Agreement, to which reference
is made for a description of the security for this Revolving Note and for a
statement of the terms and conditions on which the Borrower is permitted and
required to make prepayments and repayments of principal of the Indebtedness
evidenced by this Revolving Note and on which such Indebtedness may be declared
to be immediately due and payable.
All parties hereto, whether as makers, endorsers or otherwise, severally
waive presentment for payment, demand, protest and notice of dishonor.
A-1-1
THIS REVOLVING NOTE HAS BEEN DELIVERED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND SHALL BE
DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK). THIS REVOLVING NOTE
INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE, AND THE BORROWER AND LENDER HEREBY AGREE TO BE
SUBJECT TO, THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 12.15 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO., as Borrower
By:_____________________________
Title:
A-1-2
REVOLVING LOANS AND PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS
Amount of Amount of Principal Unpaid Principal
Revolving Loan Made Repaid Balance
------------------- ------------------- ----------------
Alternate LIBO Interest Alternate LIBO Alternate LIBO Notation
Date Base Rate Rate Period Base Rate Rate Base Rate Rate Total Made By
---------- --------- ---- -------- --------- ---- --------- ---- ----- --------
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FORM OF US TERM NOTE
$[________] __________ __, 20__
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO., a Michigan corporation
(the "Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of [Name of Lender] (the
"Lender") on the Stated Maturity Date the principal sum of
[_______________________] ($[___________]) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of all US Term Loans shown on the schedule attached hereto (and
any continuation thereof) made (or continued) by the Lender pursuant to that
certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2006 (as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time, the "Credit Agreement"), among the Borrower, Champion Enterprises, Inc.,
as Parent, the various financial institutions and other Persons from time to
time parties thereto (including the Lender), and Credit Suisse, as
Administrative Agent for the Lenders. Terms used in this US Term Note, unless
otherwise defined herein, have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.
The Borrower also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount
hereof from time to time outstanding from the date hereof until maturity
(whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after maturity, until paid, at the
rates per annum and on the dates specified in the Credit Agreement.
Payments of both principal and interest are to be made in Dollars in same
day or immediately available funds to the account designated by the
Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement.
This US Term Note is one of the US Term Notes referred to in, and
evidences Indebtedness incurred under, the Credit Agreement, to which reference
is made for a description of the security for this US Term Note and for a
statement of the terms and conditions on which the Borrower is permitted and
required to make prepayments and repayments of principal of the Indebtedness
evidenced by this US Term Note and on which such Indebtedness may be declared to
be immediately due and payable.
All parties hereto, whether as makers, endorsers, or otherwise, severally
waive presentment for payment, demand, protest and notice of dishonor.
A-2-1
THIS US TERM NOTE HAS BEEN DELIVERED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND SHALL BE
DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK). THIS US TERM NOTE
INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE, AND THE BORROWER AND LENDER HEREBY AGREE TO BE
SUBJECT TO, THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 12.15 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO., as Borrower
By______________________________
Title:
A-2-2
US TERM LOANS AND PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS
Amount of Amount of Principal Unpaid Principal Notation
Date US Term Loan Made Repaid Balance Total Made By
---- ----------------- ------------------- ---------------- ----- --------
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FORM OF STERLING TERM NOTE
(pound)[________] ____________, 20__
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO., a Michigan corporation
(the "Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of [Name of Lender] (the
"Lender") on the Stated Maturity Date the principal sum of
[____________________] ((pound)[___________]) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of all Sterling Term Loans shown on the schedule attached
hereto (and any continuation thereof) made (or continued) by the Lender pursuant
to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2006
(as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time
to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among the Borrower, Champion Enterprises,
Inc., as Parent, the various financial institutions and other Persons from time
to time parties thereto (including the Lender), and Credit Suisse, as
Administrative Agent for the Lenders. Terms used in this Sterling Term Note,
unless otherwise defined herein, have the meanings provided in the Credit
Agreement.
The Borrower also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount
hereof from time to time outstanding from the date hereof until maturity
(whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after maturity, until paid, at the
rates per annum and on the dates specified in the Credit Agreement.
Payments of both principal and interest are to be made in Pounds Sterling
in same day or immediately available funds to the account designated by the
Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement.
This Sterling Term Note is one of the Sterling Term Notes referred to in,
and evidences Indebtedness incurred under, the Credit Agreement, to which
reference is made for a description of the security for this Sterling Term Note
and for a statement of the terms and conditions on which the Borrower is
permitted and required to make prepayments and repayments of principal of the
Indebtedness evidenced by this Sterling Term Note and on which such Indebtedness
may be declared to be immediately due and payable.
All parties hereto, whether as makers, endorsers, or otherwise, severally
waive presentment for payment, demand, protest and notice of dishonor.
A-3-1
THIS STERLING TERM NOTE HAS BEEN DELIVERED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND SHALL
BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK). THIS STERLING TERM NOTE
INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE, AND THE BORROWER AND LENDER HEREBY AGREE TO BE
SUBJECT TO, THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 12.15 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO., as Borrower
By_______________________________
Name:
Title:
A-3-2
STERLING TERM LOANS AND PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS
Amount of Amount of Principal Unpaid Principal Notation
Date Sterling Term Loan Made Repaid Balance Total Made By
---- ----------------------- ------------------- ---------------- ----- --------
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FORM OF BORROWING REQUEST
Credit Suisse,
as Administrative Agent
▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Telephone: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Facsimile: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Borrowing Request is delivered to you pursuant to Section 2.3 of the
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2006 (as amended,
supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Credit Agreement"), among Champion Home Builders Co. (the "Borrower"), Champion
Enterprises, Inc., as Parent, the various financial institutions and other
Persons from time to time parties thereto (each a "Lender"), and Credit Suisse,
as Administrative Agent and for the Lenders. Terms used herein, unless otherwise
defined herein, have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.
The Borrower hereby requests that a [Revolving Loan] [US Term Loan]
[Sterling Term Loan] [Synthetic Deposit] be made in the aggregate principal
amount of [$] [(pound)]______________ on ____________ ___, _____ [as a [Base
Rate Loan] [LIBO Rate Loan having an Interest Period of _____ months]](1).
The Borrower hereby acknowledges that, pursuant to Section 5.3.2 of the
Credit Agreement, each of the delivery of this Borrowing Request and the
acceptance by the Borrower of [the proceeds of the Loans][the Synthetic Deposit]
requested hereby constitutes a representation and warranty by the Borrower that,
on the date of the making of such [Loans][Synthetic Deposit], and both before
and after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds
therefrom, all statements set forth in Section 5.3.1 of the Credit Agreement are
true and correct to the extent set forth in clause (a) thereof.
The Borrower agrees that if prior to the time of the [Borrowing][Synthetic
Deposit] requested hereby any matter certified to herein by it will not be true
and correct to the extent set forth in clause (a) of Section 5.3.1 of the Credit
Agreement at such time as if then made, it will immediately so notify the
Administrative Agent. Except to the extent, if any, that prior to the time of
the [Borrowing] [Synthetic Deposit] requested hereby the Administrative Agent
shall receive written notice to the contrary from the Borrower, each matter
certified to herein shall be deemed once again to be certified as true and
correct to such extent at the date of such [Borrowing] [Synthetic Deposit] as if
then made.
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(1) Insert as applicable for Borrowing Requests relating to Revolving Loans,
US Term Loans or Sterling Term Loans.
B-1-1
[Please wire transfer the proceeds of the Borrowing to the accounts of the
following persons at the financial institutions indicated respectively:
Person to be Paid
Amount to ----------------- Name, Address, etc.
be Transferred Name Account No. Of Transferee Lender
--------------- ------------ ------------ ---------------------
$_____________ ____________ ____________ _____________________
_____________________
Attention:___________
$_____________ ____________ ____________ _____________________
_____________________
Attention:___________
$_____________ ____________ ____________ _____________________
_____________________
Attention:___________
Balance of such
proceeds
The Borrower _____________________
_____________________
Attention:__________](2)
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(2) Insert for Borrowing Requests relating to Revolving Loans, US Term
Loans or Sterling Terms Loans.
B-1-2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Borrowing Request to be
executed and delivered, and the certifications and warranties contained herein
to be made, by its duly Authorized Officer this _____ day of _________________,
______.
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO.
By___________________________
Title:
▇-▇-▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇
FORM OF ISSUANCE REQUEST
Credit Suisse,
as Administrative Agent
▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Telephone: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Facsimile: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Issuance Request is delivered to you pursuant to Section 2.6 of the
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2006 (as amended,
supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Credit Agreement"), among Champion Home Builders Co. (the "Borrower"), Champion
Enterprises, Inc., as Parent, the various financial institutions and other
Persons from time to time parties thereto (each a "Lender"), and Credit Suisse,
as Administrative Agent for the Lenders. Terms used herein, unless otherwise
defined herein, have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.
The Borrower hereby requests that on ____________ ___, _____ (the "Date of
Issuance") [Name of Issuer] (the "[Revolving][Synthetic] Issuer") [issue a
[Revolving] [Synthetic] Letter of Credit in the initial Stated Amount of
$____________ with a Stated Expiry Date (as defined therein) of ____________
___, _____] [extend the Stated Expiry Date (as defined under Letter of Credit
No. ___, issued on ____________ ___, _____, in the initial Stated Amount of
$____________) to a revised Stated Expiry Date (as defined therein) of
____________ ___, _____].
The beneficiary of the requested [Revolving] [Synthetic] Letter of Credit
will be _________________________, and such [Revolving] [Synthetic] Letter of
Credit will be in support of ___________________.
The Borrower hereby acknowledges that, pursuant to Section 5.3.2 of the
Credit Agreement, each of the delivery of this Issuance Request and the
acceptance by the Borrower of the [issuance] [extension] of the [Revolving]
[Synthetic] Letter of Credit requested hereby constitutes a representation and
warranty by the Borrower that, on the date of such [issuance] [extension], and
both before and after giving effect thereto and to the application of the
proceeds or benefits of the [Revolving] [Synthetic] Letter of Credit [issued]
[extended] in accordance herewith, all statements set forth in Section 5.3.1 of
the Credit Agreement are true and correct to the extent set forth in clause (a)
of such Section.
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The Borrower agrees that if prior to the time of the [issuance]
[extension] of the [Revolving] [SYNTHETIC] Letter of Credit requested hereby any
matter certified to herein by it will not be true and correct to the extent set
forth in clause (a) of Section 5.3.1 of the Credit Agreement at such time as if
then made, it will immediately so notify the Administrative Agent. Except to the
extent, if any, that prior to the time of the [issuance] [extension] of the
[Revolving] [Synthetic] Letter of Credit requested hereby the Administrative
Agent shall receive written notice to the contrary from the Borrower, each
matter certified to herein shall be deemed once again to be certified as true
and correct to such extent at the date of such [issuance] [extension] as if then
made.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Issuance Request to be
executed and delivered, and the certifications and warranties contained herein
to be made, by its duly Authorized Officer this _____ day of _______________,
_______.
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO.
By_________________________
Title:
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EXHIBIT C
CONTINUATION/CONVERSION NOTICE
Credit Suisse,
as Administrative Agent
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Attention:[ ]
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Continuation/Conversion Notice is delivered to you pursuant to
Section 2.4 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 7,
2006 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from
time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among Champion Home Builders Co. (the
"Borrower"), Champion Enterprises, Inc., as Parent, the various financial
institutions and other Persons from time to time parties thereto (each a
"Lender"), and Credit Suisse, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders. Terms
used herein, unless otherwise defined herein, have the meanings provided in the
Credit Agreement.
The Borrower hereby requests that on ____________ ___, _____,
(1) [$] [(pound)]____________ of the presently outstanding principal
amount of the [Revolving Loans] [US Term LOANS] [Sterling Term Loans]
originally made on ____________ ___, _____, presently being maintained as
[Base Rate Loans] [LIBO Rate Loans],
(2) be [converted into] [continued as],
(3) **[LIBO Rate Loans having an Interest Period of _____ months]
[Base Rate Loans].
The Borrower hereby:
(a) certifies and warrants that no Default has occurred and is
continuing; and
(b) agrees that if prior to the time of the [continuation]
[conversion] requested hereby any matter certified to herein by it will
not be true and correct in all material respects at such time as if then
made, it will immediately so notify the Administrative Agent.
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* Insert appropriate interest rate option and, if applicable, the number of
months with respect to LIBO Rate Loans.
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Except to the extent, if any, that prior to the time of the [continuation]
[conversion] requested hereby the Administrative Agent shall receive written
notice to the contrary from the Borrower, each matter certified to herein shall
be deemed once again to be certified as true and correct to the extent set forth
in clause (a) of Section 5.3.1 of the Credit Agreement at the date of such
[continuation] [conversion] as if then made.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Continuation/Conversion
Notice to be executed and delivered, and the certifications and warranties
contained herein to be made, by its duly Authorized Officer this _____ day of
____________, _____.
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO.
By___________________________
Title:
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EXHIBIT D
LENDER ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
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To: Champion Home Builders Co.,
as Borrower
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Champion Enterprises, Inc.,
as Parent
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Credit Suisse,
as Administrative Agent
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CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Lender Assignment Agreement (the "Assignment and Acceptance") is
dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and
between [Insert name of Assignor] (the "Assignor") and [Insert name of Assignee]
(the "Assignee"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below, receipt of a
copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standards Terms and
Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to be
incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment.
For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and
assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and
assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms
and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Closing Date inserted by the
Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor's rights,
benefits, obligations, liabilities and indemnities in its capacity as a Lender
under (and in connection with) the Credit Agreement and any other Loan Documents
to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of
all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the
respective facilities identified below (including without limitation any letters
of credit, guarantees, revolving or term loans or synthetic deposits included in
such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under
applicable law,
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all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its
capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising
under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or in
any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited
to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all
other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and
assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and
assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein
collectively as, the "Assigned Interest"). Such sale and assignment is without
recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment
and Acceptance, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
This agreement shall be effective as of the Effective Date upon the
written consent of the Administrative Agent and, unless an Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower being subscribed in the
space indicated below.
1. Assignor: ______________________________
2. Assignee: ______________________________
[and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [identify
Lender]]
3. Borrower: Champion Home Builders Co.
4. Administrative Agent: Credit Suisse, as the administrative agent under
the Credit Agreement (the "Administrative Agent")
5. Credit Agreement: The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated
as of April 7, 2006 (as amended, supplemented,
amended and restated or otherwise modified from
time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among the
Borrower, Champion Enterprises, Inc., as Parent,
the various financial institutions and other
Persons from time to time parties thereto (each a
"Lender"), and Credit Suisse, as Administrative
Agent for the Lenders.
6. Assigned Interest:
Percentage
Aggregate Amount of Amount of Assigned of
Commitment/ Loans/ Commitment/ Commitment/
Synthetic Deposits for Loans/ Synthetic Loans/ Synthetic
Facility Assigned all Lenders Deposits Assigned Deposits
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Revolving Loan $ $ %
US Term Loan $ $ %
Sterling Term Loan $ $ %
Synthetic Deposit $ $ %
Effective Date: [MONTH] __, 20__
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The terms set forth in this Assignment and Acceptance are hereby agreed to
as of the Effective Date:
ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:________________________
Name:
Title:
ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:________________________
Name:
Title:
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Consented to and Accepted:
CREDIT SUISSE,
as the Administrative Agent
By:______________________________
Title:
[CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO.,
as Borrower
By_______________________________
Name:
Title:](1)
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(1) Consent of the Borrower is required for assignments unless an Event of
Defaults (as defined in the Credit Agreement) has occurred and is
continuing
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ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
1. Representations and Warranties.
1.1 Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it
is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned
Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and
(iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to
execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) except as provided in clause (a)
above, assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties
or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any
other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability,
genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral
thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Parent, the Borrower or any of
their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in
respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the
Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates or
any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2 Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it
has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and
deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it
meets all requirements of an Eligible Assignee under the Credit Agreement
(subject to receipt of such consents as may be required under the Credit
Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the
provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of
the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv)
it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most
recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1.7 or 7.1 thereof,
as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this
Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of
which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance
on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (v) if it is a Non-U.S. Lender,
attached to the Assignment and Acceptance is any documentation required to be
delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed
and executed by the Assignee, and (vii) it shall not be (A) a natural Person,
(B) the Borrower, (C) any Affiliate of the Borrower, (D) any other Person taking
direction from, or working in concert with, the Borrower or any of the
Borrower's Affiliates or (E) any Person who is (i) listed on the Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List maintained by the U.S. Department
of Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Control (the "OFAC") and/or on any other
similar list that is readily accessible to the public and maintained by the OFAC
pursuant to any authorizing statute, Executive Order or regulation; or (ii)
either (1) included within the term "designated national" as defined in the
Cuban Asset Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, or (2) designated under
Sections 1(a), 1(b), 1(c) or 1(d) of Executive Order No. 13224, 66 Fed. Reg.
49079 (published September 25, 2001) or similarly designated under any related
enabling
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legislation or any other similar Executive Orders that are readily accessible to
the public; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance
on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such
documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to
make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan
Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the
obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be
performed by it as a Lender.
2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative
Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including
payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for
amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the
Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.
3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be
binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Acceptance may be
executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one
instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this
Assignment and Acceptance by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a
manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Acceptance. This Assignment
and Acceptance shall be deemed to be a contract made under, governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (including for
such purposes Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law of the
State of New York) without regard to conflicts of laws principles.
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EXHIBIT E
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.
[__________ ___, 20__]
This Compliance Certificate (this "Certificate") is delivered by CHAMPION
ENTERPRISES, INC., a Michigan corporation (the "Parent") pursuant to clause (c)
of Section 7.1 of that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as
of April 7, 2006 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among Champion Home
Builders Co. (the "Borrower"), the Parent, the various financial institutions
and other Persons from time to time parties thereto (each a "Lender"), and
Credit Suisse, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders. Unless otherwise defined
herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used herein have the meanings
provided in the Credit Agreement.
This Certificate relates to the ______ [Fiscal Quarter] [Fiscal Year],
commencing on _________, ______ and ending on __________, _____ (such latter
date being the "Computation Date").
The undersigned is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Certificate
on behalf of the Parent. By executing this Certificate the undersigned hereby
certifies to the Administrative Agent and Lenders that as of the Computation
Date:
(a) Attached hereto as Annex I are copies of
[the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and its
Subsidiaries as at the Fiscal Quarter ended [___________] and the
consolidated statements of income and cash flow of the Parent and its
Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and including (in each case), in
comparative form the figures for the corresponding Fiscal Quarter in, and
year to date portion of, the immediately preceding Fiscal Year (subject to
normal year end adjustments).](1)
[the consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries,
and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flow of the
Parent and its Subsidiaries, for the Fiscal Year ended [___________],
setting forth in comparative form the figures for the immediately
preceding Fiscal Year, audited (without any Impermissible Qualification)
by [___________](2).](3)
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(1) INCLUDE FOR QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DELIVERABLES.
(2) Insert name of independent public accountants that shall be acceptable to
the Administrative Agent.
(3) INCLUDE FOR ANNUAL FINANCIAL DELIVERABLES.
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(b) The financial statements delivered with this Certificate in accordance
with [clause (a)] [clause (b)] of Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement are
correct and complete in all material respects.
(c) Any other information presented in connection with this Certificate
(including the schedules hereto) is correct and complete in all material
respects.
(d) The Leverage Ratio as of ______________ was [___:1], as computed on
Schedule 3 hereto. The maximum Leverage Ratio for such period permitted pursuant
to clause (a) of Section 8.4 of the Credit Agreement is [___:1] and,
accordingly, the terms of such clause [have] [have not] been complied with.
(e) The Interest Coverage Ratio as of ______________ was [___:1], as
computed on Schedule 7 hereto. The minimum Interest Coverage Ratio permitted
pursuant to clause (b) of Section 8.4 of the Credit Agreement is 3.00:1 and,
accordingly, the terms of such clause [have] [have not] been complied with.
(f) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, except
as set forth on Schedule 4 hereto, which includes a description of the nature
and period of existence of such Default or Event of Default and what action the
Parent, the Borrower or any other Obligor has taken, is taking and proposes to
take with respect thereto.
(g) [Excess Cash Flow, as demonstrated by the calculation on Schedule 5
hereto, for the Fiscal Year ending __________ equals $_________.](4)
(h) Except as set forth on Schedule 6 hereto, subsequent to the date of
the most recent Compliance Certificate submitted by the undersigned pursuant to
clause (c) of Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement, no Obligor has formed or
acquired any new Subsidiary, and no Subsidiary has ceased to be an Immaterial
Subsidiary. With respect to any Subsidiaries identified in Schedule 6 hereto,
each such Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) is in compliance in
all material respects with the requirements of Section 7.8 of the Credit
Agreement. Schedule 6 hereto also sets forth in reasonable details the assets
and revenues of each of the Parent's Subsidiaries so as to demonstrate whether
or not such Subsidiaries previously certified to the Lenders as being
"Immaterial Subsidiaries" continue to be Immaterial Subsidiaries in compliance
with the Credit Agreement.
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(4) INCLUDE FOR ANNUAL FINANCIAL DELIVERABLES.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Certificate to be
executed and delivered, and the certification and warranties contained herein to
be made, by its chief financial officer or chief accounting officer as of the
date first above written.
CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
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ALL AMOUNTS ARE WITHOUT DUPLICATION AND, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ARE
CALCULATED FOR THE PARENT, THE BORROWER AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES ON A
CONSOLIDATED BASIS (OTHER THAN, SOLELY FOR PURPOSES OF THE DEFINITION OF
LEVERAGE RATIO, THE CDC SUBSIDIARIES)
SCHEDULE 1
TOTAL DEBT
1. Indebtedness is defined as follows:(5)
(a) all obligations for borrowed money or advances and all obligations
evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments; $_____________
(b) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, relative to the face amount of
all letters of credit, whether or not drawn, and banker's acceptances
issued; $_____________
(c) all Capitalized Lease Liabilities; $_____________
(d) whether or not so included as liabilities in accordance with GAAP, all
obligations secured by any Lien on any property or assets owned or held by
any Person regardless of whether the obligations secured thereby shall
have been assumed by that Person or are non-recourse to the credit of such
Person;(6) $_____________
(e) net Hedging Obligations; $_____________
(f) whether or not so included as liabilities in accordance with GAAP, all
obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property
or services (excluding trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of
business which are not overdue for a period of more than 120 days or, if
overdue for more than 120 days, as to which a dispute exists and adequate
reserves in conformity with GAAP have been established on
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(5) Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other
Person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general
partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such
Person's ownership interest in or other relationship with such Person,
except to the extent that such Person is not liable therefor (by contract,
as a matter of law or otherwise). Notwithstanding any of the foregoing,
Indebtedness shall not include (i) Repurchase Obligations, (ii) operating
lease obligations, (iii) short term notes evidencing ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ money
deposits received in the ordinary course of business from purchasers of
inventory of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) any obligation in
respect of minimum guaranteed commissions, rebates or other similar
payments to such purchasers, minimum returns to such purchasers, or
indemnification obligations owed to such purchasers, in each case pursuant
to contracts to provide services to such purchasers entered into in the
ordinary course of business, and (v) account credits to participants under
any compensation plan entered into in the ordinary course of business.
(6) The amount of any Indebtedness of others that constitutes Indebtedness of
such Person solely by reason of this item shall, in the event that such
Indebtedness is limited recourse to such property (without recourse to
such Person), for purposes of the Credit Agreement, be equal to the lesser
of the amount of such obligation and the fair market value of the property
or assets to which the Lien attaches, determined in good faith by such
Person.
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the books of such Person), including obligations of such Person, whether
liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or contingent, arising from the
acquisition of a business or a line of business (whether pursuant to an
acquisition of Capital Securities, assets or otherwise) and payable to the
seller or sellers thereof, including obligations in respect of deferred
purchase price or "earn-outs" or other contingent payments (whether based
on revenue or otherwise); $_____________
(g) obligations arising under Synthetic Leases; $_____________
(h) Redeemable Capital Securities; and $_____________
(i) all Contingent Liabilities in respect of any of the foregoing. $_____________
(j) the sum of Items (1)(a) through (i) above $_____________
2.(a) Indebtedness of CDC Subsidiaries $_____________
(b) Stated Amount of Letters of Credit $_____________
(c) net Hedging Obligations $_____________
(d) Deferred Acquisition Obligations
(A) that have not been liquidated, or
(B) to the extent such obligations may, in accordance with their terms, be
satisfied at the sole option of the obligor thereof at any time regardless of
the occurrence of any event by the delivery of Capital Securities (other than
Redeemable Capital Securities) of the Parent). $_____________
3. Total Debt (Item 1(j) less the sum of Items 2(a) through (d) above) $_____________
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▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇: for the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on
___________________ (the "Computation Period"), the sum (without duplication) of
(a) Net Income for the Computation Period:
(i) the aggregate of all amounts which would be included in determining
net income from continuing operations on the consolidated financial
statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the Computation Period
excluding, to the extent included in such calculation: (a) extraordinary
gains and losses, (b) gains and losses from Dispositions made pursuant to
clause (d), (e) or (f) of Section 8.10 of the Credit Agreement, (c) the
income or loss of any Person in which the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries has an Investment (but such Person is not a Subsidiary),
except (x) in the case of any such income, to the extent that any such
income is actually received by the Parent or such Subsidiary in the form
of dividends or similar distributions and (y) in the case of any such
loss, to the extent funded or committed to be funded by the Parent or any
of its Subsidiaries, and (d) the income or loss of any Subsidiary of the
Parent (that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor) to the extent (x) in the case
of any such income, that the declaration or payment of dividends or
similar distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by
the terms of any contractual obligation or requirement of law applicable
to such Subsidiary and (y) in the case of loss, to the extent not funded
or committed to be funded by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. $_____________
Plus:
(b) In each case to the extent deducted in the calculation of Net Income, but
without duplication:
(i) amounts attributable to amortization; $_____________
(ii) expenses for Michigan state single business taxes, franchise taxes,
federal, state, local and foreign taxes, in each case based on income or
profits; $_____________
(iii) Interest Expense:
A) the aggregate consolidated interest expense of the Parent and its
Subsidiaries for such applicable period, including, without
duplication, the portion of any payments made in respect of
Capitalized Lease Liabilities allocable to interest expense,
including up-front and annual fees and expenses relating to Interest
Expense, and the amortization of all deferred financing
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costs,
minus
(B) to the extent included in such consolidated interest expense,
other non-cash charges and expenses and (C) interest income of the
Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period.
(D) Item 1(b)(iii)(A) minus (Item 1(b)(iii)(B) plus Item
1(b)(iii)(C)) $_____________
(iv) depreciation of assets; $_____________
(v) Transaction Costs; $_____________
(vi) non-cash losses and non-cash impairment charges, including goodwill
impairment charges; $_____________
(vii) non-cash restructuring and closing costs associated with the closure
of facilities and operations and non-cash operating losses of such closed
facilities and operations in the month of and subsequent to their closure; $_____________
(viii) losses from repurchases or extinguishment of debt issued by the
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; $_____________
(ix) the sum of Item 1(b)(i) through (viii) hereto $_____________
Less:
(c) In each case to the extent included in the calculation of Net Income, but
without duplication:
(i) non-cash items of income for such period; $_____________
(ii) gains from repurchases or extinguishment of debt issued by the Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries; $_____________
(iii) income tax credits; $_____________
(iv) the sum of Items 1(c)(i) through (iii) hereto $_____________
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Less:
(d) the amount of all cash payments made in such Computation Period to the
extent that such payments relate to a non-cash loss, non-cash charge or
non-cash cost incurred in a previous period that was added back in
determining EBITDA hereunder pursuant to the preceding Item 1(b)(vi) and
(vii). $_____________
2. EBITDA (Item 1(a)(i) plus Item 1(ix) minus Item 1(c)(iv)) minus Item 1(d)) $_____________
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SCHEDULE 3
LEVERAGE RATIO
for the Fiscal Quarter
ending on ___________, _____
1. Leverage Ratio is calculated for the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of
____________ and is defined as follows:
(a) Total Debt (as calculated on Schedule 1 hereto) outstanding as of $_____________
____________
(b) (i) EBITDA (as calculated in Schedule 2 hereto) $_____________
(ii) CDC Subsidiaries EBITDA $_____________
(c) Item 1(b)(i) minus Item 1(b)(ii) $_____________
2. Leverage Ratio (the ratio of Item 1(a) to Item 1(c))
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SCHEDULE 4
CONDITIONS OR EVENTS WHICH CONSTITUTE A DEFAULT OR
EVENT OF DEFAULT
[IF ANY CONDITION OR EVENT EXISTS THAT CONSTITUTES A DEFAULT OR EVENT OF
DEFAULT, SPECIFY NATURE AND PERIOD OF EXISTENCE AND WHAT ACTION THE PARENT, THE
BORROWER OR ANY OTHER OBLIGOR HAS TAKEN, IS TAKING OR PROPOSES TO TAKE WITH
RESPECT THERETO; IF NO CONDITION OR EVENT EXISTS, STATE "NONE."]
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SCHEDULE 5
EXCESS CASH FLOW
1. Excess Cash Flow is calculated for the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the
Fiscal Year ended [_________], and is defined as follows:
(a) the sum of:
(i) EBITDA (as calculated in Schedule 2 hereto (for the
Fiscal Year ended [_________])); $______________
(ii) to the extent not included in such EBITDA, cash
actually received by the Parent and its Subsidiaries
during such Fiscal Year in respect of gains from
Dispositions made pursuant to clause (d) of Section 8.10
of the Credit Agreement; $______________
(iii) reductions (if any) to working capital (excluding
cash and Cash Equivalent Investments) of the Parent and
its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year (i.e., the decrease
(if any) in Current Assets minus Current Liabilities from
the beginning to the end of such Fiscal Year) other than
reductions attributable to (x) the reclassification of any
Indebtedness from "long term debt" to "Current
Liabilities" or (y) the return of the Travelers Deposit to
the Borrower; $______________
(iv) the sum of Items 1(a)(i) through (iii) $______________
(b) the sum of:
(i) all Interest Expense (as calculated in Item 1(b)(iii)
of Schedule 2 hereto) paid in cash during such Fiscal Year
(including the interest portion of Capitalized Lease
Obligations paid in cash and the interest portion of any
deferred payment obligation paid in cash during such
Fiscal Year); $______________
(ii) the aggregate amount of all principal payments,
whether scheduled payments, mandatory prepayments or
voluntary prepayments, paid by the Parent and its
Subsidiaries on all Indebtedness during such period
(including the principal portion of payments in respect of
Capitalized Leases but excluding principal payments in
respect of any revolving-type facility (including the
Revolving Loans) except in connection with a permanent
reduction in the commitment relating to such
revolving-type facility), in each case, to the extent
permitted to be made under this Agreement and so long as
not made with, or on account of, proceeds of Indebtedness
or equity issuances or other proceeds that would not be
included in EBITDA; provided that, for the avoidance of
doubt, amounts deducted under this item may be deducted in
only one Fiscal Year; $______________
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(iii) all Taxes paid by the Parent and its Subsidiaries in
cash during such Fiscal Year, to the extent such payments
are in respect of income all determined on a consolidated
basis; $______________
(iv) all Capital Expenditures made by the Parent and its
Subsidiaries paid or payable in cash to the extent
permitted to be made under the Credit Agreement and so
long as not financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness or
equity issuances or other proceeds that would not be
included in EBITDA; provided that, for the avoidance of
doubt, amounts deducted under this clause may be deducted
in only one Fiscal Year; $______________
(v) all expenditures made by the Parent and its
Subsidiaries in cash during such period in respect of
Permitted Acquisitions so long as not financed with the
proceeds of debt or equity issuances or other proceeds
that would not be included in EBITDA; $______________
(vi) to the extent not subtracted in determining EBITDA
for such Fiscal Year, cash actually paid by the Parent and
its Subsidiaries during such Fiscal Year in respect of
losses from Dispositions made pursuant to clause (d) of
Section 8.10 of the Credit Agreement, $______________
(vii) to the extent added to Net Income (as calculated in
Item (1)(a) of Schedule 2 hereto) in determining EBITDA
for such Fiscal Year, Transaction Costs paid in cash by
the Parent and its Subsidiaries during such Fiscal Year; $______________
(viii) to the extent not subtracted in determining EBITDA
for such Fiscal Year, cash actually paid by the Parent and
its Subsidiaries during such Fiscal Year in respect of any
loss; $______________
(ix) additions (if any) to working capital (excluding cash
and Cash Equivalent Investments) of the Parent and its
Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year (i.e., the increase (if
any) in Current Assets minus Current Liabilities from the
beginning to the end of such Fiscal Year). $______________
(x) the sum of Items 1(b)(i) through (ix). $______________
2. Excess Cash Flow (Item (1)(a)(iv) minus Item (1)(b)(x)) $______________
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SCHEDULE 6
IMMATERIAL SUBSIDIARIES AND ORGANIZATION CHANGES
[Specify assets and revenue of each Subsidiary previously certified to the
Lenders as being "Immaterial Subsidiaries", demonstrating that such Subsidiaries
continue to be Immaterial Subsidiaries.]
[If any Obligor has formed or acquired any new Subsidiary, or any Subsidiary has
ceased to be an Immaterial Subsidiary, such change shall be specified below.]
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SCHEDULE 7
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO
for the Fiscal Quarter
ending on ___________, _____ and each of the three immediately prior
Fiscal Quarters
1. Interest Coverage Ratio is calculated for the Parent and its Subsidiaries as
of _____________ and is defined as follows:
(a) EBITDA (as calculated in Schedule 2 hereto) $______________
(b) the portion of the Interest Expense (as calculated in Item
1(b)(iii) of Schedule 2 hereto) that is payable in cash by the
Parent and its Subsidiaries; provided that, in the event the
applicable four-Fiscal-Quarter period would include any period
of time prior to the Closing Date, $_____________ Interest
Expense for the purposes of this Item 1(b) shall be determined
on an Annualized Basis. $______________
2. Interest Coverage Ratio (the ratio of Item 1(a) to Item 1(b)) ______________
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ANNEX I
Financial Information
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EXHIBIT F
CONFORMED COPY
FORM OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY
This SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated
or otherwise modified from time to time, this "Subsidiary Guaranty"), dated as
of October 31, 2005, is made by each Subsidiary of Champion Home Builders Co., a
Michigan corporation (the "Borrower"), from time to time party hereto (each
individually, a "Subsidiary Guarantor" and, collectively, the "Subsidiary
Guarantors"), in favor of Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as
administrative agent (together with its successor(s) thereto in such capacity,
the "Administrative Agent") for each of the Secured Parties (capitalized terms
used herein have the meanings set forth in or incorporated by reference in
Article I).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Credit Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2005 (as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time, the "Credit Agreement"), among the Borrower, Champion Enterprises, Inc.,
as Parent, the various financial institutions and other Persons from time to
time parties thereto (each a "Lender"), and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands
Branch, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders, the Lenders and the Issuers
have extended Commitments to make Credit Extensions to the Borrower; and
WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to the making of the Credit Extensions
under the Credit Agreement, each Subsidiary Guarantor is required to execute and
deliver this Subsidiary Guaranty; and
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees,
for the benefit of each Secured Party, as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1. Certain Terms. The following terms (whether or not
underscored) when used in this Subsidiary Guaranty, including its preamble and
recitals, shall have the following meanings (such definitions to be equally
applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof):
"Administrative Agent" is defined in the preamble.
"Borrower" is defined in the preamble.
"Credit Agreement" is defined in the first recital.
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"Guaranteed Obligations" means all of the Obligations of each Obligor;
provided however, that such Obligations shall not include, either directly or
indirectly, any Obligations of the Parent.
"Subsidiary Guarantor" and "Subsidiary Guarantors" are defined in the
preamble.
"Subsidiary Guaranty" is defined in the preamble.
SECTION 1.2. Credit Agreement Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein
or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Subsidiary Guaranty,
including its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the Credit
Agreement.
ARTICLE II
Subsidiary GUARANTY PROVISIONS
SECTION 2.1. Subsidiary Guaranty. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby jointly
and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably
(a) guarantees the full and punctual payment when due, whether at
stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand
or otherwise, of all Guaranteed Obligations now or hereafter existing,
whether for principal, interest (including interest accruing at the then
applicable rate provided in the Credit Agreement after the occurrence of
any Default set forth in Section 9.1.9 of the Credit Agreement, whether or
not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed under
applicable law following the institution of a proceeding under bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar laws), fees, Reimbursement Obligations, expenses or
otherwise (including all such amounts which would become due but for the
operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the United States
Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 362(a), and the operation of Sections
502(b) and 506(b) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section
502(b) and Section 506(b)); and
(b) indemnifies and holds harmless each Secured Party for any and
all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses)
incurred by such Secured Party in enforcing any rights under this
Subsidiary Guaranty;
provided, however, that each Subsidiary Guarantor shall only be liable under
this Subsidiary Guaranty for the maximum amount of such liability that can be
hereby incurred without rendering this Subsidiary Guaranty, as it relates to
such Subsidiary Guarantor, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent
conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount. This
Subsidiary Guaranty constitutes a guaranty of payment when due and not of
collection, and each Subsidiary Guarantor specifically agrees that it shall not
be necessary or required that any Secured Party exercise any right, assert any
claim or demand or enforce any remedy whatsoever against any Obligor or any
other Person before or as a condition to the obligations of such Subsidiary
Guarantor hereunder.
SECTION 2.2. Reinstatement, etc. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby jointly
and severally agrees that this Subsidiary Guaranty shall continue to be
effective or be reinstated, as
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the case may be, if at any time any payment (in whole or in part) of any of the
Guaranteed Obligations is invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or
preferential, set aside, rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Secured
Party, including upon the occurrence of any Default set forth in Section 9.1.9
of the Credit Agreement or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been
made.
SECTION 2.3. Guaranty Absolute, etc. This Subsidiary Guaranty shall in all
respects be a continuing, absolute, unconditional and irrevocable guaranty of
payment, and shall remain in full force and effect until the Termination Date
has occurred. Each Subsidiary Guarantor jointly and severally guarantees that
the Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of
each Loan Document under which they arise, regardless of any law, regulation or
order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms
or the rights of any Secured Party with respect thereto. The liability of each
Subsidiary Guarantor under this Subsidiary Guaranty shall be joint and several,
absolute, unconditional and irrevocable irrespective of:
(a) any lack of validity, legality or enforceability of any Loan
Document;
(b) the failure of any Secured Party
(i) to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or
remedy against any Obligor or any other Person (including any other
guarantor) under the provisions of any Loan Document or otherwise,
or
(ii) to exercise any right or remedy against any other
guarantor (including any Guarantor) of, or collateral securing, any
Guaranteed Obligations;
(c) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any
other term of, all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other
extension, compromise or renewal of any Guaranteed Obligation;
(d) any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination of any
Guaranteed Obligations for any reason, including any claim of waiver,
release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to
(and each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby waives any right to or claim of) any
defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by
reason of the invalidity, illegality, nongenuineness, irregularity,
compromise, unenforceability of, or any other event or occurrence
affecting, any Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise;
(e) any amendment to, rescission, waiver, or other modification of,
or any consent to or departure from, any of the terms of any Loan
Document;
(f) any addition, exchange or release of any collateral or of any
Person that is (or will become) a guarantor (including a Subsidiary
Guarantor hereunder) of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any surrender or
non-perfection of any collateral, or any amendment to or waiver or release
or addition to, or consent to or departure from, any other guaranty held
by any Secured Party securing any of the Guaranteed Obligations; or
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(g) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a
defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, any Obligor,
any surety or any guarantor.
SECTION 2.4. Setoff. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably
authorizes the Administrative Agent and each Lender, without the requirement
that any notice be given to such Subsidiary Guarantor (such notice being
expressly waived by each Subsidiary Guarantor), upon the occurrence and during
the continuance of any Default described in clauses (a) through (d) of Section
9.1.9 of the Credit Agreement or, with the consent of the Required Lenders, upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of any other Event of Default, to
set-off and appropriate and apply to the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations
(whether or not then due, and whether or not any Secured Party has made any
demand for payment of the Guaranteed Obligations), any and all balances, claims,
credits, deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final),
accounts or money of such Subsidiary Guarantor then or thereafter maintained
with such Secured Party; provided, however, that any such appropriation and
application shall be subject to the provisions of Section 4.8 of the Credit
Agreement. Each Secured Party agrees to notify the applicable Subsidiary
Guarantor and the Administrative Agent after any such setoff and application
made by such Secured Party; provided further, however, that the failure to give
such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The
rights of each Secured Party under this Section are in addition to other rights
and remedies (including other rights of setoff under applicable law or
otherwise) which such Secured Party may have.
SECTION 2.5. Waiver, etc. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby waives
promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance and any other notice with respect to
any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this Subsidiary Guaranty and any
requirement that any Secured Party protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien,
or any property subject thereto, or exhaust any right or take any action against
any Obligor or any other Person (including any other guarantor) or entity or any
collateral securing the Guaranteed Obligations, as the case may be.
SECTION 2.6. Postponement of Subrogation, etc. Each Subsidiary Guarantor
agrees that it will not exercise any rights which it may acquire by way of
rights of subrogation under any Loan Document to which it is a party, nor shall
any Subsidiary Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or
reimbursement from any Obligor, in respect of any payment made under any Loan
Document or otherwise, until following the Termination Date. Any amount paid to
any Subsidiary Guarantor on account of any such subrogation rights prior to the
Termination Date shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties
and shall immediately be paid and turned over to the Administrative Agent for
the benefit of the Secured Parties in the exact form received by such Subsidiary
Guarantor (duly endorsed in favor of the Administrative Agent, if required), to
be credited and applied against the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or
unmatured, in accordance with Section 2.7; provided, however, that if any
Subsidiary Guarantor has made payment to the Secured Parties of all or any part
of the Guaranteed Obligations and the Termination Date has occurred, then at
such Subsidiary Guarantor's request, the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the
Secured Parties) will, at the expense of such Subsidiary Guarantor, execute and
deliver to such Subsidiary Guarantor appropriate documents (without recourse and
without representation or warranty) necessary to evidence the transfer by
subrogation to such Subsidiary Guarantor of an interest in the Guaranteed
Obligations resulting from such payment. In furtherance of the foregoing, at all
times prior to the Termination Date, each Subsidiary Guarantor shall refrain
from taking any action or commencing any proceeding
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against any Obligor (or its successors or assigns, whether in connection with a
bankruptcy proceeding or otherwise) to recover any amounts in respect of
payments made under this Subsidiary Guaranty to any Secured Party.
SECTION 2.7. Payments; Application. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby
agrees with each Secured Party as follows:
(a) Each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that all payments made by such
Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder will be made in Dollars to the
Administrative Agent, without set-off, counterclaim or other defense and
in accordance with Sections 4.6 and 4.7 of the Credit Agreement, free and
clear of and without deduction for any Taxes, each Subsidiary Guarantor
hereby agreeing to comply with and be bound by the provisions of Sections
4.6 and 4.7 of the Credit Agreement in respect of all payments made by it
hereunder and the provisions of which Sections are hereby incorporated
into and made a part of this Subsidiary Guaranty by this reference as if
set forth herein; provided, that references to the "Borrower" in such
Sections shall be deemed to be references to each Subsidiary Guarantor,
and references to "this Agreement" in such Sections shall be deemed to be
references to this Subsidiary Guaranty.
(b) All payments made hereunder shall be applied upon receipt as set
forth in Section 4.7 of the Credit Agreement.
For purposes of this Subsidiary Guaranty, the "credit exposure" at any
time of any Secured Party with respect to a Rate Protection Agreement to
which such Secured Party is a party shall be determined at such time in
accordance with the customary methods of calculating credit exposure under
similar arrangements by the counterparty to such arrangements, taking into
account potential interest rate movements and the respective termination
provisions and notional principal amount and term of such Rate Protection
Agreement.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
In order to induce the Secured Parties to enter into the Credit Agreement
and make Credit Extensions thereunder, and to induce the Secured Parties to
enter into Rate Protection Agreements, each Subsidiary Guarantor represents and
warrants to each Secured Party as set forth below.
SECTION 3.1. Credit Agreement Representations and Warranties. The
representations and warranties contained in Article VI of the Credit Agreement,
insofar as the representations and warranties contained therein are applicable
to any Subsidiary Guarantor and its properties, are true and correct in all
material respects, each such representation and warranty set forth in such
Article (insofar as applicable as aforesaid) and all other terms of the Credit
Agreement to which reference is made therein, together with all related
definitions and ancillary provisions, being hereby incorporated into this
Subsidiary Guaranty by this reference as though specifically set forth in this
Article.
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SECTION 3.2. Financial Condition, etc. Except with respect to the Parent,
each Subsidiary Guarantor has knowledge of each other Obligor's financial
condition and affairs and that it has adequate means to obtain from the each
such Obligor on an ongoing basis information relating thereto and to such
Obligor's ability to pay and perform the Guaranteed Obligations, and agrees to
assume the responsibility for keeping, and to keep, so informed for so long as
this Subsidiary Guaranty is in effect. Each Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges
and agrees that the Secured Parties shall have no obligation to investigate the
financial condition or affairs of any Obligor for the benefit of such Subsidiary
Guarantor nor to advise such Subsidiary Guarantor of any fact respecting, or any
change in, the financial condition or affairs of any other Obligor that might
become known to any Secured Party at any time, whether or not such Secured Party
knows or believes or has reason to know or believe that any such fact or change
is unknown to such Subsidiary Guarantor, or might (or does) materially increase
the risk of such Subsidiary Guarantor as guarantor, or might (or would) affect
the willingness of such Subsidiary Guarantor to continue as a guarantor of the
Guaranteed Obligations.
SECTION 3.3. Best Interests. It is in the best interests of each
Subsidiary Guarantor to execute this Subsidiary Guaranty inasmuch as such
Subsidiary Guarantor will, as a result of being a Subsidiary of the Borrower,
derive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the Credit Extensions made
from time to time to the Borrower by the Lenders and the Issuers pursuant to the
Credit Agreement and the execution and delivery of Rate Protection Agreements
between the Borrower, other Obligors (other than the Parent) and certain Secured
Parties, and each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees that the Secured Parties are
relying on this representation in agreeing to make Credit Extensions to the
Borrower.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS, ETC.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor covenants and agrees that, at all times prior to
the Termination Date, it will perform, comply with and be bound by all of the
agreements, covenants and obligations contained in the Credit Agreement
(including Articles VII and VIII and Section 9.1.9 of the Credit Agreement)
which are applicable to such Subsidiary Guarantor or its properties, each such
agreement, covenant and obligation contained in the Credit Agreement and all
other terms of the Credit Agreement to which reference is made in this Article,
together with all related definitions and ancillary provisions, being hereby
incorporated into this Subsidiary Guaranty by this reference as though
specifically set forth in this Article.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 5.1. Loan Document. This Subsidiary Guaranty is a Loan Document
executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly
indicated herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the
terms and provisions thereof, including Article XII thereof.
SECTION 5.2. Binding on Successors, Transferees and Assigns; Assignment.
This Subsidiary Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect until the
Termination Date has occurred, shall be jointly and severally binding upon each
Subsidiary Guarantor and its
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successors, transferees and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by each Secured Party and its successors, transferees and assigns;
provided, however, that no Subsidiary Guarantor may (unless otherwise permitted
under the terms of the Credit Agreement) assign any of its obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of all Lenders.
SECTION 5.3. Amendments, etc. No amendment to or waiver of any provision
of this Subsidiary Guaranty, nor consent to any departure by any Subsidiary
Guarantor from its obligations under this Subsidiary Guaranty, shall in any
event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the
Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as the
case may be, pursuant to Section 12.1 of the Credit Agreement) and then such
waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the
specific purpose for which given.
SECTION 5.4. Notices. All notices and other communications provided for
hereunder shall be in writing or by facsimile and addressed, delivered or
transmitted to the appropriate party at the address or facsimile number of such
party (in the case of any Subsidiary Guarantor, in care of the Borrower) set
forth on Schedule II to the Credit Agreement or at such other address or
facsimile number as may be designated by such party in a notice to the other
party. Any notice, if mailed and properly addressed with postage prepaid or if
properly addressed and sent by pre-paid courier service, shall be deemed given
when received; any such notice, if transmitted by facsimile, shall be deemed
given when the confirmation of transmission thereof is received by the
transmitter.
SECTION 5.5. Additional Guarantors. Upon the execution and delivery by any
other Person of a supplement in the form of Annex I hereto, such Person shall
become a "Subsidiary Guarantor" hereunder with the same force and effect as if
it were originally a party to this Subsidiary Guaranty and named as a
"Subsidiary Guarantor" hereunder. The execution and delivery of such supplement
shall not require the consent of any other Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder, and
the rights and obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder shall remain
in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Guarantor as a
party to this Subsidiary Guaranty.
SECTION 5.6. Release of Guarantor. Upon the occurrence of the Termination
Date, this Subsidiary Guaranty and all obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor
hereunder shall terminate, without delivery of any instrument or performance of
any act by any party. In addition, at the request of the Borrower, and at the
sole expense of the Borrower, a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be released from its
obligations hereunder in the event that the Capital Securities of such
Subsidiary Guarantor are Disposed of in a transaction permitted by the Credit
Agreement; provided, that the Borrower shall have delivered to the
Administrative Agent, at least three Business Days prior to the date of the
proposed release, a written request for release identifying the relevant
Subsidiary Guarantor and a certification by the Borrower stating that such
transaction is in compliance with the Loan Documents.
SECTION 5.7. No Waiver; Remedies. In addition to, and not in limitation
of, Sections 2.3 and 2.5, no failure on the part of any Secured Party to
exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of
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any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive
of any remedies provided by law.
SECTION 5.8. Section Captions. Section captions used in this Subsidiary
Guaranty are for convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the
construction of this Subsidiary Guaranty.
SECTION 5.9. Severability. Wherever possible each provision of this
Subsidiary Guaranty shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and
valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Subsidiary Guaranty
shall be prohibited by or invalid under such law, such provision shall be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this
Subsidiary Guaranty.
SECTION 5.10. Governing Law, Entire Agreement, etc. THIS SUBSIDIARY
GUARANTY WILL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND
5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK). This Subsidiary
Guaranty and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire understanding among
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersede any
prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto.
SECTION 5.11. Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction. ANY LITIGATION
BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY LOAN
DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL
OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LENDERS, THE ISSUER OR
ANY SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH MAY BE BROUGHT AND
MAINTAINED IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE
BROUGHT, AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT'S OPTION, IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION
WHERE SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND. EACH SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR
IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS BY REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAGE
PREPAID, OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK AT THE
ADDRESS FOR NOTICES SPECIFIED FOR THE BORROWER IN SECTION 12.2 OF THE CREDIT
AGREEMENT. EACH SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE OR
HEREAFTER MAY HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY
SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN
BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR
HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM
ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO
JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF
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EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, SUCH SUBSIDIARY
GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW SUCH
IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.
SECTION 5.12. Waiver of Jury Trial. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT (ON BEHALF OF
ITSELF AND EACH OTHER SECURED PARTY) AND EACH SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR HEREBY
KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY LAW ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION
BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, EACH LOAN
DOCUMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL
OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, SUCH LENDER, THE ISSUER OR
SUCH SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. EACH SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION
FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER PROVISION OF EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT TO
WHICH IT IS A PARTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, EACH LENDER AND THE ISSUER ENTERING INTO THE LOAN
DOCUMENTS.
SECTION 5.13. Counterparts. This Subsidiary Guaranty may be executed by
the parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same
agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Subsidiary Guarantor has caused this Subsidiary
Guaranty to be duly executed and delivered by its Authorized Officer as of the
date first above written.
CHAMPION ENTERPRISES MANAGEMENT CO.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
CHAMPION RETAIL, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
DUTCH HOUSING, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
HOMES OF MERIT, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
MODULINE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
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NEW ERA BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
▇▇▇▇▇▇ HOMES, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
▇▇▇▇▇▇ INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
SAN ▇▇▇▇ ADVANTAGE HOMES, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
STAR FLEET, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
WESTERN HOMES CORPORATION
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
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ACCEPTED AND AGREED FOR ITSELF
AND ON BEHALF OF THE SECURED PARTIES:
CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,
as Administrative Agent
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
Title: Director
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Associate
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ANNEX I to
the Subsidiary Guaranty
THIS SUPPLEMENT, dated as of ____________ ___, _____ (this "Supplement"),
is to the Subsidiary Guaranty, dated as of October 31, 2005 (as amended,
supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Subsidiary Guaranty"), among the Subsidiary Guarantors (such capitalized term,
and other terms used in this Supplement, to have the meanings set forth in
Article I of the Subsidiary Guaranty) from time to time party thereto, in favor
of Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent (together with
its successor(s) thereto in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent") for each
of the Secured Parties.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.5 of the Subsidiary
Guaranty, each of the undersigned is becoming a Subsidiary Guarantor under the
Subsidiary Guaranty; and
WHEREAS, each of the undersigned desires to become a "Subsidiary
Guarantor" under the Subsidiary Guaranty in order to induce the Secured Parties
to continue to extend Credit Extensions under the Credit Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and for other
consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged),
each of the undersigned agrees, for the benefit of each Secured Party, as
follows.
SECTION 1. Party to Subsidiary Guaranty, etc. In accordance with the terms
of the Subsidiary Guaranty, by its signature below, each of the undersigned
hereby irrevocably agrees to become a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Subsidiary
Guaranty with the same force and effect as if it were an original signatory
thereto and each of the undersigned hereby (a) agrees to be bound by and comply
with all of the terms and provisions of the Subsidiary Guaranty applicable to it
as a Subsidiary Guarantor and (b) represents and warrants that the
representations and warranties made by it as a Subsidiary Guarantor thereunder
are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof. In
furtherance of the foregoing, each reference to a "Subsidiary Guarantor" and/or
"Subsidiary Guarantors" in the Subsidiary Guaranty shall be deemed to include
each of the undersigned.
SECTION 2. Representations. Each of the undersigned hereby represents and
warrants that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by it and that this Supplement and the Subsidiary Guaranty constitute the legal,
valid and binding obligation of each of the undersigned, enforceable against it
in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general
equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or
at law).
SECTION 3. Full Force of Subsidiary Guaranty. Except as expressly
supplemented hereby, the Subsidiary Guaranty shall remain in full force and
effect in accordance with its terms.
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SECTION 4. Severability. Wherever possible each provision of this
Supplement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid
under applicable law, but if any provision of this Supplement shall be
prohibited by or invalid under such law, such provision shall be ineffective to
the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder
of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Supplement or the
Subsidiary Guaranty.
SECTION 5. Indemnity; Fees and Expenses, etc. Without limiting the
provisions of any other Loan Document, each of the undersigned agrees to
reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in connection with this Supplement, including reasonable attorney's
fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent's counsel.
SECTION 6. Governing Law, Entire Agreement, etc. THIS SUPPLEMENT WILL BE
DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK). This Supplement and the other
Loan Documents constitute the entire understanding among the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter thereof and supersede any prior agreements,
written or oral, with respect thereto.
SECTION 7. Counterparts. This Supplement may be executed by the parties
hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Supplement to
be duly executed and delivered by its Authorized Officer as of the date first
above written.
[NAME OF ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY]
By_____________________________________
Title:
[NAME OF ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY]
By_____________________________________
Title:
[NAME OF ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY]
By_____________________________________
Title:
ACCEPTED AND AGREED FOR ITSELF
AND ON BEHALF OF THE SECURED PARTIES:
CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,
as Administrative Agent
By_________________________________
Title:
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EXHIBIT G
CONFORMED COPY
PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of October 31, 2005 (as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time, this "Security Agreement"), is made by Champion Home Builders Co., a
Michigan corporation (the "Borrower"), Champion Enterprises, Inc., a Michigan
corporation (the "Parent"), and each Subsidiary Guarantor (terms used in the
preamble and the recitals have the definitions set forth in or incorporated by
reference in Article I) from time to time a party to this Security Agreement
(each individually a "Grantor" and collectively, the "Grantors"), in favor of
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, N.A., having an address at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, as the Collateral Trustee for the Secured Parties (as
defined below) under the Collateral Trust Agreement referred to below (in such
capacity and together with its successors and assigns from time to time acting
as Collateral Trustee under such Collateral Trust Agreement, the "Collateral
Trustee").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms, conditions and provisions of the Credit
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among the
Borrower, the Parent, the various financial institutions and other Persons from
time to time parties thereto (each a "Lender"), Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands
Branch, as administrative agent (the "Administrative Agent"), the Lenders have
agreed to make Loans to, and to issue Letters of Credit for the account of, the
Borrower in the maximum original principal amount of TWO HUNDRED MILLION AND
00/100 DOLLARS ($200,000,000) (such Loans and Letters of Credit are hereinafter
referred to collectively as the "Credit Extensions").
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of May 3, 1999 (the "2009
Notes Indenture"), between the Parent, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein,
and The First National Bank of Chicago, as indenture trustee, the Parent issued
and sold its 7.625% Senior Notes due 2009 (the "2009 Notes").
WHEREAS, the Parent has unconditionally guaranteed the Obligations (as
defined in the Credit Agreement) (the "Parent Obligations") and the Subsidiary
Guarantors have unconditionally guaranteed the Obligations (as defined in the
Subsidiary Guaranty) (the "Subsidiary Obligations", and together with the Parent
Obligations, the "Credit Agreement Obligations").
WHEREAS, under the 2009 Notes Indenture, the Parent issued the 2009 Notes
and certain of its Subsidiaries from time to time have unconditionally
guaranteed the obligations under the 2009 Notes Indenture (the "2009 Notes
Obligations" and, together with the Credit Agreement Obligations, the "Secured
Obligations").
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WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Parent, the Subsidiaries of the Parent listed
on the signature pages thereof and the Collateral Trustee have entered into a
Collateral Trust Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the "Collateral Trust
Agreement").
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Grantor agrees, for the
benefit of each Secured Party, as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1. Certain Terms. The following terms (whether or not
underscored) when used in this Security Agreement, including its preamble and
recitals, shall have the following meanings (such definitions to be equally
applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof):
"2009 Notes" is defined in the second recital.
"2009 Notes Indenture" is defined in the second recital.
"2009 Notes Obligations" is defined in the fourth recital.
"Administrative Agent" is defined in the first recital.
"Borrower" is defined in the preamble.
"Collateral" is defined in Section 2.1.
"Collateral Accounts" is defined in clause (b) of Section 4.3.
"Collateral Trust Agreement" is defined in the fifth recital.
"Collateral Trustee" is defined in the preamble.
"Computer Hardware and Software Collateral" means:
(a) all computer and other electronic data processing hardware,
integrated computer systems, central processing units, memory units,
display terminals, printers, features, computer elements, card readers,
tape drives, hard and soft disk drives, cables, electrical supply
hardware, generators, power equalizers, accessories and all peripheral
devices and other related computer hardware, including all operating
system software, utilities and application programs in whatsoever form;
(b) all software programs (including both source code, object code
and all related applications and data files), designed for use on the
computers and electronic data processing hardware described in clause (a)
above;
(c) all firmware associated therewith;
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(d) all documentation (including flow charts, logic diagrams,
manuals, guides, specifications, training materials, charts and pseudo
codes) with respect to such hardware, software and firmware described in
the preceding clauses (a) through (c); and
(e) all rights with respect to all of the foregoing, including
copyrights, licenses, options, warranties, service contracts, program
services, test rights, maintenance rights, support rights, improvement
rights, renewal rights and indemnifications and any substitutions,
replacements, improvements, error corrections, updates, additions or model
conversions of any of the foregoing.
"Control Agreement" means an authenticated record in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee, that provides for the
Collateral Trustee to have "control" (as defined in the UCC) over certain
Collateral.
"Copyright Collateral" means all of the Grantors' right, title and
interest in and to all copyrights, registered or unregistered and whether
published or unpublished, now or hereafter in force throughout the world
including copyrights registered in the U.S. Copyright Office or anywhere else in
the world, including the copyrights which are the subject of a registration or
application referred to in Item A of Schedule V, and registrations and
recordings thereof and all applications for registration thereof, whether
pending or in preparation, all copyright licenses, including each copyright
license referred to in Item B of Schedule V, the right to ▇▇▇ for past, present
and future infringements of any of the copyrights, and for breach or enforcement
of any of the copyright licenses, all rights corresponding thereto, all
extensions and renewals of any thereof and all Proceeds of the foregoing,
including (whether or not within the definition of "Proceeds" pursuant to
Section 1.3) licenses, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages and Proceeds
of infringement suits.
"Credit Agreement" is defined in the first recital.
"Credit Agreement Obligations" is defined in the third recital.
"Credit Extensions" is defined in the first recital.
"Distributions" means all dividends paid on Capital Securities,
liquidating dividends paid on Capital Securities, shares (or other designations)
of Capital Securities resulting from (or in connection with the exercise of)
stock splits, reclassifications, warrants, options, non-cash dividends, mergers,
consolidations, and all other distributions (whether similar or dissimilar to
the foregoing) on or with respect to any Capital Securities constituting
Collateral.
"Foreign Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Grantor, any corporation,
partnership, limited liability company or other business entity (i) which is
organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than a state of the United
States or the District of Columbia and (ii) of which securities or other
ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity, more than 50% of
the ordinary voting power, more than 50% of the general partnership interests or
more than 50% of the limited liability company membership interests are, at the
time any determination is being made, owned directly by such Grantor or one or
more Grantors.
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"General Intangibles" means all "general intangibles" and all "payment
intangibles", each as defined in the UCC, and shall include all interest rate or
currency protection or hedging arrangements, all tax refunds, all licenses,
permits, concessions and authorizations and all Intellectual Property Collateral
(in each case, regardless of whether characterized as general intangibles under
the UCC).
"Grantor" and "Grantors" are defined in the preamble.
"Intellectual Property Collateral" means, collectively, the intangible
components of the Computer Hardware and Software Collateral, the Copyright
Collateral, the Patent Collateral, the Trademark Collateral and the Trade
Secrets Collateral.
"Patent Collateral" means all of the Grantors' right, title and interest
in all:
(a) inventions and discoveries, whether patentable or not, all
letters patent and applications for letters patent throughout the world,
including all patent applications in preparation for filing, and each
patent and patent application referred to in Item A of Schedule III;
(b) all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part,
extensions, renewals and reexaminations of any of the items described in
clause (a);
(c) all patent licenses, and other agreements providing such Grantor
with the right to use any items of the type referred to in clauses (a) and
(b) above, including each patent license referred to in Item B of Schedule
III; and
(d) all Proceeds of the foregoing (including (whether or not within
the definition of "Proceeds" pursuant to Section 1.3) licenses, royalties
income, payments, claims, damages and Proceeds of infringement suits), the
right to ▇▇▇ third parties for past, present or future infringements of
any patent or patent application, and for breach or enforcement of any
patent license.
"Permitted Liens" means all Liens permitted by Section 8.3 of the Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document.
"San ▇▇▇▇ Inventory" is defined in clause (n)(v) of Section 2.1.
"Secured Instrument" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
Collateral Trust Agreement.
"Secured Obligations" is defined in the fourth recital.
"Secured Party" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
Collateral Trust Agreement.
"Securities Act" is defined in clause (a) of Section 6.2.
"Security Agreement" is defined in the preamble.
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"Specified Default" means the occurrence and continuance of (a) an Event
of Default or (b) a Default under clauses (a) through (d) of Section 9.1.9 of
the Credit Agreement.
"Trademark Collateral" means all of the Grantors' right, title and
interest in:
(a) (i) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names,
business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks,
certification marks, collective marks, logos and other source or business
identifiers, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired including those
which are the subject of a registration or application referred to in Item
A of Schedule IV, whether currently in use or not, all registrations and
recordings thereof and all applications in connection therewith, whether
pending or in preparation for filing, including registrations, recordings
and applications in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or in any office
or agency of the United States of America, or any State thereof or any
other country or political subdivision thereof or otherwise, and all
common-law rights relating to the foregoing, and (ii) the right to obtain
all renewals of the foregoing (collectively referred to as the
"Trademarks");
(b) all trademark licenses for the grant by or to such Grantor of
any right to use any trademark, including each trademark license referred
to in Item B of Schedule IV; and
(c) all of the goodwill of the business connected with the use of,
and symbolized by the items described in, clause (a), and to the extent
applicable clause (b);
(d) the right to ▇▇▇ third parties for past, present and future
infringements of any Trademark Collateral described in clause (a) and, to
the extent applicable, clause (b); and
(e) all Proceeds of, and rights associated with, the foregoing,
including (whether or not within the definition of "Proceeds" pursuant to
Section 1.3) any claim by such Grantor against third parties for past,
present or future infringement or dilution of any of the foregoing, or for
any injury to the goodwill connected with the use of or symbolized by any
Trademarks or for breach or enforcement of any Trademark license and all
rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.
"Trade Secrets Collateral" means all of the Grantors' right, title and
interest in all common law and statutory trade secrets and all other
confidential, proprietary or useful information and all know-how obtained by or
used in or contemplated at any time for use in the business of a Grantor (all of
the foregoing being collectively called a "Trade Secret"), whether or not such
Trade Secret has been reduced to a writing or other tangible form, including in
the form of all Documents and things embodying, incorporating or referring in
any way to such Trade Secret, all Trade Secret licenses, including each Trade
Secret license referred to in Schedule VI, and including the right to ▇▇▇ for
and to enjoin and to collect damages for the actual or threatened
misappropriation of any Trade Secret and for the breach or enforcement of any
such Trade Secret license.
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SECTION 1.2. Credit Agreement Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein
or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Security Agreement,
including its preamble and recitals, have the meanings provided in the Credit
Agreement.
SECTION 1.3. UCC Definitions. When used herein the terms Account,
Certificated Securities, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claim, Commodity
Account, Commodity Contract, Deposit Account, Document, Electronic Chattel
Paper, Equipment, Goods, Instrument, Inventory, Investment Property,
Letter-of-Credit Rights, Proceeds, Promissory Notes, Securities Account,
Security Entitlement, Supporting Obligations and Uncertificated Securities have
the meaning provided in Article 8 or Article 9, as applicable, of the UCC.
Letters of Credit has the meaning provided in Section 5-102 of the UCC.
ARTICLE II
SECURITY INTEREST
SECTION 2.1. Grant of Security Interest. Each Grantor hereby grants to the
Collateral Trustee, for its benefit and the ratable benefit of each other
Secured Party, a continuing security interest in all of such Grantor's following
property, whether now or hereafter existing, owned or acquired by such Grantor,
and wherever located, (collectively, the "Collateral"):
(a) Accounts;
(b) Chattel Paper;
(c) Commercial Tort Claims listed on Item I of Schedule II (as such
schedule may be amended or supplemented from time to time);
(d) Deposit Accounts;
(e) Documents;
(f) General Intangibles;
(g) Goods;
(h) Instruments;
(i) Investment Property;
(j) Letter-of-Credit Rights and Letters of Credit;
(k) Supporting Obligations;
(l) all books, records, writings, databases, information and other
property relating to, used or useful in connection with, evidencing,
embodying, incorporating or referring to, any of the foregoing in this
Section;
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(m) all Proceeds of the foregoing and, to the extent not otherwise
included, in Proceeds (A) all payments under insurance (whether or not the
Collateral Trustee is the loss payee thereof) and (B) all tort claims; and
(n) all other property and rights of every kind and description and
interests therein.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term "Collateral" shall not
include:
(i) such Grantor's real property interests (including fee real
estate, leasehold interests and fixtures);
(ii) any General Intangibles or other rights arising under any
contracts, instruments, licenses, leases or other documents (each, a
"Contract") or any asset or property that is subject to any Contract
thereof as to which the grant of a security interest would (A)
constitute or result in the abandonment, invalidation or
unenforceability of any right, title or interest of any Grantor
under such Contracts, (B) constitute a violation of a valid and
enforceable restriction in favor of a third party on such grant,
unless and until any required consents shall have been obtained, (C)
give any other party to such Contract the right to terminate its
obligations thereunder or the Grantor's use of such asset would
result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under
any such Contract, or (D) would result in the loss of use of such
asset subject to any such Contract;
(iii) Investment Property consisting of Capital Securities of
a Foreign Subsidiary of such Grantor, in excess of 65% of the total
combined voting power of all Capital Securities of each such Foreign
Subsidiary ;
(iv) any asset, the granting of a security interest in which
would be void or illegal under any applicable governmental law, rule
or regulation, or pursuant thereto would result in, or permit the
termination of such asset or Grantor's rights in such asset; or
(v) any retail inventory of San ▇▇▇▇ Advantage Homes, Inc.,
and fixtures, furniture and other household items attached to or
inside such inventory (the "San ▇▇▇▇ Inventory"), and the proceeds
thereof to the extent that the San ▇▇▇▇ Inventory is subject to a
Lien granted in connection with Floor-Plan Financing Lines.
SECTION 2.2. Security for Secured Obligations. This Security Agreement and
the Collateral in which the Collateral Trustee for the benefit of the Secured
Parties is granted a security interest hereunder by the Grantors secure the
payment and performance of all of the Secured Obligations.
SECTION 2.3. Grantors Remain Liable. Anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding:
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(a) the Grantors will remain liable under the contracts and
agreements included in the Collateral to the extent set forth therein, and
will perform all of their duties and obligations under such contracts and
agreements to the same extent as if this Security Agreement had not been
executed;
(b) the exercise by the Collateral Trustee of any of its rights
hereunder will not release any Grantor from any of its duties or
obligations under any such contracts or agreements included in the
Collateral; and
(c) no Secured Party will have any obligation or liability under any
contracts or agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this
Security Agreement, nor will any Secured Party be obligated to perform any
of the obligations or duties of any Grantor thereunder or to take any
action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.
SECTION 2.4. Distributions on Pledged Shares. In the event that any
Distribution with respect to any Capital Securities pledged hereunder is
permitted to be paid (in accordance with Section 8.6 of the Credit Agreement),
such Distribution or payment may be paid directly to the applicable Grantor. If
any Distribution is made in contravention of Section 8.6 of the Credit
Agreement, such Grantor shall hold the same segregated and in trust for the
Collateral Trustee until paid to the Collateral Trustee in accordance with
Section 4.1.5.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Grantors represent and warrant to each Secured Party as set forth
below.
SECTION 3.1. As to Capital Securities of the Subsidiaries, Investment
Property.
(a) With respect to any direct Subsidiary of any Grantor that is
(i) a corporation, business trust, joint stock company or
similar Person, all Capital Securities issued by such Subsidiary is
duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable,
and represented by a certificate; and
(ii) a partnership or limited liability company, no Capital
Securities issued by such Subsidiary (A) is dealt in or traded on
securities exchanges or in securities markets, (B) expressly
provides that such Capital Securities is a security governed by
Article 8 of the UCC or (C) is held in a Securities Account, except,
with respect to this clause (a)(ii), Capital Securities (x) for
which either the Collateral Trustee is the registered owner or (y)
with respect to which the issuer has agreed in an authenticated
record with such Grantor and the Collateral Trustee that, upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of a Specified Default, such
issuer will comply with any instructions of the Collateral Trustee
without the consent of such Grantor.
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(b) Each Grantor has delivered all Certificated Securities
constituting Collateral held by such Grantor on the Closing Date to the
Collateral Trustee, together with duly executed undated blank stock
powers, or other equivalent instruments of transfer reasonably acceptable
to the Collateral Trustee.
(c) With respect to Uncertificated Securities constituting
Collateral owned by any Grantor, such Grantor has caused the issuer
thereof either to (i) register the Collateral Trustee as the registered
owner of such security or (ii) agree in an authenticated record with such
Grantor and the Collateral Trustee that, upon the occurrence and during
the continuance of a Specified Default, such issuer will comply with
instructions with respect to such security originated by the Collateral
Trustee without further consent of such Grantor.
(d) The percentage of the issued and outstanding Capital Securities
of each Subsidiary pledged by each Grantor hereunder is as set forth on
Schedule I.
SECTION 3.2. Grantor Name, Location, etc.
(a) The jurisdiction in which each Grantor is located for purposes
of Sections 9-301 and 9-307 of the UCC is set forth in Item A ------ of
Schedule II.
(b) Each location a secured party would have filed a UCC financing
statement in the five years prior to the date hereof to perfect a security
interest in Equipment, Inventory and General Intangibles owned by such
Grantor is set forth in Item B of Schedule II.
(c) The Grantors do not have any trade names other than those set
forth in Item C of Schedule II hereto.
(d) During the four months preceding the date hereof, no Grantor has
been known by any legal name different from the one set forth on the
signature page hereto, nor has such Grantor been the subject of any merger
or other corporate reorganization, except as set forth in Item D of
Schedule II hereto.
(e) Each Grantor's federal taxpayer identification number is (and,
during the four months preceding the date hereof, such Grantor has not had
a federal taxpayer identification number different from that) set forth in
Item E of Schedule II hereto.
(f) No Grantor is a party to any federal, state or local government
contract except as set forth in Item F of Schedule II hereto.
(g) No Grantor maintains any Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts
or Commodity Accounts with any Person, in each case, except as set forth
on Item G of Schedule II.
(h) No Grantor is the beneficiary of any Letters of Credit, except
as set forth on Item H of Schedule II.
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(i) No Grantor has Commercial Tort Claims except as set forth on
Item I of Schedule II.
(j) The name set forth on the signature page attached hereto is the
true and correct legal name (as defined in the UCC) of each Grantor.
(k) Each Grantor has obtained a legal, valid and enforceable consent
of each issuer of any Letter of Credit to the assignment of the Proceeds
of such Letter of Credit to the Collateral Trustee and no Grantor has
consented to, and is otherwise aware of, any Person (other than the
Collateral Trustee pursuant hereto) having control (within the meaning of
Section 9-104 of the UCC) over, or any other interest in any of such
Grantor's rights in respect thereof.
SECTION 3.3. Ownership, No Liens, etc. Each Grantor owns its Collateral
free and clear of any Lien, except for (a) any security interest created by this
Security Agreement or that is a Permitted Lien or (b) where the failure to do so
with respect to any such Collateral could not reasonably be expected to
interfere in any material respect with the value or use of such Collateral in
the Grantor's business as currently conducted. No effective UCC financing
statement or other filing similar in effect covering all or any part of the
Collateral is on file in any recording office, except those filed in favor of
the Collateral Trustee relating to this Security Agreement, Permitted Liens or
as to which a duly authorized termination statement relating to such UCC
financing statement or other instrument has been delivered to the Collateral
Trustee on the Closing Date.
SECTION 3.4. Possession of Inventory, Control; etc.
(a) Each Grantor has, and agrees that it will maintain, exclusive
possession of its Documents, Instruments, Promissory Notes, Goods,
Equipment and Inventory, other than (i) Equipment and Inventory in transit
in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Equipment and Inventory that is
in the possession or control of a warehouseman, bailee agent or other
Person (other than a Person controlled by or under common control with the
Grantor) that has been notified of the security interest created in favor
of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Security Agreement, and with
respect to which the Grantor will use its best efforts to cause such
warehouseman, bailee agent or other Person to authenticate a record
acknowledging that it holds possession of such Collateral for the Secured
Parties' benefit and waive any Lien held by it against such Collateral,
except Liens for customary storage/handling charges, (iii) Documents that
have been delivered to the issuer of such Document to claim the Goods
evidenced therefore or to any Person in connection with sales of Equipment
or Inventory as permitted by the Credit Agreement, and (iv) Instruments,
Documents or Promissory Notes that have been delivered to the Collateral
Trustee pursuant to Section 3.5 unless it shall have (a) notified the
Collateral Trustee in writing, by executing and delivering to the
Collateral Trustee a supplement to this Agreement together with all
schedules thereto, at least 15 days prior to any change in locations,
identifying such new locations and providing such other information in
connection therewith as the Collateral Trustee may reasonably request and
(b) taken all actions necessary or advisable to maintain the continuous
validity, perfection and the same or better priority of the Collateral
Trustee's security interest in the Collateral
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intended to be granted and agreed to hereby, or to enable the Collateral
Trustee to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder, with
respect to such Collateral. In the case of Equipment or Inventory
described in clause (ii) above, to the knowledge of the Borrower, no
lessor or warehouseman of any premises or warehouse upon or in which such
Equipment or Inventory is located has (i) issued any warehouse receipt or
other receipt in the nature of a warehouse receipt in respect of any such
Equipment or Inventory, (ii) issued any Document for any such Equipment or
Inventory, (iii) received notification of any Secured Party's interest
(other than the security interest granted hereunder) in any such Equipment
or Inventory or (iv) any Lien on any such Equipment or Inventory other
than Permitted Liens.
(b) Each Grantor is the sole entitlement holder of its Accounts and
no other Person (other than the Collateral Trustee pursuant to this
Security Agreement or any other Person with respect to Permitted Liens)
has control or possession of, or any other interest in, any of its
Accounts or any other securities or property credited thereto.
SECTION 3.5. Negotiable Documents, Instruments and Chattel Paper. Each
Grantor has delivered to the Collateral Trustee possession of all originals of
all Documents, Instruments, Promissory Notes, and tangible Chattel Paper owned
or held by such Grantor on the Closing Date, which individually or in the
aggregate have either a book value or a fair market value in excess of $250,000.
SECTION 3.6. Intellectual Property Collateral. Except as disclosed on
Schedules III through V, with respect to any Intellectual Property Collateral:
(a) (i) set forth in Item A of Schedule III hereto is a complete and
accurate list of all issued and applied-for patents owned by each Grantor,
including those that have been issued by or are on file with the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office, and set forth in Item B of Schedule III
hereto is a complete and accurate list of each Grantor's material patent
licenses;
(ii) set forth in Item A of Schedule IV hereto is a complete
and accurate list all registered and applied-for Trademarks owned by
each Grantor, including those that are registered, or for which an
application for registration has been made, with U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, and set forth in Item B of Schedule IV hereto is a
complete and accurate list of each Grantor's material Trademark
licenses;
(iii) set forth in Item A of Schedule V hereto is a complete
and accurate list of all registered and applied-for copyrights owned
by each Grantor, including those that are registered, or for which
an application for registration has been made, with the U.S.
Copyright Office, and set forth in Item B of Schedule V hereto is a
complete and accurate list of each Grantor's material copyright
licenses;
(b) such Intellectual Property Collateral is subsisting, unexpired
and, to the knowledge of the Grantors, valid, enforceable, and has not
been abandoned or adjudged
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invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part except as could not be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) such Grantor is the sole and exclusive owner of the entire and
unencumbered right, title and interest in and to such material
Intellectual Property Collateral (other than any third party licensee's
interest in any Intellectual Property Collateral licensed by such Grantor)
and no claim has been made that the use of such Intellectual Property
Collateral does or may, conflict with, infringe, misappropriate, dilute,
misuse or otherwise violate any of the rights of any third party, except
as could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(d) such Grantor has made all necessary filings and recordations to
protect its interest in material Intellectual Property Collateral,
including recordations of all of its interests in the Trademark Collateral
in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and, to the extent necessary, has
used proper forms of statutory notice in connection with its use of any
material patent, Trademark and copyright in any of the Intellectual
Property Collateral;
(e) such Grantor has taken all reasonable steps to safeguard the
confidentiality of its material Trade Secrets and to its knowledge: (A)
none of such Trade Secrets has been used, divulged, disclosed or
appropriated for the benefit of any other Person other than such Grantor;
(B) no employee, independent contractor or agent of such Grantor has
misappropriated any Trade Secrets of any other Person in the course of the
performance of his or her duties as an employee, independent contractor or
agent of such Grantor; and (C) no employee, independent contractor or
agent of such Grantor is in default or breach of any term relating in any
way to the protection, ownership, development, use or transfer of such
Grantor's Intellectual Property Collateral in any employment agreement,
non-disclosure agreement, assignment of inventions agreement or similar
agreement or contract;
(f) to such Grantor's knowledge, no third party is infringing upon
any material Intellectual Property Collateral;
(g) no settlement or consents, covenants not to ▇▇▇, nonassertion
assurances, or releases have been entered into by such Grantor or to which
such Grantor is bound that adversely affects its rights to own or use any
Intellectual Property except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect;
(h) such Grantor has not made a previous assignment, sale, transfer
or agreement constituting a present or future assignment, sale or transfer
of any Intellectual Property Collateral for purposes of granting a
security interest therein or as Collateral that has not been terminated or
released, other than Permitted Liens;
(i) such Grantor has executed and delivered to the Collateral
Trustee, Intellectual Property Collateral security agreements for all
copyrights, patents and Trademarks owned by such Grantor, including all
copyrights, patents and trademarks on Schedule III through V;
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(j) such Grantor uses adequate standards of quality in the
manufacture, distribution, and sale of all products sold and in the
provision of all services rendered under or in connection with all
Trademarks in order to maintain the enforceability of such Trademarks and
has taken all commercially reasonable action necessary to insure that all
licensees of the Trademarks owned by such Grantor use such adequate
standards of quality;
(k) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Credit
Agreement and this Security Agreement will not result in the termination
or material impairment of any of the material Intellectual Property
Collateral; and
(l) such Grantor owns directly or is entitled to use by license or
otherwise, all patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, copyrights, mask works,
licenses, technology, know-how, processes and rights with respect to any
of the foregoing used in the conduct of such Grantor's business as
currently conducted.
SECTION 3.7. Validity, etc.
(a) This Security Agreement creates a valid security interest in the
Collateral securing the payment of the Secured Obligations.
(b) Each Grantor has filed or caused to be filed all UCC-1 financing
statements in the filing office for each Grantor's jurisdiction of
organization listed in Item A of Schedule II (collectively, the "Filing
Statements") (or has authenticated and delivered to the Collateral Trustee
the Filing Statements suitable for filing in such offices) and has taken
all other:
(i) actions necessary to obtain control of the Collateral as
provided in Sections 9-104, 9-105, 9-106 and 9-107 of the UCC; and
(ii) actions necessary to perfect the Collateral Trustee's
security interest with respect to any Collateral evidenced by a
certificate of ownership.
(c) Upon the filing of the Filing Statements with the appropriate
agencies therefor the security interests created under this Security
Agreement shall constitute a perfected security interest in the Collateral
described on such Filing Statements in favor of the Collateral Trustee on
behalf of the Secured Parties to the extent that a security interest
therein may be perfected by filing pursuant to the relevant UCC, prior to
all other Liens, except for Permitted Liens (in which case such security
interest shall be second in priority of right only to the Permitted Liens
until the obligations secured by such Permitted Liens have been
satisfied).
SECTION 3.8. Authorization, Approval, etc. Except as have been obtained or
made and are in full force and effect, no authorization, approval or other
action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any
other third party is required either
(a) for the grant by the Grantors of the security interest granted
hereby or for the execution, delivery and performance of this Security
Agreement by the Grantors,
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subject, in the case of the performance of this Security Agreement, to the
filings and recordations referenced in Section 3.8(b);
(b) for the perfection or maintenance of the security interests
hereunder including the first priority (subject to Permitted Liens) nature
of such security interest (except with respect to the Filing Statements as
contemplated in Section 3.7 or, with respect to Intellectual Property
Collateral, the recordation of intellectual property security agreements
with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or the U.S. Copyright Office)
and the taking of actions required by applicable foreign law, if any, with
respect to Intellectual Property Collateral created under a jurisdiction
outside the United States or the exercise by the Collateral Trustee of its
rights and remedies hereunder; or
(c) for the exercise by the Collateral Trustee of the voting or
other rights provided for in this Security Agreement, or, except (i) with
respect to any securities issued by a Subsidiary of the Grantors, as may
be required in connection with a disposition of such securities by laws
affecting the offering and sale of securities generally, the remedies in
respect of the Collateral pursuant to this Security Agreement and (ii) any
"change of control" or similar filings required by state licensing
agencies.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
Each Grantor covenants and agrees that, until the Termination Date, such
Grantor will perform, comply with and be bound by the obligations set forth
below.
SECTION 4.1. As to Investment Property, etc.
SECTION 4.1.1. Capital Securities of Subsidiaries. No Grantor will allow
any of its Subsidiaries:
(a) that is a corporation, business trust, joint stock company or
similar Person, to issue Uncertificated Securities (unless such Subsidiary
is a Foreign Subsidiary);
(b) that is a partnership or limited liability company, to (i) issue
Capital Securities that are to be dealt in or traded on securities
exchanges or in securities markets, (ii) expressly provide in its Organic
Documents that its Capital Securities are securities governed by Article 8
of the UCC, or (iii) place such Subsidiary's Capital Securities in a
Securities Account; and
(c) to issue Capital Securities in addition to or in substitution
for the Capital Securities pledged hereunder, except to such Grantor (and
such Capital Securities are immediately pledged and delivered to the
Collateral Trustee pursuant to the terms of this Security Agreement).
SECTION 4.1.2. Investment Property (other than Certificated Securities).
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(a) With respect to any Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts,
Commodity Accounts, Commodity Contracts or Security Entitlements
constituting Investment Property owned or held by any Grantor, such
Grantor will, upon the Collateral Trustee's request, cause the
intermediary maintaining such Investment Property to execute a Control
Agreement relating to such Investment Property pursuant to which such
intermediary agrees, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a
Specified Default, to comply with the Collateral Trustee's instructions
with respect to such Investment Property without further consent by such
Grantor.
(b) With respect to any Uncertificated Securities (other than
Uncertificated Securities credited to a Securities Account) constituting
Investment Property owned or held by any Grantor, such Grantor will cause
the issuer of such securities to either (i) register the Collateral
Trustee as the registered owner thereof on the books and records of the
issuer or (ii) execute a Control Agreement relating to such Investment
Property pursuant to which the issuer agrees, upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of a Specified Default, to comply with the
Collateral Trustee's instructions with respect to such Uncertificated
Securities without further consent by such Grantor.
SECTION 4.1.3. Certificated Securities (Stock Powers). Each Grantor agrees
that all Certificated Securities, including the Capital Securities delivered by
such Grantor pursuant to this Security Agreement, will be accompanied by duly
executed undated blank stock powers, or other equivalent instruments of transfer
reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Trustee.
SECTION 4.1.4. Continuous Pledge. Each Grantor will (subject to the terms
of the Credit Agreement) deliver to the Collateral Trustee and at all times keep
pledged to the Collateral Trustee pursuant hereto, on a first-priority,
perfected basis all Investment Property, all dividends and Distributions with
respect thereto, all Payment Intangibles to the extent they are evidenced by a
Document, Instrument, Promissory Note or Chattel Paper, and all interest and
principal with respect to such Payment Intangibles, and all Proceeds and rights
from time to time received by or distributable to such Grantor in respect of any
of the foregoing Collateral. Each Grantor agrees that it will, promptly
following receipt thereof, deliver to the Collateral Trustee possession of all
originals of negotiable Documents, Instruments, Promissory Notes and Chattel
Paper that it acquires following the Closing Date.
SECTION 4.1.5. Voting Rights; Dividends, etc. Each Grantor agrees:
(a) promptly upon receipt of notice of the occurrence and
continuance of a Specified Default from the Collateral Trustee and without
any request therefor by the Collateral Trustee, so long as such Specified
Default shall continue, to deliver (properly endorsed where required
hereby or requested by the Collateral Trustee) to the Collateral Trustee
all dividends and Distributions with respect to Investment Property, all
interest, principal, other cash payments on Payment Intangibles, and all
Proceeds of the Collateral, in each case thereafter received by such
Grantor, all of which shall be held by the Collateral Trustee as
additional Collateral; and
(b) with respect to Collateral consisting of general partner
interests or limited liability company interests, to promptly modify its
Organic Documents to admit the
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Collateral Trustee as a general partner or member, as applicable,
immediately upon the occurrence and continuance of a Specified Default and
so long as the Collateral Trustee has notified such Grantor of the
Collateral Trustee's intention to exercise its voting power under this
clause,
(i) that the Collateral Trustee may exercise (to the exclusion
of such Grantor) the voting power and all other incidental rights of
ownership with respect to any Investment Property constituting
Collateral and such Grantor hereby grants the Collateral Trustee an
irrevocable proxy, exercisable under such circumstances, to vote
such Investment Property; and
(ii) to promptly deliver to the Collateral Trustee such
additional proxies and other documents as may be necessary to allow
the Collateral Trustee to exercise such voting power.
All dividends, Distributions, interest, principal, cash payments, Payment
Intangibles and Proceeds that may at any time and from time to time be held by
such Grantor, but which such Grantor is then obligated to deliver to the
Collateral Trustee, shall, until delivery to the Collateral Trustee, be held by
such Grantor separate and apart from its other property in trust for the
Collateral Trustee. The Collateral Trustee agrees that unless a Specified
Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Collateral Trustee shall
have given the notice referred to in clause (b), such Grantor will (i) be
entitled to receive all dividends and Distributions with respect to Investment
Property, all interest, principal, other cash payments on Payment Intangibles,
and all Proceeds of the Collateral from time to time received, receivable or
otherwise distributed in respect of the Collateral and (ii) have the exclusive
voting power with respect to any Investment Property constituting Collateral and
the Collateral Trustee will, upon the written request of such Grantor, promptly
deliver such proxies and other documents, if any, as shall be reasonably
requested by such Grantor which are necessary to allow such Grantor to exercise
that voting power; provided that no vote shall be cast, or consent, waiver, or
ratification given, or action taken by such Grantor that would impair any such
Collateral or be inconsistent with or violate any provision of any Loan
Document.
SECTION 4.2. Change of Name, etc. No Grantor will change its name or place
of incorporation or organization or federal taxpayer identification number
except upon 30 days' prior written notice to the Collateral Trustee.
SECTION 4.3. As to Accounts.
(a) Each Grantor shall have the right to collect all Accounts so
long as no Specified Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(b) Upon (i) the occurrence and continuance of a Specified Default
and (ii) the delivery of notice by the Collateral Trustee to each Grantor,
all Proceeds of Collateral received by such Grantor shall be delivered in
kind to the Collateral Trustee for deposit in a Deposit Account of such
Grantor maintained with the Collateral Trustee in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3 of the Collateral Trust Agreement (together with
any other Accounts pursuant to which any portion of the Collateral is
deposited with the
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Collateral Trustee, the "Collateral Accounts"), and such Grantor shall not
commingle any such Proceeds, and shall hold separate and apart from all
other property, all such Proceeds in express trust for the benefit of the
Collateral Trustee until delivery thereof is made to the Collateral
Trustee.
(c) The Collateral Trustee shall have the right to apply any amount
in the Collateral Account in accordance with the provisions of the
Collateral Trust Agreement.
(d) With respect to each of the Collateral Accounts, it is hereby
confirmed and agreed that (i) deposits in such Collateral Account are
subject to a security interest as contemplated hereby, (ii) such
Collateral Account shall be under the control of the Collateral Trustee
and (iii) the Collateral Trustee shall have the sole right of withdrawal
over such Collateral Account in accordance with the provisions of the
Collateral Trust Agreement.
SECTION 4.4. As to Grantors' Use of Collateral.
(a) Subject to clause (b), each Grantor (i) may in the ordinary
course of its business, at its own expense, sell, lease or furnish under
the contracts of service any of the Inventory normally held by such
Grantor for such purpose, and use and consume, in the ordinary course of
its business, any raw materials, work in process or materials normally
held by such Grantor for such purpose, (ii) will, at its own expense,
endeavor to collect, as and when due, all amounts due with respect to any
of the Collateral, including the taking of such action with respect to
such collection as the Collateral Trustee may reasonably request following
the occurrence of a Specified Default or, in the absence of such request,
as such Grantor may deem advisable, and (iii) may grant, in the ordinary
course of business, to any party obligated on any of the Collateral, any
rebate, refund or allowance to which such party may be lawfully entitled,
and may accept, in connection therewith, the return of Goods, the sale or
lease of which shall have given rise to such Collateral.
(b) At any time following the occurrence and during the continuance
of a Specified Default, whether before or after the maturity of any of the
Secured Obligations, the Collateral Trustee may (i) revoke any or all of
the rights of each Grantor set forth in clause (a), (ii) notify any
parties obligated on any of the Collateral to make payment to the
Collateral Trustee of any amounts due or to become due thereunder and
(iii) enforce collection of any of the Collateral by suit or otherwise and
surrender, release, or exchange all or any part thereof, or compromise or
extend or renew for any period (whether or not longer than the original
period) any indebtedness thereunder or evidenced thereby.
(c) Upon request of the Collateral Trustee following the occurrence
and during the continuance of a Specified Default, each Grantor will, at
its own expense, notify any parties obligated on any of the Collateral to
make payment to the Collateral Trustee of any amounts due or to become due
thereunder.
(d) At any time following the occurrence and during the continuation
of a Specified Default, the Collateral Trustee may endorse, in the name of
such Grantor, any
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item, howsoever received by the Collateral Trustee, representing any
payment on or other Proceeds of any of the Collateral.
SECTION 4.5. As to Intellectual Property Collateral. Each Grantor
covenants and agrees to comply with the following provisions as such provisions
relate to any Intellectual Property Collateral material to the operations or
business of such Grantor:
(a) such Grantor will not (i) do or fail to perform any act whereby
any of the Patent Collateral may lapse or become abandoned or dedicated to
the public or unenforceable, (ii) itself or permit any of its licensees to
(A) fail to continue to use any of the Trademark Collateral in order to
maintain the Trademark Collateral in full force free from any claim of
abandonment for non-use, (B) fail to maintain as in the past the quality
of products and services offered under the Trademark Collateral, (C) fail
to employ the Trademark Collateral registered with any federal or state or
foreign authority with an appropriate notice of such registration, (D)
adopt or use any other Trademark which is confusingly similar or a
colorable imitation of any of the Trademark Collateral, unless rights in
such Trademark Collateral inure solely to Grantor and do not infringe or
weaken the validity or enforceability of any of the Intellectual Property
Collateral or (E) do or permit any act or knowingly omit to do any act
whereby any of the Trademark Collateral may lapse or become invalid or
unenforceable, or (iii) do or permit any act or knowingly omit to do any
act whereby any of the Copyright Collateral or any of the Trade Secrets
Collateral may lapse or become invalid or unenforceable or placed in the
public domain except upon expiration of the end of an unrenewable term of
a registration thereof, unless, in the case of any of the foregoing
requirements in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), either (x) such Grantor shall
reasonably and in good faith determine that any of such Intellectual
Property Collateral is of negligible economic value to such Grantor, or
(y) the loss of the Intellectual Property Collateral would not have a
Material Adverse Effect on the business;
(b) such Grantor shall promptly notify the Collateral Trustee if it
knows, or has reason to know, that any application or registration
relating to any material item of the Intellectual Property Collateral may
become abandoned or dedicated to the public or placed in the public domain
or invalid or unenforceable, or of any material adverse determination or
development (including the institution of, or any such determination or
development in, any proceeding in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
the U.S. Copyright Office or any foreign counterpart thereof or any court)
regarding such Grantor's ownership of any material item of the
Intellectual Property Collateral, its right to register the same or to
keep and maintain and enforce the same;
(c) in no event will such Grantor or any of its agents, employees,
designees or licensees file an application for the registration of any
Intellectual Property Collateral with the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office, the U.S. Copyright Office or any similar office or agency in any
other country or any political subdivision thereof, unless it promptly
informs the Collateral Trustee, and upon request of the Collateral Trustee
(subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement), executes and delivers an
Intellectual Property Security Agreement substantially in the form set
forth as Exhibits A, B and C hereto and other documents as the Collateral
Trustee may request to evidence the
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Collateral Trustee's security interest in such Intellectual Property
Collateral in accordance with clause (e) below;
(d) such Grantor will take all necessary steps, including in any
proceeding before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright
Office or (subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement) any similar
office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision
thereof, to maintain and pursue any application (and to obtain the
relevant registration) filed with respect to, and to maintain any
registration of, any material items of Intellectual Property Collateral,
including the filing of applications for renewal, affidavits of use,
affidavits of incontestability and opposition, interference and
cancellation proceedings against third parties (to the extent commercially
reasonable) and the payment of fees and taxes to maintain and pursue such
registrations and applications (except to the extent that dedication,
abandonment or invalidation is permitted under the foregoing clause (a) or
(b)); and
(e) such Grantor will promptly (but no less than quarterly) execute
and deliver to the Collateral Trustee (as applicable) a Patent Security
Agreement, Trademark Security Agreement and/or Copyright Security
Agreement, as the case may be, in the forms of Exhibit A, Exhibit B and
Exhibit C hereto following its obtaining an ownership interest in any
Intellectual Property Collateral which is the subject of a registration or
application, and shall execute and deliver to the Collateral Trustee any
other document required to acknowledge or register or record or perfect
the Collateral Trustee's interest in any part of such item of Intellectual
Property Collateral.
SECTION 4.6. As to Letter-of-Credit Rights.
(a) Each Grantor, by granting a security interest in its
Letter-of-Credit Rights to the Collateral Trustee, intends to (and hereby
does) collaterally assign to the Collateral Trustee its rights (including
its contingent rights ) to the Proceeds of all Letter-of-Credit Rights of
which it is or hereafter becomes a beneficiary or assignee. Such Grantor
will promptly use its best efforts to cause the issuer of each Letter of
Credit and each nominated person (if any) with respect thereto to consent
to such assignment of the Proceeds thereof in a consent agreement in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee and
deliver written evidence of such consent to the Collateral Trustee.
(b) Upon the occurrence of a Specified Default, such Grantor will,
promptly upon request by the Collateral Trustee, (i) notify (and such
Grantor hereby authorizes the Collateral Trustee to notify) the issuer and
each nominated person with respect to each of the Letters of Credit that
the Proceeds thereof have been assigned to the Collateral Trustee
hereunder and any payments due or to become due in respect thereof are to
be made directly to the Collateral Trustee and (ii) arrange for the
Collateral Trustee to become the transferee beneficiary Letter of Credit.
SECTION 4.7. As to Commercial Tort Claims. Each Grantor covenants and
agrees that, until the payment in full of the Secured Obligations and
termination of all Commitments, with respect to any Commercial Tort Claim
hereafter arising, it shall deliver to the Collateral Trustee
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a supplement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral
Trustee, together with all supplements to schedules thereto identifying such new
Commercial Tort Claims.
SECTION 4.8. Electronic Chattel Paper and Transferable Records. If any
Grantor at any time holds or acquires an interest in any electronic chattel
paper or any "transferable record," as that term is defined in Section 201 of
the U.S. Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, or
in Section 16 of the U.S. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act as in effect in
any relevant jurisdiction, with a value in excess of $1,000,000, such Grantor
shall promptly notify the Collateral Trustee thereof and, at the request of the
Collateral Trustee, shall take such action as the Collateral Trustee may
reasonably request to vest in the Collateral Trustee control under Section 9-105
of the UCC of such electronic chattel paper or control under Section 201 of the
Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or, as the
case may be, Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, as so in
effect in such jurisdiction, of such transferable record. The Collateral Trustee
agrees with such Grantor that the Collateral Trustee will arrange, pursuant to
procedures satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee and so long as such procedures
will not result in the Collateral Trustee's loss of control, for the Grantor to
make alterations to the electronic chattel paper or transferable record
permitted under Section 9-105 of the UCC or, as the case may be, Section 201 of
the U.S. Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or
Section 16 of the U.S. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act for a party in
control to allow without loss of control, unless an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing or would occur after taking into account any action
by such Grantor with respect to such electronic chattel paper or transferable
record.
SECTION 4.9. Further Assurances, etc. Each Grantor agrees that, from time
to time at its own expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all further
instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or
that the Collateral Trustee may reasonably request, in order to perfect,
preserve and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted
hereby or to enable the Collateral Trustee to exercise and enforce its rights
and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, such Grantor will
(a) from time to time upon the request of the Collateral Trustee,
promptly deliver to the Collateral Trustee such stock powers, instruments
and similar documents, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to
the Collateral Trustee, with respect to such Collateral as the Collateral
Trustee may reasonably request and will, from time to time upon the
request of the Collateral Trustee, after the occurrence and during the
continuance of any Specified Default, promptly transfer any securities
constituting Collateral into the name of any nominee designated by the
Collateral Trustee; if any Collateral shall be evidenced by an Instrument,
negotiable Document, Promissory Note or tangible Chattel Paper, deliver
and pledge to the Collateral Trustee hereunder such Instrument, negotiable
Document, Promissory Note or tangible Chattel Paper duly endorsed and
accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment, all in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee;
(b) file (and hereby authorize the Collateral Trustee to file) such
Filing Statements or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and
such other instruments or notices (including any assignment of claim form
under or pursuant to the
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federal assignment of claims statute, 31 U.S.C. Section 3726, any
successor or amended version thereof or any regulation promulgated under
or pursuant to any version thereof), as may be necessary or that the
Collateral Trustee may reasonably request in order to perfect and preserve
the security interests and other rights granted or purported to be granted
to the Collateral Trustee hereby;
(c) deliver to the Collateral Trustee in accordance with the terms
of this Security Agreement and at all times keep pledged to the Collateral
Trustee pursuant hereto, on a first-priority, perfected basis, at the
request of the Collateral Trustee, all Investment Property constituting
Collateral, all dividends and Distributions with respect thereto, and all
interest and principal with respect to Promissory Notes, and all Proceeds
and rights from time to time received by or distributable to such Grantor
in respect of any of the foregoing Collateral;
(d) not take or omit to take any action the taking or the omission
of which would result in any impairment or alteration of any obligation of
the maker of any Payment Intangible or other Instrument constituting
Collateral, except as provided in Section 4.4;
(e) not create any tangible Chattel Paper without placing a legend
on such tangible Chattel Paper acceptable to the Collateral Trustee
indicating that the Collateral Trustee has a security interest in such
Chattel Paper;
(f) furnish to the Collateral Trustee, from time to time at the
Collateral Trustee's request, statements and schedules further identifying
and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with
the Collateral as the Collateral Trustee may reasonably request, all in
reasonable detail; and
(g) do all things reasonably requested by the Collateral Trustee in
accordance with this Security Agreement in order to enable the Collateral
Trustee to have and maintain control over the Collateral consisting of
Investment Property, Deposit Accounts, Letter-of-Credit-Rights and
Electronic Chattel Paper.
With respect to the foregoing and the grant of the security interest hereunder,
each Grantor hereby authorizes the Collateral Trustee to file one or more
financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relative to all or
any part of the Collateral in a filing office and jurisdiction that it deems
necessary or advisable. Each Grantor agrees that a carbon, photographic or other
reproduction of this Security Agreement or any UCC financing statement covering
the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a UCC financing
statement where permitted by law. Each Grantor hereby authorizes the Collateral
Trustee to file financing statements describing as the collateral covered
thereby "all of the debtor's personal property or assets", or words to that
effect, notwithstanding that such wording may be broader in scope than the
Collateral described in this Security Agreement.
SECTION 4.10. Deposit Accounts. Following the occurrence and during the
continuance of a Specified Default, at the request of the Collateral Trustee or
the Required Lenders, such Grantor will maintain all of its Deposit Accounts
only with the Collateral Trustee
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or with any depositary institution that has entered into a Control Agreement in
favor of the Collateral Trustee as required by the Credit Agreement.
ARTICLE V
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE TRUSTEE
SECTION 5.1. Collateral Trustee Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. Each Grantor
hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Trustee its attorney-in-fact, with
full authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such
Grantor or otherwise, from time to time in the Collateral Trustee's discretion,
following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Specified Default, to
take any action and to execute any instrument which the Collateral Trustee may
deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Security
Agreement, including:
(a) to ask, demand, collect, ▇▇▇ for, recover, compromise, receive
and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under
or in respect of any of the Collateral;
(b) to receive, endorse, and collect any drafts or other
Instruments, Documents and Chattel Paper, in connection with clause (a)
above;
(c) to file any claims or take any action or institute any
proceedings which the Collateral Trustee may deem necessary or desirable
for the collection of any of the Collateral or otherwise to enforce the
rights of the Collateral Trustee with respect to any of the Collateral;
and
(d) to perform the affirmative obligations of such Grantor
hereunder.
Each Grantor hereby acknowledges, consents and agrees that the power of attorney
granted pursuant to this Section is irrevocable and coupled with an interest.
SECTION 5.2. Collateral Trustee May Perform. If any Grantor fails to
perform any agreement contained herein, the Collateral Trustee, after such
notice to such Grantor, may itself perform, or cause performance of, such
agreement, and the expenses of the Collateral Trustee incurred in connection
therewith shall be payable by such Grantor pursuant to Section 12.3 of the
Credit Agreement.
SECTION 5.3. Administrative Agent and Collateral Trustee Have No Duty. The
powers conferred on the Collateral Trustee hereunder are solely to protect its
respective interest (on behalf of the Secured Parties) in the Collateral and
shall not impose any duty on it to exercise any such powers. Except for
reasonable care of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for
moneys actually received by it hereunder, the Collateral Trustee shall have no
duty as to any Collateral or responsibility for
(a) ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls,
conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relative to
any Investment Property, whether or not the Collateral Trustee has or is
deemed to have knowledge of such matters, or
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(b) taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against prior
parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral.
SECTION 5.4. Reasonable Care. The Collateral Trustee is required to
exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any of the
Collateral in its possession; provided that the Collateral Trustee shall be
deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any
of the Collateral, if it takes such action for that purpose as each Grantor
reasonably requests in writing at times other than upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of any Specified Default, but failure of the Collateral
Trustee to comply with any such request at any time shall not in itself be
deemed a failure to exercise reasonable care.
ARTICLE VI
REMEDIES
SECTION 6.1. Certain Remedies. If any Specified Default shall have
occurred and be continuing:
(a) The Collateral Trustee may exercise in respect of the
Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein
or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a Secured
Party on default under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the
affected Collateral) and also may
(i) take possession of any Collateral not already in its
possession without demand and without legal process;
(ii) require each Grantor to, and each Grantor hereby agrees
that it will, at its expense and upon request of the Collateral
Trustee forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as
directed by the Collateral Trustee and make it available to the
Collateral Trustee at a place to be designated by the Collateral
Trustee that is reasonably convenient to both parties,
(iii) enter onto the property where any Collateral is located
and take possession thereof without demand and without legal
process;
(iv) without notice except as specified below, lease, license,
sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof in
one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the
Collateral Trustee's offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or
for future delivery, and upon such other terms as the Collateral
Trustee may deem commercially reasonable. Each Grantor agrees that,
to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least ten
days' prior notice to such Grantor of the time and place of any
public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made
shall constitute reasonable notification. The Collateral Trustee
shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of
notice of sale having been given. The Collateral Trustee may adjourn
any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the
time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further
notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.
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(b) All cash Proceeds received by the Collateral Trustee in respect
of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, all or any
part of the Collateral shall be applied by the Collateral Trustee against
all or any part of the Secured Obligations as set forth in Section 3.4 of
the Collateral Trust Agreement.
(c) The Collateral Trustee may
(i) transfer all or any part of the Collateral into the name
of the Collateral Trustee or its nominee, with or without disclosing
that such Collateral is subject to the Lien hereunder,
(ii) notify the parties obligated on any of the Collateral to
make payment to the Collateral Trustee of any amount due or to
become due thereunder,
(iii) withdraw, or cause or direct the withdrawal, of all
funds with respect to the Collateral Account;
(iv) enforce collection of any of the Collateral by suit or
otherwise, and surrender, release or exchange all or any part
thereof, or compromise or extend or renew for any period (whether or
not longer than the original period) any obligations of any nature
of any party with respect thereto,
(v) endorse any checks, drafts, or other writings in any
Grantor's name to allow collection of the Collateral,
(vi) take control of any Proceeds of the Collateral, and
(vii) execute (in the name, place and stead of any Grantor)
endorsements, assignments, stock powers and other instruments of
conveyance or transfer with respect to all or any of the Collateral.
SECTION 6.2. Securities Laws. If the Collateral Trustee shall determine to
exercise its right to sell all or any of the Collateral that are Capital
Securities pursuant to Section 6.1, each Grantor agrees that, upon request of
the Collateral Trustee, each Grantor will, at its own expense, either:
(a) execute and deliver, and cause (or, with respect to any issuer
which is not a Subsidiary of such Grantor, use its best efforts to cause)
each issuer of the Collateral contemplated to be sold and the directors
and officers thereof to execute and deliver, all such instruments and
documents, and do or cause to be done all such other acts and things, as
may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Collateral Trustee, advisable
to register such Collateral under the provisions of the U.S. Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and cause the registration
statement relating thereto to become effective and to remain effective for
such period as prospectuses are required by law to be furnished, and to
make all amendments and supplements thereto and to the related prospectus
which, in the opinion of the Collateral Trustee, are necessary or
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advisable, all in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act
and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission applicable thereto;
(b) use its best efforts to exempt the Collateral under the state
securities or "Blue Sky" laws and to obtain all necessary governmental
approvals for the sale of the Collateral, as requested by the Collateral
Trustee;
(c) cause (or, with respect to any issuer that is not a Subsidiary
of such Grantor, use its best efforts to cause) each such issuer to make
available to its security holders, as soon as practicable, an earnings
statement that will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the
Securities Act; or
(d) do or cause to be done all such other acts and things as may be
necessary to make such sale of the Collateral or any part thereof valid
and binding and in compliance with applicable law.
(e) Each Grantor acknowledges the impossibility of ascertaining the
amount of damages that would be suffered by the Collateral Trustee or the
Secured Parties by reason of the failure by such Grantor to perform any of
the covenants contained in this Section and consequently agrees that, if
such Grantor shall fail to perform any of such covenants, it shall pay, as
liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an amount equal to the value (as
determined by the Collateral Trustee) of such Collateral on the date the
Collateral Trustee shall demand compliance with this Section.
SECTION 6.3. Compliance with Restrictions. Each Grantor agrees that in any
sale of any of the Collateral whenever a Specified Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, the Collateral Trustee is hereby authorized to comply with
any limitation or restriction in connection with such sale as it may be advised
by counsel is necessary in order to avoid any violation of applicable law
(including compliance with such procedures as may restrict the number of
prospective bidders and purchasers, require that such prospective bidders and
purchasers have certain qualifications, and restrict such prospective bidders
and purchasers to Persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing
for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or
resale of such Collateral), or in order to obtain any required approval of the
sale or of the purchaser by any Governmental Authority or official, and such
Grantor further agrees that such compliance shall not result in such sale being
considered or deemed not to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner,
nor shall the Collateral Trustee be liable nor accountable to such Grantor for
any discount allowed by the reason of the fact that such Collateral is sold in
compliance with any such limitation or restriction.
SECTION 6.4. Protection of Collateral. The Collateral Trustee may from
time to time, at its option, perform any act which any Grantor fails to perform
after receiving a reasonable request in writing so to perform (it being
understood that no such request need be given after the occurrence and during
the continuance of a Specified Default) and the Collateral Trustee may from time
to time take any other action which the Collateral Trustee deems necessary for
the maintenance, preservation or protection of any of the Collateral or of its
security interest therein.
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ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 7.1. Loan Document and Secured Instrument. This Security Agreement
is (i) a Secured Instrument for purposes of the Collateral Trust Agreement and
shall have (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) been construed,
administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof and
(ii) a Loan Document executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall (unless
otherwise expressly indicated herein) be construed, administered and applied in
accordance with the terms and provisions thereof, including Article XII thereof.
SECTION 7.2. Binding on Successors, Transferees and Assigns; Assignment.
This Security Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the
Termination Date has occurred, shall be binding upon the Grantors and their
successors, transferees and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by each Secured Party and its successors, transferees and assigns;
provided that no Grantor may (unless otherwise permitted under the terms of the
Credit Agreement or this Security Agreement) assign any of its obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of all Lenders.
SECTION 7.3. Amendments, etc. No amendment to or waiver of any provision
of this Security Agreement, nor consent to any departure by any Grantor from its
obligations under this Security Agreement, shall in any event be effective
unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Collateral Trustee (on
behalf of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as the case may be, pursuant to
Section 12.1 of the Credit Agreement), the Administrative Agent and the Grantors
and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance
and for the specific purpose for which given.
SECTION 7.4. Notices. All notices and other communications provided for
hereunder shall be in writing or by facsimile and addressed, delivered or
transmitted to the appropriate party at the address or facsimile number of such
party specified in the Credit Agreement, or provided pursuant to the Collateral
Trust Agreement, or at such other address or facsimile number as may be
designated by such party in a notice to the other party. Any notice or other
communication, if mailed and properly addressed with postage prepaid or if
properly addressed and sent by pre-paid courier service, shall be deemed given
when received; any such notice or other communication, if transmitted by
facsimile, shall be deemed given when transmitted and electronically confirmed.
SECTION 7.5. Release of Liens. Upon (a) the Disposition of Collateral in
accordance with the Credit Agreement or (b) the occurrence of the Termination
Date, the security interests granted herein shall automatically terminate with
respect to (i) such Collateral (in the case of clause (a)) or (ii) all
Collateral (in the case of clause (b)). Upon any such Disposition or
termination, the Collateral Trustee will, at the Grantors' sole expense, deliver
to the Grantors, without any representations, warranties or recourse of any kind
whatsoever, all Collateral held by the Collateral Trustee hereunder, and execute
and deliver to the Grantors such documents as the Grantors shall reasonably
request to evidence such termination.
SECTION 7.6. Additional Grantors. Upon the execution and delivery by any
other Person of a supplement in the form of Annex I hereto, such Person shall
become a "Grantor"
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hereunder with the same force and effect as if it were originally a party to
this Security Agreement and named as a "Grantor" hereunder. The execution and
delivery of such supplement shall not require the consent of any other Grantor
hereunder, and the rights and obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall remain
in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Grantor as a
party to this Security Agreement.
SECTION 7.7. No Waiver; Remedies. In addition to, and not in limitation of
Section 2.4, no failure on the part of any Secured Party to exercise, and no
delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other
or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies
herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by
law.
SECTION 7.8. Headings. The various headings of this Security Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation
of this Security Agreement or any provisions thereof.
SECTION 7.9. Severability. Any provision of this Security Agreement which
is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such provision
and such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Security
Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any
other jurisdiction.
SECTION 7.10. Governing Law, Entire Agreement, etc. THIS SECURITY
AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE
INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS
5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK),
EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PERFECTION, EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR NONPERFECTION,
AND PRIORITY OF THE SECURITY INTEREST HEREUNDER, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN
RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION
OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. This Security Agreement and the other Loan
Documents constitute the entire understanding among the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede any prior
agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto.
SECTION 7.11. Counterparts. This Security Agreement may be executed by the
parties hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an
original and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same
agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this
Security Agreement by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Security Agreement.
SECTION 7.12. Foreign Pledge Agreements. Without limiting any of the
rights, remedies, privileges or benefits provided hereunder to the Collateral
Trustee for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the other Secured Parties,
each Grantor, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee hereby agree
that the terms and provisions of this Security Agreement in respect of any
Collateral subject to the pledge or other Lien of a Foreign Pledge Agreement
are,
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and shall be deemed to be, supplemental and in addition to the rights, remedies,
privileges and benefits provided to the Collateral Trustee and the other Secured
Parties under such Foreign Pledge Agreement and under applicable law to the
extent consistent with applicable law; provided that, in the event that the
terms of this Security Agreement conflict or are inconsistent with the
applicable Foreign Pledge Agreement or applicable law governing such Foreign
Pledge Agreement, (i) to the extent that the provisions of such Foreign Pledge
Agreement or applicable foreign law are, under applicable foreign law, necessary
for the creation, perfection or priority of the security interests in the
Collateral subject to such Foreign Pledge Agreement, the terms of such Foreign
Pledge Agreement or such applicable law shall be controlling and (ii) otherwise,
the terms hereof shall be controlling.
SECTION 7.13. Collateral Trust Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, each Grantor hereby acknowledges that the lien and security
interest granted to the Collateral Trustee pursuant to this Security Agreement
and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Trustee hereunder are
subject to the provisions of the Collateral Trust Agreement. The Collateral
Trustee shall exercise all powers, discretions, rights and remedies hereunder
solely in accordance with the provisions of the Collateral Trust Agreement. In
the event of any conflict or inconsistency between or among the terms of the
Collateral Trust Agreement and this Security Agreement, the terms of the
Collateral Trust Agreement shall govern.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Security
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its Authorized Officer as of the
date first above written.
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
--------------------------
Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
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CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Senior Vice President
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CHAMPION ENTERPRISES MANAGEMENT CO.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
----------------------------
Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
CHAMPION RETAIL, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
----------------------------
Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
DUTCH HOUSING, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
----------------------------
Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
HOMES OF MERIT, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
----------------------------
Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
MODULINE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
----------------------------
Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
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NEW ERA BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
▇▇▇▇▇▇ HOMES, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
----------------------------
Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
▇▇▇▇▇▇ INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
----------------------------
Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
SAN ▇▇▇▇ ADVANTAGE HOMES, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
STAR FLEET, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
----------------------------
Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
WESTERN HOMES CORPORATION
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
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▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, N.A., as Collateral Trustee
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
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SCHEDULE I
to Security Agreement
Name of Grantor:
Common Stock
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Issuer (corporate) # of Authorized Outstanding % of Shares
Cert. # Shares Shares Shares Pledged
-------------------------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------------ -----------
Limited Liability Company Interests
-----------------------------------
Issuer (limited liability % of Limited Liability Type of Limited Liability
company) Company Interests Pledged Company Interests Pledged
-------------------------------------- ------------------------- -------------------------
Partnership Interests
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% of Partnership % of Partnership
Issuer (partnership) Interests Owned Interests Pledged
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SCHEDULE II
to Security Agreement
Item A. Location of each Grantor.
Name of Grantor: Location for purposes of UCC:
[GRANTOR] [LOCATION]
Item B. Filing locations last five years.
Name of Grantor: Filing locations last five years
[GRANTOR] [LOCATION]
Item C. Trade names.
Name of Grantor: Trade Names:
[GRANTOR]
Item D. Merger or other corporate reorganization.
Name of Grantor: Merger or other corporate reorganization:
[GRANTOR]
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Item E. Taxpayer ID numbers.
Name of Grantor: Taxpayer ID numbers:
[GRANTOR]
Item F. Government Contracts.
Name of Grantor: Description of Contract:
[GRANTOR]
Item G. Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts.
Description of Deposit Accounts and
Name of Grantor: Securities Accounts:
[GRANTOR]
Item H. Letter of Credit Rights.
Name of Grantor: Description of Letter of Credit Rights:
[GRANTOR]
Item I. Commercial Tort Claims.
Name of Grantor: Description of Commercial Tort Claims:
[GRANTOR]
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SCHEDULE III
to Security Agreement
Item A. Patents
Issued Patents
Country Patent No. Issue Date Inventor(s) Title
------- ---------- ---------- ----------- -----
Pending Patent Applications
Country Serial No. Filing Date Inventor(s) Title
------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----
Patent Applications In Preparation
Expected
Country Docket No. Filing Date Inventor(s) Title
------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----
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Item B. Patent Licenses
Country or Effective Expiration Subject
Territory Licensor Licensee Date Date Matter
----------- -------- -------- ---------- ---------- ------
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SCHEDULE IV
to Security Agreement
Item A. Trademarks
Registered Trademarks
Country Trademark Registration No. Registration Date
------ --------- ---------------- -----------------
Pending Trademark Applications
Country Trademark Serial No. Filing Date
------- --------- ---------- -----------
Trademark Applications In Preparation
Expected Products/
Country Trademark Docket No. Filing Date Services
------- --------- ---------- ----------- --------
Item B. Trademark Licenses
Country or Effective Expiration
Territory Trademark Licensor Licensee Date Date
----------- --------- -------- -------- ---------- --------
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SCHEDULE V
to Security Agreement
Item A. Copyrights/Mask Works
Registered Copyrights/Mask Works
Country Registration No. Registration Date Author(s) Title
------- ---------------- ----------------- --------- -----
Copyright/Mask Work Pending Registration Applications
Country Serial No. Filing Date Author(s) Title
------- ---------- ----------- --------- -----
Copyright/Mask Work Registration Applications In Preparation
Expected
Country Docket No. Filing Date Author(s) Title
------- ---------- ----------- --------- -----
Item B. Copyright/Mask Work Licenses
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SCHEDULE VI
to Security Agreement
Trade Secret or Know-How Licenses
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EXHIBIT A
to Security Agreement
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT
This PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of ________ __, 200_ (this
"Agreement"), is made by [NAME OF GRANTOR], a ________ _______ (the "Grantor"),
in favor of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, N.A., having an address at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, as the Collateral Trustee for the Secured
Parties (as defined below) under the Collateral Trust Agreement referred to
below (together with its successors and assigns from time to time acting as
Collateral Trustee under such Collateral Trust Agreement, the "Collateral
Trustee").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Credit Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2005 (as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time, the "Credit Agreement"), among the Borrower, the Parent, the various
financial institutions and other Persons from time to time parties thereto (each
a "Lender"), and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent
for the Lenders, the Lenders and the Issuers have extended Commitments to make
Credit Extensions to the Borrower;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Grantor has executed
and delivered a Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2005 (as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time, the "Security Agreement");
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement and pursuant to clause (e) of
Section 4.5 of the Security Agreement, the Grantor is required to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to grant to the Collateral Trustee a continuing
security interest in all of the Patent Collateral (as defined below) to secure
all Secured Obligations; and
WHEREAS, the Grantor has duly authorized the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Grantor agrees, for the
benefit of each Secured Party, as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context
otherwise requires, terms used in this Agreement, including its preamble and
recitals, have the meanings provided in the Security Agreement.
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SECTION 2. Grant of Security Interest. The Grantor hereby grants to the
Collateral Trustee, for its benefit and the ratable benefit of each other
Secured Party, a continuing security interest in all of the following property,
whether now or hereafter existing or acquired by the Grantor (the "Patent
Collateral"):
(a) all of its inventions and discoveries, whether patentable or
not, and all of its letters patent and applications for letters patent
throughout the world, including all patent applications in preparation for
filing, and each patent and patent application referred to in Item A of
Schedule I attached hereto;
(b) all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part,
extensions, renewals and reexaminations of any of the items described in
clause (a);
(c) all of its patent licenses, and other agreements providing the
Grantor with the right to use any items of the type referred to in clauses
(a) and (b) above, including each patent license referred to in Item B of
Schedule I attached hereto; and
(d) all Proceeds of the foregoing (including (whether or not within
the definition of "Proceeds" pursuant to Section 1.3 of the Security
Agreement) license royalties and Proceeds of infringement suits), the
right to ▇▇▇ third parties for past, present or future infringements of
any patent or patent application, and for breach or enforcement of any
patent license.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term "Patent Collateral" shall not include
the items set forth in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.1 of the Security
Agreement.
SECTION 3. Security Agreement. This Agreement has been executed and
delivered by the Grantor for the purpose of recording the security interest of
the Collateral Trustee in the Patent Collateral with the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office and corresponding offices in other countries of the world. The
security interest granted hereby has been granted as a supplement to, and not in
limitation of, the security interest granted to the Collateral Trustee for its
benefit and the ratable benefit of each other Secured Party under the Security
Agreement. The Security Agreement (and all rights and remedies of the Collateral
Trustee and each Secured Party thereunder) shall remain in full force and effect
in accordance with its terms. In the event of an irreconcilable conflict, the
Security Agreement shall control.
SECTION 4. Release of Liens. Upon (i) the Disposition of Patent Collateral
in accordance with the Credit Agreement or (ii) the occurrence of the
Termination Date, the security interests granted herein shall automatically
terminate with respect to (A) such Patent Collateral (in the case of clause (i))
or (B) all Patent Collateral (in the case of clause (ii)). Upon any such
Disposition or termination, the Collateral Trustee will, at the Grantor's sole
expense, deliver to the Grantor, without any representations, warranties or
recourse of any kind whatsoever, all Patent Collateral held by the Collateral
Trustee hereunder, and execute and deliver to the Grantor such Documents as the
Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
SECTION 5. Acknowledgment. The Grantor does hereby further acknowledge and
affirm that the rights and remedies of each of the Administrative Agent and the
Collateral
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Trustee with respect to the security interest in the Patent Collateral granted
hereby are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and
provisions of which (including the remedies provided for therein and the
Governing Law provision set forth in Section 7.10 thereof) are incorporated by
reference herein as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 6. Loan Document and Secured Instrument. This Agreement is (i) a
Secured Instrument for purposes of the Collateral Trust Agreement and shall have
(unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) been construed, administered and
applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof and (ii) a Loan
Document executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise
expressly indicated herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance
with the terms and provisions thereof, including Article XII thereof.
SECTION 7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties
hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by
facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of
this Agreement.
* * * * *
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement
to be duly executed and delivered by its Authorized Officer as of the date first
above written.
[NAME OF GRANTOR]
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, N.A., as Collateral Trustee
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
On this _____ day of October 2005, before me appeared ________________________,
the person who signed this instrument, who acknowledged that he/she signed it as
a free act on behalf of the Grantor with authority to do so.
State of _______________ )
) ss.
County of ______________ )
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SCHEDULE I
to Patent Security Agreement
Item A. Patents
Issued Patents
Country Patent No. Issue Date Inventor(s) Title
------- ---------- ---------- ----------- -----
Pending Patent Applications
Country Serial No. Filing Date Inventor(s) Title
------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----
Patent Applications in Preparation
Expected
Country Docket No. Filing Date Inventor(s) Title
------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----
Item B. Patent Licenses
Country or Effective Expiration Subject
Territory Licensor Licensee Date Date Matter
--------- -------- -------- --------- ----------- -------
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EXHIBIT B
to Security Agreement
TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT
This TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of ________ __, 200_ (this
"Agreement"), is made by [NAME OF GRANTOR], a ________ _______ (the "Grantor"),
in favor of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, N.A., having an address at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, as the Collateral Trustee for the Secured
Parties (as defined below) under the Collateral Trust Agreement referred to
below (together with its successors and assigns from time to time acting as
Collateral Trustee under such Collateral Trust Agreement, the "Collateral
Trustee").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Credit Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2005 (as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time, the "Credit Agreement"), among the Borrower, the Parent, the various
financial institutions and other Persons from time to time parties thereto (each
a "Lender"), and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent
for the Lenders, the Lenders and the Issuers have extended Commitments to make
Credit Extensions to the Borrower;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Grantor has executed
and delivered a Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2005 (as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time, the "Security Agreement");
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement and pursuant to clause (e) of
Section 4.5 of the Security Agreement, the Grantor is required to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to grant to the Collateral Trustee a continuing
security interest in all of the Trademark Collateral (as defined below) to
secure all Secured Obligations; and
WHEREAS, the Grantor has duly authorized the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Grantor agrees, for the
benefit of each Secured Party, as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context
otherwise requires, terms used in this Agreement, including its preamble and
recitals, have the meanings provided in the Security Agreement.
SECTION 2. Grant of Security Interest. The Grantor hereby grants to the
Collateral Trustee, for its benefit and the ratable benefit of each other
Secured Party, a continuing security interest in all of the following property,
whether now or hereafter existing or acquired by the Grantor (the "Trademark
Collateral"):
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(a) (i) all Trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names,
business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks,
certification marks, collective marks, logos and other source or business
identifiers, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired including those
which are the subject of a registration or application referred to in Item
A of Schedule I hereto, whether currently in use or not, all registrations
and recordings thereof and all applications in connection therewith,
whether pending or in preparation for filing, including registrations,
recordings and applications in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or in
any office or agency of the United States of America or any State thereof
or any other country or political subdivision thereof or otherwise, and
all common-law rights relating to the foregoing, and (ii) the right to
obtain all renewals of the foregoing (collectively referred to as the
"Trademark");
(b) all Trademark licenses for the grant by or to the Grantor of any
right to use any Trademark, including each Trademark license referred to
in Item B of Schedule I hereto;
(c) all of the goodwill of the business connected with the use of,
and symbolized by the items described in, clause (a), and to the extent
applicable clause (b);
(d) the right to ▇▇▇ third parties for past, present and future
infringements of any Trademark Collateral described in clause (a), and, to
the extent applicable, clause (b); and
(e) all Proceeds of, and rights associated with, the foregoing,
including (whether or not within the definition of "Proceeds" pursuant to
Section 1.3 of the Security Agreement) any claim by the Grantor against
third parties for past, present or future infringement or dilution of the
foregoing, or for any injury to the goodwill connected with the use of or
symbolized by any Trademarks or for breach or enforcement of any Trademark
license and all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term "Trademark Collateral" shall not include
the items set forth in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.1 of the Security
Agreement.
SECTION 3. Security Agreement. This Agreement has been executed and
delivered by the Grantor for the purpose of recording the security interest of
the Collateral Trustee in the Trademark Collateral with the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office and corresponding offices in other countries of the world. The
security interest granted hereby has been granted as a supplement to, and not in
limitation of, the security interest granted to the Collateral Trustee for its
benefit and the ratable benefit of each other Secured Party under the Security
Agreement. The Security Agreement (and all rights and remedies of the Collateral
Trustee and each Secured Party thereunder) shall remain in full force and effect
in accordance with its terms. In the event of an irreconcilable conflict, the
Security Agreement shall control.
SECTION 4. Release of Liens. Upon (i) the Disposition of Trademark
Collateral in accordance with the Credit Agreement or (ii) the occurrence of the
Termination Date, the security interests granted herein shall automatically
terminate with respect to (A) such Trademark Collateral (in the case of clause
(i)) or (B) all Trademark Collateral (in the case of clause (ii)). Upon any such
Disposition or termination, the Collateral Trustee will, at the
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Grantor's sole expense, deliver to the Grantor, without any representations,
warranties or recourse of any kind whatsoever, all Trademark Collateral held by
the Collateral Trustee hereunder, and execute and deliver to the Grantor such
Documents as the Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
SECTION 5. Acknowledgment. The Grantor does hereby further acknowledge and
affirm that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Trustee with respect to
the security interest in the Trademark Collateral granted hereby are more fully
set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which
(including the remedies provided for therein and the Governing Law provisions
set forth in Section 7.10 thereof) are incorporated by reference herein as if
fully set forth herein.
SECTION 6. Loan Document and Secured Instrument. This Agreement is (i) a
Secured Instrument for purposes of the Collateral Trust Agreement and shall have
(unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) been construed, administered and
applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof and (ii) a Loan
Document executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise
expressly indicated herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance
with the terms and provisions thereof, including Article XII thereof.
SECTION 7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties
hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by
facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of
this Agreement.
* * * * *
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by Authorized Officer as of the date
first above written.
[NAME OF GRANTOR]
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, N.A., as Collateral Trustee
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
On this _____ day of October 2005, before me appeared ________________________,
the person who signed this instrument, who acknowledged that he/she signed it as
a free act on behalf of the Grantor with authority to do so.
State of _____________________ )
) ss.
County of _____________________ )
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SCHEDULE I
to Trademark Security Agreement
Item A. Trademarks
Registered Trademarks
Country Trademark Registration No. Registration Date
------- --------- ---------------- -----------------
Pending Trademark Applications
Country Trademark Serial No. Filing Date
------- --------- ---------- -----------
Trademark Applications in Preparation
Expected Products/
Country Trademark Docket No. Filing Date Services
------- --------- ---------- ----------- ----------
Item B. Trademark Licenses
Country or Effective Expiration
Territory Trademark Licensor Licensee Date Date
---------- --------- -------- -------- ---------- -----------
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EXHIBIT C
to Security Agreement
COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT
This COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of ________ __, 200_ (this
"Agreement"), is made by [NAME OF GRANTOR], a ________ _______ (the "Grantor"),
in favor of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, N.A., having an address at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, as the Collateral Trustee for the Secured
Parties (as defined below) under the Collateral Trust Agreement referred to
below (together with its successors and assigns from time to time acting as
Collateral Trustee under such Collateral Trust Agreement, the "Collateral
Trustee").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Credit Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2005 (as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time, the "Credit Agreement"), among the Borrower, the Parent, the various
financial institutions and other Persons from time to time parties thereto (each
a "Lender"), and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent
for the Lenders, the Lenders and the Issuers have extended Commitments to make
Credit Extensions to the Borrower;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Grantor has executed
and delivered a Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2005 (as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time, the "Security Agreement");
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement and pursuant to clause (e) of
Section 4.5 of the Security Agreement, the Grantor is required to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to grant to the Collateral Trustee a continuing
security interest in all of the Copyright Collateral (as defined below) to
secure all Secured Obligations; and
WHEREAS, the Grantor has duly authorized the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Grantor agrees, for the
benefit of each Secured Party, as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context
otherwise requires, terms used in this Agreement, including its preamble and
recitals, have the meanings provided in the Security Agreement.
SECTION 2. Grant of Security Interest. The Grantor hereby grants to the
Collateral Trustee, for its benefit and the ratable benefit of each other
Secured Party, a continuing security interest in all of the following (the
"Copyright Collateral"), whether now or hereafter existing or acquired by the
Grantor: all of the Grantor's right, title and interest in and to all
copyrights,
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registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished, now or
hereafter in force throughout the world including copyrights registered in the
U.S. Copyright Office or anywhere else in the world, including the copyrights
which are the subject of a registration or application referred to in Item A of
Schedule I, and registrations and recordings thereof and all applications for
registration thereof, whether pending or in preparation, all copyright licenses,
including each copyright license referred to in Item B of Schedule I, the right
to ▇▇▇ for past, present and future infringements of any of the copyrights, and
for breach or enforcement of any of the copyright licenses, all rights
corresponding thereto, all extensions and renewals of any thereof and all
Proceeds of the foregoing, including (whether or not within the definition of
"Proceeds" pursuant to Section 1.3 of the Security Agreement) licenses,
royalties, income, payments, claims, damages and Proceeds of infringement suits.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term "Copyright Collateral" shall not include
the items set forth in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.1 of the Security
Agreement.
SECTION 3. Security Agreement. This Agreement has been executed and
delivered by the Grantor for the purpose of recording the security interest of
the Collateral Trustee in the Copyright Collateral with the U.S. Copyright
Office and corresponding offices in other countries of the world. The security
interest granted hereby has been granted as a supplement to, and not in
limitation of, the security interest granted to the Collateral Trustee for its
benefit and the ratable benefit of each other Secured Party under the Security
Agreement. The Security Agreement (and all rights and remedies of the Collateral
Trustee and each Secured Party thereunder) shall remain in full force and effect
in accordance with its terms. In the event of an irreconcilable conflict, the
Security Agreement shall control.
SECTION 4. Release of Liens. Upon (i) the Disposition of Copyright
Collateral in accordance with the Credit Agreement or (ii) the occurrence of the
Termination Date, the security interests granted herein shall automatically
terminate with respect to (A) such Copyright Collateral (in the case of clause
(i)) or (B) all Copyright Collateral (in the case of clause (ii)). Upon any such
Disposition or termination, the Collateral Trustee will, at the Grantor's sole
expense, deliver to the Grantor, without any representations, warranties or
recourse of any kind whatsoever, all Copyright Collateral held by the Collateral
Trustee hereunder, and execute and deliver to the Grantor such Documents as the
Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
SECTION 5. Acknowledgment. The Grantor does hereby further acknowledge and
affirm that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Trustee with respect to
the security interest in the Copyright Collateral granted hereby are more fully
set forth in the Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which
(including the remedies provided for therein and the Governing Law provision set
forth in Section 7.10 thereof) are incorporated by reference herein as if fully
set forth herein.
SECTION 6. Loan Document and Secured Instrument. This Agreement is (i) a
Secured Instrument for purposes of the Collateral Trust Agreement and shall have
(unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) been construed, administered and
applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof and (ii) a Loan
Document executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise
expressly indicated herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance
with the terms and provisions thereof, including Article XII thereof.
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SECTION 7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties
hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by
facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of
this Agreement.
* * * * *
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its Authorized Officer as of the
date first above written.
[NAME OF GRANTOR]
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, N.A., as Collateral Trustee
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
On this _____ day of October 2005, before me appeared ________________________,
the person who signed this instrument, who acknowledged that he/she signed it as
a free act on behalf of the Grantor with authority to do so.
State of _______________ )
) ____ ss.
County of ____________________________ )
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SCHEDULE I
to Copyright Security Agreement
Item A. Copyrights/Mask Works
Registered Copyrights/Mask Works
Country Registration No. Registration Date Author(s) Title
------- ---------------- ----------------- --------- -----
Copyright/Mask Work Pending Registration Applications
Country Serial No. Filing Date Author(s) Title
------- ---------- ----------- --------- -----
Copyright/Mask Work Registration Applications in Preparation
Expected
Country Docket No. Filing Date Author(s) Title
------- ---------- ----------- --------- -----
Item B. Copyright/Mask Work Licenses
Country or Effective Expiration
Territory Licensor Licensee Date Date
----------- -------- -------- --------- -----------
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ANNEX I
to Security Agreement
SUPPLEMENT TO
PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
This SUPPLEMENT, dated as of ____________ ___, _____ (this "Supplement"),
is to the Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2005 (as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time, the "Security Agreement"), among the Grantors (such term, and other terms
used in this Supplement, to have the meanings set forth in Article I of the
Security Agreement) from time to time party thereto, in favor of [____________],
having an address at [____________], as the Collateral Trustee for the Secured
Parties (as defined below) under the Collateral Trust Agreement referred to
below (together with its successors and assigns from time to time acting as
Collateral Trustee under such Collateral Trust Agreement, the "Collateral
Trustee").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Credit Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2005 (as
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time, the "Credit Agreement"), among the Borrower, the Parent, the various
financial institutions and other Persons from time to time parties thereto (each
a "Lender"), and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent
for the Lenders, the Lenders and the Issuers have extended Commitments to make
Credit Extensions to the Borrower;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.6 of the Security
Agreement, each of the undersigned is becoming a Grantor under the Security
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, each of the undersigned desires to become a "Grantor" under the
Security Agreement in order to induce the Secured Parties to continue to extend
Loans and issue Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, each of the undersigned agrees, for
the benefit of each Secured Party, as follows.
SECTION 1. Party to Security Agreement, etc. In accordance with the terms
of the Security Agreement, by its signature below each of the undersigned hereby
irrevocably agrees to become a Grantor under the Security Agreement with the
same force and effect as if it were an original signatory thereto and each of
the undersigned hereby (a) agrees to be bound by and comply with all of the
terms and provisions of the Security Agreement applicable to it as a Grantor and
(b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it
as a Grantor thereunder are true and correct as of the date hereof, unless
stated to relate solely 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. In furtherance of the foregoing, each reference to a
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"Grantor" and/or "Grantors" in the Security Agreement shall be deemed to include
each of the undersigned.
SECTION 2. Representations. Each of the undersigned Grantor hereby
represents and warrants that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by it and that this Supplement and the Security Agreement
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the undersigned,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
SECTION 3. Full Force of Security Agreement. Except as expressly
supplemented hereby, the Security Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect in accordance with its terms.
SECTION 4. Severability. Wherever possible each provision of this
Supplement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid
under applicable law, but if any provision of this Supplement shall be
prohibited by or invalid under such law, such provision shall be ineffective to
the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder
of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Supplement or the Security
Agreement.
SECTION 5. Governing Law, Entire Agreement, etc. THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE
DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK). This Supplement and the other
Loan Documents constitute the entire understanding among the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter thereof and supersede any prior agreements,
written or oral, with respect thereto.
SECTION 6. Counterparts. This Supplement may be executed by the parties
hereto in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which shall constitute together but one and the same agreement.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by
facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of
this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement
to be duly executed and delivered by its Authorized Officer as of the date first
above written.
[NAME OF ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY]
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
[NAME OF ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY]
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
ACCEPTED AND AGREED FOR ITSELF
AND ON BEHALF OF THE SECURED PARTIES:
▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, N.A., as Collateral Trustee
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
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[COPY SCHEDULES FROM SECURITY AGREEMENT]
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EXHIBIT H
CONFORMED COPY
FORM OF COLLATERAL TRUST AGREEMENT
COLLATERAL TRUST AGREEMENT, dated as of October 31, 2005, by and among
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO., a Michigan corporation (the "Borrower"), CHAMPION
ENTERPRISES, INC., a Michigan corporation (the "Parent"), the Subsidiaries of
the Parent listed on the signature pages hereof (together with the Borrower, the
Parent and each other Subsidiary of the Parent which becomes a party hereto
pursuant to Section 6.11, the "Obligors"), and ▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, N.A., a
national banking association, as collateral trustee (the "Trustee").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, in order to induce the Lenders to enter into the Credit
Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2005 (as amended, supplemented, amended and
restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among
the Borrower, the Parent, the various financial institutions and other Persons
from time to time parties thereto (each a "Lender"), and Credit Suisse, Cayman
Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders, the Obligors granted
the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement) a Lien on substantially
all of their assets to secure the Credit Agreement Obligations;
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of May 3, 1999 (the "2009
Notes Indenture"), between the Parent, the subsidiary guarantors named therein,
and The First National Bank of Chicago, as trustee (in such capacity, together
with any successor in such capacity, the "Indenture Trustee"), the Parent issued
and sold its 7.625% Senior Notes due 2009 (together with all other Securities as
defined in the 2009 Notes Indenture, the "2009 Notes");
WHEREAS, subject to certain exceptions, the 2009 Notes Indenture requires
that the 2009 Notes be secured equally and ratably with the Credit Agreement
Obligations so secured for so long as the Credit Agreement Obligations are so
secured; and
WHEREAS, the Trustee has been appointed by the Lenders and the Indenture
Trustee to act as collateral trustee with respect to the Collateral and the Loan
Documents and is entering into this Agreement to, among other things, define the
rights, duties, authority and responsibilities of the Trustee and the
relationships among the Secured Parties regarding their interests in the
Collateral;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and
valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
DECLARATION OF TRUST:
NOW, THEREFORE, in order to secure the payment of the Secured Obligations
and in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein,
the Trustee does
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hereby declare that it holds and will hold as trustee in trust under this
Agreement all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Security
Documents and the collateral granted to the Trustee thereunder whether now
existing or hereafter arising (and each Obligor does hereby consent thereto).
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Security Documents and the entire Collateral (the
right, title and interest of the Trustee in the Security Documents and the
Collateral being hereinafter referred to as the "Trust Estate") unto the Trustee
and its successors in trust under this Agreement and its assigns and assigns
forever.
IN TRUST NEVERTHELESS, under and subject to the conditions herein set
forth and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and for the enforcement of the
payment of all Secured Obligations, and as security for the performance of and
compliance with the covenants and conditions of this Agreement, each of the
Secured Instruments and each of the Security Documents.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that these presents are upon the condition that if the
conditions set forth in Section 6.10 shall be satisfied, then this Agreement,
and the estates and rights hereby assigned, shall cease, determine and be void;
otherwise they shall remain and be in full force and effect.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER COVENANTED AND DECLARED, that the Trust Estate is to
be held and applied by the Trustee, subject to the further covenants, conditions
and trusts hereinafter set forth.
SECTION 1.
DEFINITIONS
(a) The capitalized terms used herein which are defined in, or by
reference in, Schedule I hereto shall have the meanings specified therein.
(b) The words "hereof", "herein" and "hereunder" and words of similar
import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and
not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and section, clause, schedule
and exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(c) The term "including" is not limiting and means "including without
limitation."
SECTION 2.
ACTIONS BY THE TRUSTEE
2.1. General Authority of the Trustee over the Collateral. Each Obligor
hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Trustee, with full power of
substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full power and
authority in the name of such Obligor or in its own name, to take any and all
appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which
may be necessary or desirable to carry out the terms of this Agreement and the
Security Documents and accomplish the purposes hereof and thereof and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Obligor hereby acknowledges that
the Trustee shall have all
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powers and remedies set forth in the Security Documents; provided that the
Trustee shall take such actions and exercise such remedies solely in accordance
with Requisite Instructions delivered to the Trustee.
2.2. Right to Initiate Judicial Proceedings. Without limiting any
provision contained in Section 2.1, the Trustee, subject to the provisions of
clause (b) of Section 2.4, (i) shall have the right and power to institute and
maintain such suits and proceedings as it may deem appropriate to protect and
enforce the rights vested in it by this Agreement and each Security Document and
(ii) may proceed by suit or suits at law or in equity to enforce such rights and
to foreclose upon the Collateral and to sell all or, from time to time, any of
the Collateral under the judgment or decree of a court of competent
jurisdiction, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), solely in accordance
with Requisite Instructions delivered to the Trustee.
2.3. Exercise of Powers; Requisite Instructions. (a) All of the powers,
rights and remedies of the Trustee set forth in this Agreement may be exercised
by the Trustee in respect of any Security Document as though set forth in full
therein, and all of the powers, rights and remedies of the Trustee and the
Administrative Agent as set forth in any Security Document may be exercised from
time to time as set forth herein and therein; provided that the Trustee shall
exercise all such powers, rights and remedies solely in accordance with
Requisite Instructions delivered to the Trustee, and shall not exercise any such
powers, rights or remedies unless it shall have received Requisite Instructions
requiring such exercise.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have the right, by delivery of
Requisite Instructions to the Trustee, to direct the time, method and place of
conducting any proceeding for any right or remedy available to the Trustee, or
of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, or for the
appointment of a receiver, or to direct the taking or the refraining from taking
of any action authorized by this Agreement or any Security Document; provided
that (i) such Requisite Instructions shall not conflict with any provision of
law or of this Agreement or of any Security Document and (b) the Trustee shall
be adequately secured and indemnified as provided in clause (d) of Section 5.4.
2.4. Remedies Not Exclusive. (a) No remedy conferred upon or reserved to
the Trustee herein or in the Security Documents is intended to be exclusive of
any other remedy or remedies, but every such remedy shall be cumulative and
shall be in addition to every other remedy conferred herein or in any Security
Document or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute;
provided that the Trustee shall exercise any and all remedies solely in
accordance with Requisite Instructions delivered to the Trustee.
(b) No delay or omission by the Trustee to exercise any right, remedy or
power hereunder or under any Security Document shall impair any such right,
remedy or power or shall be construed to be a waiver thereof, and every right,
power and remedy given by this Agreement or any Security Document to the Trustee
may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient by
the Trustee; provided that the Trustee shall exercise all such powers, rights
and remedies solely in accordance with Requisite Instructions delivered to the
Trustee.
(c) If the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right, remedy or
power under this Agreement or any Security Document and the proceeding for the
enforcement thereof shall
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have been discontinued or abandoned for any reason or shall have been determined
adversely to the Trustee, then the Obligors, the Trustee and the Secured Parties
shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, severally and
respectively be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder or
thereunder with respect to the Trust Estate and in all other respects, and
thereafter all rights, remedies and powers of the Trustee shall continue as
though no such proceeding had been taken.
(d) All rights of action and of asserting claims upon or under this
Agreement and the Security Documents may be enforced by the Trustee without the
possession of any Secured Instrument or instrument evidencing any Secured
Obligation or the production thereof at any trial or other proceeding relative
thereto, and any suit or proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be, subject
to clause (d) of Section 5.3 and clause (b)(ii) of Section 5.9, brought in its
name as Trustee and any recovery of judgment shall be held as part of the Trust
Estate.
2.5. Waiver and Estoppel. (a) Each Obligor agrees, to the extent it may
lawfully do so, that it will not at any time in any manner whatsoever claim, or
take the benefit or advantage of, any appraisal, valuation, stay, extension,
moratorium, turnover or redemption law, or any law permitting it to direct the
order in which the Collateral shall be sold, now or at any time hereafter in
force, which may delay, prevent or otherwise affect the performance or
enforcement of this Agreement or any other Security Document and hereby waives
all benefit or advantage of all such laws and covenants that it will not hinder,
delay or impede the execution of any power granted to the Trustee in this
Agreement or any other Security Document but will suffer and permit the
execution of every such power as though no such law were in force; provided that
nothing contained in this clause (a) shall be construed as a waiver of any
rights of such Obligor under any applicable federal bankruptcy law.
(b) Each Obligor waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
presentment, demand, protest and any notice of any kind (except notices
explicitly required hereunder or under any Security Document) in connection with
this Agreement and the Security Documents and any action taken by the Trustee
with respect to the Collateral.
2.6. Limitation on Trustee's Duty in Respect of Collateral. Beyond its
duties as to the custody thereof expressly provided herein or in any Security
Document and to account to the Secured Parties and each Obligor for moneys and
other property received by it hereunder or under any Security Document, the
Trustee shall not have any duty to any Obligor or to the Secured Parties as to
any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of
any of its agents or nominees, or any income thereon or as to the preservation
of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto.
2.7. Limitation by Law. All rights, remedies and powers provided herein
may be exercised only to the extent that the exercise thereof does not violate
any applicable provision of law, and all the provisions hereof are intended to
be subject to all applicable mandatory provisions of law which may be
controlling and to be limited to the extent necessary so that they will not
render this Agreement invalid, unenforceable in whole or in part or not entitled
to be recorded, registered or filed under the provisions of any applicable law.
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2.8. Rights of Secured Parties under Secured Instruments. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement or any Security Document, the right of
each Secured Party to receive payment of the Secured Obligations held by such
Secured Party when due (whether at the stated maturity thereof, by acceleration
or otherwise) as expressed in the related Secured Instrument or other instrument
evidencing or agreement governing a Secured Obligation or to institute suit for
the enforcement of such payment on or after such due date, and the obligation of
the Obligors to pay such Secured Obligation when due, shall not be impaired or
affected without the consent of such Secured Party given in the manner
prescribed by the Secured Instrument pursuant to which such Secured Obligation
is outstanding.
SECTION 3.
COLLATERAL ACCOUNT; DISTRIBUTIONS
3.1. The Collateral Account. On the date hereof there shall be established
and, at all times thereafter until the trusts created by this Agreement shall
have terminated, there shall be maintained with the Trustee at the office of the
Trustee's corporate trust division an account which shall be entitled the
"Champion Home Builders Collateral Account" (the "Collateral Account"). All
moneys which are required by this Agreement or any Security Document to be
delivered to the Trustee or which are received by the Trustee or any agent or
nominee of the Trustee in respect of the Collateral, whether in connection with
the exercise of the remedies provided in this Agreement or any Security Document
or otherwise, shall be deposited in the Collateral Account and held by the
Trustee as part of the Trust Estate and applied in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement (including Section 3.4). Notwithstanding the foregoing, all
moneys received by the Trustee when no Event of Default exists shall promptly be
paid over to the Obligors in accordance with their respective interests.
3.2. Control of Collateral Account. All right, title and interest in and
to the Collateral Account shall vest in the Trustee, and funds on deposit in the
Collateral Account shall constitute part of the Trust Estate. The Collateral
Account shall be subject to the exclusive dominion and control of the Trustee.
3.3. Investment of Funds Deposited in Collateral Account. The Trustee
shall, in accordance with Requisite Instructions delivered to the Trustee,
invest and reinvest moneys on deposit in the Collateral Account at any time in
Cash Equivalent Investments. All such investments and the interest and income
received thereon and the net proceeds realized on the sale or redemption thereof
shall be held in the Collateral Account as part of the Trust Estate. The Trustee
shall not be responsible for any diminution in funds resulting from such
investments. In the absence of any Requisite Instructions, the Trustee shall
have no obligation to invest or reinvest moneys.
3.4. Application of Moneys. (a) The Trustee shall have the right (pursuant
to Section 4.7) at any time to apply moneys held by it in the Collateral Account
to the payment of due and unpaid Trustee Fees. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the Trustee shall have the right at any time to
transfer money held by it in the Collateral Account to any depository bank of
any Obligor in accordance with any control agreement entered into with such
depository bank pursuant to the Credit Agreement, solely to reimburse such
depository bank for checks, ACH transfers and other items which are recalled,
dishonored, reversed or
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returned to such depository bank in respect of any deposit account subject to
any such control agreement.
(b) All remaining moneys held by the Trustee in the Collateral Account or
received by the Trustee while an Event of Default exists shall, to the extent
available for distribution (it being understood that the Trustee may liquidate
investments prior to maturity in order to make a distribution pursuant to this
Section 3.4), be promptly distributed (subject to the provisions of Section 3.5)
by the Trustee in the following order of priority:
First: to the Trustee for any unpaid Trustee Fees and then to any
Secured Party which has theretofore advanced or paid any Trustee Fees
constituting administrative expenses allowable under Section 503(b) of the
Bankruptcy Code, an amount equal to the amount thereof so advanced or paid
by such Secured Party and for which such Secured Party has not been
previously reimbursed;
Second: to any Secured Party which has theretofore advanced or paid
any Trustee Fees other than such administrative expenses, an amount equal
to the amount thereof so advanced or paid by such Secured Party and for
which such Secured Party has not been previously reimbursed;
Third: to the holders of the Credit Agreement Obligations in an
aggregate amount (for all distributions pursuant to this subclause third)
equal to (i) 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (measured as of the
date hereof) minus (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
Indebtedness (as defined in the 2009 Notes Indenture) (other than the
Credit Agreement Obligations) and the aggregate outstanding Attributable
Debt (as defined in the 2009 Notes Indenture) in respect of Sale/Leaseback
Transactions (as defined in the 2009 Notes Indenture), in each case, (x)
to which clause (a) or (b) of Section 4.05 of the 2009 Notes Indenture
applies and (y) measured in accordance with such Section 4.05; provided
that the Administrative Agent shall certify the calculation of the
foregoing amounts to the Trustee in good faith, upon which certification
the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely;
Fourth: to the Secured Parties in an amount equal to (i) in the case
of holders of the Credit Agreement Obligations (other than with respect to
Rate Protection Agreements) and the 2009 Notes, the unpaid principal of,
unpaid interest on and other unpaid charges, if any, in respect of such
Secured Obligations then outstanding whether or not then due and payable,
and (ii) in the case of holders of Credit Agreement Obligations with
respect to Rate Protection Agreements, the amount of credit exposure of
such holders under such Rate Protection Agreements; and, in any case, if
such moneys shall be insufficient to pay such amounts in full, then
ratably (without priority of any one over any other) to the Secured
Parties in proportion to such amounts; provided that, for purposes hereof,
the "credit exposure" at any time of any Secured Party with respect to a
Rate Protection Agreement to which such Secured Party is a party shall be
determined (a) in accordance with any applicable schedule between the
applicable Obligor and such Secured Party, if any, or (b) otherwise at
such time in accordance with the customary methods of calculating credit
exposure under similar arrangements by the counterparty to such
arrangements, taking into account potential interest rate movements and
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respective termination provisions and notional principal amount and term
of such Rate Protection Agreement, so long as such Rate Protection
Agreement has been terminated by the applicable counterparty;
Fifth: to the Secured Parties, amounts equal to all other sums which
constitute Secured Obligations, including the reasonable costs and
expenses of the Secured Parties and their representatives which are due
and payable under the relevant Secured Instruments and which constitute
Secured Obligations as of the date of distribution, and, if such moneys
shall be insufficient to pay such sums in full, then ratably to the
Secured Parties in proportion to such sums; and
Sixth: any surplus then remaining shall be paid to the Obligors or
their successors or assigns or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to
receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.
(c) The term "unpaid" as used in clause (b) of this Section 3.4 refers:
(i) in the absence of a bankruptcy proceeding with respect to the
applicable Obligor, to all the outstanding Secured Obligations, and
(ii) during the pendency of a bankruptcy proceeding with respect to
the applicable Obligor, to all amounts allowed by the bankruptcy court in
respect of Secured Obligations as a basis for distribution (including
estimated amounts, if any, allowed in respect of contingent claims),
to the extent that prior distributions (whether actually distributed or
set aside pursuant to Section 3.5) have not been made in respect thereof.
(d) The Trustee shall make all payments and distributions under this
Section 3.4: (i) on account of Credit Agreement Obligations, to the
Administrative Agent for re-distribution among the holders of the Credit
Agreement Obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement,
(ii) on account of the 2009 Notes (subject to Section 3.5), to the Indenture
Trustee for re-distribution among the holders of the 2009 Notes in accordance
with the provisions of the 2009 Notes Indenture and (iii) to the Obligors
pursuant to sub-clause sixth of clause (b) of Section 3.4, as directed in
writing by the Parent.
3.5. Application of Moneys Distributable to Indenture Trustee. If at any
time any moneys collected or received by the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement
are distributable pursuant to Section 3.4 to the Indenture Trustee, and if the
Indenture Trustee shall notify the Trustee in writing that no provision is made
under the 2009 Notes Indenture for the application by such Indenture Trustee of
such moneys (whether because the Secured Obligations issued under the 2009 Notes
Indenture have not become due and payable or otherwise) and that the 2009 Notes
Indenture does not effectively provide for the receipt and the holding by the
Indenture Trustee of such moneys pending the application thereof, then the
Trustee, after receipt of such notification, shall, at the direction of the
Indenture Trustee, invest such amounts in Cash Equivalents maturing within 90
days after they are acquired by the Trustee and shall hold all such amounts so
distributable and all such investments and the net proceeds thereof in trust
solely for the Indenture Trustee (in its capacity as trustee) and for no other
purpose until such
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time as the Indenture Trustee shall request in writing the delivery thereof by
the Trustee for application pursuant to the 2009 Notes Indenture. The Trustee
shall not be responsible for any diminution in funds resulting from investments
made at the direction of the Indenture Trustee or from holding such monies
uninvested.
3.6. Trustee's Calculations. In making the determinations and allocations
required by Section 3.4, the Trustee may conclusively rely upon information
supplied by the Administrative Agent as to the amounts payable with respect to
Credit Agreement Obligations and upon information supplied by the Indenture
Trustee as to the amounts of unpaid principal and interest outstanding with
respect to the 2009 Notes, and the Trustee shall have no liability to any of the
Secured Parties for actions taken in reliance on such information. If, in the
sole discretion of the Trustee, the distribution of any amount received by the
Trustee in such capacity hereunder or under the Security Documents might involve
the Trustee in liability, or might be prohibited hereby, or might be contrary to
any law, rule or regulation, the Trustee may refrain from making distribution
until the Trustee's right to make such distribution has been adjudicated by a
court of competent jurisdiction. All distributions made by the Trustee pursuant
to Section 3.4 shall be (subject to any decree of any court of competent
jurisdiction) final (absent manifest error), and the Trustee shall have no duty
to inquire as to the application by the Administrative Agent or the Indenture
Trustee of any amounts distributed to them by the Trustee hereunder.
3.7. Pro Rata Sharing. If, through the operation of any bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency or other laws or otherwise, the Trustee's security
interest hereunder and under the Security Documents is enforced with respect to
some, but not all, of the Secured Obligations then outstanding, the Trustee
shall nonetheless apply the Proceeds of the Collateral for the benefit of the
holders of all Secured Obligations in the proportions and subject to the
priorities specified in Section 3.4. To the extent that the Trustee distributes
Proceeds collected with respect to Secured Obligations held by one holder to or
on behalf of Secured Obligations held by a second holder, the first holder shall
be deemed to have purchased a participation in the Secured Obligations held by
the second holder, or shall be subrogated to the rights of the second holder to
receive any subsequent payments and distributions made with respect to the
portion thereof paid or to be paid by the application of such Proceeds.
SECTION 4.
AGREEMENTS WITH TRUSTEE
4.1. Delivery of Secured Instruments. On the date hereof, the Borrower
shall deliver to the Trustee true and complete copies of all Secured Instruments
as in effect on the date hereof. The Borrower shall deliver to the Trustee,
promptly upon the execution thereof, a true and complete copy of all Secured
Instruments entered into after the date hereof and of all amendments,
modifications or supplements to any Secured Instrument entered into after the
date hereof.
4.2. Information as to Secured Parties, Administrative Agent and Indenture
Trustee. The Borrower shall deliver to the Trustee on the date hereof and from
time to time thereafter upon written request of the Trustee, a list setting
forth as of a date not more than 30 days prior to the date of such delivery, (i)
the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Credit Agreement Obligations
outstanding and the name and address of the Administrative Agent, and (ii) the
aggregate unpaid
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principal amount of 2009 Notes outstanding under the Indenture and the name and
address of the Indenture Trustee thereunder. In addition, the Borrower will
promptly notify the Trustee of each change in the identity of the Administrative
Agent or the Indenture Trustee. On or prior to the date hereof, the Borrower
will request the Administrative Agent to deliver to the Trustee the names of its
officers that are authorized to give directions hereunder on behalf of the
Administrative Agent. The Borrower will request that the Administrative Agent
notify the Trustee of any change in such officers prior to the date of any such
change. If the Trustee does not receive the names of such officers, the Trustee
may rely on any person purporting to be authorized to give directions hereunder
on behalf of the Administrative Agent. If the Trustee is not informed of changes
in the officers of the Administrative Agent, the Trustee may rely on the
information previously provided to the Trustee.
4.3. Compensation and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Trustee,
from time to time within 10 Business Days following receipt of an invoice
therefor, (i) reasonable compensation (which shall not be limited by any
provision of law in regard to compensation of fiduciaries or of a trustee of an
express trust) for its services hereunder and under the Security Documents and
for administering the Trust Estate in accordance with one or more fee letters
executed by the Trustee and the Borrower and (ii) all of the fees, costs and
expenses of the Trustee (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of its
counsel, advisors and agents) (A) arising in connection with the preparation,
execution, delivery, modification, and termination of this Agreement and each
Security Document or the enforcement of any of the provisions hereof or thereof,
(B) incurred or required to be advanced in connection with the administration of
the Trust Estate, the sale or other disposition of Collateral pursuant to any
Security Document and the preservation, protection or defense of the Trustee's
rights under this Agreement and the Security Documents and in and to the
Collateral and the Trust Estate or (C) incurred by the Trustee in connection
with the removal of the Trustee pursuant to clause (a) of Section 5.6. Such
fees, costs and expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration
under any bankruptcy law relating to creditors rights generally. The obligations
of the Borrower under this Section 4.3 shall survive the termination of the
other provisions of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the
Trustee.
4.4. Stamp and Other Similar Taxes. The Borrower agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Trustee, the Administrative Agent, the Indenture Trustee and
each Secured Party from any present or future claim for liability for any stamp
or any other similar tax, and any penalties or interest with respect thereto,
which may be assessed, levied or collected by any jurisdiction in connection
with this Agreement, any Security Document, the Trust Estate or any Collateral.
The obligations of the Borrower under this Section 4.4 shall survive the
termination of the other provisions of this Agreement and the resignation or
removal of the Trustee.
4.5. Filing Fees, Excise Taxes, Etc. The Borrower agrees to pay or to
reimburse the Trustee for any and all payments made by the Trustee in respect of
all search, filing, recording and registration fees, taxes, excise taxes and
other similar imposts which may be payable or determined to be payable in
respect of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Security
Document. The obligations of the Borrower under this Section 4.5 shall survive
the termination of the other provisions of this Agreement and the resignation or
removal of the Trustee.
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4.6. Indemnification. The Borrower agrees to pay, indemnify, and hold the
Trustee, the Administrative Agent and each Indenture Trustee harmless from and
against any and all Indemnified Liabilities with respect to the execution,
delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement and the
Security Documents, except for Indemnified Liabilities determined in the final
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen for the account of
a particular indemnified party by reason of such indemnified party's gross
negligence or willful misconduct. In any suit, proceeding or action brought by
the Trustee under or with respect to any contract, agreement, interest or
obligation constituting part of the Collateral for any sum owing thereunder, or
to enforce any provisions thereof, the Borrower will save, indemnify and keep
the Trustee, the Administrative Agent, the Indenture Trustee and the Secured
Parties harmless from and against all expense, loss or damage suffered by reason
of any defense, setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or reduction of liability
whatsoever of the obligor thereunder, arising out of a breach by any Obligor of
any obligation thereunder or arising out of any other agreement, indebtedness or
liability at any time owing to or in favor of the obligor thereunder or its
successors by any Obligor, and all such obligations of the Borrower shall be and
remain enforceable against and only against the Borrower and shall not be
enforceable against the Trustee, the Administrative Agent, the Indenture Trustee
or any Secured Party. The agreements in this Section 4.6 shall survive the
termination of the other provisions of this Agreement and the resignation or
removal of the Trustee.
4.7. Trustee's Lien. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, as security for the payment of Trustee Fees, (i) the Trustee is
hereby granted a Lien upon all Collateral and (ii) the Trustee shall have the
right (in accordance with clause (a) of Section 3.4) to use and apply any of the
funds held by the Trustee in the Collateral Account to cover such Trustee Fees.
In addition to the foregoing application right, the Trustee shall have all of
the rights and remedies of a secured creditor set forth in the UCC. The
provisions of this Section 4.7 will survive the termination of the other
provisions of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents and the resignation or
removal of the Trustee and shall continue until all of the Trustee Fees are paid
in full in cash.
4.8. Further Assurances. At any time and from time to time, upon the
written request of the Administrative Agent or Trustee, and at the expense of
each Obligor, the Borrower will promptly execute and deliver any and all such
further instruments and documents and take such further action as is reasonably
necessary or reasonably requested to obtain the full benefits of this Agreement
and the Security Documents and the rights and powers herein and therein granted,
and to perfect, or to protect the perfection of, the Liens granted under the
Security Documents, including the filing of any financing or continuation
statement under the UCC. Each Obligor also hereby authorizes the Trustee to sign
and the Administrative Agent or the Trustee to file any such financing or
continuation statement without the signature of such Obligor to the extent
permitted by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall
the Trustee have any obligation to monitor the perfection or continuation of
perfection or the sufficiency or validity of any Lien on any Collateral or to
protect the perfection of the Liens granted under the Security Documents,
including the filing of any such financing or continuation statement.
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SECTION 5.
THE TRUSTEE
5.1. Acceptance of Trust. The Trustee, for itself and its successors,
hereby accepts the trusts created by this Agreement upon the terms and
conditions hereof. The Trustee also hereby acknowledges and accepts its
appointment to act as collateral trustee for the Lenders and the Indenture
Trustee.
5.2. Exculpatory Provisions. (a) The Trustee shall not be responsible in
any manner whatsoever for the correctness of any recitals, statements,
representations or warranties herein or in any Security Document, all of which
are made solely by the Obligors. The Trustee makes no representations as to the
value or condition of the Trust Estate or any part thereof, or as to the title
of any Obligor thereto or as to the security afforded by this Agreement or any
Security Document, or as to the validity, execution (except its own execution),
enforceability, legality or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Security
Documents, the Secured Obligations or any Lien purported to be granted under any
Security Document, and the Trustee shall incur no liability or responsibility in
respect of any such matters to any other Secured Party, any Obligor or any other
Person.
(b) The Trustee shall not be required to ascertain or inquire as to the
performance by any Obligor of any of the covenants or agreements contained
herein or in any Security Document or Secured Instrument. Whenever it is
necessary, or in the opinion of the Trustee advisable, for the Trustee to
ascertain the amount of Secured Obligations then held by Secured Parties, the
Trustee may rely on a certificate of the Indenture Trustee, in the case of the
2009 Notes, or a certificate of the Administrative Agent, in the case of Credit
Agreement Obligations, and, if the Indenture Trustee or the Administrative Agent
shall not give such information to the Trustee, it shall not be entitled to
receive distributions hereunder (in which case distributions to those Persons
who have supplied such information to the Trustee shall be calculated by the
Trustee using, for those Persons who have not supplied such information, the
list then most recently delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 4.2), and
the amount so calculated to be distributed to the Person who fails to give such
information shall be held in trust for such Person until such Person does supply
such information to the Trustee, whereupon the amount distributable to such
Person shall be recalculated using such information and distributed to it.
(c) The Trustee shall be under no obligation or duty to take any action
under this Agreement or any Security Document if taking such action (i) would
subject the Trustee to a tax in any jurisdiction where it is not then subject to
a tax or (ii) would require the Trustee to qualify to do business in any
jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, unless the Trustee receives
security or indemnity satisfactory to it against such tax (or equivalent
liability), or any liability resulting from such qualification, in each case as
results from the taking of such action under this Agreement or any Security
Document.
(d) The Trustee shall have the same rights with respect to any Secured
Obligation held by it as any other Secured Party and may exercise such rights as
though it were not the Trustee hereunder, and may accept deposits from, lend
money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking or trust business with any
of the Obligors as if it were not the Trustee.
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(e) Subject to the provisions of the Security Documents concerning the
Trustee's duty of care with respect to the Collateral, the Trustee shall not be
liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in accordance with this
Agreement or any Security Document except to the extent any such liability is
determined in the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have
been primarily caused by the Trustee's gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the contrary, the Trustee shall
have a duty of reasonable care with respect to any Collateral delivered to the
Trustee or its designated representatives that is in the Trustee's or its
designated representatives' possession and control.
(f) Delegation of Duties. The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or
powers hereof and perform any duty hereunder either directly or by or through
agents or attorneys-in-fact. The Trustee shall be entitled to advice of counsel
concerning all matters pertaining to such trusts, powers and duties. The Trustee
shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or
attorneys-in-fact selected by it without gross negligence or willful misconduct.
5.3. Reliance by Trustee. (a) Whenever in the administration of this
Agreement or the Security Documents the Trustee shall deem it necessary that a
factual matter be proved or established by any Obligor, any other Secured Party
or any other Person in connection with the Trustee taking, suffering or omitting
any action hereunder or thereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in
respect thereof is herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be
conclusively proved or established by a certificate of an Authorized Officer,
such other Secured Party or such other Person delivered to the Trustee, and such
certificate shall be full warrant to the Trustee for any action taken, suffered
or omitted in reliance thereon, subject, however, to the provisions of Section
5.4.
(b) The Trustee may consult with counsel, and any Opinion of Counsel shall
be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken
or suffered by it hereunder or under any Security Document in accordance
therewith. The Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek instructions
concerning the administration of this Agreement and the Security Documents from
any court of competent jurisdiction.
(c) The Trustee may rely, and shall be fully protected in acting, upon any
resolution, statement, certificate, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, consent, order, bond or other paper or document which it in good faith
believes to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party
or parties or, in the case of cables, telecopies and telexes, to have been sent
by the proper party or parties. In the absence of its own gross negligence or
willful misconduct, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the
statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any
certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the
requirements of this Agreement.
(d) The Trustee shall not be under any obligation to exercise any of the
rights or powers vested in the Trustee by this Agreement and the Security
Documents, at the request or direction of the Administrative Agent by delivery
of Requisite Instructions, pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, unless the
Trustee shall have been provided adequate security and indemnity against the
costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred by the Trustee in
compliance with such request or direction, including such reasonable advances as
may be requested by the Trustee.
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(e) Upon any application or demand by any Obligor (except any such
application or demand which is expressly permitted to be made orally) to the
Trustee to take or permit any action under any of the provisions of this
Agreement or any Security Document, the Borrower shall furnish to the Trustee a
certificate of an Authorized Officer stating that all conditions precedent, if
any, provided for in this Agreement, in any relevant Security Document or in the
Credit Agreement relating to the proposed action have been complied with, and in
the case of any such application or demand as to which the furnishing of any
document is specifically required by any provision of this Agreement or a
Security Document relating to such particular application or demand, such
additional document shall also be furnished.
(f) Any Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual
matters, upon a certificate of an Authorized Officer or representations made by
an Authorized Officer in a writing filed with the Trustee.
5.4. Limitations on Duties of Trustee. (a) The Trustee shall be obligated
to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in
this Agreement and the Security Documents, and no implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into this Agreement or any Security Document against
the Trustee. The Trustee may, subject to the provisions of clause (b) of Section
2.4, exercise the rights and powers vested in the Trustee by this Agreement and
the Security Documents, and shall not be liable with respect to any action
taken, or omitted to be taken, in accordance with Requisite Instructions
delivered to the Trustee.
(b) Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, the Trustee shall not
be under any obligation to take any action which is discretionary with the
Trustee under the provisions hereof or of any Security Document in accordance
with Requisite Instructions delivered to the Trustee. The Trustee shall make
available for inspection and copying by the Administrative Agent and the
Indenture Trustee each certificate or other paper furnished to the Trustee by
any of the Obligors under or in respect of this Agreement or any Security
Document or any of the Collateral.
(c) No provision of this Agreement or of any Security Document shall be
deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Trustee to perform any act or
acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or imposed on
it, in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal, or in which the Trustee
shall be unqualified or incompetent to perform any such act or acts or to
exercise any such right, power, duty or obligation or if such performance or
exercise would constitute doing business by the Trustee in such jurisdiction or
impose a tax on the Trustee by reason thereof or would require the Trustee to
risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance
of its duties hereunder.
(d) Neither the Trustee nor any of its directors, officers, agents or
employees shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into
or verify (i) any statement, warranty or representation made by any Obligor in
connection with this Agreement or any Security Document, (ii) the performance or
observance of any of the covenants or agreements of any Obligor under this
Agreement or any Security Document or the satisfaction of any condition
specified in any such document, (iii) the existence or possible existence of any
Event of Default, or (iv) the validity, effectiveness or genuineness of this
Agreement, any Security Document or any other instrument or writing furnished in
connection herewith or therewith. The Trustee shall not be responsible to any
Secured Party for the perfection or priority of any Lien on any of the
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Collateral, for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, legality,
enforceability, collectability or sufficiency of any of the Security Documents
or the transactions contemplated thereby, or for the financial condition of any
Obligor.
5.5. Moneys to be Held in Trust. All moneys received by the Trustee under
or pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Security Document (except
Trustee Fees) shall be held in trust for the purposes for which they were paid
or are held.
5.6. Resignation and Removal of the Trustee. (a) The Trustee may at any
time, by giving at least 90 days' prior written notice to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent, resign and be discharged of the responsibilities hereby
created, such resignation to become effective upon (i) the appointment of a
successor Trustee, (ii) the acceptance of such appointment by such successor
Trustee and (iii) the approval of such successor Trustee evidenced by one or
more instruments signed by the Administrative Agent and, unless an Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Parent and the Borrower
(which approval of the Parent and the Borrower shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed). If no successor Trustee shall be appointed and shall have
accepted such appointment within 90 days after the Trustee gives the aforesaid
notice of resignation, the Trustee or the Administrative Agent may apply to any
court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Trustee to act until such
time, if any, as a successor Trustee shall have been appointed as provided in
this Section 5.6. Any successor so appointed by such court shall immediately and
without further act be superseded by any successor Trustee appointed by the
Administrative Agent as provided in clause (b) of this Section 5.6. The
Administrative Agent may, at any time upon giving at least 30 days' prior
written notice thereof to the Trustee, remove the Trustee and appoint a
successor Trustee, such removal to be effective upon the appointment of a
successor Trustee as provided by clause (b) of this Section 5.6 and acceptance
of such appointment by the successor. The Trustee shall be entitled to Trustee
Fees to the extent incurred or arising, or relating to events occurring, before
such resignation or removal.
(b) If at any time the Trustee shall resign or be removed or otherwise
become incapable of acting, or if at any time a vacancy shall occur in the
office of the Trustee for any other cause, a successor Trustee may be appointed
by the Administrative Agent with (unless an Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing) the consent of the Parent and the Borrower (which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). The powers, duties, authority
and title of the predecessor Trustee shall be terminated and cancelled without
procuring the resignation of such predecessor and without any other formality
(except as may be required by applicable law) than appointment and designation
of a successor in writing duly acknowledged and delivered to the predecessor,
the Parent and the Borrower. Such appointment and designation shall be full
evidence of the right and authority to make the same and of all the facts
therein recited, and this Agreement and the Security Documents shall vest in
such successor, without any further act, deed or conveyance, all the estates,
properties, rights, powers, trusts, duties, authority and title of its
predecessor; but such predecessor shall, nevertheless, on the written request of
the Administrative Agent, the Parent, the Borrower, or the successor, execute
and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor all the estates,
properties, rights, powers, trusts, duties, authority and title of such
predecessor hereunder and under the Security Documents and shall deliver all
Collateral held by it or its agents to such successor. Should any deed,
conveyance or other instrument in writing from any Obligor be required by any
successor
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Trustee for more fully and certainly vesting in such successor the estates,
properties, rights, powers, trusts, duties, authority and title vested or
intended to be vested in the predecessor Trustee, any and all such deeds,
conveyances and other instruments in writing shall, on reasonable request of
such successor, be executed, acknowledged and delivered by such Obligor. If such
Obligor shall not have executed and delivered any such deed, conveyance or other
instrument within 10 days after it shall have received a written request from
the successor Trustee to do so, or if an Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, the predecessor Trustee may execute the same on behalf of
such Obligor. Each Obligor hereby appoints any predecessor Trustee as its agent
and attorney to act for it as provided in the immediately preceding sentence.
5.7. Status of Successor Trustee. Every successor Trustee appointed
pursuant to Section 5.6 shall be a bank or trust company in good standing and
having power to act as Trustee hereunder, incorporated under the laws of the
United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia and
having its principal corporate trust office within the 48 contiguous States and
shall also have capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than
$500,000,000.
5.8. Merger of the Trustee. Any corporation into which the Trustee may be
merged, or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from
any merger or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any entity
to which the Trustee shall sell or otherwise transfer its corporate trust
business, shall be Trustee under this Agreement and the Security Documents
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
the parties hereto.
5.9. Co-Trustee; Separate Trustee. (a) If at any time (i) it shall be
necessary in order to conform to any law of any jurisdiction in which any of the
Collateral shall be located to avoid any violation of law or imposition on the
Trustee of taxes by such jurisdiction not otherwise imposed on the Trustee, (ii)
the Trustee shall be advised by counsel, reasonably satisfactory to it, that it
is necessary in the interest of the Secured Parties, (iii) the Administrative
Agent shall in writing so request the Trustee and the Obligors, or (iv) the
Trustee shall deem it necessary for its own protection in the performance of its
duties hereunder or under any Security Document, the Trustee and the Obligors
shall execute and deliver all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to
constitute another bank or trust company, or one or more persons approved by the
Trustee and the Obligors, either to act as co-trustee or co-trustees of all or
any of the Collateral under this Agreement or under any of the Security
Documents, jointly with the Trustee originally named herein or therein or any
successor Trustee, or to act as separate trustee or trustees of any of the
Collateral. If any Obligor shall not have joined in the execution of such
instruments and agreements within 10 days after it receives a written request
from the Trustee to do so, or if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Trustee may act under the foregoing provisions of this clause
(a) without the concurrence of the Obligors and execute and deliver such
instruments and agreements on behalf of such Obligor. Each Obligor hereby
appoints the Trustee as its agent and attorney to act for it under the foregoing
provisions of this clause (a) in either of such contingencies.
(b) Every separate trustee and every co-trustee, other than any successor
Trustee appointed pursuant to Section 5.6, shall, to the extent permitted by
law, be appointed and act and be such, subject to the following provisions and
conditions:
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(i) all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred upon the
Trustee in respect of the custody, control and management of moneys,
papers or securities shall be exercised solely by the Trustee or any agent
appointed by the Trustee;
(ii) all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed
upon the Trustee hereunder and under the relevant Security Document or
Documents shall be conferred or imposed and exercised or performed by the
Trustee and such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee or
co-trustees, jointly, as shall be provided in the instrument appointing
such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee or co-trustees,
except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any
particular act or acts are to be performed the Trustee shall be
incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, or unless the
performance of such act or acts would result in the imposition of any tax
on the Trustee which would not be imposed absent such joint act or acts,
in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations shall be
exercised and performed by such separate trustee or separate trustees or
co-trustee or co-trustees; no power given hereby or by the relevant
Security Documents to, or which it is provided herein or therein may be
exercised by, any such co-trustee or co-trustees or separate trustee or
separate trustees shall be exercised hereunder or thereunder by such
co-trustee or co-trustees or separate trustee or separate trustees except
jointly with, or with the consent in writing of, the Trustee, anything
contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding;
(iii) no trustee hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of
any act or omission of any other trustee hereunder; and
(iv) the Parent, the Borrower and the Trustee, at any time by an
instrument in writing executed by them jointly, may accept the resignation
of or remove any such separate trustee or co-trustee and, in that case by
an instrument in writing executed by them jointly, may appoint a successor
to such separate trustee or co-trustee, as the case may be, anything
contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding. If the Borrower and the
Parent shall not have joined in the execution of any such instrument
within 10 days after it receives a written request from the Trustee to do
so, or if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee
shall have the power to accept the resignation of or remove any such
separate trustee or co-trustee and to appoint a successor without the
concurrence of the Parent or the Borrower, the Parent and the Borrower
hereby appointing the Trustee its agent and attorney to act for it in such
connection in such contingency. If the Trustee shall have appointed a
separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee or co-trustees as
above provided, the Trustee may at any time, by an instrument in writing,
accept the resignation of or remove any such separate trustee or
co-trustee and the successor to any such separate trustee or co-trustee
shall be appointed by the Parent, the Borrower and the Trustee, or by the
Trustee alone pursuant to this clause (b).
5.10. Treatment of Payee or Indorsee by Trustee; Representatives of
Secured Parties. (a) The Trustee may treat the registered holder or, if none,
the payee or indorsee of any promissory note or debenture evidencing a Secured
Obligation as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes and shall not be
affected by any notice to the contrary, whether such promissory note or
debenture shall be past due or not.
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(b) Any Person (other than the Administrative Agent and the Indenture
Trustee) which shall be designated as the duly authorized representative of one
or more Secured Parties to act as such in connection with any matters pertaining
to this Agreement or the Collateral shall present to the Trustee such documents,
including Opinions of Counsel, as the Trustee may reasonably require, in order
to demonstrate to the Trustee the authority of such Person to act as the
representative of such Secured Parties (it being understood that the holders of
Credit Agreement Obligations are represented hereunder by the Administrative
Agent and shall have no other rights pursuant to this clause (b)). The authority
of the Administrative Agent and the Indenture Trustee shall be demonstrated by
their inclusion as such in the lists from time to time delivered pursuant to
Section 4.2.
SECTION 6.
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1. Notices. Unless otherwise specified herein, all notices, requests,
demands or other communications given to the Borrower, the Trustee, the
Administrative Agent or the Indenture Trustee shall be given in writing or by
facsimile transmission and shall be deemed to have been duly given when
personally delivered or when duly deposited in the mails, registered or
certified mail postage prepaid, or when transmitted by facsimile transmission,
addressed (i) if to the Parent, the Borrower or the Trustee, to such party at
its address specified on the signature pages hereof or any other address which
such party shall have specified as its address for the purpose of communications
hereunder, by notice given in accordance with this Section 6.1 to the party
sending such communication or (ii) if to the Administrative Agent or the
Indenture Trustee, to it at its address specified from time to time in the list
provided by the Borrower to the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.2; provided that
any notice, request or demand to the Trustee shall not be effective until
received by the Trustee in the corporate trust division at the office designated
by it pursuant to this Section 6.1.
6.2. No Waivers. No failure on the part of the Trustee, any co-trustee,
any separate trustee, the Administrative Agent, the Indenture Trustee or any
Secured Party to exercise, no course of dealing with respect to, and no delay in
exercising, any right, power or privilege under this Agreement or any Security
Document shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any such right, power or privilege preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
6.3. Amendments, Supplements and Waivers. (a) With the prior written
consent of the Administrative Agent, the Trustee and the Obligors may, from time
to time, enter into written agreements supplemental hereto or to any Security
Document for the purpose of adding to, or waiving any provisions of, this
Agreement or any Security Document or changing in any manner the rights of the
Trustee, the Secured Parties or the Obligors hereunder or thereunder. Any such
supplemental agreement shall be binding upon the Obligors, the Administrative
Agent, the Indenture Trustee, the Secured Parties and the Trustee and their
respective successors. The Trustee shall not enter into any such supplemental
agreement unless the Trustee shall have received an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that such supplemental agreement will not result in a breach of any
provision or covenant contained in the 2009 Notes Indenture which requires that
the 2009 Notes be secured equally and ratably with the Credit Agreement
Obligations.
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(b) Without the consent of the Administrative Agent, the Indenture Trustee
or any Secured Party, the Trustee and any of the Obligors, at any time and from
time to time, may enter into one or more agreements supplemental hereto or to
any Security Document, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, (i) to
add to the covenants of such Obligor for the benefit of the Secured Parties or
to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon such Obligor herein or in
any Security Document; (ii) to mortgage or pledge to the Trustee, or grant a
security interest in favor of the Trustee in, any property or assets as
additional security for the Secured Obligations; or (iii) to cure any ambiguity,
to correct or supplement any provision herein or in any Security Document which
may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein or therein, or
to make any other provision with respect to matters or questions arising
hereunder which shall not be inconsistent with any provision hereof; provided
that any such action contemplated by this clause (iii) shall not adversely
affect the interests of the Secured Parties.
6.4. Headings. The table of contents and the headings of Sections and
subsections have been included herein and in the Security Documents for
convenience only and should not be considered in interpreting this Agreement or
the Security Documents.
6.5. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate the remaining provisions
hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall
not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
6.6. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and shall inure to the
benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns, and nothing herein is intended or shall be construed to give any other
Person any right, remedy or claim under, to or in respect of this Agreement or
any Collateral.
6.7. Currency Conversions. In calculating the amount of Secured
Obligations for any purpose hereunder, including voting or distribution
purposes, the amount of any Secured Obligation which is denominated in a
currency other than Dollars shall be converted into Dollars at the spot rate for
purchasing Dollars with such currency as set forth in The Wall Street Journal
(or any successor or substitute publication reasonably selected by the
Administrative Agent) on the business day prior to the date on which such
calculation is to be made.
6.8. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and
interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
6.9. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed (including by way of
facsimile or electronic transmission) in any number of counterparts with the
same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same
instrument.
6.10. Termination. (a) Upon (i) receipt by the Trustee from the
Administrative Agent of (A) a written direction to cause the Liens created by
Section 4.7 and by the Security Documents to be released and discharged or (B) a
written notice stating that the Termination Date has occurred, and (ii) payment
in full of all Trustee Fees, the security interests created by Section 4.7 and
by the Security Documents shall terminate forthwith and all right, title and
interest of the
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Trustee in and to the Collateral shall revert to the Obligors, their successors
and assigns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any
Secured Instrument, the Lien of the holders of the 2009 Notes created by clause
(b) of Section 6.3 and by the Security Documents shall be automatically and
unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of the
Liens created by clause (b) of Section 6.3 and by the Security Documents.
(b) Upon the termination of the Trustee's security interest and the
release of the Collateral in accordance with clause (a) of Section 6.10, the
Trustee will promptly, at the Borrower's written request and expense, (i)
execute and deliver to the Borrower such documents as the Borrower shall
reasonably request to evidence the termination of such security interest or the
release of the Collateral and (ii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Obligors all property of any Obligor then held by the Trustee or any agent
thereof.
(c) This Agreement shall terminate when the security interest granted
under the Security Documents has terminated and the Collateral has been
released; provided that the provisions of Sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 shall
not be affected by any such termination.
6.11. New Obligors. During the term of this Agreement, each Subsidiary of
the Parent that, pursuant to Section 7.8 of the Credit Agreement, is required to
become a party to this Agreement, may become such a party by executing an
assumption agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A, a copy of which
shall be delivered to the Trustee in accordance with Section 6.1, whereupon such
Subsidiary shall become an Obligor for all purposes and to the same extent as if
originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of
this Agreement.
6.12. Inconsistent Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement shall be
inconsistent with, or contrary to, any provision in any of the Security
Documents or any document entered into in connection therewith, the provisions
of this Agreement shall be controlling and shall supersede such inconsistent
provision to the extent necessary to give full effect to all provisions
contained in this Agreement.
6.13. Confidentiality. The Trustee agrees to keep confidential any written
information (a) provided to it by or on behalf of the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any Security
Document or (b) obtained by the Trustee based on a review of the books and
records of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that nothing herein
shall prevent the Trustee from disclosing any such information (i) to the
Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Indenture Trustee, (ii) to its
employees, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional
advisors, (iii) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority having
jurisdiction over the Trustee or as shall be required pursuant to any
requirement of law, (iv) in response to any order of any court or other
Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any
requirement of law, (v) in connection with any litigation to which the Trustee
is a party, (vi) which has been publicly disclosed other than in breach of this
Agreement or (vii) to the extent reasonably necessary in connection with the
exercise of any remedy hereunder.
6.14. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS. EACH OBLIGOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
AND UNCONDITIONALLY:
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(a) SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY SECURITY DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY, OR
FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE
EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR IN THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND
APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;
(b) TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH
ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION
THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING
IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN
INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;
(c) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE
EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY
SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO SUCH OBLIGOR AT ITS
ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION 6.1 OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH THE
TRUSTEE SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED PURSUANT THERETO;
(d) AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF
PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO ▇▇▇ IN
ANY OTHER JURISDICTION; AND
(e) WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY
HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING REFERRED TO IN THIS
SUBSECTION ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
6.15. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE TRUSTEE AND EACH OF THE OBLIGORS HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR
PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY SECURITY DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY
COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
6.16. PATRIOT ACT. The Trustee hereby notifies each Obligor that, pursuant
to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and
record information that identifies each Obligor, which information includes the
name and address of such Obligor and other information that will allow the
Trustee to identify such Obligor in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. Upon the
request of the Trustee, the Parent and the Borrower will provide any information
the Trustee believes is reasonably necessary to be delivered to comply with the
PATRIOT Act.
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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.
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
Address: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇., ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Telephone Number: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Fax Number: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
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CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Senior Vice President
Address: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇., ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Telephone Number: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Fax Number: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
▇-▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇.
▇▇: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
CHAMPION RETAIL, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
DUTCH HOUSING, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
HOMES OF MERIT, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
MODULINE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
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NEW ERA BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
▇▇▇▇▇▇ HOMES, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
▇▇▇▇▇▇ INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
SAN ▇▇▇▇ ADVANTAGE HOMES, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
STAR FLEET, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
WESTERN HOMES CORPORATION
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
Title: Vice President
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▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
Address: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Telephone Number: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Fax Number: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
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ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTED:
CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS
BRANCH, as Administrative Agent
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
Title: Director
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Associate
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SCHEDULE I
to Agreement
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used in this
Agreement (including this Schedule I) shall have meanings given to them in the
Credit Agreement.
The following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:
"2009 Notes" - as defined in the second recital.
"2009 Notes Indenture" - as defined in the second recital.
"Agreement" shall mean, on any date, this Collateral Trust Agreement as
originally in effect on October 31, 2005 and as thereafter from time to time
amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to
time in accordance with its terms and in effect on such date.
"Borrower" - as defined in the preamble.
"Collateral" shall mean all property in which the Trustee is granted a
Lien from time to time under this Agreement or any other Security Document.
"Collateral Account" - as defined in Section 3.1.
"Consolidated Net Tangible Assets" - as defined in the 2009 Notes
Indenture.
"Credit Agreement" - as defined in the first recital.
"Credit Agreement Obligations" shall mean the Obligations (as defined in
the Credit Agreement).
"Indenture Trustee" - as defined in the second recital.
"Lender" - as defined in the first recital.
"Obligors" - as defined in the preamble.
"Opinion of Counsel" shall mean an opinion in writing signed by legal
counsel (other than an employee of the Parent or any Affiliate thereof)
satisfactory to the Trustee, who may be counsel regularly retained by the
Trustee.
"Parent" - as defined in the preamble.
"PATRIOT Act" means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56
(signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended or otherwise modified from time
to time.
"PATRIOT Act Disclosures" means all documentation and other information
which the Collateral Trustee reasonably requests in order to comply with its
ongoing obligations under
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applicable "know your customer" and anti-money laundering rules and regulations,
including the PATRIOT Act.
"Proceeds" shall mean all proceeds within the meaning of the UCC.
"Requisite Instructions" shall mean written instructions of the
Administrative Agent; provided that such instructions shall include a
certification from the Administrative Agent that the action contemplated by such
instructions is permitted under the applicable Security Documents (including,
if, pursuant to such Security Documents, such action is permitted to be taken
only during the existence of a Default or Event of Default, a certification that
such Default or Event of Default exists).
"Secured Instruments" shall mean the Credit Agreement, the other Loan
Documents, the 2009 Notes Indenture and the 2009 Notes.
"Secured Obligations" shall mean, without duplication, (i) the Credit
Agreement Obligations, (ii) the 2009 Notes, and (iii) all sums payable by the
Borrower under this Agreement or any Security Document (including Trustee Fees).
"Secured Parties" shall mean at any time the holders of the Secured
Obligations.
"Security Documents" shall mean this Agreement and each other agreement
pursuant to which the Trustee is granted a Lien to secure the Secured
Obligations (including each agreement entered into pursuant to clause (b)(ii) of
Section 6.3 of this Agreement).
"Trust Estate" shall have the meaning assigned in the Declaration of Trust
in this Agreement.
"Trustee" shall mean ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, N.A., in its capacity as trustee
under this Agreement, and any successor trustee appointed thereunder.
"Trustee Fees" shall mean all fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee of
the types described in Sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 of this Agreement.
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EXHIBIT A
to Collateral Trust Agreement
FORM OF ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT dated as of ____________________, 200___ made by
_____________, a _____________ [corporation] (the "New Obligor") in favor of
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee under the Agreement referred to below (in
such capacity, the "Trustee"). All capitalized terms not defined herein shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Champion Home Builders Co., a Michigan corporation (the
"Borrower"), Champion Enterprises, Inc., a Michigan corporation (the "Parent"),
certain subsidiaries of the Parent (together with the Borrower and the Parent,
the "Obligors"), and ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as
trustee (the "Trustee") have entered into a Collateral Trust Agreement dated as
of October 31, 2005 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the New Obligor desires to become a party to the Agreement in
accordance with Section 6.11 of the Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
1. Agreement. By executing and delivering this Assumption Agreement, the New
Obligor hereby becomes a party to the Agreement as an "Obligor" thereunder and,
without limiting the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and
liabilities of an "Obligor" thereunder.
2. GOVERNING LAW. THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED
AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement
to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
[NEW OBLIGOR]
By: _______________________________
Name: _____________________________
Title: ____________________________
Address for Notices:
Fax:
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EXHIBIT I
AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE CERTIFICATE
Pursuant to Section 5.2.2 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,
dated as of April 7, 2006 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among Champion
Home Builders Co. (the "Borrower"), Champion Enterprises, Inc., as Parent, the
various financial institutions and other Persons from time to time parties
thereto (each a "Lender"), and Credit Suisse, as Administrative Agent for the
Lenders, the undersigned Vice President of the Borrower hereby certifies as set
forth below. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined
herein are used herein with the meanings so defined.
1. The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in each of
the Loan Documents to which it is a party or which are contained in any
certificate furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to any of the
Loan Documents to which it is a party are true and correct to the extent set
forth in clause (a) of Section 5.3.1 of the Credit Agreement on and as of the
date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof.
2. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the
date hereof or after giving effect to the Credit Extensions to be made on the
date hereof.
3. Item 1.1(b) of the Disclosure Schedule to the Credit Agreement sets
forth each Immaterial Subsidiary as of the date hereof.
4. No event, change or condition has occurred since December 31, 2005 that,
individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to
have, a Material Adverse Effect.
5. All actions necessary to consummate the UK Transaction have been taken
in accordance with all applicable law and in accordance with the terms of each
applicable UK Transaction Document. Attached hereto as Annex I is a true and
complete copy of the Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2006, between
the UK Subsidiary and the Target's shareholders.
6. Attached hereto as Annex II is an initial Compliance Certificate,
delivered by the chief financial or accounting Authorized Officer of the Parent,
demonstrating the Parent's pro forma EBITDA for the twelve-month period ended
December 31, 2005 (prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to give pro forma effect to the UK
Transaction as if it had occurred at the beginning of such twelve-month period)
is not less than $82,800,000.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his name as of the
date set forth below.
____________________________________
Name:
Title: Vice President
Date: ___________
ANNEX I
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
ANNEX II
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT J
SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE
CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Solvency Certificate (this "Certificate"), dated as of April 7, 2006,
is delivered pursuant to Section 5.2.8 of the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented, amended and
restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), among
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO., a Michigan corporation (the "Borrower"), CHAMPION
ENTERPRISES, INC., a Michigan corporation (the "Parent"), the various financial
institutions and other Persons from time to time parties hereto (the "Lenders"),
and CREDIT SUISSE ("Credit Suisse"), as the administrative agent (in such
capacity, the "Administrative Agent"). Capitalized terms used herein, unless
otherwise defined herein, have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.
This Certificate is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement
and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) be construed,
administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof,
including Article XII thereof.
The undersigned hereby certifies, for and on behalf of the Parent, of
which it is an Authorized Officer, as of the date hereof, as follows:
1. I am the duly qualified and acting chief financial officer of the
Parent and have been employed in positions involving responsibility for the
management of the financial affairs of the Parent. I have, together with other
officers of the Parent, acted on behalf of the Parent in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
2. I have carefully reviewed the contents of this Certificate and have
conferred with legal counsel for the Parent for the purpose of discussing the
meaning of its contents.
3. In connection with preparing for the transactions contemplated by
the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, I have reviewed (a) (i) with
respect to the Target, (A) audited balance sheets and related statements of
income and cash flows for its fiscal years ending March 31, 2004 and March 31,
2005 and (B) unaudited balance sheets and related statements of income and cash
flows for each of its subsequent fiscal quarters ended 30 days before the
Amendment Effective Date and (ii) with respect to the Target's manufacturing
business, (A) an unaudited statement of income for its fiscal year ending March
31, 2005 and (B) an unaudited statement of income for each of its subsequent
fiscal quarters ended 30 days before the Amendment Effective Date; (b) a pro
forma consolidated balance sheet and related pro forma consolidated statements
of income and cash flows of the Parent as of and for the twelve-month period
ended December 31, 2005, prepared after giving effect to the UK Transaction as
if the UK Transaction had occurred as of such date (in the case of such balance
sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the case of such other financial
statements); and (c) a detailed business plan for the Parent and its
Subsidiaries for 2006, and projections for the years 2005 - 2012, and for the
quarters beginning with the first Fiscal Quarter of 2005 and through the fourth
Fiscal Quarter of 2007 (the information set forth in this paragraph being the
"Financial Statements").
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4. I have no reason to believe that the Financial Statements are not a
fair and reasonable presentation as of the date hereof of the financial
condition of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries, after giving effect
to the consummation of the UK Transaction and the other transactions
contemplated by the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The
assumptions stated in the Financial Statements were prepared in good faith based
on assumptions believed to be reasonable.
5. The undersigned has concluded, in good faith and to the best of his
knowledge and belief, that as of the date hereof without giving effect to
intercompany balances between Obligors and after giving effect to the UK
Transaction and all other transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement and
the other Loan Documents, and after giving effect to all rights of indemnity,
obligation and contribution, as follows:
(a) The fair value of the property of the Parent and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis is greater than the total amount of
liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of the Parent and its
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as they become absolute and mature.
(b) The present fair salable value of the assets of the Parent and
its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis is not less than the amount that
will be required to pay the probable liability of the Parent and its
Subsidiaries on their respective debts as they become absolute and
matured.
(c) Neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries intend to incur
debts or liabilities beyond the ability of the Parent or such Subsidiary
to pay as such debts and liabilities mature.
(d) Neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged in
business or a transaction, and neither the Parent nor any of its
Subsidiaries is about to engage in business or a transaction, for which
the property of the Parent or such Subsidiary would constitute an
unreasonably small capital. In reaching this conclusion, I understand that
"unreasonably small capital" depends upon the nature of the particular
business or businesses conducted or to be conducted, and I have reached my
conclusion based on the needs and anticipated needs for capital of the
business conducted or anticipated to be conducted by the Parent and its
Subsidiaries.
For purposes of this Certificate, the "fair salable value" of assets and
investments with respect to the Parent and its Subsidiaries has been determined
on the basis of the amount which the undersigned has concluded, in good faith
and to the best of his knowledge and belief, may be realized within a reasonable
time, either through collection or sale of such investments and other assets at
the regular market value, conceiving the latter as the amount which could be
obtained for the property in question within such period by a capable and
diligent business person from an interested buyer who is willing to purchase
under ordinary selling conditions.
For purposes of the foregoing, the amount of contingent liabilities have
been computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances
existing at the time hereof, can reasonably be expected to become an actual or
matured liability.
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The undersigned understands that the Secured Parties are relying on the
truth and accuracy of this Certificate and that the delivery of this Certificate
is a material inducement for the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties to
enter into the Credit Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated
thereby, and the undersigned hereby consents to such reliance.
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The undersigned represents the foregoing information to be, in good faith
and to the best of his knowledge and belief, true and correct and has executed
this Certificate as of the date first above written.
CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
Solvency Certificate
EXHIBIT K
Dated 2006
(1) CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO. as Chargor
(2) ▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, N.A. as Collateral Trustee
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FORM OF UK SHARES CHARGE
over shares in
CBS Monaco Limited
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[▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ & MAW LOGO]
LONDON
CONTENTS
PAGE
CLAUSE
1. Definitions and interpretation................................. 1
2. Covenant to pay................................................ 4
3. The charge..................................................... 4
4. Covenants...................................................... 4
5. Enforcement.................................................... 4
6. Continuing security............................................ 5
7. Third party protection......................................... 5
8. Costs and expenses............................................. 5
9. Indemnity...................................................... 6
10. The Chargor.................................................... 7
11. Assignment and transfer........................................ 8
12. Credit Agreement provisions.................................... 8
13. Governing Law and Enforcement.................................. 8
SCHEDULES
1. The Shares.....................................................
2. Covenants...................................................... 8
3. Warranties..................................................... 11
4. Enforcement.................................................... 12
THIS SHARES CHARGE is dated April 2006 and made between:
(1) CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO. a Michigan corporation whose principal place
of business is at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the "CHARGOR"); and
(2) ▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, N.A. as collateral trustee for the Secured Parties
(in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns from
time to time) (the "COLLATERAL TRUSTEE").
BACKGROUND:
(A) By an amended and restated credit agreement dated as of 07 April 2006
and made between, amongst others, the Chargor as borrower, Champion
Enterprises, Inc. (the "PARENT") and Credit Suisse as administrative
agent for the lenders party to that credit agreement, as amended and
restated on the date of this Shares Charge (the "CREDIT AGREEMENT"),
the Lenders have agreed to provide credit facilities to the Chargor on
the terms of the Credit Agreement.
(B) The provision of this Shares Charge is a condition precedent to the
obligations of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement. This is the "UK
Share Charge" as defined in the Credit Agreement.
(C) Pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of May 3, 1999 (the "2009 NOTES
INDENTURE"), between the Parent, the subsidiary guarantors named
therein, and The First National Bank of Chicago, as indenture trustee,
the Parent issued and sold its 7.625% Senior Notes due 2009 (the "2009
NOTES").
(D) The Parent has unconditionally guaranteed the Obligations (as defined
in the Credit Agreement).
(E) Under the 2009 Notes Indenture, the Parent issued the 2009 Notes and
certain of its Subsidiaries from time to time have unconditionally
guaranteed the obligations under the 2009 Notes Indenture (the "2009
NOTES OBLIGATIONS"). Subject to certain exceptions the 2009 Notes
Indenture requires that the 2009 Notes Obligations be secured equally
and rateably with the Obligations for so long as the Obligations are so
secured.
(F) The Collateral Trustee holds the benefit of this Shares Charge,
including the security created and other rights granted in it, on trust
for the Secured Parties.
(G) The Chargor, the Parent, the Subsidiaries of the Parent listed on the
signature pages thereof and the Collateral Trustee have entered into a
Collateral Trust Agreement dated as of October 31, 2005 (the
"Collateral Trust Agreement").
(H) This document is the deed of the Chargor, even if it has not been duly
executed by the Collateral Trustee or has been executed by the
Collateral Trustee but not as a deed.
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THIS DEED WITNESSES THAT:
1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 TERMS DEFINED IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
Terms defined in the Credit Agreement but not in this Shares Charge
shall have the same meaning in this Shares Charge as in the Credit
Agreement. This includes "Business Day", "Event of Default",
"Indemnified Liabilities", "Lien", "Loan Documents", "Obligor" and
"Secured Parties".
1.2 DEFINITIONS
In this Shares Charge:
"COMPANY" means CBS Monaco Limited, a company incorporated in England
and Wales (registered number 5679313) whose registered office is at ▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.
"CREDIT AGREEMENT" means the credit agreement referred to in Background
(A).
"DERIVATIVE RIGHTS" has the meaning given to it in Clause 3(b)(v) (The
charge).
"RECEIVER" has the meaning given to it in Schedule 3, Paragraph 3.1
(Appointment of a Receiver).
"SECURED LIABILITIES" means together the Obligations (as defined in the
Credit Agreement) and the 2009 Notes Obligations.
"SHARES" means the shares in the Company held by the Chargor details of
which are set out in Schedule 1 (The Shares) the subject of the
security created by or pursuant to this Shares Charge, including any
moneys and other Derivative Rights from time to time charged to the
Collateral Trustee pursuant to Clause 3 (The charge).
"SUSPENSE ACCOUNT" means the suspense account referred to in Schedule
4, Paragraph 4.2 (Suspense account).
"UNPAID SUM" means any sum due and payable but unpaid by an Obligor
under the Loan Documents.
1.3 CONSTRUCTION
(a) Unless a contrary indication appears, any reference in this
Shares Charge to:
(i) ASSETS includes present and future properties,
revenues and rights of every description;
(ii) a CLAUSE or SCHEDULE is to a clause of or a schedule
to this Shares Charge (as the case may be) and any
reference in a Schedule to a PARAGRAPH is to a
paragraph of that Schedule;
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(iii) a DISPOSAL includes a lease, licence, transfer, sale
or other disposal of any kind;
(iv) the masculine, feminine or neuter GENDER respectively
includes the other genders and references to the
SINGULAR include the plural (and vice versa);
(V) INCLUDING means "including without limitation" (with
related words being construed accordingly), IN
PARTICULAR means "in particular but without
limitation" and other GENERAL WORDS shall not be
given a restrictive interpretation by reason of their
being preceded or followed by words indicating a
particular class of assets, matters or things;
(vi) a LOAN DOCUMENT or any other agreement or document is
a reference to that Loan Document or other agreement
or document as supplemented, otherwise amended,
replaced or novated from time to time;
(vii) a PERSON includes any individual, firm, company or
other corporation, government, state or agency of a
state or any association, trust or partnership
(whether or not having separate legal personality) or
two or more of them and any reference to any PARTY
includes its successors in title, permitted assignees
and permitted transferees;
(viii) a PROVISION OF LAW is to that provision as amended,
re-enacted or replaced from time to time and includes
any subordinated legislation in force under it from
time to time;
(ix) a REGULATION includes any regulation, rule, official
directive, notice, request, code of practice,
guideline, demand or decision (in each case whether
or not having the force of law) of any governmental,
intergovernmental or supranational body, agency,
department or regulatory, self-regulatory or other
authority or organisation;
(x) a RIGHT includes any estate, interest, claim or other
right of any kind, both present and future;
(XI) SHARES includes any stocks, shares, bonds, gilts and
securities of any kind, negotiable instruments and
warrants; and
(XII) THIS SHARES CHARGE includes the Schedules, which form
part of this Shares Charge for all purposes.
(b) The index, Clause, Schedule and Paragraph headings are for
ease of reference only and shall not affect the meaning of
this Shares Charge.
(c) Unless a contrary indication appears, a term used in any other
Loan Document or in any communication given under or in
connection with any Loan Document has the same meaning in that
Loan Document or communication as in this Shares Charge.
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(d) An Event of Default is "CONTINUING" if it has not been
remedied to the satisfaction of the Collateral Trustee or
expressly waived by the Collateral Trustee.
(e) If there is any inconsistency between the terms of this Shares
Charge and those of the Credit Agreement, the terms of the
Credit Agreement shall prevail.
1.4 THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
A person who is not a Party has no right under the Contracts (Rights of
Third Parties) ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ to enforce or enjoy the benefit of any term of
this Shares Charge.
2. COVENANT TO PAY
2.1 COVENANT TO PAY
The Chargor shall pay or discharge each of the Secured Liabilities at
the time and in the manner provided in the relevant document for their
payment or discharge by the relevant Obligor.
2.2 FURTHER ADVANCES
This Shares Charge is made to secure any further advances or other
facilities made available by any of the Secured Parties to the Chargor
under the Loan Documents; but it does not create any obligation on any
of the Secured Parties to make any further advances or other facilities
available.
3. THE CHARGE
As security for the payment and discharge of the Secured Liabilities,
the Chargor with full title guarantee charges to the Collateral Trustee
by way of first fixed charge all of its rights in:
(a) the Shares; and
(b) any rights or other assets which from time to time subsist,
accrue or arise in relation to the Shares, including any:
(i) dividends;
(ii) distributions;
(iii) interest and other income;
(iv) voting rights; and
(v) other benefits, money or property (together (i) to
(v) are the "DERIVATIVE RIGHTS").
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4. COVENANTS
The Chargor covenants with the Collateral Trustee as set out in
Schedule 2 (Covenants) and warrants and represents to the Collateral
Trustee as set out in Schedule 3 (Warranties).
5. ENFORCEMENT
The Collateral Trustee and a Receiver shall have the powers set out in
Schedule 4 (Enforcement).
6. CONTINUING SECURITY
6.1 CONTINUING SECURITY
This Shares Charge is a continuing security and shall secure the
ultimate balance of the Secured Liabilities, notwithstanding:
(a) intermediate payment or discharge of the whole or part of the
Secured Liabilities to any Secured Party;
(b) the liquidation or other incapacity of the Chargor or any
change in its constitution, name or style;
(c) any change in the constitution, name or style of the
Collateral Trustee, its absorption in or amalgamation with any
other person or the acquisition of all or part of its
undertaking by any other person; or
(d) any other event, matter or thing.
6.2 ADDITIONAL TO OTHER RIGHTS
This security is in addition to (and shall not merge with, otherwise
prejudice or affect or be prejudiced or affected by) any other remedy,
guarantee, indemnity, Lien or other right which may be or have been
created (by the Chargor or otherwise) in favour of the Collateral
Trustee or any of the Secured Parties. Accordingly, the liability of
the Chargor under this Shares Charge shall not be prejudiced or
affected by, and this Shares Charge may be enforced notwithstanding:
(a) the existence or invalidity of all or any of those rights; and
(b) the Collateral Trustee or any of the other Secured Parties at
any time exchanging, releasing, varying, abstaining from
perfecting or enforcing or otherwise dealing or omitting to
deal with all or any of those rights.
7. THIRD PARTY PROTECTION
No purchaser, mortgagee or other person dealing with the Collateral
Trustee or a Receiver shall be concerned:
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(a) to enquire whether any of the Secured Liabilities have become
due or payable or remain unpaid or undischarged or whether the
power which the Collateral Trustee or Receiver is purporting
to exercise has become exercisable; or
(b) to see to the application of any money paid to the Collateral
Trustee or to a Receiver.
8. COSTS AND EXPENSES
8.1 COSTS AND EXPENSES
The Chargor shall indemnify the Collateral Trustee and any Receiver
fully (and in the case of legal costs and expenses on a solicitor and
own client basis) forthwith on demand against all Indemnified
Liabilities incurred by (or made or brought against) it or him (or any
manager or agent appointed by it or him):
(a) as a result of any failure by the Chargor to perform any of
its obligations under this Shares Charge;
(b) in the exercise (or purported exercise) of any of the powers
or other rights conferred by this Shares Charge or by any
other Lien granted (whether by the Chargor or otherwise) for
all or part of the Secured Liabilities; or
(c) in respect of any other matter or thing done or omitted
relating to the Shares or the assets secured by any Lien
referred to in Clause 8.1(b),
together in each case with interest calculated on a daily basis from
the date it is incurred or becomes payable by the Collateral Trustee or
the Receiver, under the terms of Section 3.2.2 (Post-Default Rates) of
the Credit Agreement as if it were an Unpaid Sum.
8.2 TAXES
The Chargor shall pay all stamp, registration and other taxes to which
this Shares Charge or any judgment or order given in connection with
this Shares Charge may at any time be subject and shall on demand
indemnify the Collateral Trustee against any Indemnified Liabilities
resulting from any failure to pay or delay in paying the same.
9. INDEMNITY
9.1 GENERAL INDEMNITY
The Chargor shall on demand indemnify and keep indemnified the
Collateral Trustee and every Receiver, attorney, manager, agent or
other person appointed by the Collateral Trustee under this Shares
Charge and their respective employees in respect of all Losses incurred
or suffered by any of them in or directly or indirectly as a result of
the exercise or purported exercise of any of the rights vested in them
under this Shares Charge and against all Indemnified Liabilities
suffered or incurred by any of them in respect of any matter or thing
done or omitted relating to the Shares, together with interest from the
earlier of the date of demand and the date of payment by that person up
to the date of receipt by that person (both before and after
judgement), accruing on a daily basis under the terms of Section 3.2.2
(Post-Default Rates) of the
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Credit Agreement as if it were an Unpaid Sum. The Collateral Trustee
and any Receiver may retain and pay all those sums out of any monies
received by it or him under this Shares Charge.
9.2 INDEMNITY FOR BREACH
The Chargor shall on demand indemnify and keep indemnified the
Collateral Trustee in respect of all Indemnified Liabilities occasioned
by any breach of any of its covenants or other obligations under this
Shares Charge or otherwise relating to all or any part of the Shares,
together with interest from the earlier of the date of demand by the
Collateral Trustee and the date of payment up to the date of receipt by
the Collateral Trustee (both before and after judgement), accruing on a
daily basis under the terms of Section 3.2.2 (Post-Default Rates) of
the Credit Agreement as if it were an Unpaid Sum.
10. THE CHARGOR
10.1 CHARGOR'S LIABILITY NOT DISCHARGED
The liability of the Chargor under this Shares Charge shall not be
discharged or otherwise prejudiced or affected by:
(a) any present or future remedy, guarantee, indemnity, Lien or
other right held by or available to the Collateral Trustee or
any other Secured Party being or becoming wholly or in part
void, voidable or unenforceable on any ground;
(b) the Collateral Trustee or any other Secured Party from time to
time exchanging, releasing, varying, abstaining from
perfecting or enforcing or otherwise dealing or omitting to
deal with all or any of the rights referred to in Clause
10.1(a);
(c) the Collateral Trustee or any other Secured Party compounding
with, discharging, releasing or varying the liability of any
Obligor or any other person or granting any time, indulgence
or concession to any Obligor or any other person;
(d) the Collateral Trustee or any other Secured Party renewing,
determining, varying or increasing any facility or other
transaction in any manner or concurring in, accepting or
varying any compromise, arrangement or settlement or omitting
to claim or enforce payment from any Obligor or any other
person; or
(e) any other act or omission which would not have discharged or
otherwise prejudiced or affected the liability of the Chargor
had it been primary obligor or by anything done or omitted
which but for this provision might operate to discharge or
otherwise prejudice or affect that liability.
10.2 CHARGOR AS PRIMARY OBLIGOR
If any of the Secured Liabilities (or any purported obligation or
liability of an Obligor which if valid would have been a Secured
Liability) are disclaimed or are not or cease to be valid or
enforceable against the relevant Obligor on any ground (whether or not
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known to the Collateral Trustee), then the Chargor shall nevertheless
be liable to the Collateral Trustee in respect of that purported
obligation or liability as if it were the fully valid and enforceable
primary obligation of the Chargor.
10.3 CHARGOR AS TRUSTEE
The Chargor shall:
(a) hold on trust for the Collateral Trustee any security from
time to time held by the Chargor from the Obligors or any
other person in respect of the Secured Liabilities and (if so
required by the Collateral Trustee) forthwith deposit with or
assign to the Collateral Trustee that Lien;
(b) (and does by this Shares Charge) waive all rights of
subrogation and indemnity which it may have against the
Obligors;
(c) if so requested by the Collateral Trustee, exercise any right
of proof in the bankruptcy or liquidation of the Obligors
(whether or not connected with this Shares Charge) or any
right of contribution from any other Obligor;
(d) hold any moneys or other assets received in respect of those
rights on trust for the Collateral Trustee; and
(e) subject to Clause 10.3(c), not take any step to enforce any
right against or in respect of the Obligors or any other
person.
10.4 IMMEDIATE RECOURSE
The Chargor waives any right it may have of requiring the Collateral
Trustee or any other Secured Party to enforce any other Lien or other
right, or to claim any payment from or otherwise proceed against any
person, before enforcing this Shares Charge against it.
11. ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER
11.1 ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS BY THE COLLATERAL TRUSTEE
The rights and obligations of the Collateral Trustee under this Shares
Charge may be assigned and transferred by the Collateral Trustee to a
successor appointed pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Collateral Trust
Agreement.
11.2 ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS BY THE CHARGOR
The Chargor shall not assign any of its rights or transfer any of its
obligations under this Shares Charge.
12. CREDIT AGREEMENT PROVISIONS
The Credit Agreement contains various provisions which purport to apply
to the Loan Documents, including this Shares Charge. Each of those
provisions, including Sections 3.2.2 (Post-Default Rates), 4.6 (Taxes),
4.7 (Payments, Computations, etc. 4.9 (Setoff), 12.2 (Notices; Time),
12.6 (Severability), 12.1 (Waivers, Amendments,
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etc.) and 12.8 (Execution in Counterparts, Effectiveness, etc.), shall
apply to this Shares Charge as if they were set out in full again here,
with any changes necessary to fit this context.
13. GOVERNING LAW AND ENFORCEMENT
13.1 LAW
This Shares Charge is governed by, and shall be construed in accordance
with, English law.
13.2 JURISDICTION OF ENGLISH COURTS
(a) The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle
any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Shares
Charge (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity
or termination of this Shares Charge) (a "DISPUTE").
(b) The Parties agree that the courts of England are the most
appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and
accordingly neither Party will argue to the contrary.
(c) This Clause 13.2 is for the benefit of the Secured Parties
only. As a result, no Secured Party shall be prevented from
taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts
with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Secured
Parties may take concurrent proceedings in any number of
jurisdictions.
13.3 SERVICE OF PROCESS
(a) Without prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under
any relevant law, the Chargor:
(i) irrevocably appoints CBS Monaco Limited of ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ as its agent for
service of process in relation to any proceedings
before the English courts in connection with this
Shares Charge; and
(ii) agrees that a failure by the process agent to notify
the Chargor of the process will not invalidate the
proceedings concerned.
(b) If the appointment by the Chargor of the person mentioned in
Clause 13.3(a)(i) ceases to be effective, it shall immediately
appoint another person in England as its agent for service of
process in relation to any proceeding before the English
courts in connection with this Shares Charge. If it fails to
do so (and that failure continues for a period of not less
than 15 Business Days), the Collateral Trustee shall be
entitled to appoint such a person by notice to the Chargor.
EXECUTION:
The Parties have shown their acceptance of the terms of this Shares Charge by
executing it, in the case of the Chargor as a deed, at the end of the Schedules.
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SCHEDULE 1
THE SHARES
CBS MONACO LIMITED CERTIFICATE NO. AUTHORISED SHARES OUTSTANDING SHARES % OF SHARES ISSUED
BY CBS MONACO LIMITED
N/A L 100 L 100 65%
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SCHEDULE 2
COVENANTS
1. NO SECURITY OR DISPOSALS
1.1 NEGATIVE PLEDGE
The Chargor shall not create or permit to subsist any Lien over any of
the Shares, other than as expressly permitted in the Credit Agreement.
1.2 NO DISPOSALS
The Chargor shall not enter into a single transaction or a series of
transactions (whether related or not and whether voluntary or
involuntary) to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the
Shares or to permit any person other than the Chargor to be registered
as the owner of them, other than as expressly permitted in the Credit
Agreement.
2. DEPOSIT AND REGISTRATION
The Chargor shall:
(a) deposit (or ensure that there are deposited) with the
Collateral Trustee and permit the Collateral Trustee to hold
and retain:
(i) all stock and share certificates and documents of
title relating to the Shares;
(ii) transfers of the Shares duly completed in favour of
the Collateral Trustee or otherwise as it may direct;
and
(iii) any other documents which the Collateral Trustee may
from time to time require for perfecting its title to
the Shares (duly executed by or signed on behalf of
the registered holder) or for vesting or enabling it
to vest the Shares in itself or its nominees or in
any purchaser,
to the intent that the Collateral Trustee may at any time
without notice present them for registration;
(b) if so requested by the Collateral Trustee, transfer, or ensure
that there are transferred, all or any of the Shares into the
name of the Collateral Trustee or its nominee or agent as the
Collateral Trustee may select. The Chargor agrees that the
Collateral Trustee may hold all or any of the Shares in any
nominee or other agent and that the Shares so held shall be
held at the expense, risk and responsibility of the Chargor;
and
(c) hold to the order of the Collateral Trustee and deposit with
it forthwith (or ensure that there are so held and deposited)
all documents of title and related documents from time to time
relating to the Shares.
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3. ISSUE OF SHARES
The Chargor shall ensure that the Company will not without the prior
written consent of the Collateral Trustee:
(a) issue or allot any shares or other securities; or
(b) enter into any agreement or other arrangement to make, or
entitle any person to call for, an issue or allotment of any
shares or other securities in the Company.
4. THE COMPANY
The Chargor shall ensure that the Company does not without the prior
written consent of the Collateral Trustee:
(a) in any way modify the rights attached to any of the shares in
its issued share capital;
(b) increase, consolidate, sub-divide or reduce its share capital;
(c) alter its memorandum or articles of association;
(d) purchase its own shares or reduce its share capital; or
(e) take any step to place itself in liquidation or administration
or pass any resolution to wind itself up.
5. CALLS AND NOTICES
The Chargor shall:
(a) duly and promptly pay (or ensure that there are paid) all
calls, instalments or other payments which may be made or
become due in respect of any of the Shares as and when they
become due from time to time; and
(b) provide the Collateral Trustee with a copy of any report,
accounts, circular, notice or other item sent or provided to
it (or to any person on its behalf) in connection with its
holding of the Shares or any of them immediately upon receipt
them.
6. NO PREJUDICE
The Chargor shall not do, permit or allow to be done anything which
might in any way depreciate, jeopardise or otherwise prejudice the
value of the Shares and shall immediately inform the Collateral Trustee
of anything which occurs which might have that effect.
7. WAIVERS OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS
If at any time there are, in the memorandum and articles of association
of the Company or otherwise, pre-emption rights or other restrictions
which might in any
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way restrict or otherwise prejudice or affect the exercise of any
rights of the Collateral Trustee under this Shares Charge (including
the right to have the Shares transferred to the Collateral Trustee or
its nominee and any rights arising on an enforcement), then the Chargor
shall ensure that each shareholder of the Company and any other person
with the benefit of any of the pre-emption rights and other
restrictions enters into a waiver of them in a form acceptable to the
Collateral Trustee.
8. FURTHER ASSURANCE
The Chargor shall at its own expense execute and do (and ensure that
its nominees execute and do) any documents, acts and things which the
Collateral Trustee may require from time to time for:
(a) giving effect to, perfecting or protecting the Collateral
Trustee's security over the Shares or any of them; or
(b) facilitating the realisation of the Shares and the exercise of
all powers, authorities and discretions vested by this Shares
Charge in the Collateral Trustee or any Receiver.
The Chargor shall (and ensure that its nominees shall) in particular
promptly execute all transfers, conveyances, assignments, assurances
and legal mortgages of the Shares which the Collateral Trustee may
require from time to time.
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SCHEDULE 3
WARRANTIES
The Chargor represents and warrants that:
(a) it is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the Shares free from any
Lien;
(b) the Shares are fully paid;
(c) there are no moneys or liabilities outstanding or payable in respect of
the Shares or any of them;
(d) the Chargor is lawfully entitled to create the security over the Shares
constituted by this Shares Charge in favour of the Collateral Trustee;
(e) together the Shares constitute 65% of the issued share capital of the
Company; and
(f) the Shares are fully transferable to the Collateral Trustee (or any
other person as the Collateral Trustee shall direct) without
restriction and in particular in respect of any pre-emption rights or
restrictions in the articles of association of the Company all
appropriate waivers have been obtained in respect of them from all
other shareholders of the Company, which are unconditional, irrevocable
and legally binding and enforceable.
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SCHEDULE 4
ENFORCEMENT
1. DERIVATIVE RIGHTS
1.1 PRIOR TO THIS SHARES CHARGE BEING ENFORCEABLE
(a) Until this Shares Charge has become enforceable, the Chargor
will be entitled to retain, exercise and deal with the
Derivative Rights as it thinks fit, provided that it may not
do or permit to be done anything which in any way might
depreciate, jeopardise or prejudice the value of the security
over the Shares constituted by this Shares Charge.
(b) For so long as Paragraph 1.1(a) applies, the Collateral
Trustee shall:
(i) forward to the Chargor any communications which it
receives relating to those Derivative Rights received
by it promptly upon receipt;
(ii) account to the Chargor for any Derivative Rights
received by it; and
(iii) make available to the Chargor any of the documents
deposited with it (or their nominees) pursuant to
this Shares Charge and, at the Chargor's cost and
expense, execute and do any documents and other
action as the Chargor shall reasonably require in
order to enable the Chargor to receive or as the case
may be exercise or deal with the Derivative Rights,
save that the Collateral Trustee shall not be required to do
anything if it might, in the Collateral Trustee's opinion,
threaten the validity of the security constituted by this
Shares Charge, or otherwise be in breach of the terms of this
Shares Charge.
(c) Nothing in this Paragraph 1.1 shall prejudice or affect the
security constituted by this Shares Charge over the Shares or
(if the Shares have been transferred by the Collateral Trustee
or its nominee) the ownership of the Collateral Trustee (or
its nominee on the Collateral Trustee's behalf) of the Shares.
1.2 AFTER THIS SHARES CHARGE BECOMES ENFORCEABLE
Once this Shares Charge has become enforceable, the Collateral Trustee
(or its nominees) may exercise (in the name of the Chargor or
otherwise) and retain as if they were proceeds of sale any Derivative
Rights, including any rights exercisable by the owner of the Shares
(or, if different the bearer of them or the person in whose name they
are registered) and any dividends or other payments.
2. ENFORCEMENT
2.1 TIMING OF ENFORCEMENT
This Shares Charge shall become enforceable immediately upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default.
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2.2 ENFORCEMENT RIGHTS
(a) The Collateral Trustee may at any time after this Shares
Charge has become enforceable enforce all or any part of this
Shares Charge as it thinks fit. In particular, it may without
further notice exercise in relation to the Shares:
(i) the power of sale and all other powers conferred on
mortgagees by the Law of Property Act 1925 (or
otherwise by law) as extended, varied or amended by
this Shares Charge;
(ii) to the extent that Paragraph 2.2(b) applies, the
power to appropriate the Shares in or towards the
payment and discharge of the Secured Liabilities in
accordance with the terms of Paragraph 2.2(b); and
(iii) (without first appointing a Receiver) any or all of
the powers, authorities and discretions and other
powers which are conferred by this Shares Charge
(whether expressly or by implication) upon a
Receiver.
(b) This Paragraph 2.2(b) applies to the extent that the Shares
constitute "financial collateral" and this Shares Charge
constitutes a "security financial collateral arrangement" for
the purposes of the Financial Collateral Arrangements (No. 2)
Regulations 2003. If and to the extent it applies, the
Collateral Trustee may at any time after this Shares Charge
has become enforceable appropriate the Shares in payment and
discharge of the Secured Liabilities. The Collateral Trustee
shall for these purposes value the Shares by reference to an
independent valuation or another procedure determined by the
Collateral Trustee, acting reasonably, at the time of the
appropriation.
(c) Neither s93(1) nor s103 Law of Property ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ shall apply
to this Shares Charge.
2.3 NO LIABILITY
Neither the Collateral Trustee nor any Receiver shall be liable as a
mortgagee in possession to account in relation to any of the Shares
(except to the extent of actual receipts) for any loss upon realisation
or for any other default or omission for which it or he would otherwise
be liable; nor shall the Collateral Trustee or any Receiver be liable
for any failure to make or call for any payment or repayment, to accept
or notify the Chargor of any offer or for any other loss of any nature
in connection with the Shares.
3. APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER
3.1 APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER
(a) The Collateral Trustee may without notice appoint any one or
more persons to be a receiver and/or manager (a "RECEIVER") of
some or all of the Shares if:
(i) this Shares Charge becomes enforceable;
(ii) the Chargor so requests;
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(iii) the Collateral Trustee or any Secured Party receives
a notice of intention to appoint an administrator in
respect of the Chargor pursuant to the Insolvency ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇; or
(iv) an application is made pursuant to the Insolvency ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ for an administration order to be made in
respect of the Chargor.
(b) Any appointment under Paragraph 3.1(1) shall be in writing,
signed by a duly authorised officer of the Collateral Trustee.
3.2 RECEIVER'S POWERS
Any Receiver so appointed shall (subject to the terms of the instrument
of his or her appointment) have:
(a) power to sell or otherwise dispose of the Shares in any manner
and on any terms which he or she may think fit for
consideration consisting of cash, debentures or other
obligations, shares or other valuable consideration and with
the consideration being payable in a lump sum or by
instalments spread over a period as he or she may think fit;
(b) all powers conferred on receivers by statute, including those
set out in Schedule 1 Insolvency ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ even if he or she is
not an administrative receiver as defined in that Act; and
(c) power to do any other such acts and things which he or she may
consider desirable or necessary for realising all or any part
of the Shares and any powers and authorities which he or she
would be capable of exercising if he or she were the absolute
beneficial owner of the Shares.
3.3 NO RESTRICTION ON POWERS OF THE RECEIVER
The powers referred to in Paragraph 3.2 shall not be subject to any
restrictions contained in the Law of Property ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ and shall
continue notwithstanding any liquidation of the Chargor. In the case of
joint Receivers, each may (unless the creditor otherwise directs)
exercise any and all of those powers independently of the other
Receiver or Receivers.
3.4 RECEIVER'S REMUNERATION
The Collateral Trustee may from time to time fix the remuneration of
any Receiver appointed by it, without being limited by the maximum rate
specified in s109(6) Law of Property ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇. The Collateral Trustee
may also (subject to any necessary approval from the court) end the
appointment of any Receiver by notice in writing (signed as in
Paragraph 3.1) and appoint under Paragraph 3.1 a replacement for any
Receiver whose appointment ends for any reason.
3.5 AGENT OF CHARGOR
Any Receiver shall be the agent of the Chargor, so that the Chargor
shall be (and the Collateral Trustee shall not be) responsible for his
or her debts, defaults and
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remuneration, except that if the Chargor goes into liquidation, any
Receiver will after that act as a principal and not as the Chargor's
agent.
4. APPROPRIATION OF RECEIPTS
4.1 APPLICATION
Subject to Paragraph 4.2, any moneys received by the Collateral Trustee
or any Receiver under the powers conferred by this Shares Charge shall
(subject to the payment of any claims having priority to this Shares
Charge but in substitution for s109(8) Law of Property Act 1925) be
applied in the following order of priority:
(a) in discharging the remuneration of any Receiver and all costs,
charges and expenses of and incidental to his or her
appointment, together with interest on that remuneration, and
those costs, charges and expenses calculated under the terms
of the Credit Agreement as if they were an Unpaid Sum; then
(b) in or towards payment or discharge of the Secured Liabilities;
then
(c) in payment of the surplus (if any) to the Chargor or any other
person entitled to it.
4.2 SUSPENSE ACCOUNT
Any moneys received by the Collateral Trustee or any Receiver under the
powers conferred by this Shares Charge may, at the Collateral Trustee's
discretion, be placed in a suspense or securities realised account
(before or after any appropriation under Paragraph 4.1) and kept there
for so long as the Collateral Trustee thinks fit.
5. CHARGOR'S ACCOUNT
If a Secured Party receives or is deemed to be affected by notice
(whether actual or constructive) of any subsequent charge or other
interest affecting some or all of the Shares or their proceeds of sale,
then the Secured Party may open a new account for the Chargor. If the
Secured Party does not do so, it shall nevertheless be treated as if it
had done so at the time when it received, or was deemed to have
received, the notice. As from that time, any payment made to any of the
Secured Parties for the Chargor's account shall be credited (or be
treated as having been credited) to the new account and shall not
operate to reduce the amount for which this Shares Charge is security.
6. DELEGATION AND APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEYS
6.1 DELEGATION
The Collateral Trustee may delegate to any person or persons all or any
of the powers, authorities and discretions which are exercisable by it
under this Shares Charge. A delegation under this Paragraph 6.1 may be
made in any manner (including by power of attorney) in and on any terms
(including power to sub-delegate) which the Collateral Trustee may
think fit. The Collateral Trustee shall not be liable or responsible to
the Chargor for any loss or damage arising from any act, default,
omission or misconduct on the part of any of its delegates or
sub-delegates.
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6.2 ATTORNEYS
The Chargor by way of security irrevocably appoints the Collateral
Trustee, every Receiver and every delegate or sub-delegate appointed
under Paragraph 6.1 separately to be its attorney on its behalf, in its
name and as its act or deed:
(a) to execute and do any documents, acts and things which the
Chargor is required to execute and do under this Shares
Charge, including to execute any document required by the
Collateral Trustee under Schedule 2, Paragraph 8 (Further
assurance); and
(b) to execute and do any documents, acts and things which any
attorney may deem proper or desirable in exercising any of the
powers, authorities and discretions conferred by this Shares
Charge or by law on the Collateral Trustee or any Receiver.
By this Shares Charge, the Chargor ratifies and confirms and agrees to
ratify and confirm anything which any of its attorneys may do in the
proper and lawful exercise or purported exercise of all or any of the
powers, authorities and discretions referred to in this Paragraph 6.2.
7. RELEASES CONDITIONAL
(a) Any release, settlement, discharge, re-assignment or
arrangement (in this Paragraph 7 a "RELEASE") given or made by
the Collateral Trustee on the faith of any assurance, security
or payment shall be conditional upon that assurance, security
or payment not being avoided, reduced, clawed back or ordered
to be repaid under any enactment relating to liquidation,
bankruptcy or insolvency.
(b) If any avoidance, reduction or clawback occurs or order is
made as referred to in Paragraph (a), the release given by the
Collateral Trustee shall not prejudice the right of the
Collateral Trustee to enforce this Shares Charge in respect of
the Secured Liabilities. As between the Chargor and the
Collateral Trustee, this Shares Charge shall (notwithstanding
the release) be deemed to have remained at all times held by
the Collateral Trustee as security for the Secured
Liabilities.
8. REMEDYING DEFAULTS
If the Chargor fails to take any action required of it in this Shares
Charge, then the Collateral Trustee may (without prejudice to any other
right it may have) take any action (including the action so required
but not taken by the Chargor) on the Chargor's behalf which it thinks
fit and the Chargor shall indemnify the Collateral Trustee against any
costs and expenses incurred in doing so in accordance with Clause 8.1
(Costs and expenses).
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EXECUTION OF SHARES CHARGE:
THE CHARGOR
SIGNED by , )
duly authorised for and on behalf of )
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO. )
THE COLLATERAL TRUSTEE
SIGNED by , )
duly authorised for and on behalf of )
▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, N.A. )
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EXHIBIT L
AFFIRMATION AND CONSENT
__________, 20__
Credit Suisse,
as Administrative Agent
▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
-and-
Each of the Lenders party
to the Credit Agreement
referred to below
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS CO.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Affirmation and Consent (this "Affirmation and Consent") is
delivered to you pursuant to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as
of April 7, 2006 (the "Credit Agreement"), among Champion Home Builders Co. (the
"Borrower"), Champion Enterprises, Inc., (the "Parent"), the various financial
institutions and other Persons from time to time parties thereto (each a
"Lender"), and Credit Suisse, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such
capacity, the "Administrative Agent"), amending and restating the Credit
Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2005, among the Borrower, the Parent, the
Lenders signatories thereto and the Administrative Agent, as amended,
supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time prior
to the date hereof (the "Existing Credit Agreement"). Unless otherwise defined
herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used herein have the meanings
provided in the Credit Agreement.
By its signature below, each of the Obligors signatory hereto (each, a
"Signatory") hereby acknowledges, consents and agrees to the amendment and
restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement.
Each Signatory hereby reaffirms, as of the Amendment Effective Date,
(a) the covenants and agreements made by such Signatory contained in each Loan
Document to which it is a party, (b) with respect to each Signatory party to the
Subsidiary Guaranty, its guarantee of payment of the Obligations pursuant to the
Subsidiary Guaranty, and (c) with respect to each Signatory party to the Pledge
and Security Agreement or a Mortgage, its pledges and other grants of Liens in
respect of the Obligations pursuant to any such Loan Document, in each case, as
such covenants, agreements and other provisions may be modified, supplemented,
amended or amended and restated.
Each Signatory hereby represents and warrants that each Loan Document
to which it is a party continues to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of
the undersigned, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms
(except, in any case, as such enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors'
rights generally and by principles of equity).
Each Signatory hereby certifies that, on the Amendment Effective Date:
(a) the representations and warranties set forth in each Loan
Document to which such Signatory is a party are, in each case, true and
correct in all material respects with the same effect as if made on the
date hereof (unless stated to relate solely 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); and
(b) no Default has occurred and is continuing.
Each Signatory further confirms that each Loan Document to which it is
a party is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and the same are
hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, except that upon the occurrence
of the Amendment Effective Date, all references in such Loan Documents to the
"Credit Agreement", "Loan Documents", "thereunder", "thereof", or words of
similar import shall mean the Credit Agreement as defined herein and the other
Loan Documents, as defined in the Credit Agreement.
Each Signatory hereby acknowledges and agrees that the acceptance by
the Administrative Agent and each Lender of this Affirmation and Consent shall
not be construed in any manner to establish (or indicate) any course of dealing
on the Administrative Agent's or any Lender's part, including the providing of
any notice or the requesting of any acknowledgment not otherwise expressly
provided for in any Loan Document with respect to any future amendment, waiver,
supplement or other modification to any Loan Document or any arrangement
contemplated by any Loan Document.
This Affirmation and Consent is a Loan Document executed pursuant to
the Credit Agreement and shall be construed, administered and applied in
accordance with all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement. This
Affirmation and Consent shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
THIS AFFIRMATION AND CONSENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE
UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING FOR
SUCH PURPOSE SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK).
This Affirmation and Consent may be executed in any number of
counterparts by the parties hereto, each of which counterparts when so executed
shall be an original, but all the counterparts shall together constitute one and
the same agreement. The parties hereto agree that delivery of an executed
counterpart of a signature page to this Affirmation and Consent by facsimile
shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this
Affirmation and Consent.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed and delivered
this Affirmation and Consent as of the date first above written.
CHAMPION ENTERPRISES MANAGEMENT CO.
By:-----------------------------------
Name:
Title:
CHAMPION RETAIL, INC.
By:-----------------------------------
Name:
Title:
DUTCH HOUSING, INC.
By:-----------------------------------
Name:
Title:
HOMES OF MERIT, INC.
By:-----------------------------------
Name:
Title:
MODULINE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:-----------------------------------
Name:
Title:
NEW ERA BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
By:-----------------------------------
Name:
Title:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ HOMES, INC.
By:-----------------------------------
Name:
Title:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:-----------------------------------
Name:
Title:
SAN ▇▇▇▇ ADVANTAGE HOMES, INC.
By:-----------------------------------
Name:
Title:
STAR FLEET, INC.
By:------------------------------------
Name:
Title:
WESTERN HOMES CORPORATION
By:-----------------------------------
Name:
Title:
HIGHLAND ACQUISITION CORP.
By:--------------------------------------
Name:
Title
HIGHLAND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
LLC
By:-----------------------------------
Name:
Title:
Acknowledged and Agreed as of the date first above written:
CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
(formerly known as Credit Suisse First
Boston, acting through its Cayman Islands Branch),
as Administrative Agent
By:---------------------------------
Name:
Title:
By:----------------------------------
Name:
Title: