SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT among MONARCH CASINO & RESORT, INC., GOLDEN ROAD MOTOR INN, INC., MONARCH GROWTH INC., and MONARCH BLACK HAWK, INC. as Borrowers, THE LENDERS NAMED HEREIN, and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as...
Exhibit 10.12
Execution Version
SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
MONARCH CASINO & RESORT, INC.,
GOLDEN ROAD MOTOR INN, INC.,
MONARCH GROWTH INC.,
and
MONARCH BLACK HAWK, INC.
as Borrowers,
THE LENDERS NAMED HEREIN,
and
▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender
Dated as of December 31, 2024
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SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE I-THE LENDERS
SCHEDULE II-EXISTING LETTERS OF CREDIT
SCHEDULE A-ATLANTIS REAL PROPERTY
SCHEDULE B-V/P PROPERTY
SCHEDULE C-MONARCH CASINO BLACK HAWK PROPERTY
SCHEDULE 3.01-CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
SCHEDULE 4.01(G)-LITIGATION
SCHEDULE 4.01(H)-REAL PROPERTY
SCHEDULE 4.01(J)(II)-EQUITY SECURITIES
SCHEDULE 4.01(K)-MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS
SCHEDULE 4.01(O)-SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE 4.01(U)-INSURANCE
SCHEDULE 4.01(V)-AGREEMENTS WITH AFFILIATES, ETC.
SCHEDULE 5.01(Q)POST-CLOSING
SCHEDULE 5.02(B)-EXISTING LIENS
SCHEDULE 5.02(E)-EXISTING INVESTMENTS
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A-NOTICE OF LOAN BORROWING
EXHIBIT B-NOTICE OF CONVERSION
EXHIBIT C-NOTICE OF INTEREST PERIOD SELECTION
EXHIBIT D-NOTICE OF SWING LOAN BORROWING
EXHIBIT E-REVOLVING LOAN NOTE
EXHIBIT F-SWING LOAN NOTE
EXHIBIT G-ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT H-COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT I-[RESERVED]
EXHIBIT J-U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
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SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 31, 2024, is entered into by and among: (1) MONARCH CASINO & RESORT, INC., a Nevada corporation (“Parent”), GOLDEN ROAD MOTOR INN, INC., a Nevada corporation (“Golden Road”), MONARCH GROWTH INC., a Nevada corporation (“MGI”) and MONARCH BLACK HAWK, INC., a Colorado corporation (“Black Hawk” and together with Parent, Golden Road and MGI, each a “Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”); (2) each of the financial institutions party to this Agreement from time to time (each a “Lender” and, collectively, the “Lenders”); and (3) ▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo”), as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender.
RECITALS
A.The Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and certain of the Lenders previously entered into that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 1, 2023 (as amended, restated, supplemented and otherwise modified and in effect immediately prior to the Sixth Restatement Effective Date (as defined herein), the “Existing Credit Agreement”).
B.The Borrowers have requested (i) an extension of the Maturity Date and (ii) certain other amendments set forth herein.
▇.▇▇ a result of such request, the parties wish to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety by entering into this Agreement. For convenience, certain matters relating to the period prior to this Agreement have been deleted.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above Recitals and the mutual covenants herein contained, effective as of the Sixth Restatement Effective Date, the parties hereby amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety as follows:
“Acquired Portion” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.01(b)(v).
“Adjacent Driveway Property” shall mean the leasehold interest of Golden Road in that portion of the Atlantis Hotel/Casino Property which is designated as Parcel 2 on Schedule A, which leasehold interest is evidenced by the Adjacent Driveway Lease.
“Adjacent Driveway Lease” shall mean that certain Lease Agreement and Option to Purchase dated January 29, 2004, by and between BLILP, as lessor, and Golden Road, as lessee,
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pursuant to which, among other things, Golden Road is granted a leasehold interest in, and an option to purchase, the Adjacent Driveway Property.
“Adjusted Term SOFR” means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to (a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment; provided that if Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.
“Administrative Agent” shall mean ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, when acting in its capacity as the administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, and any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Section 7.06. In such capacity, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo is also acting as collateral agent for the Lender Rate Contract Counterparties and Lender Bank Product Providers.
“Affected Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) each Person that, directly or indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially or as a trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, ten percent (10%) or more of any class of Equity Securities of such Person, (b) each Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or any Affiliate of such Person or (c) each of such Person’s officers, directors, managers, joint venturers and partners; provided, however, that in no case shall any Lender Party be deemed to be an Affiliate of any Loan Party for purposes of this Agreement. For the purpose of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of its management or policies, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Agreement” shall mean this Credit Agreement.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” shall mean all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and the rules and regulations thereunder and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” shall mean any and all laws, statutes, regulations or obligatory government orders, decrees, ordinances or rules applicable to the Borrowers related to terrorism financing or money laundering, including any applicable provision of the Patriot Act and The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (also known as the “Bank Secrecy Act,” 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959).
“Applicable Lending Office” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, (a) in the case of its Base Rate Loans, its Domestic Lending Office, and (b) in the case of its SOFR Loans, its Foreign Lending Office.
“Applicable Margin” shall mean, with respect to each SOFR Loan (and with respect to the calculation of Letter of Credit fees pursuant to Section 2.02(i)), 1.25% and with respect to each Base Rate Loan, 0.25%.
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“Approved Fund” shall mean any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Assignee Lender” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 8.05(c).
“Assignment” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 8.05(c).
“Assignment Agreement” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 8.05(c).
“Assignment Effective Date” shall have, with respect to each Assignment Agreement, the meaning set forth therein.
“Assignor Lender” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 8.05(c).
“Atlantis - BLILP Lease” shall mean that certain Lease Agreement, dated August 28, 2015, between Golden Road and BLILP, as amended from time to time.
“Atlantis BLILP Property” shall mean the leasehold interest of Golden Road in that portion of the Atlantis Hotel/Casino Property which is described on Schedule A, which leasehold interest is evidenced by the Atlantis – BLILP Lease.
“Atlantis Casino Resort Spa” shall mean a collective reference to the Atlantis Real Property, the improvements located thereon and the hotel and casino business and related activities conducted on the Atlantis Real Property.
“Atlantis Hotel/Casino Property” shall mean that certain real property more particularly described in Schedule A and the CC Skybridge ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Entitlements.
“Atlantis Real Property” shall mean a collective reference to the Atlantis Hotel/Casino Property, the Pedestrian Crossing Airspace, the V/P Property, the CC Skybridge Easements and the Atlantis BLILP Property.
“Available Tenor” shall mean, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (a) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement or (b) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 2.11(c)(iv).
“Bail-In Action” shall mean the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” shall mean, (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country
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from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Base Rate” shall mean, at any time, the highest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1.50% and (c) Adjusted Term SOFR for a one-month tenor in effect on such day plus 1.50%; each change in the Base Rate shall take effect simultaneously with the corresponding change or changes in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR, as applicable (provided that clause (c) shall not be applicable during any period in which Adjusted Term SOFR is unavailable or unascertainable).
“Base Rate Loan” shall mean, at any time, a Revolving Loan which then bears interest as provided in Section 2.01(d)(i).
“Benchmark” shall mean, initially, the Term SOFR Reference Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.11(c)(i).
“Benchmark Replacement” shall mean, with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event, the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if such Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than the Floor, such Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” shall mean, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Available Tenor, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities.
“Benchmark Replacement Date” shall mean the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
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For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
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For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Start Date” shall mean in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (a) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (b) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” shall mean, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.11(c)(i) and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.11(c)(i).
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” shall mean a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” shall mean 31 CFR § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” shall mean any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Black Hawk” shall have the meaning given to that term in clause (1) of the introductory paragraph hereof.
“BLILP” shall mean Biggest Little Investments L.P.
“Borrower” and “Borrowers” shall have the meaning given to such terms in clause (1) of the introductory paragraph hereof.
“Borrower Representative” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 8.01(c).
“Borrower Materials” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 5.01(a).
“Borrowing” shall mean a Revolving Loan Borrowing or a Swing Loan Borrowing, as the context may require.
“Business Day” shall mean any day on which commercial banks are not authorized or required to close in San Francisco, California or New York, New York.
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“Capital Asset” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any tangible fixed or capital asset owned or leased (in the case of a Capital Lease) by such Person, or any expense incurred by such Person that is required by GAAP, as in effect on the Sixth Restatement Effective Date, to be reported as a non-current asset on such Person’s balance sheet.
“Capital Expenditures” shall mean, with respect to any Person and any period, all amounts expended by such Person during such period to acquire or to construct Capital Assets (including renewals, improvements and replacements, but excluding repairs in the ordinary course) computed in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Sixth Restatement Effective Date (including all amounts paid or accrued on Capital Leases and other Indebtedness incurred or assumed to acquire Capital Assets).
“Capital Leases” shall mean any and all lease obligations that, in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Sixth Restatement Effective Date, are required to be capitalized on the books of a lessee.
“Cash Collateralize” shall mean to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for its own benefit and for the benefit of the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and/or the Lenders, as applicable, as collateral subject to a first priority, perfected security interest securing the Obligations or the obligations of a Defaulting Lender, as applicable, cash or deposit account balances in an amount equal to the L/C Obligations, Obligations in respect of Swing Line Loans or obligations of a Defaulting Lender, as applicable, pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable (which documents are hereby consented to by the Lenders). Derivatives of such term shall have a corresponding meaning.
“Cash Equivalents” shall mean:
(a)Direct obligations of, or obligations the principal and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States or obligations of any agency of the United States to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(b)Certificates of deposit maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof issued by a commercial bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or a state thereof or that is a Lender; provided that (i) such deposits are denominated in Dollars, (ii) such bank or trust company has capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000 and (iii) such bank or trust company has certificates of deposit or other debt obligations rated at least A-1 (or its equivalent) by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC or P-1 (or its equivalent) by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Investors Service, Inc.;
(c)Open market commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof issued by a corporation organized under the laws of the United States or a state thereof; provided such commercial paper is rated at least A-1 (or its equivalent) by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC or P-1 (or its equivalent) by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Investors Service, Inc.; and
(d)Any repurchase agreement entered into with a commercial bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or a state thereof or that is a Lender;
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provided that (i) such bank or trust company has capital, surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000, (ii) such bank or trust company has certificates of deposit or other debt obligations rated at least A-1 (or its equivalent) by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC or P-1 (or its equivalent) by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Investors Service, Inc., (iii) the repurchase obligations of such bank or trust company under such repurchase agreement are fully secured by a perfected security interest in a security or instrument of the type described in clause (a), (b) or (c) above and (iv) such security or instrument so securing the repurchase obligations has a fair market value at the time such repurchase agreement is entered into of not less than 100% of such repurchase obligations.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall “Cash Equivalents” include auction rate securities.
“CC Skybridge” shall mean a collective reference to: (i) the elevated pedestrian walkway which extends, from Parcel 1 of the Atlantis Hotel/Casino Property to the CC Skybridge Tower, over and across ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ and the north parking lot of the Convention Center Property to the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Convention Center; (ii) the CC Skybridge Tower; and (iii) all elevators, escalators, support columns, landscaping, paving and other facilities and fixtures which are related to the foregoing, all as particularly set forth by the CC Skybridge Agreement.
“CC Skybridge Agreement” shall mean that certain Atlantis Convention Center Skybridge Agreement and Easement, dated May 9, 2007, between RSCVA and Golden Road, which was recorded in the Official Records of Washoe County, Nevada on May 10, 2007, as Document No. 3530942, pursuant to which, among other things: (i) RSCVA granted the CC Skybridge Easements to Golden Road; (ii) Golden Road granted, to RSCVA, certain access easements over Parcels 3 through 5 of the Atlantis Hotel/Casino Property; (iii) Golden Road agreed to construct and operate the CC Skybridge within the applicable CC Skybridge Easements; and (iv) Golden Road agreed that RSCVA would be entitled to reserve blocks of rooms at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa for certain types of events being conducted by RSCVA; all in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth therein.
“CC Skybridge Documentation” shall mean a collective reference to: (i) the CC Skybridge Agreement; and (ii) the CC Skybridge ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Entitlements.
“CC Skybridge Easements” shall mean certain permanent and temporary easements over the Convention Center Property which are granted to Golden Road by RSCVA, pursuant to the CC Skybridge Agreement, in order to facilitate Golden Road’s construction and operation of the CC Skybridge, all as more particularly set forth therein.
“CC Skybridge ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Entitlements” shall mean the documentation which sets forth the agreement, by all appropriate Governmental Authorities, authorizing and entitling Golden Road to construct and maintain the CC Skybridge over ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ in accordance with the CC Skybridge Agreement.
“CC Skybridge Tower” shall mean the pedestrian dispersal site for the CC Skybridge, which is situate on the Convention Center Property, including the dispersal tower, lobby, escalators, elevators and stairs.
“Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following:
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(a)Parent shall cease to beneficially own and control, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Securities of each of Golden Road, MGI and Black Hawk; or
(b)Any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its Subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) (other than the Farahi Family Group) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a “person” or “group” shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all Equity Securities that such “person” or “group” has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the Equity Securities of Parent entitled to vote in the election of members of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of Parent; or
(c)During any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of Parent cease to be comprised of individuals (x) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (y) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (x) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (z) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (x) and (y) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body, or
(d) A “change of control” or “change in control” or any similar term as defined in any document governing Indebtedness exceeding $10,000,000 of any Loan Party which gives the holders of such Indebtedness the right to accelerate or otherwise require payment of such Indebtedness prior to the maturity date thereof or the right to require such Loan Party to redeem, purchase or otherwise defease, or offer to redeem, purchase or otherwise defease, all or any portion of such Indebtedness.
For the purpose of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of its management or policies, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Change of Law” shall mean the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory
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authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change of Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Code” shall mean the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Collateral” shall mean all property in which the Administrative Agent or any Lender has a Lien to secure the Obligations or the Guaranty.
“Commercial Letter of Credit” shall mean any documentary letter of credit issued by the L/C Issuer under this Agreement; either as originally issued or as the same may be supplemented, modified, amended, extended, restated or supplanted.
“Commitment Fee” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.05(b).
“Commitment Fee Percentage” shall mean, with respect to the Revolving Loan Commitments at any time, 0.25% per annum.
“Communications” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 8.01(b).
“Compliance Certificate” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 5.01(a)(iv).
“Confidential Information” shall mean information delivered to any Lender or the Administrative Agent by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to the Loan Documents that is proprietary in nature and that is clearly marked or labeled as being confidential information of such Loan Party; provided; however, that such term does not include information that (a) was publicly known or otherwise known to the receiving party prior to the time of such disclosure, (b) subsequently becomes publicly known through no act or omission by the receiving party or any person acting on its behalf, (c) otherwise becomes known to the receiving party other than through disclosure by any Loan Party or (d) constitutes financial statements delivered to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Section 5.01(a) that are otherwise publicly available.
“Conforming Changes” shall mean, with respect to the use or administration of an initial Benchmark or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of Section 2.11(c) and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent (upon consultation with the Borrowers) decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
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“Connection Income Taxes” shall mean Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Contingent Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) any Guaranty Obligation of that Person; and (b) any direct or indirect obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person (i) in respect of any Surety Instrument issued for the account of that Person or as to which that Person is otherwise liable for reimbursement of drawings or payments, (ii) as a partner or joint venturer in any partnership or joint venture, (iii) to purchase any materials, supplies or other property from, or to obtain the services of, another Person if the relevant contract or other related document or obligation requires that payment for such materials, supplies or other property, or for such services, shall be made regardless of whether delivery of such materials, supplies or other property is ever made or tendered, or such services are ever performed or tendered, or (iv) in respect to any Rate Contract that is not entered into in connection with a bona fide hedging operation that provides offsetting benefits to such Person. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall (subject, in the case of Guaranty Obligations, to the last sentence of the definition of “Guaranty Obligation”) be deemed equal to the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof, and shall, with respect to item (b)(iv) of this definition be marked to market on a current basis.
“Contractual Obligation” of any Person shall mean, any indenture, note, lease, loan agreement, security, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement, guaranty, instrument, contract, agreement or other form of contractual obligation or undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which such Person or any of its property is bound.
“Control Agreement” shall mean a control agreement among a Borrower or a Guarantor, a depository bank, a securities intermediary or a commodity intermediary, as the case may be, and the Administrative Agent, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Convention Center Property” shall mean that certain real property owned by RSCVA, which is designated by Washoe County Assessor’s Parcel No. ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇ and upon which ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Convention Center is situate.
“Credit Event” shall mean the making of any Loan (including a Swing Line Loan) or the making of an L/C Credit Extension. “Credit Event” shall not include the conversion of any Loan or the selection of a new Interest Period for any SOFR Loan.
“Cure Amount” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 6.03.
“Cure Proceeds” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 6.03.
“Cure Right” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 6.03.
“Debtor Relief Laws” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Governmental Rules from time to time in effect affecting the rights of creditors generally.
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“Decreasing Lender” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.01(b)(v).
“Default” shall mean an Event of Default or any event or circumstance not yet constituting an Event of Default which, with the giving of any notice or the lapse of any period of time or both, would become an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.07(c).
“Defaulting Lender” shall mean, subject to Section 2.16(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers in writing that such failure is the result of such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrowers, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Representative), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) becomes the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.16(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrowers and each Lender.
“Defaulting Lender Amendment Paragraph” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 8.04.
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“Disqualified Securities” shall mean any Equity Security which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is one year following the date of payment and satisfaction in full of the Obligations, (b) is convertible into or exchangeable for (i) debt securities or (ii) any Equity Security referred to in (a) above, in each case at any time on or prior to the date that is one year following the date of payment and satisfaction in full of the Obligations, or (c) is entitled to receive a cash Distribution (other than for taxes attributable to the operations of the business) or a Distribution of Disqualified Securities on or prior to the date that is one year following the date of payment and satisfaction in full of the Obligations.
“Distributions” shall mean the payment of any distributions or dividends (in cash, property or obligations) on, or other payments on account of, or the setting apart of money for a sinking or other analogous fund for, or the purchase, repurchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition of, any Equity Securities of any Person or of any warrants, options or other rights to acquire the same (or to make any payments to any Person, such as “phantom membership” or “phantom stock” payments or similar payments, where the amount is calculated with reference to the fair market or equity value of any Person), but excluding distributions or dividends payable by a Person solely in membership interests or shares of common stock of such Person.
“Dollars” and “$” shall mean the lawful currency of the United States and, in relation to any payment under this Agreement, same day or immediately available funds.
“Domestic Lending Office” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, (a) initially, its office designated as such in Schedule I (or, in the case of any Lender which becomes a Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(b) or by an assignment pursuant to Section 8.05(c), its office designated as such in the applicable documentation executed pursuant to those Sections, as applicable) and (b) subsequently, such other office or offices as such Lender may designate to the Administrative Agent as the office at which such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s Base Rate Loans will thereafter be maintained and for the account of which all payments of principal of, and interest on, such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s Base Rate Loans will thereafter be made.
“EBITDA” shall mean, for any period to be measured, (a) Net Income (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP) for such period, plus, without duplication (b) to the extent deducted in determining Net Income for such period, the sum of the following for such period: (i) Interest Expense (including expensed and capitalized), (ii) income tax expense, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense and other non-cash expenses, including non-cash expenses related to stock based compensation, (iv) pre-opening expenses, (v) capitalized fees and costs relating to the closing of this Agreement and (vi) extraordinary losses on sales of assets and other extraordinary losses and non-cash charges (other than any such non-cash charge to the extent it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenditures in any future period, other than such accruals that result from a change in accounting method), minus, without duplication (c) to the extent included as income in determining such Net Income for such period, the sum of the following for such period: (i) extraordinary gains and non-recurring gains, (ii) interest income and minus (d) cash expenditures made during such period to the extent an accrual resulting from a change in accounting method with respect to such cash expenditures was added to Net Income
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in determining EBITDA for any prior period. Pro forma credit shall be given for an Acquired Person’s EBITDA as if owned on the first day of the applicable period; companies (or identifiable business units or divisions) sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of during any period will be treated as if not owned during the entire applicable period.
“EEA Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” shall mean any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” shall mean any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country.
“Effective Amount” shall mean (a) with respect to Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to (i) any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans and (ii) with respect to Swing Line Loans, any risk participation amongst the Lenders, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.
“Electronic Record” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 15 U.S.C. 7006.
“Electronic Signature” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 15 U.S.C. 7006.
“Eligible Assignee” shall mean (a) any Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender and any Approved Fund of any Lender; and (b) a Person that is (i) a commercial bank, savings and loan association or savings bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000, (ii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the “OECD”), or a political subdivision of any such country, and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000; provided that such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the country in which it is organized or another country which is also a member of the OECD, (iii) a finance company, insurance company or other financial institution that is engaged in making, purchasing or otherwise investing in commercial loans in the
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ordinary course of its business and having total assets in excess of $100,000,000, or (iv) a Person that is primarily engaged in the business of commercial lending and that is (x) a Subsidiary of a Lender, (y) a Subsidiary of a Person of which a Lender is a Subsidiary, or (z) a Person of which a Lender is a Subsidiary; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (i) without the prior consent of all of the Lenders, any Loan Party or any Affiliate of a Loan Party or any natural person, (ii) a Defaulting Lender or (iii) any Person that has been found unsuitable by any Gaming Board or as to whom such assignment would violate any Gaming Law.
“Environmental Damages” shall mean all claims, judgments, damages, losses, penalties, liabilities (including strict liability), costs and expenses (including costs of investigation, remediation, defense, settlement and attorneys’ fees and consultants’ fees and any diminution in the value of the security afforded to the Lenders with respect to any real property owned or used by any Loan Party), that are incurred at any time (a) as a result of the existence of any Hazardous Materials upon, about or beneath any real property owned by or leased by any Loan Party or migrating or threatening to migrate to or from any such real property regardless of whether or not caused by or within the control of any Loan Party, (b) arising from any investigation, proceeding or remediation of any location at which any Loan Party or any predecessors are alleged to have directly or indirectly disposed of Hazardous Materials or (c) arising in any manner whatsoever out of any violation of Environmental Laws by any Loan Party or with respect to any real property owned or used by any Loan Party.
“Environmental Laws” shall mean the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.; the Comprehensive Environment Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (including the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, “CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq.; the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. Section 651; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. Section 11001 et seq.; the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 300f et seq.; and all other Governmental Rules relating to the protection of human health and safety and the environment, including all Governmental Rules pertaining to the reporting, licensing, permitting, transportation, storage, disposal, investigation or remediation of emissions, discharges, releases, or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials into the air, surface water, groundwater, or land, or relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation or handling of Hazardous Materials.
“Equity Securities” of any Person shall mean (a) all common stock, preferred stock, participations, shares, partnership interests, limited liability company interests or other equity interests in and of such Person (regardless of how designated and whether or not voting or non-voting) and (b) all warrants, options and other rights to acquire any of the foregoing.
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any Person which is treated as a single employer with any Loan Party under Sections 414(b) and (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of the provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).
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“ERISA Event” shall mean (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA which could reasonably be expected to give rise to any liability with respect to such withdrawal; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; (f) an event or condition which could reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (g) the determination that a Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan is in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate; (i) any failure by any Pension Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Sections 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Pension Plan, whether or not waived; or (j) the filing pursuant to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan, the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure by any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan.
“Erroneous Payment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.13(a).
“Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.13(d).
“Erroneous Payment Impacted Class” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.13(d).
“Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.13(d).
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” shall mean the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“Event of Default” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 6.01.
“Evergreen Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.02(b)(iii).
“Excluded Accounts” shall mean, collectively, (i) the Pari-mutuel Accounts, (ii) zero balance accounts and (iii) gaming reserve accounts required to be maintained by the Borrowers in accordance with Requirements of Law.
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“Excluded Subsidiary” shall mean (i) a Subsidiary which does not own, operate or hold any assets or property or (ii) a single purpose Subsidiary which is formed to own, operate and hold, and at all time only owns, operates and holds assets and property not related to the gaming operations of the Loan Parties and which do not directly or indirectly affect such gaming operations and with respect to which none of the Loan Parties has any obligations, direct or contingent. As of the Sixth Restatement Effective Date, Golden North, Inc., a Nevada corporation, High Desert Sunshine, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Golden Town, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Golden East, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Monarch Interactive, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Chicago Dogs Eatery Inc, a Colorado corporation and Monarch Promotional Association, Inc., a Colorado corporation are Excluded Subsidiaries.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guaranty of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guaranty or security interest is or becomes illegal.
“Excluded Taxes” shall mean any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Revolving Loan Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Revolving Loan Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrowers under Section 2.15(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.12, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.12(g) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Existing Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Existing Letters of Credit” shall mean the letters of credit described on Schedule II and issued by ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo prior to the Sixth Restatement Effective Date.
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“Farahi Family Group” shall mean a collectively reference to ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust created by agreement dated May 20, 2002, and their respective children, grandchildren, executors, administrators, testamentary trustees, heirs, legatees and beneficiaries.
“FASB ASC” shall mean the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
“FATCA” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.
“Federal Funds Rate” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day, provided that if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average of the quotation for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Federal Funds Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Fee Letter” shall mean, collectively, (a) the letter agreement dated as of December 31, 2024 regarding certain fees applicable to the Administrative Agent as expressly indicated therein and (b) any fee letter or engagement letter executed after the Sixth Restatement Effective Date by one or more Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement.
“Fifth Restatement Effective Date” shall mean February 1, 2023.
“Financial Statements” shall mean, with respect to any accounting period for any Person, statements of income and cash flows (and, in the case of financial statements in respect of a fiscal year, statements of retained earnings, or stockholders’ equity or members’ equity or partners’ capital) of such Person for such period, and a balance sheet of such Person as of the end of such period, setting forth in each case in comparative form figures for the corresponding period in the preceding fiscal year if such period is less than a full fiscal year or, if such period is a full fiscal year, corresponding figures from the preceding annual audited financial statements and, in each case, corresponding figures from the comparable budgeted and projected figures for such period, all prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP.
“First Restatement Effective Date” shall mean January 20, 2009.
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” shall mean, as at any date of determination, with respect to the Loan Parties for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or most recently ended prior to such date (a) the sum of (i) EBITDA minus (ii) income taxes paid in cash during such period minus (iii) Distributions made during such period (other than the Special Dividend) minus (iv) Investments in Excluded Subsidiaries made during such period minus (v) Maintenance Capital Expenditures made during such period divided by (b) Fixed Charges for such period.
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“Fixed Charges” shall mean, for any four consecutive fiscal quarter period, the sum, for the Loan Parties (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication), of the following items: (a) Interest Expense required to be paid in cash during such period, (b) principal payments on Indebtedness required to be paid during such period and (c) the portion of payments under Capital Leases that should be treated as payment of principal in accordance with GAAP scheduled to be paid during such period.
“Floor” shall mean a rate of interest equal to 0.00%.
“Foreign Lending Office” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, (a) initially, its office designated as such in Schedule I (or, in the case of any Lender which becomes a Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(b) or by an assignment pursuant to Section 8.05(c), its office designated as such in the applicable documentation executed pursuant to those Sections, as applicable) and (b) subsequently, such other office or offices as such Lender may designate for a particular currency to the Administrative Agent as the office at which such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s SOFR Loans will thereafter be maintained and for the account of which all payments of principal of, and interest on, such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s SOFR Loans will thereafter be made.
“Foreign Plan” shall mean any employee benefit plan maintained or contributed to by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate which is mandated or governed by any Governmental Rule of any Governmental Authority other than the United States.
“FRB” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Fronting Exposure” shall mean, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share of the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations, other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share of the Effective Amount of all Swing Line Loans, other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Fund” shall mean any Person (other than a natural person) that 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.
“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles and practices as in effect in the United States from time to time, consistently applied.
“Gaming Board” shall mean any Governmental Authority that holds licensing or permit authority over gambling, gaming or casino activities conducted by any Loan Party within its jurisdiction.
“Gaming Laws” shall mean all Laws pursuant to which any Gaming Board possesses licensing or permit authority over gambling, gaming, or casino activities conducted by any Loan Party within its jurisdiction.
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“Governmental Authority” shall mean any international, domestic or foreign national, state or local government, any political subdivision thereof, any department, agency, authority or bureau of any of the foregoing, or any other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, tax or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including, without limitation, the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the FRB, the Comptroller of the Currency, any central bank or any comparable authority and any supra-national bodies such as the European Union.
“Governmental Authorization” shall mean any permit, license, registration, approval, finding of suitability or licensing, authorization, plan, directive, order, consent, exemption, waiver, consent order or consent decree of or from, or notice to, action by or filing with, any Governmental Authority (including any Gaming Board).
“Governmental Charges” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all levies, assessments, fees, claims or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority upon such Person or any of its property or otherwise payable by such Person.
“Governmental Rule” shall mean any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, order, code interpretation, judgment, decree, directive, Governmental Authorization, guidelines, policy or similar form of decision of any Governmental Authority (including all Gaming Laws).
“Guarantor” shall mean each now existing or hereafter acquired or created direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent (other than any Borrower and Excluded Subsidiary) which becomes a party to the Guaranty.
“Guaranty” shall mean the Guaranty Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2020, by each Guarantor from time to time party thereto in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lender Parties.
“Guaranty Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect liability of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation (the “primary obligations”) of another Person (the “primary obligor”), including any obligation of that Person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such primary obligations or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, or (b) to advance or provide funds (i) for the payment or discharge of any such primary obligation, or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of the primary obligor, or (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation, or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof, provided that the term “Guaranty Obligation” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guaranty Obligation shall be deemed equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guaranty Obligation is made or, if not stated or if indeterminable, the maximum liability in respect thereof.
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“Hazardous Materials” shall mean all pollutants, contaminants and other materials, substances and wastes which are hazardous, toxic, caustic, harmful or dangerous to human health or the environment, including petroleum and petroleum products and byproducts, radioactive materials, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and all materials, substances and wastes which are classified or regulated as “hazardous,” “toxic” or similar descriptions under any Environmental Law.
“Honor Date” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.02(c)(i).
“Increase Effective Date” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.01(b)(iv).
“Increasing Lenders” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.01(b)(i).
“Incremental Debt Limit” shall mean (a) $100,000,000 less (b) the total aggregate initial principal amount (as of the date of incurrence thereof) of all previously incurred increases in the Total Revolving Loan Commitment pursuant to Section 2.01(b)(i).
“Indebtedness” of any Person shall mean, without duplication:
(a)All obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments and all other obligations of such Person for borrowed money (including obligations to repurchase receivables and other assets sold with recourse);
(b)All obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (including obligations under letters of credit and other credit facilities which secure or finance such purchase price), except for trade accounts payable, provided that (i) such trade accounts payable arise in the ordinary course of business and (ii) no material part of any such account is more than one hundred twenty (120) days past due, unless contested in good faith by appropriate proceeding and the contesting Loan Party has maintained adequate reserves for the payment thereof;
(c)All obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements with respect to property acquired by such Person (to the extent of the value of such property if the rights and remedies of the seller or the lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited solely to repossession or sale of such property);
(d)All obligations of such Person as lessee under or with respect to Capital Leases;
(e)All obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, under or with respect to Surety Instruments;
(f)All Unfunded Pension Liabilities of such Person;
(g)All Disqualified Securities of such Person;
(h) With respect to any Rate Contracts that have been terminated, the Termination Value thereof;
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(i) All obligations of such Person arising under acceptance facilities or under facilities for the discount of accounts receivable of such Person;
(j)All Contingent Obligations of such Person;
(k)All obligations of such Person with respect to letters of credit, whether drawn or undrawn, contingent or otherwise;
(l) All Guaranty Obligations of such Person with respect to the obligations of other Persons of the types described in clauses (a) - (k) above; and
(m) All obligations of other Persons (“Primary Obligors”) of the types described in clauses (a) - (l) above to the extent secured by (or for which any holder of such obligations has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on any property (including accounts and contract rights) of such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligations (and, for purposes of this clause (m), the amount of the Indebtedness of such Person shall be deemed to be the lesser of (x) the amount of all obligations of such Primary Obligors so secured by (or for which any holder of such obligations has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) the property of such Person and (y) the value of such property).
“Indemnified Taxes” shall mean (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitees” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 8.03.
“Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, the sum, for the Loan Parties (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP), of the following: (a) all interest, fees, charges and related expenses payable during such period to any Person in connection with Indebtedness or the deferred purchase price of assets that are treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, (b) the portion of rent actually paid during such period under Capital Leases that should be treated as interest in accordance with GAAP and (c) the net amounts payable (or minus the net amounts receivable) under Rate Contracts accrued during such period (whether or not actually paid or received during such period).
“Interest Period” shall mean, with respect to any SOFR Loan, the time periods selected by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.01(c) or Section 2.01(e) which commences on the first day of such Loan or the effective date of any conversion and ends on the last day of such time period, and thereafter, each subsequent time period selected by the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.01(f) which commences on the last day of the immediately preceding time period and ends on the last day of that time period.
“Investment” of any Person shall mean any loan or advance of funds by such Person to any other Person (other than advances to employees of such Person for moving and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), any purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Securities or Indebtedness of any other Person, any capital contribution by such Person to or any other investment by such Person in any
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other Person (including (x) any Guaranty Obligations of such Person with respect to any obligations of any other Person and (y) any payments made by such Person on account of obligations of any other Person); provided, however, that Investments shall not include (a) accounts receivable or other indebtedness owed by customers of such Person (other than any Loan Party) which are current assets and arose from sales of inventory in the ordinary course of such Person’s business consistent with past practice or (b) prepaid expenses of such Person incurred and prepaid in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.
“ISP” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.02(h).
“Joint Venture” shall mean a joint venture, limited liability company, corporation, partnership, other entity or other legal arrangement (whether created pursuant to a contract or conducted through a separate legal entity) formed by a Loan Party and one or more other Persons who are not Loan Parties.
“L/C Advance” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s payment or participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its L/C Risk Participation therein.
“L/C Borrowing” shall mean an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving Loan Borrowing.
“L/C Credit Extension” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof, the amendment thereof, the extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof.
“L/C Issuer” shall mean ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.
“L/C Obligations” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings.
“L/C Risk Participation” shall mean, with respect to any Lender and any Letter of Credit as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s Revolving Proportionate Share of the Effective Amount of the L/C Obligation attributable to such Letter of Credit outstanding at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Proportionate Shares of the Effective Amount of the L/C Obligation attributable to such Letter of Credit outstanding at such time that have been reallocated to such Lender pursuant to Section 2.16(a)(iv).
“Lender” and “Lenders” shall have the meaning given to such terms in clause (2) of the introductory paragraph hereof and includes the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender.
“Lender Bank Product Provider” shall mean any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender which provides one or more Lender Bank Products.
“Lender Bank Products” shall mean each and any of the following types of services or facilities extended to any Borrower by any Lender Bank Product Provider: (a) commercial credit
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cards; (b) cash management services (including daylight overdrafts, multicurrency accounts, foreign cash letters, merchant card services, controlled disbursement services, ACH transactions, and interstate depository network services), and (c) returned items. The obligations with respect to Lender Bank Products shall be secured by the Liens created by the Security Documents to the extent set forth in Section 2.14(a).
“Lender Parties” shall mean, collectively, the Lenders, the Lender Rate Contract Counterparties, the Lender Bank Product Providers and the Administrative Agent.
“Lender Rate Contract(s)” shall mean one or more Rate Contracts between a Borrower or the Borrowers and one or more Lender Rate Contract Counterparties with respect to the Indebtedness evidenced by this Agreement, on terms acceptable to such Borrower or the Borrowers and such Lender Rate Contract Counterparty that is a party to such Rate Contract. Each Lender Rate Contract shall be secured by the Liens created by the Security Documents to the extent set forth in Section 2.14(a).
“Lender Rate Contract Counterparty” shall mean any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender which enters into a Lender Rate Contract.
“Lenders” shall have the meaning given to that term in clause (2) of the introductory paragraph hereof and includes the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender (unless the context otherwise requires).
“Letter of Credit” shall mean any letter of credit issued hereunder. A Letter of Credit may be a Commercial Letter of Credit or a Standby Letter of Credit.
“Letter of Credit Application” shall mean an application and agreement (including any master letter of credit agreement) for the issuance or amendment of a letter of credit in the form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.
“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” shall mean the day that is thirty days prior to the Maturity Date (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” shall mean an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $5,000,000 and (b) the Total Revolving Loan Commitment. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Total Revolving Loan Commitment.
“Leverage Financial Performance Covenant” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 6.03.
“Licenses” shall mean, collectively, any and all licenses (including provisional licenses), certificates of need, accreditations, permits, franchises, rights to conduct business, approvals (by a Governmental Authority or otherwise), consents, qualifications, operating authority and any other authorizations.
“Lien” shall mean, with respect to any property, any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, charge or other encumbrance in, of, or on such property or the income therefrom, including, without limitation, the interest of a vendor or lessor under a conditional sale agreement, Capital
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Lease or other title retention agreement, or any agreement to provide any of the foregoing, and the filing of any financing statement or similar instrument under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable law of any jurisdiction.
“Loan” shall mean a Revolving Loan or a Swing Line Loan.
“Loan Account” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.08(a).
“Loan Documents” shall mean and include this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty, the Security Documents, each Letter of Credit Application, each Notice of Borrowing, each Notice of Interest Period Selection, each Notice of Conversion, the Fee Letter, the Reaffirmation Agreement and all other documents, instruments and agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 or Section 3.02 and all other documents, instruments and agreements delivered by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document on or after the date of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any amendments, consents or waivers, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, but excluding all Lender Rate Contracts and all documents related to Lender Bank Products.
“Loan Parties” shall mean, collectively, the Borrowers and the Guarantors.
“Maintenance Capital Expenditure” shall mean, with respect to any Person and any period, all amounts expended by such Person during such period for the maintenance, repair, restoration or refurbishment of the Capital Assets of such Person computed in accordance with GAAP.
“Margin Stock” shall have the meaning given to that term in Regulation U issued by the FRB.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any event or circumstance that has or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), assets or liabilities (whether actual or contingent) of the Loan Parties taken as a whole, (b) the ability of any Borrower to pay or perform the Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or the ability of the Guarantors, collectively, to pay or perform any portion of their obligations in accordance with the terms of the Guaranty and the other Loan Documents; (c) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any related document, instrument or agreement; (d) the value of the Collateral, the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s security interest in the Collateral or the perfection or priority of such security interests; or (e) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents.
“Material Contract” shall mean any agreement or arrangement to which any Loan Party is a party (other than the Loan Documents) with respect to which breach, termination, nonperformance or failure to renew could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
“Material Documents” shall mean (i) the Organizational Documents of the Loan Parties and (ii) the Material Contracts.
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“Maturity” or maturity” shall mean, with respect to any Loan, interest, fee or other amount payable by the Borrowers under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the date such Loan, interest, fee or other amount becomes due, whether upon the stated maturity or due date, upon acceleration or otherwise.
“Maturity Date” shall mean January 1, 2028.
“MGI” shall have the meaning given to that term in clause (1) of the introductory paragraph hereof.
“Minimum Collateral Amount” shall mean, at any time, (i) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 105% of the Fronting Exposure of the L/C Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time and (ii) otherwise, if Event of Default has occurred and is continuing an amount equal to 105% of the L/C Obligations.
“Monarch Casino Black Hawk” shall mean collectively that certain real property more particularly described in Schedule C, the improvements located thereon and the hotel and casino business and related activities conducted thereon.
“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean any multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Negative Pledge” shall mean a Contractual Obligation which contains a covenant binding on any Loan Party that prohibits Liens on any of its Property, other than (a) any such covenant contained in a Contractual Obligation granting or relating to a particular Permitted Lien which affects only the Property that is the subject of such Permitted Lien and (b) any such covenant that does not apply to Liens securing the Obligations.
“Net Condemnation Proceeds” shall mean an amount equal to: (a) any cash payments or proceeds received by a Loan Party or the Administrative Agent as a result of any condemnation or other taking or temporary or permanent requisition of any Property of a Loan Party, any interest therein or right appurtenant thereto, or any change of grade affecting such Property, as the result of the exercise of any right of condemnation or eminent domain by a Governmental Authority (including a transfer to a Governmental Authority in lieu or anticipation of a condemnation), minus (b) (i) any actual and reasonable costs incurred by a Loan Party in connection with any such condemnation or taking (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), and (ii) provisions for all taxes payable as a result of such condemnation, without regard to the consolidated results of operations of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole.
“Net Income” shall mean with respect to any fiscal period, the net income of the Loan Parties for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied; provided, that Net Income shall not include any income (or loss) attributable to any net income or (net loss) of any Excluded Subsidiary; provided, further that Net Income shall not include any dividends or distributions received by any Loan Party from any Excluded Subsidiary during such fiscal period other than cash dividends or distributions in an aggregate amount not to exceed the lesser of (x) the net income of such Excluded Subsidiary for such fiscal period and (y) the aggregate amount of cash distributions or dividends made by such Excluded Subsidiary to
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any Loan Party at a time when the Net Investment for such Excluded Subsidiary was equal to or less than zero.
“Net Insurance Proceeds” shall mean an amount equal to: (a) any cash payments or proceeds received by a Loan Party or the Administrative Agent under any key man life insurance policy or any casualty policy in respect of a covered loss thereunder with respect to any property, minus (b) (i) any actual and reasonable costs incurred by a Loan Party in connection with the adjustment or settlement of any claims of a Loan Party in respect thereof (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) and (ii) provisions for all taxes payable as a result of such event without regard to the consolidated results of operations of Loan Parties, taken as a whole.
“Net Investment” shall mean, at any time with respect to any Excluded Subsidiary, an amount equal to (a) the aggregate amount of Investments made by the Loan Parties in such Excluded Subsidiary since the First Restatement Effective Date minus (b) the aggregate amount of cash dividends or distributions received by the Loan Parties from such Excluded Subsidiary since the First Restatement Effective Date.
“Net Proceeds” shall mean:
(a)With respect to any sale of any asset or property by any Person, the aggregate consideration received by such Person from such sale less the sum of (i) the actual amount of the reasonable fees and commissions payable by such Person other than to any of its Affiliates, (ii) the reasonable legal expenses and other costs and expenses directly related to such sale that are to be paid by such Person other than to any of its Affiliates (including, without limitation, transfer, sale, use and other similar taxes payable in connection with such sale), (iii) income taxes reasonably estimated to be payable by such Person as a result of such sale, and (iv) the amount of any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) which is secured by such asset and is required to be repaid or prepaid by such Person as a result of such sale; and
(b)With respect to any issuance or incurrence of any Indebtedness by any Person, the aggregate consideration received by such Person from such issuance or incurrence less the sum of (i) the actual amount of the reasonable fees and commissions payable by such Person other than to any of its Affiliates and (ii) the reasonable legal expenses and the other reasonable costs and expenses directly related to such issuance or incurrence that are to be paid by such Person other than to any of its Affiliates; and
(c)With respect to any issuance of Equity Securities by any Person, the aggregate consideration received by such Person from such issuance less the sum of (i) the actual amount of the reasonable fees and commissions payable by such Person other than to any of its Affiliates and (ii) the reasonable legal expenses and the other reasonable costs and expenses directly related to such issuance that are to be paid by such Person other than to any of its Affiliates.
“New Lender” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.01(b)(ii).
“Non-Consenting Lender” shall mean any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (i) requires the approval of all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 8.04 and (ii) has been approved by the Required Lenders.
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“Non-Defaulting Lender” shall mean, at any time, a Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Nonrenewal Notice Date” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.02(b)(iii).
“Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” shall mean a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.
“Note” shall mean a Revolving Loan Note or a Swing Loan Note.
“Notice of Borrowing” shall mean a Notice of Loan Borrowing or a Notice of Swing Loan Borrowing.
“Notice of Conversion” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.01(e).
“Notice of Interest Period Selection” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.01(f)(ii).
“Notice of Loan Borrowing” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.01(c).
“Notice of Swing Loan Borrowing” shall mean a notice of a Swing Loan Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.03(b), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
“Obligations” shall mean and include (a) all loans, advances, debts, liabilities and obligations, howsoever arising, owed or owing by one or more of the Borrowers of every kind and description (whether or not evidenced by any note or instrument and whether or not for the payment of money), direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including without limitation all interest (including interest that accrues after the commencement of any bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding by or against one or more of the Borrowers, whether or not allowed or allowable), fees, charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and accountants’ fees chargeable to and payable by the Borrowers hereunder and thereunder and (b) any and all obligations, howsoever arising, owed or owing by a Borrower to any Lender Party under or in connection with any Lender Rate Contract or Lender Bank Product (provided that if any such Lender Party ceases to be a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender hereunder, such obligations under this clause (b) shall be limited to those that relate to any Lender Rate Contract entered into or any Lender Bank Product extended or provided, as applicable, prior to the date such party ceased to be a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender); provided, further that “Obligations” shall exclude all Excluded Swap Obligations.
“Organizational Documents” shall mean, with respect to any Person, collectively, (a) such Person’s articles or certificate of incorporation, articles or certificate of organization, certificate of limited partnership, certificate of formation, or comparable documents filed or recorded with the applicable Governmental Authority of such Person’s jurisdiction of formation and (b) such Person’s, bylaws, limited liability company agreement, partnership agreement or other comparable organizational or governing documents.
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“Other Connection Taxes” shall mean, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” shall mean all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.15(b)).
“Parent” shall have the meaning given to such term in clause (1) of the introductory paragraph hereof.
“Pari mutuel Accounts” shall mean, collectively, any deposit account of any Loan Party used exclusively for pari-mutuel activities conducted by a third party pari-mutuel operator so long as the aggregate amount of available funds on deposit does not at any time exceed $100,000 for all such accounts.
“Participant” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 8.05(b).
“Participant Register” shall mean a register maintained by the Administrative Agent at its address referred to in Section 8.01 on which the participations and the related commitments and Loans (and each repayment with respect to the principal amount thereof) of all Participants that exercise the right of setoff and offset described in Section 8.05(b) are recorded.
“Participation Seller” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 8.05(h).
“Patriot Act” shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56 (commonly known as the USA Patriot Act).
“Payment Recipient” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.13(a).
“PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“PCL Litigation” shall mean litigation between MGI, Parent and Black Hawk, on the one side, and PCL Construction Services, Inc., on the other side, as described in the complaint filed by PCL Construction Services, Inc. on August 30, 2019, in state district court in Denver, CO (Case Number 2019CV33368).
“PCL Litigation Liens” shall mean any mechanic’s Lien filed in connection with the PCL Litigation.
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“Pedestrian Crossing” shall mean the elevated pedestrian crossing which is constructed between the Atlantis Hotel/Casino Property and the V/P Property which includes, among other things, a restaurant, bar, gaming space and other public areas.
“Pedestrian Crossing Air Space” shall mean that portion of the airspace between the Atlantis Hotel/Casino Property and the V/P Property within which the Pedestrian Crossing is constructed.
“Pedestrian Crossing Air Space License” shall mean that certain Application and Permit for Occupancy of Nevada Department of Transportation Right of Way, which was issued to Golden Road by the State of Nevada Department of Transportation, under Permit Number 2-28-97, for the purpose of authorizing Golden Road’s construction and use of the Pedestrian Crossing within the Pedestrian Crossing Air Space.
“Pension Plan” shall mean any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan and a Foreign Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or to which a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute.
“Permitted Indebtedness” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 5.02(a).
“Permitted Liens” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 5.02(b).
“Person” shall mean and include an individual, a partnership, a corporation (including a business trust), a joint stock company, an unincorporated association, a limited liability company, a joint venture, a trust or other entity or a Governmental Authority.
“Platform” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(b).
“Pledged Intercompany Notes” shall mean original demand promissory notes in favor of one or more of the Borrowers and the Guarantors evidencing intercompany advances pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement.
“Prime Rate” shall mean, at any time, the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day such change in such prime rate occurs. The parties hereto acknowledge that the rate announced publicly by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate is an index or base rate and shall not necessarily be its lowest or best rate charged to its customers or other banks.
“PTE” shall mean a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Public Lender” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 5.01(a).
“Rate Contract” shall mean any agreement with respect to any swap, cap, collar, hedge, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities,
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or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions.
“Reaffirmation Agreement” shall mean the Reaffirmation of Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated as of the Sixth Restatement Effective Date, executed by the Loan Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent whereby the Loan Parties have given certain reaffirmations regarding the Guaranty and the Security Documents.
“Receipt Date” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.06(c)(vi).
“Reduction Notice” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.04(a).
“Register” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 8.05(d).
“Relevant Governmental Body” shall mean the FRB or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the FRB or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“Relevant Sale” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.06(c)(iii).
“Reportable Event” shall mean any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA and applicable regulations thereunder (other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived).
“Required Lenders” shall mean, at any time, the Lenders whose Revolving Proportionate Shares then exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total Revolving Proportionate Shares of all Lenders; provided that at any time any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender shall be excluded in determining “Required Lenders”, and “Required Lenders” shall mean at such time Non-Defaulting Lenders having total Revolving Proportionate Shares exceeding fifty percent (50%) of the total Revolving Proportionate Shares of all Non-Defaulting Lenders; provided that, in no event shall the Required Lenders consist of fewer than two Non-Defaulting Lenders at any time at which there shall be at least two Non-Defaulting Lenders who are Lenders party to this Agreement, and for purposes of the foregoing, Lenders that are Affiliates of one another shall be treated as a single Lender.
“Requirement of Law” applicable to any Person shall mean (a) such Person’s Organizational Documents, (b) any Governmental Rule applicable to such Person, (c) any Governmental Authorization granted by or obtained from any Governmental Authority or under any Governmental Rule for the benefit of such Person or (d) any judgment, decision, award, decree, writ or determination of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Resolution Authority” shall mean an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” shall mean, with respect to a Loan Party, the chief executive officer, president, chief operating officer, director, chief financial officer, vice president of finance or
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treasurer of such Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party and any request or other communication conveyed telephonically or otherwise by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party (or any Person reasonably believed by the Administrative Agent to be a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party) shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, company, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer (or such Person reasonably believed by the Administrative Agent to be a Responsible Officer) shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.
“Revolving Loan” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.01(a).
“Revolving Loan Borrowing” shall mean a borrowing by the Borrowers consisting of the Revolving Loans made by each of the Lenders to the Borrowers on the same date and of the same Type pursuant to a single Notice of Loan Borrowing for Revolving Loans.
“Revolving Loan Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the Dollar amount set forth under the caption “Revolving Loan Commitment” opposite such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s name on Part A of Schedule I, or, if changed in accordance with this Agreement, such Dollar amount as may be set forth for such Lender in the Register.
“Revolving Loan Note” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.08(b).
“Revolving Proportionate Share” shall mean:
(a)With respect to any Lender so long as the Revolving Loan Commitments are in effect, the ratio (expressed as a percentage rounded to the eighth digit to the right of the decimal point) of (i) such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s Revolving Loan Commitment at such time to (ii) the Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time; and
(b)With respect to any Lender at any other time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage rounded to the eighth digit to the right of the decimal point) of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Effective Amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans, (B) such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s pro rata share of the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations, and (C) such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s pro rata share of the aggregate Effective Amount of all Swing Line Loans to (ii) the sum of (A) the aggregate Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans and (B) the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations.
The initial Revolving Proportionate Share of each Lender is set forth under the caption “Revolving Proportionate Share” opposite such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s name on Schedule I.
“RSCVA” shall mean the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Convention and Visitors Authority, a political subdivision of the County of Washoe, State of Nevada.
“Sale and Leaseback” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the sale of Property owned by such Person (the “Seller”) to another Person (the “Buyer”), together with the substantially concurrent leasing of such Property by the Buyer to the Seller.
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“Sanctioned Country” shall mean at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself (or whose government is) the subject or target of any Sanctions (including, as of the Sixth Restatement Effective Date, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea region of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic and non-government-controlled areas of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Regions of Ukraine).
“Sanctioned Person” shall mean, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC (including OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and OFAC’s Consolidated Non-SDN List), the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any such Person or Persons described in clauses (a) and (b), including a Person that is deemed by OFAC to be a Sanctions target based on the ownership of such legal entity by Sanctioned Person(s) or (d) any Person otherwise a target of Sanctions, including vessels and aircraft that are designated under any Sanctions program.
“Sanctions” shall mean any and all economic or financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes and restrictions and anti-terrorism laws, including but not limited to those imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. government (including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority in any jurisdiction in which (a) the Borrowers or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is located or conducts business, (b) in which any of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, or (c) from which repayment of the Loans will be derived.
“SBA” shall mean the Small Business Act of 1953, as in effect from time to time.
“Security Agreement” shall mean that certain ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2016, among each Loan Party party thereto and the Administrative Agent.
“Security Documents” shall mean and include the Security Agreement, each Control Agreement, each pledge agreement or security agreement delivered in accordance with Section 5.01(j) and all other instruments, agreements, certificates, opinions and documents (including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and fixture filings) delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with any Collateral or to secure the Obligations or the obligation of a Guarantor under the Loan Documents.
“Sixth Restatement Effective Date” shall mean the time and Business Day on which the satisfaction of all the conditions precedent and the consummation of all of the transactions contemplated in Section 3.01 occurs.
“SOFR” shall mean a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
“SOFR Administrator” shall mean the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
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“SOFR Loan” shall mean any Revolving Loan bearing interest at a rate based on Adjusted Term SOFR as provided in Section 2.01(d)(ii).
“Solvent” shall mean, with respect to any Person on any date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the fair value of the liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, matured and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person is greater 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, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature and (d) such Person is not engaged in or about to engage in business or transactions for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital.
“Spaceleases” shall mean the executed leases and concession agreements pertaining to the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa or any portion thereof where Golden Road is the lessor.
“Special Dividend” shall mean cash distributions to the equity holders of the Parent made no later than the first anniversary of the Fifth Restatement Effective Date, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $160,000,000.
“Standby Letter of Credit” shall mean any of the standby letters of credit issued by the L/C Issuer under this Agreement, either as originally issued or as the same may be supplemented, modified, amended, extended, restated or supplanted.
“Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean (a) any corporation of which more than 50% of the issued and outstanding Equity Securities having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether at the time capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation 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 of its other Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person’s other Subsidiaries, (b) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other association of which more than 50% of the Equity Securities having the power to vote, direct or control the management of such partnership, joint venture or other association is at the time owned and controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more of the other Subsidiaries or by one or more of such Person’s other Subsidiaries or (c) any other Person included in the Financial Statements of such Person on a consolidated basis. Unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement, “Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of Parent.
“Surety Instruments” shall mean all letters of credit (including standby and commercial), banker’s acceptances, bank guaranties, shipside bonds, surety bonds and similar instruments.
“Swap Obligation” shall mean with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Swing Line” shall mean the revolving credit facility made available by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.03.
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“Swing Line Lender” shall mean ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.
“Swing Line Loan” shall mean the meaning specified in Section 2.03(a).
“Swing Line Risk Participation” shall mean, with respect to any Lender and any Swing Line Loan as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s Revolving Proportionate Share of the Effective Amount of such Swing Line Loan outstanding at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Proportionate Shares of the Effective Amount of such Swing Line Loan outstanding at such time that have been reallocated to such Lender pursuant to Section 2.16(a)(iv).
“Swing Line Settlement Date” shall mean the fifteenth day of each month and the last Business Day of each month.
“Swing Line Sublimit” shall mean an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $10,000,000 and (b) the Total Revolving Loan Commitment. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Total Revolving Loan Commitment.
“Swing Loan Borrowing” shall mean a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan.
“Swing Loan Note” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.08(c).
“Taxes” shall mean all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Termination Value” shall mean, in respect of any one or more Rate Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Rate Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Rate Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a) the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Rate Contracts, as determined by the Administrative Agent based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Rate Contracts which may include any Lender.
(a)for any calculation with respect to a SOFR Loan, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor
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was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day, and
(b)for any calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one month on the day (such day, the “Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on any Base Rate Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Base Rate SOFR Determination Day;
provided, further, that if Term SOFR determined as provided above (including pursuant to the proviso under clause (a) or clause (b) above) shall ever be less than the Floor, then Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.
“Term SOFR Adjustment” shall mean a percentage equal to 0.10% per annum.
“Term SOFR Administrator” shall mean CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” shall mean the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR published by the Term SOFR Administrator on its website (or other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time).
“Third Amendment Effective Date” shall mean April 30, 2021.
“Total Funded Debt” shall mean all Indebtedness of the Loan Parties (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP).
“Total Leverage Ratio” shall mean, at any time, the ratio of (a) Total Funded Debt at such time, to (b) EBITDA for the four consecutive fiscal quarter period most recently ended for which Financial Statements are available.
“Total Lender Risk Participation” shall mean, with respect to any Lender as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s L/C Risk Participations in all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time plus (b) such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s Swing Line Risk Participations in all Swing Line Loans outstanding at such time.
“Total Revolving Loan Commitment” shall mean, as of the Sixth Restatement Effective Date, One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000) or, when such amount is reduced pursuant to Section 2.04(a) or (b), the amount to which so reduced and in effect at such time or, if such amount
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is increased pursuant to Section 2.01(b), the amount to which it is increased and in effect at such time.
“Type” shall mean, with respect to any Loan or Borrowing at any time, the classification of such Loan or Borrowing by the type of interest rate it then bears, whether an interest rate based upon the Base Rate or the Adjusted Term SOFR.
“UCP” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 2.02(h).
“UK Financial Institution” shall mean any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” shall mean the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” shall mean the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Unfunded Pension Liability” shall mean the excess of a Pension Plan’s benefit liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Pension Plan’s assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable plan year.
“United States” and “U.S.” shall mean the United States of America.
“Unreimbursed Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(c)(i).
“Unused Revolving Commitment” shall mean, at any time (a) the Total Revolving Loan Commitment at such time minus (b) the sum of the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans and the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations outstanding at such time. For the avoidance of doubt, Swing Line Loans shall not be counted as Revolving Loans for purposes of determining the amount of Unused Revolving Commitment.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” shall mean any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities; provided, that for purposes of notice requirements in Sections 2.01(c), 2.01(e), 2.01(f) and 2.06(b), in each case, such day is also a Business Day.
“U.S. Person” shall mean any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.12(g)(ii).
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“Village Shopping Center” shall mean the shopping center known as the Sierra Marketplace Shopping Center, located at the southeast corner of Virginia Street and ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, Reno, Nevada, that is owned by BLILP, a portion of which is the subject of the Adjacent Driveway Lease.
“V/P Property” shall mean the real property more particularly described on Schedule B.
“▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo” shall have the meaning given to that term in clause (3) of the introductory paragraph hereof.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” shall mean any Person in which 100% of the Equity Securities of each class having ordinary voting power, and 100% of the Equity Securities of every other class, in each case, at the time as of which any determination is being made, is owned, beneficially and of record, by Parent, or by one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of Parent, or both.
“Withholding Agent” shall mean any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” shall mean, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
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in such respects as are necessary to conform those covenants as criteria for evaluating the Loan Parties’ financial condition to substantially the same criteria as were effective prior to such change in GAAP; provided, however, that, until the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent so amend this Agreement, all such covenants shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP, as in effect immediately prior to such change in GAAP.
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Loans and Obligations under this Agreement. Prior to the Sixth Restatement Effective Date, all Loan Documents (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) shall remain in full force in effect in accordance with their existing terms.
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Any request under this Section 2.01(b) shall be submitted by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly forward copies to the Lenders), specify the proposed effective date and amount of such increase and be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that no Event of Default exists or will occur as a result of such increase. If any fees are to be paid or offered in connection with such increase, the Administrative Agent (with the consent of Borrowers) may also specify any fees offered to those Lenders (the “Increasing Lenders”) which agree to increase the amount of their respective Revolving Loan Commitment, which fees may be variable based upon the amount by which any such Lender is willing to increase the amount of its Revolving Loan Commitment; no Lender which is not an Increasing Lender shall be entitled to receive any such fees. No Lender shall have any obligation, express or implied, to increase the amount of its Revolving Loan Commitment. Only the consent of each Increasing Lender shall be required for an increase in the amount of the Total Revolving Loan Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.01(b)(i). No Lender which elects not to increase the amount of its Revolving Loan Commitment may be replaced in respect of its existing Revolving Loan Commitment as a result thereof without such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s written consent.
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The Borrowers shall give each Notice of Loan Borrowing for Revolving Loans to the Administrative Agent not later than (1) 11:00 a.m. at least three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days before the date of the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing in the case of a Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of SOFR Loans and (2) 11:00 a.m. at least one (1) Business Day before the date of the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing in the case of a Revolving Loan Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Loans.
Each Notice of Loan Borrowing shall be delivered by first-class mail or facsimile or by e-mail containing a PDF of such signed and completed Notice of Loan Borrowing to the Administrative Agent at the office or facsimile number or e-mail address, as the case may be, and during the hours specified in Section 8.01; provided, however, that, if requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent the original of any Notice of Loan Borrowing initially delivered by facsimile or e-mail. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the contents of each Notice of Loan Borrowing for Revolving Loans and of the amount and Type of (and, if applicable, the Interest Period for) the Revolving Loan to be made by such Lender as part of the requested Revolving Loan Borrowing.
The number of Interest Periods for SOFR Loans shall not exceed eight (8) in the aggregate at any time.
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The Borrowers shall give each Notice of Conversion to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days before the date of the requested conversion of a Base Rate Loan into a SOFR Loan or at least one (1) Business Day before the date of the requested conversion of a SOFR Loan into a Base Rate Loan. Each Notice of Conversion shall be delivered by first-class mail or facsimile or by e-mail containing a PDF of such signed and completed Notice of Conversion to the Administrative Agent at the office or to the facsimile number or e-mail address and during the hours specified in Section 8.01; provided, however, that, if requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers shall promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent the original of any Notice of Conversion initially delivered by facsimile or e-mail. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the contents of each Notice of Conversion relating to Revolving Loans.
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The Borrowers shall also make the mandatory prepayments required by Section 2.06(c).
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The Borrowers shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrowers’ instructions or other irregularity, the Borrowers will immediately notify the L/C Issuer. The Borrowers shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
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Any Reduction Notice shall be irrevocable; provided that any Reduction Notice may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrowers (by written notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date previously provided in the applicable Reduction Notice) if such condition is not satisfied.
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For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 2.10(b) shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrowers pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including (1) the sharing of principal payments among Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to the proviso to Section 2.10(a)(ii) and (2) the application of funds provided for under Section 2.16(a)(ii) arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in L/C Obligations or in Swing Line Loans to any assignee or participant.
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and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to the Administrative Agent or any such Lender of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan, or to increase the cost to the Administrative Agent or such Lender of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by the Administrative Agent or such Lender (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, the Borrowers will, within five (5) Business Days after written demand therefor, pay to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, for such additional
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costs incurred or reduction suffered. The obligations of the Borrowers under this Section 2.11(e) shall survive the payment and performance of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
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Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered becomes inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
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Each Lender’s determination of the amount of any prepayment fee payable under this Section 2.13 shall be demonstrated pursuant to calculations in reasonable detail and shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The obligations of the Borrowers under this Section 2.13 shall survive the payment and performance of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
The Borrowers shall fully cooperate with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and perform all additional acts requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to effect the purposes of this Section 2.14.
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A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrowers to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
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The submission by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent of each Notice of Borrowing and each Letter of Credit Application shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrowers that each of the statements set forth above in Section 3.02(b) is true and correct as of the date of such notice.
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The Borrowers hereby acknowledge that (a) the Administrative Agent will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrowers hereunder (the “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on one or more Platforms and (b) certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e. Lenders that do not wish to receive non-public information with respect to the Loan Parties or their securities) (each, a “Public Lender”). The Borrowers hereby agrees that (w) all Borrower Material that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof, (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC” the Borrowers shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as either publicly available information or not material information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Loan Parties or their securities for purposes of United States Federal and state security laws; (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor;” and (z) the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor”.
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provided, however, that if any Loan Party shall fail to maintain insurance in accordance with this Section 5.01(d), or if any Loan Party shall fail to provide the required endorsements with respect thereto, the Administrative Agent shall have the right (but shall be under no obligation) to procure such insurance and the Borrowers agree to reimburse the Administrative Agent for all costs and expenses of procuring such insurance.
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provided, however, that the foregoing exceptions shall not permit any Lien on any Equity Securities issued by any Loan Party except for Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent securing the Obligations (or any guaranty thereof).
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Commitments, any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions and the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans shall automatically terminate, (2) the obligation of the Borrowers to Cash Collateralize the Obligations in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount shall automatically become effective, which amounts shall be immediately pledged and delivered to the Administrative Agent as security for the Obligations and (3) all outstanding Obligations (other than any obligations in connection with Lender Rate Contracts or Lender Bank Products) payable by the Borrowers hereunder shall automatically become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding. In addition to the foregoing remedies, upon the occurrence or existence of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may exercise any other right, power or remedy available to it under any of the Loan Documents or otherwise by law, either by suit in equity or by action at law, or both. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, all Cash Collateral pledged by the Borrowers as contemplated by Section 2.02 and Section 2.16(c)(iii), shall first be applied to reimburse the L/C Issuer in respect of any amounts that a Lender has failed to fund under Section 2.02(c), then to the remaining L/C Obligations and then to the remaining Obligations in the manner set forth below.
The proceeds of any sale, disposition or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral (subject to the prior sentence with respect to Cash Collateral) and any payment under the Guaranty shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent in the following order of priorities:
First, to the Administrative Agent in an amount sufficient to pay in full the costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with such sale, disposition or other realization (including all fees, costs, expenses, liabilities and advances incurred or made by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and costs) and any and all other unpaid and unreimbursed liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, fees, expenses or disbursements of the Administrative Agent;
Second, pari passu and ratably, to the Lenders in an amount sufficient to pay fees, expenses and indemnities of the Lenders under the Loan Documents;
Third, to the Lenders and Lender Rate Contract Counterparties in an amount equal to accrued interest then due and payable on the Obligations (including any net scheduled payments in respect of Lender Rate Contracts but excluding any obligations in respect of Lender Bank Products and excluding the Termination Value of any Lender Rate Contracts);
Fourth, pari passu and ratably, to (i) the Lenders in an amount equal to the principal amount of the outstanding Loans and L/C Borrowings and to Cash Collateralize the remaining L/C Obligations on a pro rata basis in accordance with the then outstanding principal amount of the Loans and L/C Obligations (with the portion allocated to the Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations to be applied first to repay the Swing Line
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Loans in full, second to repay the Revolving Loans in full and then to Cash Collateralize the Obligations in an amount equal to the then Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations) and (ii) to the Lender Rate Contract Counterparties in an amount equal to Obligations owed in connection with any Lender Rate Contract the terms of which comply with the Credit Agreement (which amount, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include the Termination Value);
Fifth, to the Lender Parties in an amount equal to any other Obligations which are then unpaid (including any amount owed to Lender Bank Product Providers for Obligations related to Lender Bank Products); and
Finally, upon payment in full of all of the Obligations, to the persons legally entitled thereto.
No application of payments will cure any Event of Default, or prevent acceleration, or continued acceleration, of amounts payable under the Loan Documents, or prevent the exercise, or continued exercise, of rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder or thereunder or at law or in equity.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) there shall be no more than two Cure Rights in any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, (ii) no Cure Amount may be greater than the amount required to cause the Borrowers to be in compliance with the Leverage Financial Performance Covenant, (iii) there shall be no more than four Cure Rights made on or before the Maturity Date and (iv) this Section 6.03 may not be relied on for purposes of calculating
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compliance with any covenants other than compliance with the Leverage Financial Performance Covenant and shall not result in any adjustment to any baskets or other amounts.
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advisable in the best interest of the Lenders. Notwithstanding anything in the contrary contained herein, the order and manner in which the Lenders’ rights and remedies are to be exercised (including, without limitation, the enforcement by any Lender of its Note) shall be determined by the Required Lenders in their sole discretion.
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or (iv) any failure by any Loan Party to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
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and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.05, 8.02 and 8.03.
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The Administrative Agent,
the L/C Issuer and the
Swing Line Lender:For Notices of Borrowing, Notices of Conversion and Notices of Interest Period Selection:
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association
1525 W. W.T. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Blvd
MAC D1109-019
Charlotte, NC 28262
Attention: Agency Services
Fax No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
E-mail. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇
For all other notices:
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
Reno, Nevada 89511
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Fax No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
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The Borrowers: | c/o Golden Road Motor Inn, Inc. |
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Reno, NV 89502
Attention: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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E-mail. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇
and
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Each Notice of Borrowing, Notice of Conversion and Notice of Interest Period Selection shall be given by the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent’s office located at the address referred to above during the Administrative Agent’s normal business hours; provided, however, that any such notice received by the Administrative Agent after 11:00 a.m. on any Business Day shall be deemed received by the Administrative Agent on the next Business Day. In any case where this Agreement authorizes notices, requests, demands or other communications by the Borrowers to the
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Administrative Agent or any Lender to be made by telephone, facsimile or e-mail, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may conclusively presume that anyone purporting to be a person designated in any incumbency certificate or other similar document received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender is such a person.
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excise, sales or other similar taxes and (b) reimburse each Indemnitee for all reasonable legal fees and other expenses in connection with such Indemnitee’s investigation or defense of any of the foregoing; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 8.03 shall obligate the Borrowers to protect, indemnify, defend or hold harmless any Indemnitee against any such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, judgments, costs, disbursements, claims or expenses to the extent determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or a breach of such Indemnitee’s obligations under this Agreement. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding to which the indemnity set forth in this Section 8.03 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by a Borrower, the holders of a Borrower’s Equity Securities, any creditor of a Borrower or an Indemnitee and whether or not an Indemnitee is otherwise a party thereto. Upon receiving knowledge of any suit, claim or demand asserted by a third party that the Administrative Agent or any ▇▇▇▇▇▇ believes is covered by this indemnity, the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall give the Borrowers notice of the matter; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or such Lender to so notify the Borrowers shall not relieve the Borrowers from their obligations under this Section 8.03 or result in any liability of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. In connection with any such suit, claim or demand, the Administrative Agent or such Lender may select its own counsel or request that the Borrowers defend such suit, claim or demand, with legal counsel satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or such Lender as the case may be, at the Borrowers’ sole cost and expense; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall not be required to so notify the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall have the right to defend, at the Borrowers’ sole cost and expense, any such matter that is in connection with a formal proceeding instituted by any Governmental Authority having authority to regulate or oversee any aspect of the Administrative Agent’s or such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s business or that of its Affiliates. The Administrative Agent or such Lender may also require the Borrowers to defend the matter. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Indemnitees will be entitled to employ counsel separate from counsel for the Borrowers and for any other party in such action if any such Indemnitee reasonably determines that a conflict of interest or other reasonable basis exists which makes representation by counsel chosen by the Borrowers not advisable, all at the Borrowers’ expense. In the event an Indemnitee (or any of its officers, directors or employees) appears as a witness in any action or proceeding brought against the Borrowers in which an Indemnitee is not named as a defendant, the Borrowers agree to reimburse such Indemnitee for all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it (including fees and expenses of counsel) in connection with its appearing as a witness. Any failure or delay of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to notify the Borrowers of any such suit, claim or demand shall not relieve the Borrowers of their obligations under this Section 8.03. No Indemnitee referred to above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Borrowers shall not, without the prior written consent of each Indemnitee affected thereby (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld), settle any threatened or pending claim or action that would give rise to the right of any Indemnitee to claim indemnification hereunder unless such
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settlement (x) includes a full and unconditional release of all liabilities arising out of such claim or action against such Indemnitee and (y) does not include any statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnitee. The Borrowers agrees that no Indemnitee shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort, or otherwise) to the Borrowers or their Affiliates or to their respective equity holders or creditors arising out of, related to or in connection with any aspect of the transactions contemplated hereby, except to the extent such liability is determined in a final, nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Indemnitee’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The obligations of the Borrowers under this Section 8.03 shall survive the payment and performance of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
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No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof or of any other right hereunder or thereunder nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other further exercise thereof or of any other right hereunder or thereunder. Unless otherwise specified in such waiver or consent, a waiver or consent given hereunder shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. The Lenders may condition the giving or making of any amendment, waiver or consent of any term, covenant, agreement or condition of this Agreement or any other Loan Document on payment of a fee by the Borrowers (which may be payable only to the Lenders that consent to such matters within specified periods).
In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) the Fee Letter may only be amended, modified or changed, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, only by the parties thereto in accordance with the respective provisions thereof and (y) each Lender Rate Contract and agreement with respect to Lender Bank Products may only be amended, modified or changed, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, only by the parties thereto in accordance with the respective provisions thereof.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Defaulting Lender shall not have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that (i) any Revolving Proportionate Share of such Defaulting Lender may not be increased, (ii) the applicable maturity date of any Loans of such Defaulting Lender, as applicable, may not be extended, and (iii) principal and interest owing to such Defaulting Lender may not be reduced, in each case without the consent of such Defaulting Lender. This paragraph is referred to as the “Defaulting Lender Amendment Paragraph.”
Any amendment, modification, supplement, termination, waiver or consent pursuant to this Section 8.04 shall apply equally to, and shall be binding upon, each of the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Borrowers or either of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 6.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders; provided,
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however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) the L/C Issuer from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents or (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 8.06 (subject to the terms of Section 2.10); and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b) and (c) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.10, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Administrative Agent (and, if applicable, the Borrowers) may, without the consent of any Lender, enter into amendments or modifications to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or enter into additional Loan Documents as the Administrative Agent reasonably deems appropriate in order to implement any Benchmark Replacement or any Conforming Changes or otherwise effectuate the terms of Section 2.11(c) in accordance with the terms of Section 2.11(c) and (ii) if the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall have jointly identified an obvious error, or any error or omission of a purely technical nature, in the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall be permitted to amend such provision without further action or consent of any other party if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days following receipt of notice thereof.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent on its behalf, and without further consent, to enter into amendments or modifications to this Agreement (including amendments to Section 2.10 and this Section 8.04) or any of the other Loan Documents or to enter into additional Loan Documents as the Administrative Agent reasonably deems appropriate in order to effectuate the terms of Section 2.01(b) (subject to the consents of any Lenders required in such Section); provided that no amendment or modification shall result in (i) any increase in the amount of any Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment or any increase in any Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share, (ii) any extension in the Maturity Date applicable to any Lender’s Loans or Revolving Loan Commitments or (iii) any extension of any date fixed for payment of principal, interest or fees on any Lender’s Loans or Revolving Loan Commitments, in each case, without the written consent of such affected Lender.
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The Borrowers agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.11 and Section 2.12 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.12 (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.12(g) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 2.15 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (c) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.11 or Section 2.12, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change of Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrowers’ request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrowers to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.15 with respect to any Participant. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in
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the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
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Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording of each Assignment Agreement, from and after the Assignment Effective Date determined pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, (A) each Assignee Lender thereunder shall be a Lender hereunder with a Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans as set forth on Attachment 1 to such Assignment Agreement and shall have the rights, duties and obligations of such a Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (B) the Assignor Lender thereunder shall be a Lender with a Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans as set forth on Attachment 1 to such Assignment Agreement or, if the Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans of the Assignor Lender have been reduced to $0, the Assignor Lender shall cease to be a Lender and to have any obligation to make any Loan; provided, however, that any such Assignor Lender which ceases to be a Lender shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of any provision of this Agreement which by its terms survives the termination of this Agreement; provided further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Each Assignment Agreement shall be deemed to amend Schedule I to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of each Assignee Lender, the deletion of each Assignor Lender which reduces its Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans to $0 and the resulting adjustment of Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans arising from the purchase by each Assignee Lender of all or a portion of the rights and obligations of an Assignor Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. On or prior to the Assignment Effective Date determined pursuant to each Assignment Agreement, the Borrowers, at their own expense, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, in exchange for the surrendered Note(s) of the Assignor Lender thereunder, new Note(s) to each Assignee Lender thereunder that requests such a note (with each new Note to be in an amount equal to the Revolving Loan Commitment assumed by such Assignee Lender) and, if the Assignor Lender is continuing as a Lender hereunder, new Note(s) to the Assignor Lender if so requested by such Assignor Lender (with each new Note to be in an amount equal to the Revolving Loan Commitment retained by it). Each such new Note shall be dated the Sixth Restatement Effective Date or other date acceptable to such Lender, and each such new Note shall otherwise be in the form of the Note replaced thereby. The Notes surrendered by the Assignor ▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be returned by the Administrative Agent to the Borrowers marked “Replaced”.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo assigns all of its Revolving Loan Commitment and Loans pursuant to subsection (c) above, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo may, (i) upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrowers and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer and/or (ii) upon
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five Business Days’ notice to the Borrowers, terminate the Swing Line. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer or termination of the Swing Line, the Borrowers shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrowers to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo as L/C Issuer or the termination of the Swing Line, as the case may be. ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo shall retain all the rights and obligations of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.02(c)). If ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo terminates the Swing Line, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such termination, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.03(c).
In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans in accordance with its Revolving Proportionate Share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under Governmental Rules without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
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(or provisions substantially similar to) this Section 8.10; (i) [reserved] or (j) otherwise with the prior consent of such Loan Party; provided, however, that any disclosure made in violation of this Agreement shall not affect the obligations of the Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Nothing in this Section 8.10 shall limit the use of any Platform as described in Section 8.01(b).
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of the Borrowers or any of their Affiliates. The Borrowers and each of their Affiliates shall rely entirely on their own judgment with respect to such matters, and any review, inspection, supervision, exercise of judgment or supply of information undertaken or assumed by any Lender or the Administrative Agent in connection with such matters is solely for the protection of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and neither the Borrowers nor any of their Affiliates is entitled to rely thereon.
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“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Covered Entity” shall mean any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.
BORROWERS:
MONARCH CASINO & RESORT, INC.,
a Nevada corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
GOLDEN ROAD MOTOR INN, INC.,
a Nevada corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
MONARCH GROWTH INC.,
a Nevada corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
MONARCH BLACK HAWK, INC.,
a Colorado corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement – Monarch 2024]
SCHEDULE I
THE LENDERS
Part A
▇▇▇▇▇▇ | REVOLVING LOAN COMMITMENT | REVOLVING PROPORTIONATE SHARE |
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, | $100,000,000 | 100% |
TOTAL | $100,000,000 | 100% |
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Part B
▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as a Lender
Notices:
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Reno, Nevada 89511
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Tel. No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Fax No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
E-mail. ▇▇▇▇▇.▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇
Domestic and Foreign Lending Office:
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association
1525 W. W.T. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Blvd
MAC D1109-019
Charlotte, NC 28262
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SCHEDULE 3.01
Conditions Precedent to Closing
The Sixth Restatement Effective Date is subject to: (i) in the case of all conditions listed below which can be satisfied by the delivery of documentation or other items by the Loan Parties, receipt by the Administrative Agent of such documentation or other items, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each Lender and with sufficient copies for the Administrative Agent (and, where expressly indicated, each Lender) and (ii) in the case of all other conditions listed below, the Administrative Agent’s determination that such conditions have been reasonably satisfied or waived.
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