$1,200,000,000 Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2019, among CSX Corporation, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent

EX-10.1 2 dp104892_ex1001.htm EXHIBIT 10.1

Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

CSX CORPORATION

                                                                                     

 

$1,200,000,000

 

FIVE-YEAR REVOLVING
CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

March 29, 2019

 

                                                                                    

 

CITIBANK, N.A.,

CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,

MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY and

UBS SECURITIES LLC,

as Syndication Agents

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and

BARCLAYS BANK PLC
as Documentation Agents

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
as Administrative Agent

 

________________________

 

Table of Contents

 

Page

 

ARTICLE I Definitions	1
SECTION 1.01.   Defined Terms	1
SECTION 1.02.   Classification of Loans and Borrowings	19
SECTION 1.03.   Terms Generally	20
SECTION 1.04.   Accounting Terms; GAAP	20
SECTION 1.05.   Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification	21
ARTICLE II The Credits	21
SECTION 2.01.   Commitments	21
SECTION 2.02.   Loans and Borrowings	22
SECTION 2.03.   Requests for Revolving Borrowings	23
SECTION 2.04.   Competitive Bid Procedure	24
SECTION 2.05.   Letters of Credit	26
SECTION 2.06.   Funding of Borrowings	30
SECTION 2.07.   Interest Elections	31
SECTION 2.08.   Expiration, Termination, Reduction and Extension of Commitments	32
SECTION 2.09.   Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt	34
SECTION 2.10.   Optional Prepayment of Loans	35
SECTION 2.11.   Fees	35
SECTION 2.12.   Interest	36
SECTION 2.13.   Alternate Rate of Interest	37
SECTION 2.14.   Increased Costs	38
SECTION 2.15.   Break Funding Payments	40
SECTION 2.16.   Taxes	41
SECTION 2.17.   Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs	44
SECTION 2.18.   Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders	46
SECTION 2.19.   Defaulting Lenders	47
ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties	49
SECTION 3.01.   Organization; Powers	49
SECTION 3.02.   Authorization; Enforceability	49
SECTION 3.03.   Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts	49
SECTION 3.04.   Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change	49
SECTION 3.05.   Properties	50
SECTION 3.06.   Litigation and Environmental Matters	50
SECTION 3.07.   Compliance with Laws and Agreements	50
SECTION 3.08.   Investment Company Status	50

 

SECTION 3.09.   Taxes	50
SECTION 3.10.   ERISA	50
SECTION 3.11.   Disclosure	51
SECTION 3.12.   Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions	51
ARTICLE IV Conditions	51
SECTION 4.01.   Closing Date	51
SECTION 4.02.   Each Credit Event	52
ARTICLE V Affirmative Covenants	53
SECTION 5.01.   Financial Statements and Other Information	53
SECTION 5.02.   Notices of Material Events	54
SECTION 5.03.   Existence; Conduct of Business	55
SECTION 5.04.   Payment of Obligations	55
SECTION 5.05.   Maintenance of Properties; Insurance	55
SECTION 5.06.   Books and Records; Inspection Rights	55
SECTION 5.07.   Compliance with Laws	56
SECTION 5.08.   Use of Proceeds, Commitments and Letters of Credit	56
SECTION 5.09.   Federal Regulations	56
ARTICLE VI Negative Covenants	56
SECTION 6.01.   Limitation on Subsidiary Debt	56
SECTION 6.02.   Liens	57
SECTION 6.03.   Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions	58
SECTION 6.04.   Fundamental Changes	58
SECTION 6.05.   Financial Covenant	59
SECTION 6.06.   Railroad Ownership	59
ARTICLE VII Events of Default	59
ARTICLE VIII The Agents	62
SECTION 8.01.   Authorization and Action.	62
SECTION 8.02.   Certain ERISA Matters	64
ARTICLE IX Miscellaneous	65
SECTION 9.01.   Notices	65
SECTION 9.02.   Waivers; Amendments	66
SECTION 9.03.   Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver	67
SECTION 9.04.   Successors and Assigns	68
SECTION 9.05.   Survival	71
SECTION 9.06.   Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness	72
SECTION 9.07.   Severability	72

 

SECTION 9.08.   Right of Setoff	72
SECTION 9.09.   Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process	72
SECTION 9.10.   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL	73
SECTION 9.11.   Headings	73
SECTION 9.12.   Confidentiality	73
SECTION 9.13.   USA PATRIOT Act	74
SECTION 9.14.   Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions	74

 

 

 

SCHEDULES:

 

Schedule 2.01	—	Commitments
Schedule 3.06	—	Disclosed Matters
Schedule 6.02	—	Certain Transactions
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A	—	Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit B-1	—	Form of Revolving Loan Note
Exhibit B-2	—	Form of Competitive Loan Note
Exhibit C	—	Form of Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Exhibit D	—	Form of Opinion of General Counsel, an Assistant General Counsel or
		Chief Legal Officer
Exhibit E	—	Form of Commitment Increase Supplement
Exhibit F		Form of Augmenting Lender Supplement
Exhibits G1-G4	—	Forms of U.S. Tax Certificate
Exhibit H	—	Form of Compliance Certificate

 

FIVE-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 29, 2019, among CSX CORPORATION, a Virginia corporation, as Borrower, the LENDERS party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

 

W I T N E S S E T H :

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Lenders are entering into this Agreement for the purpose of setting forth the terms and conditions on which the Lenders are willing to make extensions of credit to the Borrower as more fully described herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants set forth herein, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4.01, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

Definitions

 

SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

 

“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

 

“Act” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.13.

 

“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

 

“Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder.

 

“Administrative Questionnaire” means an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

 

“Agents” means the collective reference to the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agents and the Documentation Agents.

 

 

“Aggregate Outstanding Extensions of Credit” means, at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of the Lenders at such time and (b) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Competitive Loans of the Lenders at such time.

 

“Agreement” means this Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would be calculated as of such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, as of the next preceding Business Day) in respect of a proposed Eurodollar Loan with a one-month Interest Period plus 1.0% and (c) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate as determined pursuant to the foregoing would be less than 0.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.00%.

 

“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

 

“Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, at any time, the percentage of the total Commitments then in effect represented by such Lender’s Commitment at such time. If all Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments. If, in connection with any extension of the Maturity Date then in effect pursuant to Section 2.08(d), fewer than all Lenders approve such extension, the Applicable Percentage with respect to each Lender shall be modified as of such Maturity Date as set forth in Section 2.08(d) effective concurrently with the effectiveness of such extension.

 

“ Applicable Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any Eurodollar Revolving Loan, any ABR Revolving Loan or with respect to the facility fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “LIBOR Margin”, “ABR Margin” or “Facility Fee”, as the case may be, based upon the ratings by Moody’s and S&P, respectively, applicable on such date to the Index Debt:

 

 

	Index Debt Ratings (S&P/Moody’s)	Facility Fee (basis points per annum)	LIBOR Margin (basis points per annum)	ABR Margin (basis points per annum)
Category 1	A/A2 or higher	7.0	80.5	0.0
Category 2	A-/A3	9.0	91.0	0.0
Category 3	BBB+/Baa1	10.0	102.5	2.5
Category 4	BBB/Baa2	12.5	112.5	12.5
Category 5	BBB-/Baa3 or lower	15.0	122.5	22.5

 

 

For purposes of the foregoing, (i) if neither Moody’s nor S&P shall have in effect a rating for the Index Debt (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last two sentences of this definition), then both such rating agencies shall be deemed to have established a rating in Category 5; (ii) if only one of Moody’s or S&P shall have in effect a rating for the Index Debt, then the Borrower and the Lenders will negotiate in good faith to agree upon another rating agency to be substituted by an amendment to this Agreement for the rating agency which shall not have a rating in effect, and in the absence of such amendment the Applicable Rate will be determined by reference to the available rating; (iii) if the ratings established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s and S&P for the Index Debt shall fall within different Categories, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the higher of the two ratings unless one of the two ratings is two or more Categories lower than the other, in which case the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the Category next below that of the higher of the two ratings; and (iv) if the ratings established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s and S&P for the Index Debt shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of Moody’s or S&P), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the applicable rating agency. Each change in the Applicable Rate shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating system of Moody’s or S&P shall change, the Borrower and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the rating or ratings most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation. If both Moody’s and S&P shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Borrower and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to agree upon a substitute rating agency and to amend the references to specific ratings in this definition to reflect the ratings used by such substitute rating agency, and in the absence of such amendment then the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the rating or ratings most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation.

 

“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

 

“Attributable Debt” means, at any date with respect to any Sale/Leaseback Transaction in respect of which the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary do not constitute Capital Lease Obligations, the aggregate amount of rental payments due from the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, under the lease entered into in connection with such Sale/Leaseback Transaction during the remaining term of such lease, net of rental payments which have been defeased or secured by deposits, discounted from the respective due dates thereof to such date using a discount rate equal to the discount rate that would then be used to calculate the amount of Capital Lease Obligations with respect to a comparable capital lease.

 

“Augmenting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(e).

 

 

“ Augmenting Lender Supplement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(e).

 

“Availability Period” means with respect to each Lender, at any time, the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date then in effect with respect to such Lender and the date of termination of the Commitments.

 

“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.

 

“Bail-In Legislation” means, 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 for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

 

“Bankruptcy Event” means with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person 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 Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.

 

“Benefit Plan” means 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.”

 

“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.

 

“Borrower” means CSX Corporation, a Virginia corporation.

 

“Borrowing” means (a) a Revolving Loan or a group of Revolving Loans of the same Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect or (b) a Competitive Loan or group of Competitive Loans of the same Type made on the same date and as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

 

 

“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.

 

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

 

“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Change in Control” means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the date hereof), of shares representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Borrower or (b) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Borrower by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of the Borrower nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated.

 

“Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by any Lender or any Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.14(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement (including, without limitation, all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives adopted, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented (i) under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or (ii) by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or United States or foreign regulatory authorities, pursuant to Basel III).

 

“Class” refers, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans or Competitive Loans.

 

“ Closing Date” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02), which date shall be no later than April 15, 2019.

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

 

“ Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08, (b) increased from time to time with respect to an Increasing Lender pursuant to Section 2.02(e) and (c) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment or in the Augmenting Lender Supplement pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable.

 

“ Commitment Increase Supplement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(e).

 

“Competitive Bid” means an offer by a Lender to make a Competitive Loan in accordance with Section 2.04.

 

“Competitive Bid Rate” means, with respect to any Competitive Bid, the Margin or the Fixed Rate, as applicable, offered by the Lender making such Competitive Bid.

 

“Competitive Bid Request” means a request by the Borrower for Competitive Bids in accordance with Section 2.04.

 

“Competitive Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.04.

 

“Competitive Loan Note” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.09(e).

 

“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

“Credit Party” means the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank or any other Lender.

 

“Credit Rating Event” means the first time after the Closing Date on which the Index Debt is rated A- or higher by S&P and A3 or higher by Moody’s, in each case with a stable outlook or better.

 

“Debt” means, as to the Borrower or any Subsidiary at any date of determination thereof, any obligation of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, to the extent that such obligation should be reflected in “Short Term Debt” or “Long Term Debt” on a consolidated balance sheet or statement of financial position of the Borrower and such Subsidiaries at such date in accordance with GAAP.

 

 

“Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

 

“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or (iii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become the subject of (A) a Bankruptcy Event or (B) a Bail-In Action.

 

“Disclosed Matters” means the actions, suits and proceedings and the environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06.

 

“Documentation Agents” means the collective reference to Bank of America, N.A. and Barclays Bank PLC, in their respective capacities as documentation agents hereunder.

 

“Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

 

“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any institution 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 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” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

 

“EEA Resolution Authority” means 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 EEA Financial Institution.

 

 

“ electronic pdf” means a document that has been converted to an electronic image and is delivered or furnished by electronic communication.

 

“ Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources or the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material.

 

“ Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

 

“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

 

“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) with respect to any Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standards of Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 303(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be insolvent within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

 

“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.

 

 

“Eurodollar”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate (or, in the case of a Competitive Loan, the LIBO Rate).

 

“Events of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.

 

“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) income or franchise Taxes imposed on (or measured by) income and any branch profits Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or other recipient of such payment and the jurisdiction of the governmental authority imposing such Tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than any such connection arising solely from the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or any other Loan Document), (b) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Sections 2.08(d) or 2.18(b)), any withholding Tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or inability to comply with Section 2.16(f), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender’s assignor (if any) was entitled, at the time of assignment, to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to Section 2.16(a) and (c) any Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.

 

“ Existing Credit Agreement” means the Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2015, among CSX Corporation, as borrower, the lenders parties thereto, Citibank, N.A., Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as syndication agents, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., PNC Bank, National Association, The Northern Trust Company and UBS Securities LLC, as documentation agents and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.

 

“FATCA” means 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, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent after consultation with the Borrower), any current or future effective regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities entered into in connection with the implementation of the foregoing.

 

“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as the NYFRB shall set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the federal funds effective rate, provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of calculating such rate.

 

 

“Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower.

 

“Fixed Rate” means, with respect to any Competitive Loan (other than a Eurodollar Competitive Loan), the fixed rate of interest per annum specified by the Lender making such Competitive Loan in its related Competitive Bid.

 

“Fixed Rate Loan” means a Competitive Loan bearing interest at a Fixed Rate.

 

“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time.

 

“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing).

 

“Granting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(h).

 

“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor ”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any collateral security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

 

“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or

 

 

petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

 

“IBA” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.05.

 

“Impacted Interest Period” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “LIBO Rate.”

 

“Increasing Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(e).

 

“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all payment obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (b) all payment obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all payment obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (e) all payment obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (g) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (i) all payment obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty and (j) all payment obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

 

“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes arising directly from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document other than Excluded Taxes and (b) Other Taxes.

 

“Index Debt” means senior, unsecured, long-term indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower that is not guaranteed by any other Person or subject to any other credit enhancement.

 

“Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.12.

 

“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.07.

 

“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December, (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last

 

 

day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period and (c) with respect to any Fixed Rate Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than 90 days’ duration (unless otherwise specified in the applicable Competitive Bid Request), each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of 90 days’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period, and any other dates that are specified in the applicable Competitive Bid Request as Interest Payment Dates with respect to such Borrowing.

 

“ Interest Period” means (a) with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect, and (b) with respect to any Fixed Rate Borrowing, the period (which shall not be less than 7 days or more than 360 days) commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the date specified in the applicable Competitive Bid Request; provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing only, such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and, in the case of a Revolving Borrowing, thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

 

“Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the LIBO Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate (for the longest period for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available in Dollars) that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period; and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate (for the shortest period for which that LIBO Screen Rate is available for Dollars) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Day for such Interest Period. When determining the rate for a period which is less than the shortest period for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available, the LIBO Screen Rate for purposes of clause (a) above shall be deemed to be the overnight rate for Dollars reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent from such service as the Administrative Agent may select.

 

“IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

 

“ Issuing Bank” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as issuer of Letter of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.05(i).

 

 

“LC Disbursement” means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

 

“LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time.

 

“Lender Affiliate” means (a) with respect to any Lender, (i) an Affiliate of such Lender or (ii) any entity (whether a corporation, partnership, trust or otherwise) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and is administered or managed by a Lender or an Affiliate of such Lender and (b) with respect to any Lender that is a fund which invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit, any other fund that invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit and is managed by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.

 

“Lender Parent” means with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender is, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary.

 

“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or an Augmenting Lender Supplement, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or pursuant to Section 2.08(d) or 2.18.

 

“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement.

 

“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate as administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate for Dollars) for a period equal in length to such Interest Period appearing on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 published by Reuters (or, in the event such rate does not appear on either of such Reuters pages, on any successor or substitute page of such Service, or any successor to or substitute for such Service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such Service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market; in each case, the “LIBO Screen Rate”) as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Day for such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period; provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement; provided further that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available at any time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted Interest Period”) with respect to Dollars, the LIBO Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate at such time; provided that if the Interpolated Rate is less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

“LIBO Screen Rate” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “LIBO Rate.”

 

 

“Lien” means, (a) with respect to any asset, (i) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, or (ii) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (b) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities (other than with respect to the capital stock of any Foreign Subsidiary, any such option or right granted consistent with the past practice of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries).

 

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, any Augmenting Lender Supplement or Commitment Increase Supplement, and any amendment, waiver, supplement or other modification of any of the foregoing.

 

“Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.

 

“Majority Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing at least 51% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time; provided that, for purposes of declaring the Loans to be due and payable pursuant to Article VII, and for all purposes after the Loans become due and payable pursuant to Article VII or all Commitments expire or terminate, the outstanding Competitive Loans of the Lenders shall be included in their respective Revolving Credit Exposures in determining the Majority Lenders.

 

“Margin” means, with respect to any Competitive Loan bearing interest at a rate based on the LIBO Rate, the marginal rate of interest, if any, to be added to or subtracted from the LIBO Rate to determine the rate of interest applicable to such Loan, as specified by the Lender making such Loan in its related Competitive Bid.

 

“Margin Stock” has the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U.

 

“Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse change in the consolidated financial condition, operations or assets of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit) of any one or more of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $200,000,000.

 

“Maturity Date” means, with respect to each Lender, the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, as such date with respect to such Lender may be extended pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

 

“Non-Approving Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.08(d).

 

“Non-Collective Maturity Date” means any date as of which any Commitment expires in accordance with its terms, but not all Commitments expire.

 

“Notes” means the collective reference to any Competitive Loan Notes and Revolving Loan Notes.

 

“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

 

“NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day; provided, that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of calculating such rate.

 

“Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising directly from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurodollar Borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate (from and after such date as the NYFRB shall commence to publish such composite rate).

 

“Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(e).

 

“Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(e).

 

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

 

“Permitted Encumbrances” means:

 

Liens imposed by law for taxes that are not yet due or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;

 

carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business;

 

pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations (other than ERISA);

 

 

deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business; and

 

easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

 

provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Debt.

 

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

 

“ Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

 

“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal in the U.S. as the prime rate in effect; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

 

“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

 

“Quotation Day” means with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for any Interest Period, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

 

“Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).

 

“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board.

 

“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

 

“Restricted Margin Stock” means Margin Stock owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary which represents not more than 33-1/3% of the aggregate value (determined in accordance with Regulation U), on a consolidated basis, of the property and assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (other than any Margin Stock) that is subject to the provisions of Article 6 (including Section 6.02).

 

“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and its LC Exposure at such time.

 

 

“Revolving Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.03.

 

“Revolving Loan Note” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.09(e).

 

“Sale/Leaseback Transaction” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.03.

 

“ Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State.

 

“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).

 

“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person 50% or more owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b).

 

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC.

 

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said Commission.

 

“Securitization Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary which (i) engages in no activities other than in connection with Securitization Transactions permitted by this Agreement and activities incidental thereto and owns no assets other than a pool of accounts receivable and the proceeds thereof, or (ii) whose primary purpose is to hold title or ownership interests in a pool of accounts receivable and the proceeds thereof in connection with Securitization Transactions.

 

“Securitization Transaction” means (i) any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to which the Borrower or such Subsidiary may sell, convey or otherwise transfer a pool of accounts receivable and the proceeds thereof (whether now existing or arising in the future) to (a) a Securitization Subsidiary (in the case of a transfer by the Borrower or any Subsidiary other than a Securitization Subsidiary) or (b) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Securitization Subsidiary), for the purpose of the incurrence by such other Person of Indebtedness secured by a Lien on such accounts receivable and the proceeds thereof (or on beneficial interests of such accounts receivable and the proceeds thereof) or the issuance of certificates representing beneficial interests in such accounts receivable and the proceeds thereof, or (ii) any transaction or series of transactions (including, without limitation, borrowings pursuant to any credit agreement) that may be entered into by any Securitization Subsidiary pursuant to which such Securitization

 

 

Subsidiary may grant a security interest in its assets (whether now existing or arising in the future) in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness by such Securitization Subsidiary.

 

“Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” of the Borrower within the meaning of the SEC’s Regulation S-X, and any other Subsidiary that the Borrower may from time to time designate as a “Significant Subsidiary” by written notice to such effect to the Administrative Agent.

 

“SPC” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(h).

 

“Specified Time” means 11:00 a.m., London time.

 

“Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

 

“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date.

 

“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Borrower.

 

“Successor Corporation” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04.

 

“Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a “Swap Agreement”.

 

“Syndication Agents” means the collective reference to Citibank, N.A., Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., PNC Bank, National Association, The Northern Trust Company and UBS Securities LLC, in their respective capacities as syndication agents hereunder.

 

 

“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

“Total Capitalization” means, at any date of determination thereof, the sum of Total Debt at such date plus Total Shareholders’ Equity at such date.

 

“Total Debt” means, at any date of determination thereof, without duplication, all Debt of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries at such date.

 

“Total Shareholders’ Equity” means, as to the Borrower at any date of determination thereof, (a) the sum of all items which would be included under shareholders’ equity on a consolidated balance sheet or statement of financial position of the Borrower at such date in accordance with GAAP plus, without duplication, (b) $4.1 billion, which represents the Borrower’s acquisition price of a 42% ownership stake in Conrail Inc.

 

“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and any Notes, the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds thereof, the request for the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder and, to the extent utilized by the Borrower, any increase of Commitments and any extension of the Maturity Date.

 

“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the Alternate Base Rate or, in the case of a Competitive Loan or Borrowing, the LIBO Rate or a Fixed Rate.

 

“U.S. Tax Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.16(f)(ii)(D).

 

“Unrestricted Margin Stock” means any Margin Stock owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary which is not Restricted Margin Stock.

 

“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

 

“Withholding Agent” means the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be.

 

“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, 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.

 

SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Revolving Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Borrowing”) or

 

 

by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing”).

 

SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “but not limited to”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

 

SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP (provided that all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made (i) without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (previously referred to as Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159) (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein and (ii) without giving effect to any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof); provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Majority Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, all obligations of any person that are or would have been treated as operating leases for purposes of GAAP prior to the issuance by the Financial Accounting Standards Board

 

 

on February 25, 2016 of an Accounting Standards Update (the “ASU”) shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases (whether or not such operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) notwithstanding the fact that such obligations are required in accordance with the ASU (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) to be treated as capitalized lease obligations in the Borrower’s financial statements.

 

SECTION 1.05. Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification. The interest rate on Eurodollar Loans is determined by reference to the LIBO Rate, which is derived from the London interbank offered rate. The London interbank offered rate is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. In July 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority announced that, after the end of 2021, it would no longer persuade or compel contributing banks to make rate submissions to the ICE Benchmark Administration (together with any successor to the ICE Benchmark Administrator, the “IBA”) for purposes of the IBA setting the London interbank offered rate. As a result, it is possible that commencing in 2022, the London interbank offered rate may no longer be available or may no longer be deemed an appropriate reference rate upon which to determine the interest rate on Eurodollar Loans. In light of this eventuality, public and private sector industry initiatives are currently underway to identify new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of the London interbank offered rate. In the event that the London interbank offered rate is no longer available or in certain other circumstances as set forth in Section 2.13(b) of this Agreement, such Section 2.13(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower, pursuant to Section 2.13, in advance of any change to the reference rate upon which the interest rate on Eurodollar Loans is based. However, the Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate or other rates in the definition of “LIBO Rate” or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof, including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate, as it may or may not be adjusted pursuant to Section 2.13(b), will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the LIBO Rate or have the same volume or liquidity as did the London interbank offered rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability.

 

ARTICLE II

 

The Credits

 

SECTION 2.01. Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans in Dollars to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Commitment or (b) the Aggregate Outstanding Extensions of Credit exceeding the total Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.

 

 

SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings. (a) Each Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments. Each Competitive Loan shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.04. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments and Competitive Bids of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.

 

(b)   Subject to Section 2.13, (i) each Revolving Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith, and (ii) each Competitive Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of Eurodollar Loans or Fixed Rate Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(c)   At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000. At the time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000; provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Commitments then in effect or that is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.05(e). Each Competitive Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of 20 Eurodollar Revolving Borrowings outstanding.

 

(d)   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Loan included in any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect to such Loan would end after the Maturity Date in effect for any Lender making such Loan.

 

(e)   The Borrower may from time to time elect to increase the Commitments then in effect in a minimum amount of $25,000,000 so long as, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of the Commitments then in effect does not exceed $1,600,000,000. The Borrower may arrange for any such increase to be provided by one or more Lenders (each Lender so agreeing to an increase in its Commitment, an “Increasing Lender”), or by one or more banks, financial institutions or other entities (each such bank, financial institution or other entity, an “Augmenting Lender”), to increase their existing Commitments, or extend Commitments, as the case may be, provided that (i) each Augmenting Lender shall be subject to the approval of the Borrower, each Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (which approval shall, in each case, not be unreasonably withheld) and (ii) (x) in the case of an Increasing Lender, the Borrower and such Increasing Lender execute an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto (a “Commitment Increase Supplement”), reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent, and (y) in the case of an Augmenting Lender, the Borrower and such Augmenting Lender execute an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto (an “Augmenting Lender Supplement”),

 

 

reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 2.02(e), increases in and new Commitments created pursuant hereto shall become effective on the date agreed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the relevant Lenders, and the Administrative Agent shall notify each affected Lender thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no increase in the Commitments (or in the Commitment of any Lender), shall become effective under this paragraph unless, (i) on the proposed date of the effectiveness of such increase, the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 shall be satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02) and the Administrative Agent shall have received a Commitment Increase Supplement or Augmenting Lender Supplement with a certification to this effect, and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received documents consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date under Section 4.01(c) as to the corporate power and authority of the Borrower to borrow hereunder after giving effect to such increase. On the effective date of any increase in the Commitments, (i) each relevant Increasing Lender and Augmenting Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent such amounts in immediately available funds as the Administrative Agent shall determine, for the benefit of the other relevant Lenders, as being required in order to cause, after giving effect to such increase and the use of such amounts to make payments to such other relevant Lenders, each Lender’s portion of the outstanding Loans of all the Lenders to equal its then effective Applicable Percentage of such outstanding Loans, and (ii) the Borrower shall be deemed to have repaid and reborrowed all outstanding Loans as of the date of any increase in the Commitments (with such reborrowing to consist of the Types of Loans, with related Interest Periods if applicable, specified in a notice delivered by the Borrower in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.03). The deemed payments made pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence in respect of each Eurodollar Loan shall be subject to indemnification by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.15 if the deemed payment occurs other than on the last day of any related Interest Period.

 

SECTION 2.03. Requests for Revolving Borrowings. To request a Revolving Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that any such notice of an ABR Revolving Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.05(e) may be given not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, telecopy or electronic pdf to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

 

(i)

the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;

 

(ii)

the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

 

(iii)

whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing;

 

 

 

(iv)    in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and

 

(v)    the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.06.

 

If no election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified, then the requested Revolving Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

 

SECTION 2.04. Competitive Bid Procedure. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, from time to time during the Availability Period the Borrower may request Competitive Bids and may (but shall not have any obligation to) accept Competitive Bids and borrow Competitive Loans; provided that the Aggregate Outstanding Extensions of Credit at any time shall not exceed the total Commitments at such time. To request Competitive Bids, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, four Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing and, in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that the Borrower may submit up to (but not more than) three Competitive Bid Requests at the same time on the same day, but a Competitive Bid Request shall not be made within three Business Days after the date of any previous Competitive Bid Request, unless any and all such previous Competitive Bid Requests shall have been withdrawn or all Competitive Bids received in response thereto rejected. Each such telephonic Competitive Bid Request shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, telecopy or electronic pdf to the Administrative Agent of a written Competitive Bid Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Competitive Bid Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

 

(i)

the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;

 

(ii)

the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

 

(iii)

whether such Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing or a Fixed Rate Borrowing;

 

(iv)    the Interest Period to be applicable to such Borrowing, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and

 

(v)    the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.06.

 

 

Promptly following receipt of a Competitive Bid Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of the details thereof by telecopy or electronic pdf, inviting the Lenders to submit Competitive Bids.

 

(b)   Each Lender may (but shall not have any obligation to) make one or more Competitive Bids to the Borrower in response to a Competitive Bid Request. Each Competitive Bid by a Lender must be in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and must be received by the Administrative Agent by telecopy or electronic pdf, in the case of a Eurodollar Competitive Borrowing, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the proposed date of such Competitive Borrowing and, in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the proposed date of such Competitive Borrowing. Competitive Bids that do not conform substantially to the form approved by the Administrative Agent may be rejected by the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall notify the applicable Lender as promptly as practicable. Each Competitive Bid shall specify (i) the principal amount (which shall be a minimum of $5,000,000 and an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and which may equal the entire principal amount of the Competitive Borrowing requested by the Borrower) of the Competitive Loan or Loans that the Lender is willing to make, (ii) the Competitive Bid Rate or Rates at which the Lender is prepared to make such Loan or Loans (expressed as a percentage rate per annum in the form of a decimal to no more than four decimal places) and (iii) the Interest Period applicable to each such Loan and the last day thereof.

 

(c)   The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower by telecopy or electronic pdf of the Competitive Bid Rate and the principal amount specified in each Competitive Bid and the identity of the Lender that shall have made such Competitive Bid.

 

(d)   Subject only to the provisions of this paragraph, the Borrower may accept or reject any Competitive Bid. The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone, confirmed by telecopy or electronic pdf in a form approved by the Administrative Agent, whether and to what extent it has decided to accept or reject each Competitive Bid, in the case of a  Eurodollar Competitive Borrowing, not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Competitive Borrowing and, in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the proposed date of the Competitive Borrowing; provided that (i) the failure of the Borrower to give such notice shall be deemed to be a rejection of each Competitive Bid, (ii) the Borrower shall not accept a Competitive Bid made at a particular Competitive Bid Rate if the Borrower rejects a Competitive Bid made at a lower Competitive Bid Rate, (iii) the aggregate amount of the Competitive Bids accepted by the Borrower shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the requested Competitive Borrowing specified in the related Competitive Bid Request, (iv) to the extent necessary to comply with clause (iii) above, the Borrower may accept Competitive Bids at the same Competitive Bid Rate in part, which acceptance, in the case of multiple Competitive Bids at such Competitive Bid Rate, shall be made pro rata in accordance with the amount of each such Competitive Bid, and (v) except pursuant to clause (iv) above, no Competitive Bid shall be accepted for a Competitive Loan unless such Competitive Loan is in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 and an integral multiple of $1,000,000; provided further that, if a Competitive Loan must be in an amount less than $5,000,000 because of the provisions of clause (iv) above, such Competitive Loan may be for a minimum of $1,000,000 or any integral multiple

 

 

thereof, and in calculating the pro rata allocation of acceptances of portions of multiple Competitive Bids at a particular Competitive Bid Rate pursuant to clause (iv) the amounts shall be rounded to integral multiples of $1,000,000 in a manner determined by the Borrower. A notice given by the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph shall be irrevocable.

 

(e)   The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each bidding Lender by telecopy or electronic pdf whether or not its Competitive Bid has been accepted (and, if so, the amount and Competitive Bid Rate so accepted), and each successful bidder will thereupon become bound, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, to make the Competitive Loan in respect of which its Competitive Bid has been accepted.

 

(f)    If the Administrative Agent shall elect to submit a Competitive Bid in its capacity as a Lender, it shall submit such Competitive Bid directly to the Borrower at least one quarter of an hour earlier than the time by which the other Lenders are required to submit their Competitive Bids to the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section.

 

SECTION 2.05. Letters of Credit. (a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower (and, if a Letter of Credit is issued for the benefit of any Subsidiary, such Subsidiary) may request the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower (and, if such Letter of Credit is issued for the benefit of any Subsidiary, for the account of the Borrower and such Subsidiary, jointly and severally), in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, the Issuing Bank with respect to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. The Borrower unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that, in connection with any Letter of Credit issued for the account of any Subsidiary as provided in the first sentence of this paragraph, it will be fully responsible for the reimbursement of LC Disbursements, the payment of interest thereon and the payment of fees due under Section 2.11 to the same extent as if it were the sole account party in respect of such Letter of Credit.

 

(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver, telecopy or electronically pdf to the relevant Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the relevant Issuing Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on the relevant Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, (i) the LC Exposure shall

 

 

not exceed $50,000,000 and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Extensions of Credit shall not exceed the total Commitments at such time.

 

(c)    Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date that is five Business Days prior to the earlier of (whether or not such date shall have passed already) (A) the Maturity Date then in effect and (B) any Non-Collective Maturity Date and (ii) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit, provided that, subject to clause (i) above, any Letter of Credit may, at the request of the Borrower as set forth in the application for such Letter of Credit, be automatically renewed on each anniversary of the issuance thereof for an additional period of one year unless the Issuing Bank which issued such Letter of Credit shall have given prior written notice to the Borrower and the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit that such Letter of Credit will not be renewed.

 

(d)   Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) by an Issuing Bank and without any further action on the part of such Issuing Bank or the Lenders, such Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Lender, and each Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of any Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

 

(e)   Reimbursement. If an Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit issued by it, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if the Borrower shall have received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date, or, if such notice has not been received by the Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice; provided that the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 that such payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Borrowing in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing. If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.06 with

 

 

respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the relevant Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the relevant Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the relevant Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and the relevant Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse an Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of ABR Revolving Loans as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.

 

(f) Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of:

 

(i)    any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein;

 

(ii)    any amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from all or any of the provisions of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement;

 

(iii)    the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower, any other party guaranteeing, or otherwise obligated with, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof or any other Person may at any time have against the beneficiary under any Letter of Credit, any Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other related or unrelated agreement or transaction;

 

(iv)    any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

 

(v)    payment by any Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; and

 

(vi)    any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind of any Issuing Bank, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or any other Person or any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of the Borrower’s obligations hereunder.

 

Neither the Administrative Agent, the Lenders nor any Issuing Bank, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder,

 

 

including any of the circumstances specified in clauses (i) through (vi) above, as well as any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of such Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse any Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by such Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise the agreed standard of care (as set forth below) in determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that each Issuing Bank shall have exercised the agreed standard of care in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Issuing Bank, except to the extent that applicable law requires a different standard of care. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is understood that an Issuing Bank may accept documents that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and may make payment upon presentation of documents that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit; provided that such Issuing Bank shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to decline to accept such documents and to make such payment if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

 

(g)   Disbursement Procedures. Each Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. Each Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by telecopy or electronic pdf) of such demand for payment and whether such Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.

 

(h)   Interim Interest. If an Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans; provided that, if the Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, then Section 2.12(d) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the relevant Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse an Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.

 

(i)    Replacement of the Issuing Banks. Each Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank, provided that the successor Issuing Bank must be a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such

 

 

replacement of an Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.11(b). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued by it thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor Issuing Bank, any other Issuing Bank, or any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor Issuing Bank, all other Issuing Banks and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.

 

(j) Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Majority Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Lenders with LC Exposure representing at least 51% of the total LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (f) or (g) of Article VII. Such deposit shall be held in New York by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Investment of such deposits shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, be made at the direction of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s risk and expense. Unless invested in accordance with the preceding sentence, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the relevant Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Lenders with LC Exposure representing at least 51% of the total LC Exposure), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.

 

SECTION 2.06. Funding of Borrowings. (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 12:00 noon, New York City time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent

 

 

in New York City and designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request or Competitive Bid Request; provided that ABR Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the relevant Issuing Bank.

 

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing and the Administrative Agent shall promptly return to the Borrower any amount (including interest) paid by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, together with any interest thereon paid by such Lender for any day not covered by the Borrower’s payment.

 

SECTION 2.07. Interest Elections. (a) Each Revolving Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Competitive Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.

 

(b)   To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, telecopy or electronic pdf to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Borrower.

 

(c)   Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

 

 

(i)    the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

 

(ii)    the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

 

(iii)    whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and

 

(iv)    if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.

 

If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

 

(d)   Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

 

(e)   If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Majority Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Revolving Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

 

SECTION 2.08. Expiration, Termination, Reduction and Extension of Commitments. (a) Unless previously terminated, the Commitment of each Lender shall expire on the Maturity Date in effect from time to time with respect to such Lender.

 

(b)   The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments; provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.10, the Aggregate Outstanding Extensions of Credit would exceed the total Commitments.

 

(c)    The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (c) of this Section at least three Business

 

 

Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments then in effect.

 

(d)    On any date after the first anniversary of the Closing Date, but no more than (i)  twice during the life of the Agreement and (ii) once during any twelve-month period, (each, an “Extension Date”), the Borrower shall have the right, with the consent of the Lenders holding a majority of the Commitments, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 2.08(d), to extend the Maturity Date then in effect (each, an “Extension Effective Date”) by one additional year from such Extension Date; provided, that (i) the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct on such Extension Date both before and immediately after giving effect to the proposed Maturity Date extension, (ii) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such Extension Date both before and immediately after giving effect to the proposed Maturity Date extension, (iii) on or prior to the Extension Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received payment of all fees and interest accrued and payable on the Extension Effective Date and (iv) the Maturity Date shall not be extended with respect to any Lender without the consent of such Lender. At least 30 days prior to the relevant Extension Date, the Borrower shall provide written notice to the Administrative Agent of the proposed Maturity Date extension. Upon receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof. Any Lender that shall not have provided its written consent to the proposed Maturity Date extension by the date that is 10 Business Days prior to the relevant Extension Date shall be deemed to have elected not to approve of such extension. In the event any Lender does not (or is deemed to not) consent to an extension of the Maturity Date then in effect with respect to such Lender (with respect to such extension, a “Non-Approving Lender”), such Lender’s Commitment shall expire on the Maturity Date then in effect with respect to such Lender and for all purposes of this Agreement “Maturity Date” in respect of such Lender, the Loans made by it and any other amounts owing to such Lender hereunder shall mean such Maturity Date. As of the Maturity Date then being extended, upon effectiveness of such extension, the Applicable Percentages of the Lenders shall be deemed modified as appropriate to reflect the expiration of the Commitment of any Non-Approving Lender with respect to such extension. The Borrower shall have the right, at its sole expense, upon notice to the Administrative Agent and any Non-Approving Lender in respect of any Maturity Date extension, to require such Lender to assign and delegate, prior to the relevant Extension Date, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04) all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party (other than any Competitive Loans held by it) to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender that accepts such assignment), provided, such assignee concurrently with such assignment approves such extension; and provided, further, that (i) the Borrower (unless the assignee is a Lender) shall

 

 

have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank (which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld) and (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans (other than Competitive Loans) and participations in LC Disbursements, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal, participations in LC Disbursements and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts).

 

SECTION 2.09. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan on the Maturity Date in effect from time to time, with respect to such Lender and (ii) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender that has made a Competitive Loan the then unpaid principal amount of such Competitive Loan on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan.

 

(b)   Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

 

(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i)  the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof. In case of any discrepancy between the entries made by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this paragraph and the entries made by any Lender pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section, such Lender’s entries shall be considered correct, in the absence of manifest error.

 

(d)   In case of any dispute, action or proceeding relating to any Loan, the entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(e)   Any Lender may request of the Borrower that (i) Revolving Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 (a “Revolving Loan Note”) and (ii) Competitive Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 (a “Competitive Loan Note”). In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender promissory notes in such forms payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns). Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory notes and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such forms payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if any such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).

 

 

SECTION 2.10. Optional Prepayment of Loans. (a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that the Borrower shall not have the right to prepay any Competitive Loan without the prior written consent of the Lender thereof.

 

(b)   The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by telecopy or electronic pdf) of any prepayment to be made pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment or (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Revolving Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.08, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.08. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Revolving Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Revolving Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02. Except as set forth in paragraph (d) below, each prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by payment of accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.12.

 

(c)   The provisions of Section 2.09(a) notwithstanding, the Borrower shall, without notice or demand, repay all Loans of each Non-Approving Lender on the Maturity Date then in effect with respect to such Lender.

 

SECTION 2.11. Fees . (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a facility fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the daily amount of the then effective Commitment of such Lender (whether used or unused) during the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the date on which such Commitment expires or is terminated; provided that, if such Lender continues to have any Revolving Credit Exposure after its Commitment terminates or expires, then such facility fee shall continue to accrue on the daily amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure from and including the date on which its Commitment terminates to but excluding the date on which such Lender ceases to have any Revolving Credit Exposure. Accrued facility fees with respect to each Lender shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Commitment of such Lender terminates or expires, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof; provided that any facility fees accruing after the date on which the Commitment of such Lender terminates or expires shall be payable on demand. All facility fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 (or 366 in the case of a leap year) days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

 

(b) The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall

 

 

accrue at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Rate applicable to interest on Eurodollar Revolving Loans on the average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Lender’s Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure, and (ii) to each Issuing Bank a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate or rates per annum separately agreed upon between the Borrower and such Issuing Bank on the average daily amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) relating to the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank during the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any such LC Exposure, as well as such Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees with respect to each Lender and Issuing Bank, respectively, accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on the third Business Day following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Closing Date; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s Commitments terminate or expire and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate or expire shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to any Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within 10 days after demand. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 (or 366 in the case of a leap year) days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

 

(c)   The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

(d)   All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to an Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of facility fees and participation fees, to the Lenders. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.

 

SECTION 2.12. Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

 

(b)   The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Loan, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate or (ii) in the case of a Eurodollar Competitive Loan, the LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus (or minus, as applicable) the Margin applicable to such Loan.

 

(c)   Each Fixed Rate Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Fixed Rate applicable to such Loan.

 

(d)   Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at

 

 

stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, from and including the date such amount shall become due, but excluding the date such amount shall be paid in accordance with Section 2.17, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided above or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided above.

 

(e)   Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment, (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Revolving Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion and (iv) all accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable upon termination or expiration of the Commitment of the Lender making such Loan.

 

(f)    All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or

 

366  days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be presumptively correct absent manifest error.

 

SECTION 2.13. Alternate Rate of Interest. (a) If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:

 

(i)    the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be presumptively correct, absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period; or

 

(ii)    the Administrative Agent is advised by the Majority Lenders (or, in the case of a Eurodollar Competitive Loan, the Lender that is required to make such Loan) that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;

 

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone, telecopy or electronic pdf as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Revolving Borrowing to, or continuation of any Revolving Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective, (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Revolving

 

 

Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing and (iii) any request by the Borrower for a Eurodollar Competitive Borrowing shall be ineffective; provided that (A) if the circumstances giving rise to such notice do not affect all the Lenders, then requests by the Borrower for Eurodollar Competitive Borrowings may be made to Lenders that are not affected thereby and (B) if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then the other Type of Borrowings shall be permitted.

 

(b) If at any time the Borrower or the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (i) the circumstances set forth in clause (a)(i) have arisen and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary or (ii) the circumstances set forth in clause (a)(i) have not arisen but either (w) the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate has made a public statement that the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate is insolvent (and there is no successor administrator that will continue publication of the LIBO Screen Rate), (x) the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the LIBO Screen Rate will permanently or indefinitely cease to be published by it (and there is no successor administrator that will continue publication of the LIBO Screen Rate), (y) the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the LIBO Screen Rate will permanently or indefinitely cease to be published or (z) the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the LIBO Screen Rate may no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall endeavor to establish an alternate rate of interest to the LIBO Rate that gives due consideration to the then prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest for syndicated loans in the United States at such time, and shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable (but for the avoidance of doubt, such related changes shall not include a reduction of the Applicable Rate); provided that, if such alternate rate of interest as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 9.02, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement so long as the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five Business Days of the date notice of such alternate rate of interest is provided to the Lenders, a written notice from the Majority Lenders stating that such Majority Lenders object to such amendment. Until an alternate rate of interest shall be determined in accordance with this clause

 

(b) (but, in the case of the circumstances described in clause (ii)(w), clause (ii)(x) or clause (ii)(y) of the first sentence of this Section 2.13(b), only to the extent the LIBO Screen Rate such Interest Period is not available or published at such time on a current basis), (x) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Revolving Borrowing to, or continuation of any Revolving Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective, (y) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing and (z) any request by the Borrower for a Eurodollar Competitive Loan shall be ineffective.

 

SECTION 2.14. Increased Costs. (a) If any Change in Law shall:

 

 

(i)    impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or any Issuing Bank; or

 

(ii)    subject the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank to any Taxes (other than any Indemnified Taxes, Other Taxes or Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

 

(iii)    impose on any Lender or any Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or Eurodollar Loans or Fixed Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

 

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate Loan (or, in the case of (ii), any Loans) or to increase the cost to such Lender or any Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such Issuing Bank (or, in the case of (ii), the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank) hereunder in respect of such Loan or Letter of Credit by an amount deemed by such Lender or such Issuing Bank (or, in the case of (ii), the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank) to be material, then the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank (or, in the case of (ii), the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank), as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank (or, in the case of (ii), the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank), as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

(b)   If any Lender or any Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity) by an amount deemed by such Lender or such Issuing Bank to be material, then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

 

(c)    A certificate of a Lender or an Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts (including the basis therefor and the calculation thereof, which claim and the determination thereof shall be made in good faith by the applicable Lender or Issuing Bank and consistent with similarly situated customers of the applicable Lender or Issuing Bank under

 

 

agreements having provisions similar to this Section 2.14 after consideration of such factors as the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as applicable, then reasonably determines to be relevant; provided that none of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as applicable, shall be required to disclose any confidential or proprietary information in connection therewith) necessary to compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be presumptively correct absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

 

(d)   Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than three months prior to the date that such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the three-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

 

(e)    Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, a Lender shall not be entitled to compensation pursuant to this Section in respect of any Competitive Loan if the Change in Law that would otherwise entitle it to such compensation shall have been publicly announced prior to submission of the Competitive Bid pursuant to which such Loan was made.

 

SECTION 2.15. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Revolving Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice is permitted to be revocable under Section 2.10(b) and is revoked in accordance herewith), (d) the failure to borrow any Competitive Loan after accepting the Competitive Bid to make such Loan, or (e) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan or Fixed Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.18, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss and the actual cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, the loss to any Lender attributable to any such event shall be deemed to include an amount reasonably determined by such Lender to be equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that such Lender would pay for a deposit equal to the principal amount of such Loan for the period from the date of such payment, conversion, failure or assignment to the last day of the then current Interest Period for such Loan (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the duration of the Interest Period that would have resulted from such borrowing, conversion or continuation) if the interest rate payable on such deposit were equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate (in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Loan) or the LIBO Rate (in the case of a Eurodollar Competitive Loan) for such Interest Period, over (ii) the amount of interest that such Lender would earn on such principal

 

 

amount for such period if such Lender were to invest such principal amount for such period at the interest rate that would be bid by such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) for dollar deposits from other banks in the eurodollar market at the commencement of such period. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive (including the basis therefor and the calculation thereof) pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be presumptively correct absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

 

SECTION 2.16. Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, each Lender or each Issuing Bank (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholding been made.

 

(b)   In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of any Other Taxes.

 

(c)   The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank, within 30 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto to the extent such penalties, interest and expenses shall not result from any action or inaction on the part of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability (including the basis therefor and the calculation thereof) delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or an Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or an Issuing Bank, shall be presumptively correct absent manifest error.

 

(d)   Each Lender and each Issuing Bank shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent for any Taxes (but, in the case of any Indemnified Taxes, only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes, and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) attributable to such Lender or such Issuing Bank that are paid or payable by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with

 

 

respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The indemnity under this Section 2.16(d) shall be paid within 30 days after the Administrative Agent delivers to the applicable Lender or Issuing Bank a certificate stating the amount of such payment or liability (including the basis therefor and the calculation thereof). Such certificate shall be presumptively correct absent manifest error.

 

(e)   As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(f)    (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, any applicable withholding Tax with respect to any payments under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding. In addition, any Lender, if requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to any withholding (including backup withholding) or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Sections 2.16(f)(ii)(A) through (E) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense (or, in the case of a Change in Law, any incremental material unreimbursed cost or expense) or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender. Upon the reasonable request of such Borrower or the Administrative Agent, any Lender shall update any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this

 

Section 2.16(f). If any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.16(f) expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect with respect to a Lender, such Lender shall promptly (and in any event within 10 days after such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy) notify such Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy and update the form or certification if it is legally eligible to do so.

 

(ii)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender shall, if it is legally eligible to do so, deliver to such Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies reasonably requested by such Borrower and the Administrative Agent) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a party hereto (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), duly completed and executed copies of whichever of the following is applicable:

 

A.    in the case of a Lender that is a “U.S. Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding Tax;

 

 

B.    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income Tax treaty to which the United States is a party (1) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (2) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such Tax treaty;

 

C.    in the case of a Foreign Lender for whom payments under any Loan Document constitute income that is effectively connected with such Foreign Lender’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States, IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

D.    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code both (1) IRS Form W-8BEN and (2) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1 (a “U.S. Tax Certificate”) to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (a) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (b) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, (c) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (d) conducting a trade or business in the United States with which the relevant interest payments are effectively connected and (3) IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable;

 

E.    in the case of a Foreign Lender that is not the beneficial owner of payments made under any Loan Document (including a partnership or a participating Lender) (1) an IRS Form W-8IMY on behalf of itself, (2) the relevant forms prescribed in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D) and (F) of this paragraph (f)(ii) that would be required of each such beneficial owner or partner of such partnership if such beneficial owner or partner were a Lender and (3) a U.S. Tax Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2 or Exhibit G-3; provided, however, that if the Lender is a partnership and one or more of its direct or indirect partners are claiming the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, such Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-4 on behalf of such partners; or

 

F.    any other form prescribed by law as a basis for claiming exemption from, or a reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax together with such supplementary documentation necessary to enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the amount of Tax (if any) required by law to be withheld.

 

(iii)    If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably

 

 

requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 2.16(f)(iii), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

(g)         If the Borrower determines in good faith that a reasonable basis exists for contesting a Tax, the relevant Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall cooperate with the Borrower in challenging such Tax at the Borrower’s expense if requested by the Borrower. If any Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, obtains a credit against or receives a refund or reduction (whether by way of direct payment or by offset) of any Tax for which payment has been made pursuant to this Section, which credit, refund or reduction in the good faith judgment of such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, (and without any obligation to disclose its tax records) is allocable to such payment made under this Section, the amount of such credit, refund or reduction (together with any interest received thereon) promptly shall be paid to the Borrower to the extent payment has been made in full by the Borrower pursuant to this Section and net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) of the Administrative Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to the Administrative Agent or such Lender the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 2.16(g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will any Lender or the Administrative Agent be required to pay any amount to the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place such Lender or the Administrative Agent in a  less favorable net after-Tax position than such Lender or the Administrative Agent would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such credit, refund or reduction had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any Lender or the Administrative Agent to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.

 

(h)    For purposes of this Section, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank and the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

 

SECTION 2.17. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs. (a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or under Section 2.14, 2.15 or 2.16, or otherwise) prior to 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim (the Administrative Agent will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide an invoice with respect to interest and fees payable hereunder at least 10 Business Days prior to the date such payment is due; provided that the Administrative Agent shall have no liability for any failure or delay in providing any such invoice). Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the

 

 

Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York, except payments to be made directly to an Issuing Bank as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension at the same applicable rate. All payments hereunder shall be made in Dollars.

 

(b)   If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, to pay interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, to pay principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.

 

(c)   Except as provided in Sections 2.09(a) and 2.10(c) with respect to Loans of a Non-Approving Lender, if any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Revolving Loans or participations in LC Disbursements resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may, subject to Section 9.08, exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

 

(d)   Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the

 

 

Lenders or an Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or such Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate.

 

(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.05(d) or (e), 2.06(b) or 2.17(d), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.

 

SECTION 2.18. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) If any Lender or a Participant in such Lender’s Loans requests compensation under Section 2.14, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or a Participant in such Lender’s Loans or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or Participant pursuant to Section 2.16, then such Lender or Participant shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender or Participant, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.16, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender or Participant to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender or Participant. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or Participant in connection with any such designation or assignment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender and Participant shall use all reasonable efforts to mitigate the effect upon the Borrower of any increased capital requirement and shall assess any cost related to such increased capital on a nondiscriminatory basis among the Borrower and other borrowers of such Lender or Participant to which such cost applies and such Lender or Participant shall not be entitled to be compensated for any increased capital requirement unless it is, as a result of such law, regulation, guideline or request, such Lender’s or Participant’s policy generally to seek to exercise such rights, where available, against other borrowers of such Lender or Participant.

 

(b) If any Lender or a Participant in such Lender’s Loans requests compensation under Section 2.14, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or Participant or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or Participant pursuant to Section 2.16, or if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, or if any Lender shall have a credit rating of C/D (or its equivalent) or lower by Thomson BankWatch, Inc. (or any successor thereto), then the Borrower shall have the right, at its sole expense, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, to require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (other than any outstanding Competitive Loans held by it) to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee

 

 

may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (and, if a Commitment is being assigned, each Issuing Bank) which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans (other than Competitive Loans) and participations in LC Disbursements, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.14 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.16, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

 

SECTION 2.19. Defaulting Lenders.

 

Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:

 

(a)    fees shall cease to accrue on the unfunded portion of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.11(a);

 

(b)    the Commitment and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Majority Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 9.02); provided, that this clause (b) shall not apply to the vote of a Defaulting Lender in the case of an amendment, waiver or other modification requiring the consent of such Lender or each Lender affected thereby;

 

(c)    if LC Exposure exists at the time such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:

 

(i)    all or any part of LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages but only to the extent the sum of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposure plus such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Commitments;

 

(ii)    if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within one Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent cash collateralize for the benefit of the Issuing Bank only the Borrower’s obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.05(j) for so long as such LC Exposure is outstanding;

 

 

(iii)    if the Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.11(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure during the period such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is cash collateralized;

 

(iv)    if the LC Exposure of the non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.11(a) and (b) shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lenders’ Applicable Percentages; and

 

(v)    if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Issuing Bank or any other Lender hereunder, all fees payable under Section 2.11(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure shall be payable to the Issuing Bank until and to the extent that such LC Exposure is reallocated and/or cash collateralized; and

 

(d) so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it is satisfied that the related exposure and the Defaulting Lender’s then outstanding LC Exposure will be 100% covered by the Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.05(j), and participating interests in any newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 2.19(c)(i) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein).

 

If (i) a Bankruptcy Event or a Bail-In Action with respect to a Lender Parent of any Lender shall occur following the date hereof and for so long as such event shall continue or (ii) the Issuing Bank has a good faith belief that any Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other agreements in which such Lender commits to extend credit, the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, shall have entered into arrangements with the Borrower or such Lender, satisfactory to the Issuing Bank to defease any risk to it in respect of such Lender hereunder.

 

In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Issuing Bank each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then LC Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Lenders as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

Representations and Warranties

 

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:

 

SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers. Each of the Borrower and the Significant Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.

 

SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions are within the Borrower’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Borrower. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes, and each Note and each other Loan Document when executed and delivered by the Borrower will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default, or give rise to a right to require any material payment, under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their respective assets, any indenture, agreement or other instrument a violation, default or required payment under which would result in a Material Adverse Effect), and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any material asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, any Lien on any of its assets if such Lien would result in a Material Adverse Effect).

 

SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. (a) The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its consolidated statement of financial position, and statements of earnings, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, reported on by Ernst & Young LLP, independent public accountants, certified by a Financial Officer. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP.

 

(b) Since December 31, 2018, there has been no Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

SECTION 3.05. Properties. (a) Each of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in or rights to use, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for such irregularities that, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b) Each of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a) There is no pending litigation or administrative proceeding or other legal or regulatory development that is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect or to materially adversely affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders hereunder.

 

(b) Except for the Disclosed Matters and except with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.

 

SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Each of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders (other than Environmental Laws) of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property (including Regulation U) and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

SECTION 3.09. Taxes. Each of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 3.10. ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

SECTION 3.11. Disclosure. None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected or pro forma financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time, it being understood that such pro forma statements or projections are inherently subjective and are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies many of which are beyond the control of the Borrower and that no assurance can be given that such projections or pro forma financial statements will be realized.

 

SECTION 3.12. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees, and to the knowledge of the Borrower, its directors and agents are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of (a) the Borrower, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of the Borrower, any agent of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing or Letter of Credit, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by the Agreement will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Conditions

 

SECTION 4.01. Closing Date. This Agreement shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):

 

(a)   The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from the Borrower and the Lenders either (i) counterparts of this Agreement signed on behalf of such parties or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy or electronic pdf transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such parties have each signed a counterpart of this Agreement.

 

(b)   The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Closing Date) of (i)  Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, special counsel for the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, and (ii) the General Counsel, an Assistant General Counsel or Chief

 

 

Legal Officer of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit D. The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinions.

 

(c)   The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a certificate of the Borrower, dated the Closing Date, as to the incumbency and signature of the officers of the Borrower executing this Agreement and authorized to execute Notes reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and (ii) true and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the Borrower, certified as of the Closing Date as complete and correct copies thereof by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower.

 

(d)   The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of the Borrower, confirming that (i) the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in this Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing Date and (ii) upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

(e)   The Borrower shall have paid all fees required to be paid, and all expenses required to be paid and for which invoices have been presented, on or before the Closing Date.

 

(f)    Concurrently with the effectiveness of this Agreement, (i) the Borrower shall (and does hereby) terminate the commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement and

 

(ii)  all principal, interest and fees under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be paid in full. Any advance notice required in connection with such termination or prepayment is hereby waived by the Lenders (to the extent such Lenders are parties to the Existing Credit Agreement).

 

(g)   The Administrative Agent shall have received, at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information regarding the Borrower requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act, to the extent requested in writing of the Borrower at least 10 Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

 

The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Closing Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.

 

SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of each Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

(a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in this Agreement (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.04(b) and 3.06) or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable.

 

 

(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.

 

ARTICLE V

 

Affirmative Covenants

 

Until all Commitments shall have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

 

SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information. The Borrower will furnish to each Lender through the Administrative Agent:

 

(a)   as soon as available but in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, its audited consolidated statement of financial position and related statements of earnings, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by Ernst & Young LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that the Borrower may deliver, in lieu of the foregoing, the annual report of the Borrower for such fiscal year on Form 10-K filed with the SEC, but only so long as the financial statements contained in such annual report on Form 10-K are substantially the same in content as the financial statements referred to in the preceding provisions of this paragraph (a);

 

(b)   as soon as available but in any event within 60 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, its consolidated statement of financial position and related statements of earnings and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes; provided, however, that

 

 

the Borrower may deliver, in lieu of the foregoing, the quarterly report of the Borrower for such fiscal quarter on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, but only so long as the financial statements contained in such quarterly report on Form 10-Q are substantially the same in content as the financial statements referred to in the preceding provisions of this paragraph (b);

 

(c)    concurrently with each delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b)  above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto (i) certifying as to whether, to the best knowledge of such Financial Officer, a Default has occurred and is continuing and, if a Default has occurred and is continuing, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 6.05 and (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate;

 

(d)   promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports on Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K and all proxy statements filed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the SEC or any other documents distributed by the Borrower to its shareholders generally which contain the equivalent information to that contained in such Forms or proxy statements; and

 

(e)   promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations and financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.

 

Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 shall be deemed to have been delivered to the Lenders on the date on which the Borrower provides written notice to the Lenders that such information has been posted on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at http://www.csx.com or is available on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov (to the extent such information has been posted or is available as described in such notice). Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 may also be delivered by electronic communication pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.01(b).

 

SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events. The Borrower will furnish to each Lender through the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of the following:

 

(a)   within three Business Days after any Financial Officer obtains knowledge of the occurrence of any Default which is continuing, the occurrence of such Default;

 

(b)   the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary

 

 

that would, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower, result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c)   the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, would, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower, result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

(d)   any other development that results in, or would in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

 

SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business. The Borrower will, and will cause each Significant Subsidiary to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises it reasonably deems necessary to the conduct of its business; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation or disposition not prohibited under Section 6.04 or prohibit the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary from discontinuing any business or forfeiting any right, license, permit, privilege or franchise to the extent it reasonably deems appropriate in the ordinary course of its business.

 

SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, pay its obligations, including Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, would result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.

 

SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause each Significant Subsidiary to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) maintain insurance with financially sound insurance companies (including captive or affiliated insurance companies) or, to the extent consistent with prudent business practice, programs of self-insurance, in each case in such amounts, with such deductibles and against such risks as are reasonably appropriate.

 

SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights. The Borrower will, and will cause each Significant Subsidiary to, keep and maintain proper books of record and account in accordance with GAAP. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice and coordinated with the Administrative Agent, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all during normal business hours and at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested.

 

 

SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

 

SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds, Commitments and Letters of Credit. The proceeds of the Loans and Letters of Credit shall be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes. The Borrower will not request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, and the Borrower shall not directly or knowingly indirectly use the proceeds of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws or (B) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country to the extent such activities, businesses or transaction would be prohibited by Sanctions if conducted by a corporation incorporated in the United States.

 

SECTION 5.09. Federal Regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used for “purchasing” or “carrying” (within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U of the Board as now and from time to time hereafter in effect) any Margin Stock in violation of the applicable requirements of such Regulation. If requested by any Lender or the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender a statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the requirements of FR Form G-3 or FR Form U-1 referred to in said Regulation U, as the case may be.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

Negative Covenants

 

Until all Commitments shall have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

 

SECTION 6.01. Limitation on Subsidiary Debt. The Borrower will not permit any Subsidiary to create, incur or assume any Debt (other than Debt substantially secured by a Lien or Liens on assets of such Subsidiary permitted under Section 6.02) after the Closing Date, except:

 

(a)   extensions, renewals and replacements of any Debt existing on the date hereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof (other than to finance payments made in connection therewith);

 

(b)

Debt of any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;

 

 

(c)   Debt of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the date hereof; provided that such Debt exists at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary and is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Subsidiary;

 

(d)

Debt of any Subsidiary as an account party in respect of letters of credit; and

 

(e)   other Debt; provided that at the time of the creation, incurrence or assumption of such Debt and after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of all such Debt of the Subsidiaries does not exceed an amount equal to 15% of Total Capitalization at such time.

 

SECTION 6.02. Liens. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it (other than Unrestricted Margin Stock) to secure Debt of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, except:

 

(a)

Permitted Encumbrances;

 

(b)   any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary existing on the date hereof; provided that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date hereof and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof (other than to finance payments made in connection therewith);

 

(c)   any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (iii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof (other than to finance payments made in connection therewith);

 

(d)   Liens on railroad locomotives, auto racks, rolling stock, vessels, barges, containers, vehicles, terminals and other fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed, improved or refurbished by or for the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Liens and the Debt secured thereby are incurred prior to or within three years after such acquisition or the completion of such construction, improvement or refurbishment, (ii)  the Debt secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the cost of acquiring, constructing, improving or refurbishing such assets and (iii) such Liens shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

 

(e)

Liens securing Debt in respect of the transactions described in Schedule 6.02;

 

 

(f)    Liens on assets owned by a Securitization Subsidiary granted in connection with a Securitization Transaction so long as the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding with respect to all such Securitization Transactions does not exceed $750,000,000 at any time; and

 

(g)   Liens not otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that, at the time of the creation, incurrence or assumption of any Debt secured by any such Lien and after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of Debt of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries secured by Liens permitted under this clause (g), together with the Attributable Debt then outstanding in respect of Sale/Leaseback Transactions permitted under Section 6.03(c) in respect of which the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary do not constitute Capital Lease Obligations, does not exceed an amount equal to 15% of Total Capitalization at such time.

 

SECTION 6.03. Limitation on Sale/Leaseback Transactions. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of real or personal property (other than Unrestricted Margin Stock) which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Borrower or such Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of the Borrower or such Subsidiary (a “Sale/Leaseback Transaction”), except:

 

(a)

any Sale/Leaseback Transaction described in Schedule 6.02;

 

(b)   any arrangement with respect to any railroad locomotive, auto rack, rolling stock, vessel, barge, container, vehicle, terminal or other fixed or capital asset; provided that such arrangement is entered into prior to or within three years after the acquisition, construction, improvement or refurbishment of such railroad locomotive, auto rack, rolling stock, vessel, barge, container, vehicle, terminal or other fixed or capital asset; and

 

(c)   Sale/Leaseback Transactions not otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that, (i) if the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any such Sale/Leaseback Transaction constitute Capital Lease Obligations, the Liens created in respect of such Sale/Leaseback Transactions are permitted under Section 6.02 and (ii) if the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of any such Sale/Leaseback Transaction do not constitute Capital Lease Obligations, at the time of the creation, incurrence or assumption of any Attributable Debt in connection with such Sale/Leaseback Transaction and after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of Attributable Debt of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries then outstanding in respect of leases entered into in connection with Sale/Leaseback Transactions permitted under this clause (ii), together with the aggregate principal amount of Debt of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries then secured by Liens permitted under Section 6.02(g) does not exceed an amount equal to 15% of Total Capitalization at such time.

 

SECTION 6.04. Fundamental Changes. The Borrower will not merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned

 

 

or hereafter acquired), unless (a) if the Borrower is not the surviving corporation, the surviving corporation in any such merger or consolidation or the Person which acquires all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia (the “Successor Corporation”) and shall expressly assume, by amendment to this Agreement executed by the Borrower, the Successor Corporation and the Administrative Agent, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on the Loans and all other amounts payable under this Agreement and any Notes and the payment and performance of every covenant hereof on the part of the Borrower to be performed or observed, (b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (c) if the Borrower is not the surviving corporation, the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate of a Financial Officer and a written opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (who may be counsel to the Borrower), each stating that such transaction and amendment comply with this Section and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been satisfied; provided that the Borrower and the Subsidiaries will be permitted to sell, transfer and otherwise dispose of Unrestricted Margin Stock without regard to the foregoing restrictions.

 

SECTION 6.05. Financial Covenant. The Borrower shall not permit the ratio of Total Debt to Total Capitalization to exceed 0.70 to 1.00. Notwithstanding the foregoing, once the Credit Rating Event occurs, the Borrower shall not thereafter be required to comply with the financial covenant in this Section, regardless of the Ratings.

 

SECTION 6.06. Railroad Ownership. The Borrower shall own, directly or indirectly, all of the shares of capital stock of CSX Transportation, Inc., or the successor thereto by merger, consolidation or share exchange or the Person, if any, who has acquired substantially all of such corporation’s assets.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

Events of Default

 

If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:

 

(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise; provided that, if any such failure shall result from the malfunctioning or shutdown of any wire transfer or other payment system reasonably employed by the Borrower to make such payment or from an inadvertent error of a technical or clerical nature by the Borrower or any bank or other entity reasonably employed by the Borrower to make such payment, no Event of Default shall result under this paragraph (a) during the period (not in excess of two Business Days) required by the Borrower to make alternate payment arrangements;

 

 

(b)   the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) payable under this Agreement, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of ten days (provided that the Borrower shall not be in default under this Section for any failure to pay interest or fees due hereunder when due or within such ten day grace period if it does not receive an invoice from the Administrative Agent by the date that is ten Business Days prior to the relevant due date or if it believes that an invoice is not correct so long as (i) the Borrower shall promptly (and, in any event, within two Business Days of the date that is ten Business Days prior to the relevant due date) notify the Administrative Agent that it has not received an invoice by such date or that it believes that an invoice is not correct, (ii) (x) to the extent the Borrower has not received an invoice, the Borrower shall have paid the amount of interest and/or fees that it believes is due on the due date therefor or (y) to the extent the Borrower has received an invoice, the Borrower shall have paid the amount of interest and/or fees stated on such invoice on the due date therefor and (iii) the Borrower shall make any additional payment required within two Business Days after receipt by the Borrower of an invoice from the Administrative Agent that correctly sets forth the amount of interest and fees so due);

 

(c)   any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in or in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;

 

(d)   the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (c) of this Article) or any other Loan Document, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent (given at the request of any Lender) to the Borrower;

 

(e)   any event of default or similar event or condition occurs (and continues after any applicable grace period) under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any Material Indebtedness, whether such Material Indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created and shall result in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity (other than any such event or condition arising solely out of the violation by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any covenant in any way restricting the Borrower’s, or any such Subsidiary’s, right or ability to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of Unrestricted Margin Stock) and such acceleration shall not be rescinded or annulled in accordance with the terms of such mortgage, indenture or investment, as the same case may be; provided that this clause (e) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a  result of the voluntary permitted sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;

 

 

(f)    an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

 

(g)   the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (f) of this Article, (iii)  apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

 

(h)   the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

 

(i)    one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (to the extent not covered by insurance) in excess of $200,000,000 shall be rendered against the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain unpaid or undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed;

 

(j)    an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the reasonable opinion of the Majority Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, would result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(k)    a Change in Control shall occur and on the date which is four months after the occurrence of such Change in Control the Index Debt rating shall be lower than the highest ratings specified in Category 5 of the definition of “Applicable Rate” by each of S&P and Moody’s (or such other rating agency as then shall be relevant for purposes of determining the Applicable Rate);

 

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (f) or (g) of this Article as a result of which the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall not be permitted, without special relief, to exercise their rights or remedies under clause (i) or (ii) below), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent (with the consent of the Majority Lenders) may, and at the request of the Majority Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at

 

 

the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in case of any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (f) or

 

(g) of this Article described above, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

The Agents

 

SECTION 8.01. Authorization and Action.

 

Each of the Lenders and Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably appoints JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as its agent and authorizes JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Lender acknowledges that Citibank, N.A., Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., PNC Bank, National Association, The Northern Trust Company and UBS Securities LLC shall be Syndication Agents with respect to this Agreement and that Bank of America, N.A. and Barclays Bank PLC shall be Documentation Agents with respect to this Agreement. The Syndication Agents and Documentation Agents shall have no duties in such capacities in addition to any duties in their capacity as Lenders.

 

Each bank serving as an Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not an Agent hereunder.

 

No Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) no Agent shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b)  no Agent shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Lenders entitled to so require, and (c)  except as expressly set forth herein, no Agent shall have any duty to disclose, nor shall such Agent be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by such Agent or any of its Affiliates in any

 

 

capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Lenders entitled to so require or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final non-appealable judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction. No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and no Agent shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made to any Lender in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith or any other Loan Document, (iii) the performance or observance by the Borrower of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or, except as provided in clause (v) below, conditions set forth herein, (iv) with respect to parties other than such Agent, the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. Each Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it in good faith to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in good faith in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent and for which it is responsible. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent and to the Related Parties of the Agents and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Agent.

 

Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Majority Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be required if at the time of such appointment any Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing), to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Majority Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a commercial bank with an office in New York, New York and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $1,000,000,000. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become

 

 

vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor.

 

After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as Administrative Agent.

 

Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party. Each Lender represents that it has not relied upon the Unrestricted Margin Stock in its credit analysis or its decision to enter into this Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, each other Loan Documents to which it is a party, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

 

SECTION 8.02. Certain ERISA Matters. (a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

 

(i)    such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments, or this Agreement,

 

(ii)    the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,

 

(iii)    (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in,

 

 

administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitment and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or

 

(iv)    such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

 

(b)    In addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub- clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitment and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).

 

ARTICLE IX

 

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 9.01. Notices. (a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy or, subject to paragraph (b) below, electronic pdf, as follows:

 

(i)    if to the Borrower, to it at CSX Corporation, 500 Water Street, 9^th Floor, Jacksonville, FL 32202, Attention of Treasurer (Telephone No. (904)-359-1426 and electronic mail: ***@***);

 

(ii)    if to the Administrative Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., JPMorgan Loan Services, 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Ops 2, 3rd Floor, Newark, DE 19713, Attention: Loan and Agency Services Group (Fax No. (302) 634-3301; electronic mail: 12012443629@tls.ldsprod.com), with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017, Attention of Robert Kellas (Telecopy No. (212) 270-5100; electronic mail: ***@***); and

 

(iii)    if to any Issuing Bank or any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number or electronic mail address) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

 

 

Any party hereto may change its address, telecopy number or electronic mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

 

(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent (upon any such procedures’ approval, the Administrative Agent shall provide notice thereof to the applicable Lender); provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it prior to such communication (upon any such procedures’ approval, the Administrative Agent shall provide notice thereof to the Lenders); provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 

SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments. (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

 

(b) Neither this Agreement, any other Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Majority Lenders or by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Majority Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement, or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that a Lender who does not (or is deemed to not) approve an extension of the Maturity Date then in effect in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall not be considered affected by such extension, so long as (A) such Lender’s Commitment shall expire on the Maturity Date then in effect with respect to such Lender, (B) for all purposes of this Agreement “Maturity Date” in respect of such Lender, the Loans made by it and any other

 

 

amounts owing to such Lender hereunder shall mean such Maturity Date and (C) as of the Maturity Date then being extended, upon effectiveness of such extension, the Applicable Percentages of the Lenders shall be deemed modified as appropriate to reflect the expiration of the Commitment of any Non-Approving Lender with respect to such extension), (iv) change Section 2.08(c) or change 2.17(b) or (c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, in either case without the written consent of each Lender, or (v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Majority Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be.

 

SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by each Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension by it of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including in connection with any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect thereof.

 

(b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by an Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit issued by it if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), or (iii) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are found by a final non-appealable judgement of a court of competent

 

 

jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. The foregoing indemnification shall not cover any such claims, damages, losses, liabilities or expenses relating to (i) any Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim or (ii) any costs or capital requirements (whenever imposed) to any Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender as a result of such Lender’s Commitment or its Loans or participations in Letters of Credit, but in each case without prejudice to Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 9.03.

 

(c)   To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent or an Issuing Bank under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank in its capacity as such.

 

(d)   To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

 

(e)   All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor, accompanied by such documentation as the Borrower may reasonably request to evidence the basis for, and calculation of, such amount.

 

SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(b) Any Lender may, at no additional cost to the Borrower, assign to one or more assignees, other than a natural person, all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that (i) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender Affiliate (to the extent the obligations of such Lender Affiliate are guaranteed by or otherwise remain the obligations of the relevant Lender), the Borrower must give its prior written consent to such assignment (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), (ii) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender,

 

 

each of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks must give its prior written consent to such assignment (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), (iii) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or a Lender Affiliate or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s then effective Commitment, the amount of the Commitment of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment and the amount of its Commitment remaining thereafter (determined in each case as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $10,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, (iv) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including its Revolving Loans), except that this clause (iv) shall not apply to rights in respect of outstanding Competitive Loans, (v) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, and (vi) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire; provided further that any consent of the Borrower otherwise required under this paragraph shall not be required if an Event of Default under clause (a), (b), (f) or (g) of Article VII has occurred and is continuing. Upon acceptance and recording pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of (but not greater than) the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 9.03 and be subject to Section 9.12). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (e) of this Section.

 

(c)   The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in The City of New York a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be prima facie evidence thereof absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection during normal business hours by the Borrower at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable advance notice.

 

(d)   Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and

 

 

Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

 

(e)    Any Lender may, without the consent of, and at no additional cost to, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Banks, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii)  such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (f) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16 (and subject to the requirements and limitations therein, it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.16(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender) to the same (but no greater) extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amount (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (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) 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 prima facie evidence thereof 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.

 

(f)    A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.14, 2.15 or 2.16 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, except to the extent such entitlement to a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation.

 

(g)   Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any such pledge or assignment to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a

 

 

security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may, at no additional cost to the Borrower, grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “SPC”), identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the option to provide to the Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to make any Loan and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof in the same manner and to the same extent as if such option had not been granted. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender, (1) the Granting Lender shall have the sole right and responsibility to deliver all consents and waivers required or requested, and to perform all obligations required, under this Agreement with respect to its SPC, and (2) no SPC shall be entitled to receive any greater amounts pursuant to any provision of this Agreement than the Granting Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of any Loan made by such SPC. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with the Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior indebtedness of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State thereof; provided, that no such restriction shall apply with respect to the Granting Lender. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 9.04, any SPC may, at no additional cost to the Borrower, (x) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its interests in any Loan such SPC has made hereunder to its Granting Lender or to any financial institutions (consented to by the Borrower and Administrative Agent) providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account of such SPC to support the funding or maintenance of any such Loan and (y) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC. This subsection 9.04(h) may not be amended without the written consent of any SPC with Loans outstanding hereunder.

 

SECTION 9.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein, in the other Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and any other Loan Document and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that any Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is

 

 

extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as any Commitment has not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, 9.03 and 9.12 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of any Letter of Credit or Commitment or the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any provision hereof or thereof.

 

SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement, any Augmenting Lender Supplement, any Commitment Increase Supplement and any amendment hereto or thereto may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or electronic pdf shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 9.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff. Upon the taking by the Administrative Agent or the Majority Lenders of any of the actions set forth in the last paragraph of Article VII, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.

 

SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

 

 

(b)   The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan (or if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan), and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment resulting therefrom, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such Federal (to the extent permitted by law) or New York State court . Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final and non-appealable judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

 

(c)    The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

(d)   Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

SECTION 9.11. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined

 

 

below), except that Information may be disclosed (i) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (ii) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, or requested by any regulatory authority, but only, except with respect to bank examiners, after the Administrative Agent or the relevant Issuing Bank or Lender provides such written notice to the Borrower of such proposed disclosure as is reasonable under the circumstances and permitted by law, (iii) to any other party to this Agreement, (iv) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any Note or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (v) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, (vi) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to any direct or indirect counterparty to any Swap Agreement (or any professional advisor to such counterparty), (vii) with the consent of the Borrower or (viii) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section, (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower (other than a source known to be disclosing such Information in violation of a confidentiality agreement with the Borrower) or (z) was available to the Administrative Agent or the relevant Issuing Bank or Lender prior to such Person becoming a Lender. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower relating to the Borrower or its business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower and other than information pertaining to this Agreement routinely provided by arrangers to data service providers, including league table providers, that serve the lending industry; provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

 

SECTION 9.13. USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.

 

SECTION 9.14. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

 

(a)    the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

 

(b)    the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

 

(i)    a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

 

(ii)    a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

 

(iii)    the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

	CSX CORPORATION,
	as Borrower
	By:	/s/ Sean Pelkey
		Name:	Sean Pelkey
		Title:	Vice President and Treasurer

	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
	as Administrative Agent and as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Robert P. Kellas
		Name:	Robert P. Kellas
		Title:	Executive Director

	Bank of America, N.A.
	By:	/s/ Irene Bertozzi Bartenstein
		Name:	Irene Bertozzi Bartenstein
		Title:	Director

	BARCLAYS BANK, PLC
	By:	/s/ Sean Duggan
		Name:	Sean Duggan
		Title:	Vice President

	Citibank, N.A., as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Millie Schild
		Name:	Millie Schild
		Title:	Vice President

	Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch
	By:	/s/ Doreen Barr
		Name:	Doreen Barr
		Title:	Authorized Signatory
	By:	/s/ Andrew Griffin
		Name:	Andrew Griffin
		Title:	Authorized Signatory

	MIZUHO BANK, LTD.
	By:	/s/ Tracy Rahn
		Name:	Tracy Rahn
		Title:	Authorized Signatory

	MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.
	By:	/s/ Michael King
		Name:	Michael King
		Title:	Authorized Signatory

	The Northern Trust Company, as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Kimberly A. Crotty
		Name:	Kimberly A. Crotty
		Title:	Vice President

	PNC Bank, N.A.
	By:	/s/ James Cullen
		Name:	James Cullen
		Title:	Vice President

	UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH,
	as a Lender
	By:	/s/ Darlene Arias
		Name:	Darlene Arias
		Title:	Director
	By:	/s/ Kenneth Chin
		Name:	Kenneth Chin
		Title:	Director

	FIFTH THIRD BANK
	By:	/s/ Richard Arendale
		Name:	Richard Arendale
		Title:	Managing Director

	MUFG Bank, Ltd.
	By:	/s/ John Margetanski
		Name:	John Margetanski
		Title:	Director

	TD BANK, N.A.
	By:	/s/ Mark Hogan
		Name:	Mark Hogan
		Title:	Senior Vice President

	Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
	By:	/s/ Tom Molitor
		Name:	Tom Molitor
		Title:	Managing Director

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A 

TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION]

 

This Assignment and Assumption (the “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into between the Assignor named below (the “Assignor”) and the Assignee named below (the “Assignee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

 

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including any letters of credit, guarantees, and swingline loans included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “Assigned Interest”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

 

1.	Assignor:	______________________________
2.	Assignee:	______________________________
		[and is a Lender Affiliate of [identify Lender]]
3.	Borrower:	CSX Corporation
4.	Administrative Agent:	JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement
5.	Credit Agreement:	The Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of March 29, 2019 among CSX Corporation, the Lenders parties thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent
6.	Assigned Interest:
	-

Facility Assigned1	Aggregate Amount of Commitment/Loans for all Lenders	Amount of Commitment/Loans Assigned	Percentage Assigned of Commitment/Loans2
	$	$	%
	$	$	%
	$	$	%

 

Effective Date: ______________, 20__ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

 

The Assignee agrees to deliver to the Administrative Agent a completed administrative questionnaire in which the Assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower, the Credit Parties and their Affiliates or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the Assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws.

 

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

 

	ASSIGNOR
	_________________________________
	NAME OF ASSIGNOR
	By:______________________________
	Title:
	ASSIGNEE
	NAME OF ASSIGNEE
	By:______________________________
	Title:

 

¹ Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment (e.g. “Revolving Commitment,” “Competitive Loans”).

 

² Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders.

 

[Consented to and]3 Accepted:
[NAME OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT], as
Administrative Agent
By_________________________________
Title:
[Consented to:]4
[NAME OF BORROWER]
By________________________________
Title:
[NAME OF ANY OTHER RELEVANT PARTY]
By________________________________
Title:

 

 

 

³ To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

⁴ To be added only if the consent of the Borrower and/or other parties (e.g. Issuing Bank) is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

ANNEX 1

 

FIVE-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

 

1. Representations and Warranties.

 

1.1 Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

 

1.2. Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and (v) if it is a Non-U.S. Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

 

3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption

 

by email or telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

 

EXHIBIT B-1

 

TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

[FORM OF REVOLVING LOAN NOTE]

 

REVOLVING LOAN NOTE

 

$______________	New York, New York
	[Date]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, CSX CORPORATION, a Virginia corporation (the “Borrower”), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of _____________ (the “Lender”) at the office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, on the Maturity Date in effect from time to time with respect to such Lender the principal amount of (a) _____________ DOLLARS ($______________), or, if less, (b) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans of the Lender made to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Credit Agreement (as defined below). The Borrower further agrees to pay interest in like money at such office on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding at the rates and on the dates specified in Sections 2.12 and 2.17 of the Credit Agreement.

 

The holder of this Revolving Loan Note is authorized to endorse on the schedules annexed hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof which shall be attached hereto and made a part hereof the date, amount and Type of each Revolving Loan made pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal thereof, each continuation thereof as the same Type, each conversion of all or a portion thereof to another Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the length of each Interest Period and the Adjusted LIBO Rate with respect thereto. Each such endorsement shall constitute prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information endorsed. The failure to make any such endorsement (or any error therein) shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower in respect of any Revolving Loan.

 

This Revolving Loan Note (a) is one of the Revolving Loan Notes referred to in Section 2.09 of the Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of March 29, 2019 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the Lender, the other Lenders from time to time parties thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, (b) is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and (c) is subject to optional and mandatory prepayment in whole or in part as provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

Upon the occurrence of any one or more of the Events of Default, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this Revolving Loan Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable, all as provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Revolving Loan Note, whether maker, principal, surety, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, hereby waive presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind, except for notices required under the Credit Agreement.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

THIS REVOLVING LOAN NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

	CSX CORPORATION
	By:	_______________
	Name:
	Title:

Schedule A to

Revolving Loan Note

 

LOANS, CONVERSIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF ABR LOANS

 

Date	Amount of ABR Loans	Amount Converted to ABR Loans	Amount of Principal of ABR Loans Repaid	Amount of ABR Loans Converted to Eurodollar Revolving Loans	Unpaid Principal Balance of ABR Loans	Notations Made By

Schedule B to

Revolving Loan Note

 

LOANS, CONTINUATIONS, CONVERSIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF EURODOLLAR LOANS

 

Date	Amount of Eurodollar Loans	Amount Converted to Eurodollar Loans	Interest Period and Adjusted LIBO Rate with Respect Thereto	Amount of Principal of Eurodollar Loans Repaid	Amount of Eurodollar Loans Converted to ABR Loans	Unpaid Principal Balance of Eurodollar Loans	Notations Made By

EXHIBIT B-2

TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

[FORM OF COMPETITIVE LOAN NOTE]

 

COMPETITIVE LOAN NOTE

 

$______________

New York, New York

[Date]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, CSX CORPORATION, a Virginia corporation (the “Borrower”), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of __________ (the “Lender”) at the office of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, the principal amount of (a) ______________ DOLLARS ($________), or, if less, (b) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of each Competitive Loan of the Lender made to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Credit Agreement (as defined below). The principal amount of each Competitive Loan evidenced hereby shall be payable on the last day of the Interest Period with respect thereto. The Borrower further agrees to pay interest in like money at such office on the unpaid principal amount of each Competitive Loan evidenced hereby at the rates and on the dates specified in Sections 2.12 and 2.17 of the Credit Agreement. Competitive Loans evidenced by this Competitive Loan Note may not be prepaid without the prior written consent of the lender thereof.

 

The holder of this Competitive Loan Note is authorized to endorse on the schedule annexed hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof which shall be attached hereto and made a part hereof the date, amount, interest rate, interest payment dates and Interest Period in respect of each Competitive Loan made pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Credit Agreement and each payment of principal with respect thereto. Each such endorsement shall constitute prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information endorsed. The failure to make any such endorsement (or any error therein) shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower in respect of any Competitive Loan.

 

This Competitive Loan Note is one of the Competitive Loan Notes referred to in Section 2.09 of the Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2019 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the Lender, the other Lenders from time to time parties thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement.

 

Upon the occurrence of any one or more of the Events of Default, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this Competitive Loan Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable, all as provided in the Credit Agreement.

 

All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Competitive Loan Note, whether maker, principal, surety, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, hereby waive presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind, except for notices required under the Credit Agreement.

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

THIS COMPETITIVE LOAN NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

	CSX CORPORATION
	By:	_______________
	Name:
	Title:

Schedule to

Competitive Loan Note

 

SCHEDULE OF COMPETITIVE LOANS

 

______________________as Lender

CSX Corporation as Borrower

Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of March 29, 2019

 

Date of Loan	Amount of Loan	Interest Rate	Interest Payment Dates	Interest Period	Principal Payment	Notation Made By

EXHIBIT C

 

TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

[FORM OF OPINION OF DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP]

 

		New York Northern California Washington DC São Paulo London	Paris Madrid Tokyo Beijing Hong Kong
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 450 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017	212 ###-###-#### tel   212 ###-###-#### fax

March 29, 2019

 

 

To:	JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent
	and each of the Lenders listed on the
	signature pages of the Credit Agreement
	referred to below

 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as special counsel for CSX Corporation, a Virginia corporation (the “Borrower”), in connection with the Credit Agreement dated as of March 29, 2019 (the “Credit Agreement”) among the Borrower, the lenders listed on the signature pages thereof (the “Lenders”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”). Terms used (but not defined) herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

We have reviewed executed copies of:

 

(a)

the Credit Agreement; and

 

(b)

the Notes issued on the date hereof (the “Notes”).

 

The documents listed in items (a) and (b) above are sometimes hereinafter referred to as the “Credit Documents”.

 

We have also conducted such other investigations of fact and law as we have deemed necessary or advisable for purposes of this opinion. In rendering the opinions expressed herein, we have, without independent inquiry or investigation, assumed that (i) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete, (ii) all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic, complete originals, (iii) all signatures on all documents that we reviewed are genuine, (iv) all natural persons executing documents had and have the legal capacity to do so, (v) all statements in certificates of public officials and officers of the Borrower that we reviewed were and are accurate and (vi) all

 

representations made by the Borrower as to matters of fact in the documents that we reviewed were and are accurate.

 

Based on the foregoing, and subject to the additional assumptions and qualifications set forth below, we are of the opinion that:

 

1.

The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of each Credit Document require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official under United States federal or New York State law and do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable United States federal or New York State statutory law, in each case that in our experience is normally applicable to general business corporations in relation to transactions of the type contemplated by the Credit Documents.

 

2.

The Credit Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Borrower and each Note constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, in each case enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms.

 

3.

The borrowings under the Credit Agreement and the use of proceeds thereof as contemplated by the Credit Agreement do not violate Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

 

The foregoing opinions are subject to the following assumptions and qualifications:

 

(a)

Our opinion in paragraph 2 above is subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability.

 

(b)

We express no opinion as to (i) the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provisions of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above or (ii) any provision of any Credit Document that purports to avoid the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provisions of applicable law by limiting the amount of the Borrower’s obligations.

 

(c)

We express no opinion as to any provision in the Credit Documents that purports to indemnify any Person for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

(d)

We express no opinion as to provisions in the Credit Documents that purport to create rights of set-off in favor of participants or that provide for set-off to be made otherwise than in accordance with applicable laws.

 

(e)

We express no opinion as to provisions in the Credit Documents that purport to waive objections to venue, claims that a particular jurisdiction is an inconvenient forum or the like.

 

(f)

We express no opinion as to whether a New York State or United States federal court would enforce the exclusivity of the jurisdiction of any New York State or United States federal court provided for in any Credit Document.

 

(g)

We express no opinion as to the validity, binding effect or enforceability of any provision of any Credit Document that permits a Lender to collect any portion of the stated principal amount of any Loan upon acceleration or prepayment thereof to the extent determined to constitute unearned interest.

 

(h)

We express no opinion as to whether a United States federal court would have subject-matter or personal jurisdiction over a controversy arising under the Credit Documents.

 

(i)

We express no opinion as to the United States federal or any state securities laws.

 

(j)

We have assumed that (i) the Borrower is validly existing and, to the extent applicable, in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (ii) the Borrower has duly executed and delivered each Credit Document, (iii) the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of each Credit Document are within its corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Borrower and do not contravene the articles or certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Borrower and (iv) the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of each Credit Document do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any law, rule or regulation (other than United States federal and New York State laws, in each case that in our experience are normally applicable to general business corporations in relation to transactions of the type contemplated by the Credit Documents) or any order, injunction, decree, agreement, contract or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound.

 

(k)

We express no opinion on the effectiveness of any service of process made other than in accordance with applicable law.

 

(l)

We express no opinion as to the effect (if any) of any law of any jurisdiction (except the State of New York) in which any Lender is located which may limit the rate of interest that such Lender may charge or collect.

 

(m)

As to various provisions in the Credit Documents that grant the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks or the Lenders certain rights to make determinations or take actions in their discretion, we assume that such discretion will be exercised in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.

 

(n)

We express no opinion with respect to Section 9.14 of the Credit Agreement.

 

The foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York and the federal laws of the United States of America, except that we express no opinion as to any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to the Borrower, the Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any party to any of the Credit Documents or any of its affiliates due to the specific assets or business of such party or such affiliate.

 

This opinion is delivered to you in connection with the above matter. This opinion may not be relied upon by you for any other purpose or relied upon by or delivered to any other person without our prior written consent.

 

Very truly yours,

EXHIBIT D

TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

[FORM OF OPINION OF GENERAL COUNSEL, AN ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL OR CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER]

 

March 29, 2019

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

Loan and Agency Services Group

1111 Fannin Street, 10^th Floor

Houston, TX 22002-8069

 

and

 

The Lenders Listed on Schedule 1 Hereto

 

Re:

Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2019, among CSX Corporation, as Borrower, the financial institutions listed on the signature pages thereof as Lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

I am the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of CSX Corporation, a Virginia corporation (“Company”), and have acted in such capacity in connection with that certain Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2019 (the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the financial institutions listed on the signature pages thereof as Lenders (the “Lenders”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). This opinion is rendered to you in compliance with subsection 4.01(b) of the Credit Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the same meanings as in the Credit Agreement.

 

In my capacity as such counsel, I have examined the originals, or copies identified to my satisfaction as being true copies of such records, documents or other instruments as in my judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable me to render the opinions expressed below. These records, documents and instruments included the following:

 

(a)

the Certificate or Articles of Incorporation of Company and of such of its Subsidiaries as I have deemed necessary or appropriate to enable me to render the opinions expressed below, as amended to date;

 

(b)

the Bylaws of Company and of such of its Subsidiaries as I have deemed necessary or appropriate to enable me to render the opinions expressed below, as amended to date;

 

(c)

all records of proceedings and actions of the Board of Directors of Company relating to the Credit Agreement; and

 

(d)

the Credit Agreement and the exhibits and schedules annexed thereto.

 

As to questions of fact material to such opinions, I have, when relevant facts were not independently established by me, relied upon representations made to me by each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Parties”) (including the representations of the Company contained in the Credit Agreement). In addition, I have obtained and relied upon such certificates and assurances from public officials as I have deemed necessary, copies of which have been delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

In my review and examination, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures on original and certified documents except with respect to the Parties, the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals and the conformity to original or certified documents of all documents submitted to me as conformed or photostatic copies.

 

I have investigated such questions of law for the purpose of rendering this opinion as I have deemed necessary. I am opining herein as to the effect on the subject transactions of only United States Federal law, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia (the “Subject Laws”).

 

On the basis of the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, and subject to the limitations, qualifications and exceptions set forth below, I am of the opinion that:

 

1.   Each of Company and its Significant Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite corporate power and authority to own and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction such qualification is required.

 

2.   The Transactions are within the Company’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company.

 

3.   The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or the charter, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any order of any Governmental Authority under the Subject Laws, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any material payment to be made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any material asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

4.   There is no pending litigation or administrative proceeding or other legal or regulatory development that would be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect or to materially adversely affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement.

 

5.   Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

The opinions expressed herein are subject to the following qualifications and comments:

 

(a)   My opinions in paragraph 3 above as to compliance with certain statutes, rules and regulations are based upon a review of those statutes, rules and regulations which, in my experience, are normally applicable to transactions of the same type as the Transactions, and statutes, rules and regulations applicable to corporations conducting businesses similar to those conducted by the Parties.

 

(b)   To the extent that the obligations of any Party may be dependent upon such matters, I have assumed for purposes of this opinion, other than with respect to any Party, that each additional party to the agreements and contracts referred to herein is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation; that each such other party has the requisite corporate or other organizational power and authority to perform its obligations under such agreements and contracts, as applicable; and that such agreements and contracts have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and each of them constitutes the legally valid and binding obligation of, such other parties, as applicable, enforceable against such other parties in accordance with their respective terms. Except as expressly covered in this opinion, I am not expressing any opinion as to the effect of compliance by any Lender with any state or federal laws or regulations applicable to the Transactions because of the nature of any of its businesses.

 

This opinion is rendered only to the Administrative Agent and Lenders and is solely for their benefit in connection with the Transactions. This opinion may not be relied upon by the Administrative Agent or Lenders for any other purpose, or quoted to or relied upon by any other person, firm or corporation for any purpose without my prior written consent. Finally, I do not undertake to advise you of any changes in the matters addressed herein which may come to my attention after the date hereof.

 

	Very truly yours,
	Nathan D. Goldman

EXHIBIT E

TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

[FORM OF COMMITMENT INCREASE SUPPLEMENT]

 

COMMITMENT INCREASE SUPPLEMENT

 

COMMITMENT INCREASE SUPPLEMENT, dated _________________ (this “Supplement”), to the Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of March 29, 2019 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among CSX Corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders listed on the signature pages thereof (the “Lenders”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.02(e) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has the right, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to effectuate from time to time an increase in the aggregate Commitments under the Credit Agreement by requesting any Lender to increase the amount of its Commitment;

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has given notice to the Administrative Agent of its intention to increase the aggregate Commitments pursuant to such Section 2.02(e); and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.02(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned Increasing Lender now desires to increase the amount of its Commitment under the Credit Agreement by executing and delivering to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent this Supplement;

 

NOW THEREFORE, each of the parties hereto hereby agrees as follows:

 

1.   The undersigned Increasing Lender agrees, subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, that on the date of this Supplement it shall have its Commitment increased by $________, thereby making the aggregate amount of its total Commitment equal to $_______________.

 

2.   The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement are satisfied on and as of the date hereof.

 

3.   Terms defined in the Credit Agreement shall have their defined meanings when used herein.

 

4.   The undersigned Increasing Lender may not assign any of its rights and obligations under this Supplement except in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.04(b) of the Credit Agreement.

 

5.   This Supplement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

6.   This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same document.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Supplement to be executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer on the date first above written.

 

	[INSERT NAME OF INCREASING LENDER]
	By:	________________________________
	Name:
	Title:

Accepted and agreed to as of the date first written above:

 

CSX CORPORATION

 

By:	____________________________
	Name:
	Title:

 

 

 

Acknowledged as of the date first written above:

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent

 

By:	____________________________
	Name:
	Title:

EXHIBIT F
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

[FORM OF AUGMENTING LENDER SUPPLEMENT]

 

AUGMENTING LENDER SUPPLEMENT

 

AUGMENTING LENDER SUPPLEMENT, dated _________________ (this “Supplement”), to the Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of March 29, 2019 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among CSX Corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders listed on the signature pages thereof and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement provides in Section 2.02(e) thereof that any bank, financial institution or other entity may extend Commitments under the Credit Agreement subject to the approval of the Borrower, each Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent, by executing and delivering to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a supplement to the Credit Agreement in substantially the form of this Supplement; and

 

WHEREAS, the undersigned Augmenting Lender was not an original party to the Credit Agreement but now desires to become a party thereto;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, each of the parties hereto hereby agrees as follows:

 

1.   The undersigned Augmenting Lender agrees to be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and agrees that it shall, on the date of this Supplement, become a Lender for all purposes of the Credit Agreement to the same extent as if originally a party thereto, with a Commitment of $________________.

 

2.   The undersigned Augmenting Lender (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this Supplement; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered or made available pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof, as applicable, and has reviewed such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Supplement; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and any other Loan Document to which it is a party and will perform in accordance with its terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

3.   The undersigned’s address for notices for the purposes of the Credit Agreement is as follows:

 

[FILL IN ADDRESS]

 

4.   The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement are satisfied on and as of the date hereof.

 

5.   Terms defined in the Credit Agreement shall have their defined meanings when used herein.

 

6.   The undersigned Augmenting Lender may not assign any of its rights and obligations under this Supplement except in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.04(b) of the Credit Agreement.

 

7.   This Supplement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

8.   This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same document.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Supplement to be executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer on the date first above written.

 

	[INSERT NAME OF AUGMENTING LENDER]
	By:	_______________________________
		Name:
		Title:

 

 

Accepted and agreed to as of the date first written above:

 

CSX CORPORATION

 

By:	____________________________
	Name:
	Title:

 

 

 

 

Acknowledged as of the date first written above:

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent

 

By:	____________________________
	Name:
	Title:

EXHIBIT G-1

 

FORM OF
U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE

 

(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is made to the Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2019 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among CSX Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders parties thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (v) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigned's conduct of a U.S. trade or business.

 

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this certificate.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]

 

By:	____________________________
	Name:
	Title:

 

 

 

Date: ___________, 20__

 

EXHIBIT G-2

 

FORM OF
U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE

 

(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is made to the Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2019 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among CSX Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders parties thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (v) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigned's conduct of a U.S. trade or business.

 

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this certificate.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

 

 

By:	____________________________
	Name:
	Title:

 

 

 

Date: ___________, 20__

 

EXHIBIT G-3

 

FORM OF
U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE

 

(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is made to the Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2019 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among CSX Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders parties thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (vi) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigned's or its direct or indirect partners/members' conduct of a U.S. trade or business.

 

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this certificate.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

 

By:	____________________________
	Name:
	Title:

 

 

 

Date: ___________, 20__

 

EXHIBIT G-4

 

FORM OF
U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE

 

(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is made to the Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2019 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among CSX Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders parties thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (vi) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigned's or its direct or indirect partners/members' conduct of a U.S. trade or business.

 

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this certificate.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]

 

 

By:	____________________________
	Name:
	Title:

 

 

 

Date: ___________, 20__

 

EXHIBIT H

 

FORM OF
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

This Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(c) of the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2019 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the “Credit Agreement”), among CSX Corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto and JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

1.

I am the duly elected, qualified and acting Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower.

 

2.

I have reviewed and am familiar with the contents of this Certificate.

 

3.

I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents and have made or caused to be made under my supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and condition of the Borrower during the accounting period covered by the audited financial statements attached hereto as Attachment 1 (the “Financial Statements”). Such review did not disclose the existence during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the Financial Statements, and I have no knowledge of the existence, as of the date of this Certificate, of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or Event of Default [, except as set forth below5].

 

4.

Attached hereto as Attachment 2 are the calculations, set forth in reasonable detail, demonstrating compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 6.05 of the Credit Agreement.

 

5.

Since December 31, 2018, there has been no change in GAAP or in the application thereof [, except as set forth below6].

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Certificate this _____ day of ___________, 20__.

 

____

 

	____________________________
	Name:
	Title:

 

 

 

⁵ Specify the details relating to such Default or Event of Default and any action taken or proposed action to be taken with respect thereof.

 

⁶ Specify the effect of such change on the Financial Statements.

Attachment 1
to Compliance Certificate

 

[Attach Financial Statements]

 

Attachment 2
to Compliance Certificate

 

The information described herein is as of ____________, ____, and pertains to the period from ____________, ____ to ________________, ____.

 

 

 

[Set forth Covenant Calculations]

 

 

 

Form of Covenant Calculations to be substantially similar to the calculations attached hereto as Annex I to this Attachment 2.

 

Annex I to Attachment 2
to Compliance Certificate

 

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FINANCIAL OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE

 

The undersigned, Sean Pelkey, Vice President- Treasurer of CSX Corporation, a Virginia corporation (the ''Borrower"), hereby certifies as follows:

 

1.

I am a "Financial Officer" as the term is defined in that certain Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2015, among CSX CORPORATION, a Virginia corporation, as Borrower, the LENDERS party hereto, CITIBANK, N.A., CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, MIZUHO BANK, LTD. and THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., as Syndication Agents, MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY and UBS SECURITIES LLC, as Documentation Agents, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the "Credit Agreement'').

 

2.

This Certificate is being delivered pursuant to Section 5.0l(c) of the Credit Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.

 

3.

As ofthe date hereof:

 

(i)

To the best of my knowledge, no Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

(ii)

The following calculations demonstrate the Borrower's compliance with Section 6.05 of the Credit Agreement:

 

		(Dollars in Millions)
Total Debt						$	13,781
Total Capitalization
Total Debt		$	13,781
Total Shareholders' Equity			17,850				31,631
Ratio of Total Debt to Total Capitalization:							0.436 (43.6%)

 

 

(iii)

Except as previously reported, no other change in GAAP or the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financials referred to in Section 3.04 of the Credit Agreement.

 

Date: September 30, 2018	By:	/s/ Sean Pelkey
		Sean Pelkey Vice President- Treasurer