ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

EX-10.1 2 a09-31156_1ex10d1.htm EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

 

ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

 

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May [26], 2006 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among HANGER ORTHOPEDIC GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders parties thereto, LEHMAN BROTHERS INC. and CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., as Administrative Agent, LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER, INC., as Syndication Agent, GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as co-documentation agent, and LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as co-documentation 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.

 

The Assignor identified on Schedule l hereto (the “Assignor”) and the Assignee identified on Schedule l hereto (the “Assignee”) agree as follows:

 

1.             The Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee without recourse to the Assignor, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor without recourse to the Assignor, as of the Effective Date (as defined below), the interest described in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Assigned Interest”) in and to the Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement with respect to those credit facilities contained in the Credit Agreement as are set forth on Schedule 1 hereto (individually, an “Assigned Facility”; collectively, the “Assigned Facilities”), in a principal amount for each Assigned Facility as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto.

 

2.             The Assignor (a) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or with respect to the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto, other than that the Assignor has not created any adverse claim upon the interest being assigned by it hereunder and that such interest is free and clear of any such adverse claim; (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor or the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor of any of their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; and (c) attaches any Notes held by it evidencing the Assigned Facilities and (i) requests that the Administrative Agent, upon request by the Assignee, exchange the attached Notes for a new Note or Notes payable to the Assignee and (ii) if the Assignor has retained any interest in the Assigned Facility, requests that the Administrative Agent exchange the attached Notes for a new Note or Notes payable to the Assignor, in each case in amounts which reflect the assignment being made hereby (and after giving effect to any other assignments which have become effective on the Effective Date).

 

3.             The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit

 



 

Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.1 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 Acceptance; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Assignor, the Agents 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, the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes the Agents to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Agents 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 will perform in accordance with its terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender including, if it is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, its obligation pursuant to Section 2.20(d) of the Credit Agreement.

 

4.             The effective date of this Assignment and Acceptance shall be the Effective Date of Assignment described in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Effective Date”).  Following the execution of this Assignment and Acceptance, it will be delivered to the Administrative Agent for acceptance by it and recording by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date (which shall not, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, be earlier than five Business Days after the date of such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent).

 

5.             Upon such acceptance and recording, 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 the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued subsequent to the Effective Date] [to the Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to the Effective Date or accrue subsequent to the Effective Date.  The Assignor and the Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Agent for periods prior to the Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves.]

 

6.             From and after the Effective Date, (a) the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and under the other Loan Documents and shall be bound by the provisions thereof and (b) the Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement.

 

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

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment and Acceptance to be executed as of the date first above written by their respective duly authorized officers on Schedule 1 hereto.

 

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Schedule 1
to Assignment and Acceptance

 

Name of Assignor: Lehman Commercial Paper Inc.

 

Name of Assignee: Barclays Bank PLC

 

Effective Date of Assignment: October 23, 2009

 

Credit
Facility Assigned

 

Principal
Amount Assigned

 

[Percentage Assigned]*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving Credit Commitment

 

$

10,000,000

 

13.333333333333334

%

 

 

LEHMAN COMMRCIAL PAPER INC., as Assignor

 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Assignee

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

Title:

 


* Calculate the Commitment Percentage that is assigned to at least 15 decimal places and show as a percentage of the aggregate commitments of all Lenders.

 



 

Accepted:

 

Consented To:*

 

 

 

 

 

CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., as Administrative Agent

 

HANGER ORTHOPEDIC GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., as Administrative Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association as LC Issuing Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, as Swing Line Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 


* When required under the Credit Agreement.

 

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