Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2018, among the Company, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and MSD PCOF Partners VI, LLC, as Administrative Agent

EX-10.1 2 d636171dex101.htm EX-10.1 EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

$80,000,000

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of December 13, 2018,

by and among

LUBY’S, INC.,

as Borrower,

the Lenders from time to time party hereto

and

MSD PCOF PARTNERS VI, LLC,

as Administrative Agent


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS      1  
  SECTION 1.1    Definitions      1  
  SECTION 1.2    Other Definitions and Provisions      30  
  SECTION 1.3    Accounting Terms      30  
  SECTION 1.4    UCC Terms      31  
  SECTION 1.5    Rounding      31  
  SECTION 1.6    References to Agreement and Laws      31  
  SECTION 1.7    Times of Day      31  
  SECTION 1.8    [Reserved]      31  
  SECTION 1.9    Guarantees      32  
  SECTION 1.10    Covenant Compliance Generally      32  
  SECTION 1.11    Divisions      32  
ARTICLE II REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY      32  
  SECTION 2.1    Revolving Credit Loans      32  
  SECTION 2.2    [Reserved]      33  
  SECTION 2.3    Procedure for Advances of Revolving Credit Loans      33  
  SECTION 2.4    Repayment and Prepayment of Revolving Credit Loans      33  
  SECTION 2.5    Permanent Reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment      34  
  SECTION 2.6    Termination of Revolving Credit Facility      35  
ARTICLE III [RESERVED]      35  
ARTICLE IV TERM LOAN FACILITY      35  
  SECTION 4.1    Term Loans      35  
  SECTION 4.2    Procedure for Advance of Delayed Draw Term Loans      36  
  SECTION 4.3    Repayment of Term Loans      36  
  SECTION 4.4    Prepayments of Term Loans      37  
  SECTION 4.5    Reduction of the Term Loan Commitment      40  
  SECTION 4.6    Termination of Term Loan Facility      40  

 

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ARTICLE V GENERAL LOAN PROVISIONS      40  
  SECTION 5.1    Interest      40  
  SECTION 5.2    [Reserved]      41  
  SECTION 5.3    Fees      41  
  SECTION 5.4    Manner of Payment      42  
  SECTION 5.5    Evidence of Indebtedness; Repayment on Maturity Date      42  
  SECTION 5.6    Sharing of Payments by Lenders      43  
  SECTION 5.7    Administrative Agent’s Clawback      44  
  SECTION 5.8    Changed Circumstances      45  
  SECTION 5.9    Indemnity      46  
  SECTION 5.10    Increased Costs      47  
  SECTION 5.11    Taxes      48  
  SECTION 5.12    Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders      52  
  SECTION 5.13    [Reserved]      53  
  SECTION 5.14    [Reserved]      53  
  SECTION 5.15    Defaulting Lenders      53  
ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS OF CLOSING AND BORROWING      54  
  SECTION 6.1    Conditions to Closing and Initial Extensions of Credit      54  
  SECTION 6.2    Conditions to All Extensions of Credit      59  
ARTICLE VII REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CREDIT PARTIES      60  
  SECTION 7.1    Organization; Power; Qualification      60  
  SECTION 7.2    Ownership      60  
  SECTION 7.3    Authorization; Enforceability      60  
  SECTION 7.4    Compliance of Agreement, Loan Documents and Borrowing with Laws, Etc      61  
  SECTION 7.5    Compliance with Law; Governmental Approvals      61  
  SECTION 7.6    Tax Returns and Payments      62  
  SECTION 7.7    Intellectual Property Matters      62  
  SECTION 7.8    Environmental Matters      62  
  SECTION 7.9    Employee Benefit Matters      63  
  SECTION 7.10    Margin Stock      64  
  SECTION 7.11    Government Regulation      65  

 

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  SECTION 7.12    Material Contracts      65  
  SECTION 7.13    Employee Relations      65  
  SECTION 7.14    Burdensome Provisions      65  
  SECTION 7.15    Financial Statements      65  
  SECTION 7.16    No Material Adverse Change      66  
  SECTION 7.17    Solvency      66  
  SECTION 7.18    Title to Properties      66  
  SECTION 7.19    Litigation      66  
  SECTION 7.20    Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions      66  
  SECTION 7.21    Absence of Defaults      67  
  SECTION 7.22    Senior Indebtedness Status      67  
  SECTION 7.23    Disclosure      67  
  SECTION 7.24    Insurance      67  
  SECTION 7.25    Collateral Matters      67  
  SECTION 7.26    Leases; Other Locations      68  
  SECTION 7.27    Payment of Material Obligations      68  
  SECTION 7.28    Franchise Arrangements      68  
  SECTION 7.29    Real Property Matters      68  
ARTICLE VIII AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS      71  
  SECTION 8.1    Financial Statements and Budgets      71  
  SECTION 8.2    Certificates; Other Reports      72  
  SECTION 8.3    Notice of Litigation and Other Matters      73  
  SECTION 8.4    Preservation of Corporate Existence and Related Matters      74  
  SECTION 8.5    Maintenance of Property and Licenses      74  
  SECTION 8.6    Insurance      75  
  SECTION 8.7    Accounting Methods and Financial Records      75  
  SECTION 8.8    Payment of Taxes and Other Obligations      75  
  SECTION 8.9    Compliance with Laws and Approvals      75  
  SECTION 8.10    Environmental Laws      75  

 

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  SECTION 8.11    Compliance with ERISA      76  
  SECTION 8.12    Compliance with Material Contracts      76  
  SECTION 8.13    Visits and Inspections      76  
  SECTION 8.14    Additional Subsidiaries and Real Property      76  
  SECTION 8.15    Information Regarding Collateral      78  
  SECTION 8.16    Use of Proceeds      78  
  SECTION 8.17    Interest Reserve Account      79  
  SECTION 8.18    Further Assurances      79  
  SECTION 8.19   

Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws; Beneficial Ownership Regulation; Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions

     79  
  SECTION 8.20    Appraisals      79  
  SECTION 8.21    Post-Closing Matters      79  
ARTICLE IX NEGATIVE COVENANTS      80  
  SECTION 9.1    Indebtedness      80  
  SECTION 9.2    Liens      81  
  SECTION 9.3    Investments      83  
  SECTION 9.4    Fundamental Changes      84  
  SECTION 9.5    Asset Dispositions      85  
  SECTION 9.6    Restricted Payments      86  
  SECTION 9.7    Transactions with Affiliates      87  
  SECTION 9.8    Accounting Changes; Organizational Documents      87  
  SECTION 9.9    Payments and Modifications of Subordinated Indebtedness      88  
  SECTION 9.10    No Further Negative Pledges; Restrictive Agreements      88  
  SECTION 9.11    Nature of Business      89  
  SECTION 9.12    Amendments of Other Documents      89  
  SECTION 9.13    Sale Leasebacks      89  
  SECTION 9.14    [Reserved]      90  
  SECTION 9.15    Financial Covenants      90  

 

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ARTICLE X DEFAULT AND REMEDIES      90  
  SECTION 10.1    Events of Default      90  
  SECTION 10.2    Remedies      93  
  SECTION 10.3    Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Non-Waiver; etc      93  
  SECTION 10.4    Crediting of Payments and Proceeds      94  
  SECTION 10.5    Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim      94  
  SECTION 10.6    Credit Bidding      95  
ARTICLE XI THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT      95  
  SECTION 11.1    Appointment and Authority      95  
  SECTION 11.2    Rights as a Lender      96  
  SECTION 11.3    Exculpatory Provisions      96  
  SECTION 11.4    Reliance by the Administrative Agent      97  
  SECTION 11.5    Delegation of Duties      98  
  SECTION 11.6    Resignation of Administrative Agent      98  
  SECTION 11.7    Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders      99  
  SECTION 11.8    [Reserved]      99  
  SECTION 11.9    Collateral and Guaranty Matters      99  
ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS      100  
  SECTION 12.1    Notices      100  
  SECTION 12.2    Amendments, Waivers and Consents      102  
  SECTION 12.3    Expenses; Indemnity      104  
  SECTION 12.4    Right of Setoff      106  
  SECTION 12.5    Governing Law; Jurisdiction, Etc      106  
  SECTION 12.6    Waiver of Jury Trial      107  
  SECTION 12.7    Reversal of Payments      108  
  SECTION 12.8    Injunctive Relief      108  
  SECTION 12.9    Successors and Assigns; Participations      108  
  SECTION 12.10    Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality      112  
  SECTION 12.11    Performance of Duties      114  
  SECTION 12.12    All Powers Coupled with Interest      114  
  SECTION 12.13    Survival      114  
  SECTION 12.14    Titles and Captions      114  

 

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  SECTION 12.15    Severability of Provisions      114  
  SECTION 12.16    Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution      115  
  SECTION 12.17    Term of Agreement      115  
  SECTION 12.18    USA PATRIOT Act; Anti-Money Laundering Laws      115  
  SECTION 12.19    Independent Effect of Covenants      115  
  SECTION 12.20    No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility      116  
  SECTION 12.21    Inconsistencies with Other Documents      116  
  SECTION 12.22    Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions      117  

 

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EXHIBITS      

Exhibit A-1

   —      Form of Revolving Credit Note

Exhibit A-2

   —      Form of Delayed Draw Term Loan Note

Exhibit A-3

   —      Form of Closing Date Term Loan Note

Exhibit B

   —      Form of Notice of Borrowing

Exhibit C

   —      Form of Notice of Account Designation

Exhibit D

   —      Form of Notice of Prepayment

Exhibit E

   —      [Reserved]

Exhibit F

   —      Form of Officer’s Compliance Certificate

Exhibit G

   —      Form of Assignment and Assumption
SCHEDULES

Schedule 1.1

   —      Commitments and Commitment Percentages

Schedule 7.1

   —      Jurisdictions of Organization and Qualification

Schedule 7.2

   —      Subsidiaries and Capitalization

Schedule 7.6

   —      Tax Matters

Schedule 7.9

   —      ERISA Plans

Schedule 7.12

   —      Material Contracts

Schedule 7.12

   —      Labor and Collective Bargaining Agreements

Schedule 7.18

   —      Real Property

Schedule 7.19

   —      Litigation

Schedule 7.25

   —      Collateral Matters

Schedule 7.26

   —      Leases

Schedule 7.28

   —      Franchise Agreements

Schedule 8.21

   —      Post-Closing Matters

Schedule 9.1

   —      Existing Indebtedness

Schedule 9.2(b)

   —      Existing Liens

Schedule 9.2(n)

   —      Carve Out Liens

Schedule 9.3

   —      Existing Loans, Advances and Investments

Schedule 9.5(a)

   —      Fuddruckers Franchise Properties

Schedule 9.5(b)

   —      Material Properties

Schedule 9.7

   —      Transactions with Affiliates

Schedule 12.1

   —      Notices

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

This CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 13, 2018, by and among LUBY’S, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and each, individually, a “Lender” and as further defined herein), and MSD PCOF PARTNERS VI, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MSD”), as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders extend credit to the Borrower in the form of (a) Closing Date Term Loans on the Closing Date in the aggregate principal amount equal to $60,000,000, (b) Revolving Credit Loans from time to time prior to the Maturity Date in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of the Revolving Credit Commitments and (c) Delayed Draw Term Loans from time to time prior to the Delayed Draw Term Loan Expiration Date in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments; and

WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to extend such credit to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, such parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1 Definitions. The following terms when used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them below:

Acquisition” means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated on or after the date of this Agreement, by which any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries (a) acquires all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, or division thereof, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (b) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests (other than director qualifying shares) of any Person.

Administrative Agent” means MSD, in its capacity as Administrative Agent hereunder, and any successor thereto appointed pursuant to Section 11.6.

Administrative Agent’s Office” means the office of the Administrative Agent specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.1(c).

“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; provided that for purposes of Section 9.7, (a) any Person which owns, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other members of the governing body of such Person or 10% or more of the partnership or other ownership interests of a Person (other than as a limited partner of such Person) shall be deemed an Affiliate of such Person, (b) each partnership in which a Person is a general partner shall be deemed an Affiliate of such Person and (c) each Permitted Holder shall be deemed an Affiliate of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

Agent Parties” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 12.1(e)(ii).

Agreement” means this Credit Agreement.

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, including, without limitation, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means any and all laws, statutes, regulations or obligatory government orders, decrees, ordinances or rules applicable to a Credit Party, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates related to terrorism financing or money laundering, including any applicable provision of the Patriot Act and The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (also known as the “Bank Secrecy Act,” 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959).

Applicable Law” means all applicable provisions of constitutions, laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, treaties, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of courts or Governmental Authorities and all orders and decrees of all courts and arbitrators.

Applicable Margin” means 7.75% per annum.

Applicable Prepayment Percentage” shall mean (i) after the date that is twenty-four months after the Closing Date and on or prior to the date that is thirty-six months after the Closing Date, 2.00%, (ii) after the date that is thirty-six months after the Closing Date and on or prior to the date that is forty-eight months after the Closing Date, 1.00% and (iv) thereafter, 0%.

Appraisal” means an appraisal report with respect to the fair market value (in Dollars) of all Mortgaged Property prepared by an industry recognized independent appraiser selected by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Asset Coverage Ratio” shall mean, on any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the aggregate value of all Mortgaged Property, as determined based upon the value given to such Property in the most recently delivered Appraisal, to (b) the outstanding principal amount of Term Loans plus the average aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans during the last full Fiscal Month prior to such date of determination.

 

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Asset Disposition” means the sale, transfer, license, lease (including, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction) or other disposition of any Property (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any disposition of Equity Interests and/or real property) by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, and any issuance of Equity Interests by any Subsidiary of the Borrower to any Person that is not a Credit Party. The term “Asset Disposition” shall not include (a) the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business, (b) the transfer of assets to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor or by any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary to another Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, in each case pursuant to a transaction permitted pursuant to Section 9.4, Section 9.3(a)(iii) or Section 9.3(a)(iv), (c) the write-off, discount, sale or other disposition of defaulted or past-due receivables and similar obligations in the ordinary course of business and not undertaken as part of an accounts receivable financing transaction, (d) the disposition, unwind or termination of any Hedge Agreement and (e) dispositions of Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents.

Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 12.9), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit G or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date of determination, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease, the capitalized amount or principal amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Capital Lease.

Availability” means, as of any date of determination, the amount that Borrower is entitled to borrow as Revolving Credit Loans and as Delayed Draw Term Loans under this Agreement (after giving effect to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans and to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Delayed Draw Term Loans).

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.

Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 CFR § 1010.230.

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 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”.

 

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Borrower” has the meaning assigned thereto in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Borrower Materials” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.2.

Business Day” means (a) for all purposes other than as set forth in clause (b) below, any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday on which banks in New York, New York, are open for the conduct of their commercial banking business and (b) with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, any Loan, any day that is a Business Day described in clause (a) and that is also a London Banking Day.

Buyer Notes” means a note receivable or similar instrument received from a buyer with respect to an Asset Disposition in an aggregate amount not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the consideration for any particular Asset Disposition.

Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, for any period, the additions to property, plant and equipment and other capital expenditures that are (or would be) set forth in a consolidated statement of cash flows of such Person for such period prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Capital Lease” means any lease that has been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as a capital lease. For the avoidance of doubt, any lease that would have been recorded as a capital lease if it had been entered into on the Closing Date shall be a Capital Lease whether or not it should be so designated in accordance with GAAP as in effect at the time of the execution of such lease.

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. For the avoidance of doubt, “Capital Lease Obligations” shall not include obligations or liabilities of any 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 would be required to be classified and accounted for as an operating lease under GAAP as existing on the Closing Date (regardless of whether such lease is entered into before, on or after the Closing Date).

Cash Equivalents” means, collectively, (a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States or any agency thereof maturing within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of acquisition thereof, (b) commercial paper maturing no more than one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of creation thereof and currently having the highest rating obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s, (c) certificates of deposit maturing no more than one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of creation thereof issued by commercial banks incorporated under the laws of the United States, each having combined capital, surplus and

 

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undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000 and having a rating of “A” or better by a nationally recognized rating agency; provided that the aggregate amount invested in such certificates of deposit shall not at any time exceed $5,000,000 for any one such certificate of deposit and $10,000,000 for any one such bank, (d) time deposits maturing no more than thirty (30) days from the date of creation thereof with commercial banks or savings banks or savings and loan associations each having membership either in the FDIC or the deposits of which are insured by the FDIC and in amounts not exceeding the maximum amounts of insurance thereunder, (e) Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries, in money market funds, mutual funds or other shares of investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which are administered by financial institutions that have the highest rating obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P, and the assets of which consist solely of one or more of the types of securities described in clauses (a), (b), (c) or (d) above or (f) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than thirty (30) days for securities described in clause (a) above (without regard to the limitation on maturity contained in such clause) and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above and having a market value at the time that such repurchase agreement is entered into of not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the repurchase obligation of such counterparty entity with whom such repurchase agreement has been entered into.

Change in Control” means an event or series of events by which:

(a) except pursuant to any transaction permitted under Section 9.3 of this Agreement, any Subsidiary Guarantor shall cease to be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary; or

(b) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such Person and its Subsidiaries, and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), other than the Permitted Holders, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than thirty-five (35)% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower entitled to vote in the election of members of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the Borrower.

Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

Class” means, when used in reference to any Loan, whether such Loan is a Revolving Credit Loan, Term Loan or Delayed Draw Term Loan and, when used in reference to any Commitment, whether such Commitment is a Revolving Credit Commitment, a Term Loan Commitment or a Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment.

 

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Closing Date” means the date of this Agreement.

Closing Date Term Loan Commitment” means each Closing Date Term Loan Lender’s obligation to make a portion of the Closing Date Terms Loans the Borrower hereunder on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1 under the heading “Closing Date Term Loan Commitment”. The aggregate Closing Date Term Loan Commitment of all Closing Date Term Loan Lenders on the Closing Date is $60,000,000.

Closing Date Term Loan Lender” means any Lender with a Closing Date Term Loan Commitment and/or outstanding Closing Date Term Loans.

Closing Date Term Loan Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Closing Date Term Loan Lender evidencing the portion of the Closing Date Term Loans made by such Closing Date Term Loan Lender, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A-3, and any substitutes therefor, and any replacements, restatements, renewals or extension thereof, in whole or in part.

Closing Date Term Loans” means the term loans made on the Closing Date to the Borrower pursuant to Section 4.1(a).

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Collateral” means the collateral security for the Obligations pledged or granted pursuant to the Security Documents, other than any Excluded Property.

Commitment Fee” means, collectively, the Revolving Credit Commitment Fee and the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Fee.

Commitment Percentage” means, (a) as to any Revolving Credit Lender, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage, (b) as to any Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender, such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment Percentage, as defined in clause (b) of the definition of Term Loan Commitment Percentage, or (c) as to any Closing Date Term Loan Lender, such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment Percentage, as defined in clause (a) of the definition of Term Loan Commitment Percentage, as applicable.

Commitments” means, collectively, as to all Lenders, the Revolving Credit Commitments and the Term Loan Commitments of such Lenders.

Competitor” means any Person that is a bona fide direct competitor of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the same industry or a substantially similar industry which offers a substantially similar product or service as the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

Consolidated” means, when used with reference to financial statements or financial statement items of any Person, such statements or items on a consolidated basis in accordance with applicable principles of consolidation under GAAP.

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.

Control Agreement” means a deposit account control agreement or securities account control agreement to grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected, first-priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens with priority by operation of law) and “control” (as defined in the UCC) on such deposit accounts and securities accounts, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Copyright Security Agreements” means, collectively, any copyright security agreements in respect of any U.S. federally registered copyrights, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

Credit Facility” means, collectively, the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan Facility.

Credit Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and the Guarantors.

Debt Issuance” means the issuance of any Indebtedness for borrowed money by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries.

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

Default” means any of the events specified in Section 10.1 which, with the passage of time, the giving of notice or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Default Rate” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.1(b).

Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 5.15(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of the Revolving Credit Loans or any Term Loan required to be funded by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date such Loans or participations were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default,

 

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shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the FDIC or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 5.15(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower and each Lender.

Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment” means each Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender’s obligation to make a portion of the Delayed Draw Terms Loans to the account of the Borrower hereunder on the applicable borrowing date in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1 under the heading “Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment”, as such amount may be increased, reduced or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and reflected in the Register. The aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment of all the Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders on the Closing Date is $10,000,000.

Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Fee” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.3(b).

Delayed Draw Term Loan Expiration Date” means the earlier to occur of (a) the date on which the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (b) the date which is nine (9) months after the Closing Date.

 

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Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender” means any Lender with a Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment and/or outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loans.

Delayed Draw Term Loan Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender evidencing the Delayed Draw Term Loans made by such Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A-2, and any substitutes therefor, and any replacements, restatements, renewals or extension thereof, in whole or in part.

Delayed Draw Term Loans” means the term loans made, or to be made from time to time by the Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders, to the Borrower pursuant to Section 4.1(b).

Disqualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that, by their terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interest into which they are convertible or for which they are exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a) mature or are mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), (b) are redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests) (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), in whole or in part, or (c) are or become convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in case of each of clauses (a) through (d) above, prior to the date that is 91 days after the latest of the Term Loan Maturity Date or the Revolving Credit Maturity Date; provided that if any such Equity Interests are issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or their employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

Disqualified Lender” means a Person that is a Competitor of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and designated as such by written notice to the Administrative Agent; provided, that such Person shall cease to be a “Disqualified Lender” upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of notice thereof from the Borrower; provided further that no updates to the list of Disqualified Lenders shall be deemed to retroactively disqualify any parties that have previously validly acquired an assignment or participation in respect of the Loans from continuing to hold or vote such previously acquired assignments and participations on the terms set forth herein for Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders.

Dollars” or “$” means, unless otherwise qualified, dollars in lawful currency of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

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EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country” 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.

Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 12.9(b)(iii), (v) and (vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 12.9(b)(iii)).

Employee Benefit Plan” means (a) any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA that is maintained, established, sponsored, or contributed to by a Credit Party for employees of any Credit Party or for which any Credit Party has any liability, including on account of any current or former ERISA Affiliate or (b) any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan.

Environmental Claims” means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, accusations, allegations, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations (other than internal reports prepared by any Person in the ordinary course of business and not in response to any third party action or request of any kind) or proceedings relating in any way to any actual or alleged violation of or liability under any Environmental Law or relating to any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any and all claims by Governmental Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to public health (with respect to the exposure to Hazardous Materials) or the environment.

Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, foreign, state, provincial and local laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules, standards and regulations, permits, licenses, approvals and orders of courts or Governmental Authorities, relating to the protection of public health (with respect to the exposure of Hazardous Materials) or the environment, including, but not limited to, requirements pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, handling, reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation or remediation of Hazardous Materials.

 

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Equity Interests” means (a) in the case of a corporation, capital stock, (b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock, (c) in the case of a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited), (d) in the case of a limited liability company, membership interests, (e) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person and (f) any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate” means any Person who together with any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA.

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

Eurodollar Reserve Percentage” means, for any day, the percentage which is in effect for such day as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any basic, supplemental or emergency reserves) in respect of eurocurrency liabilities or any similar category of liabilities for a member bank of the Federal Reserve System in New York City.

Event of Default” means any of the events specified in Section 10.1; provided that any requirement for passage of time, giving of notice, or any other condition, has been satisfied.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

“Excluded Property” has the meaning given such term in the Security Agreement.

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 5.12(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 5.11, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 5.11(g) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2016 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified), by and among the Borrower, the other credit parties party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as administrative agent.

 

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Extensions of Credit” means, as to any Lender at any time, (a) an amount equal to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by such Lender then outstanding and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans made by such Lender then outstanding, or (b) the making of any Loan by such Lender, as the context requires.

FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

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), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, 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 and implementing such Sections of the Code.

FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day, provided that if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotation for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Federal Funds Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Fee Letter” means the separate fee letter agreement dated as of the Closing Date among the Borrower and MSD.

First Tier Foreign Subsidiary” means any Foreign Subsidiary, the Equity Interests of which are owned directly by any Credit Party.

Fiscal Month” means each of the thirteen four-week periods in the Borrower’s Fiscal Year commencing on the last Thursday of August.

Fiscal Quarter” means each period of three or four Fiscal Months, as applicable, with the first fiscal quarter in each Fiscal Year consisting of four Fiscal Months and the next three fiscal quarters of each Fiscal Year each consisting of three Fiscal Months.

Fiscal Year” means the 52-week fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries commencing on the last Thursday of August.

 

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Foreign Lender” means (a) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.

Foreign Subsidiary” means (i) any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States (or any political subdivision thereof), (ii) a Subsidiary substantially all of the assets of which consist of equity interest in, or debt of, an entity describer in clause (i) and (iii) any Subsidiary of an entity described in clauses (i) or (ii).

Franchise Agreements” means each of the agreements entered into from time to time by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which a Credit Party or their Subsidiaries as Franchisor agrees to allow a Franchisee to operate a restaurant facility using restaurant concepts of the Credit Parties.

Franchise Pool Property” means those Mortgaged Properties listed on Schedule 9.5(a) under the heading “Franchise Pool Properties”.

Franchised Unit Locations” means, collectively, the property comprising each Restaurant Location covered by a Franchise Agreement.

Franchisee” means each third-party unaffiliated restaurant operator identified as a franchisee in any Franchise Agreement.

Franchisor” means any Credit Party that is a party to a Franchise Agreement.

Fuddruckers Lease” means any lease, sublease, license or sublicense of a Franchise Pool Property by Luby’s Fuddruckers Restaurants, LLC, which lease shall (a) be for a term of not more than eighteen (18) months (inclusive of any extension options), (b) be subordinate by its terms to the Mortgages, (c) require regular payments of rent at fair market rental amounts, (d) be on arm’s length fair market terms, (e) be with a lessee that is not an Affiliate of the lessor, and (f) be on the form of lease previously approved by Administrative Agent (subject in each case to commercially reasonable negotiated changes, so long as each of (a) through (e) remain true).

Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.

Governmental Approvals” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, permits, licenses and exemptions of, and all registrations and filings with or issued by, any Governmental Authorities.

 

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Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of 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).

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 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, (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation or (e) for the purpose of assuming in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (whether in whole or in part).

Guarantors” means, collectively, the Subsidiary Guarantors.

Guaranty Agreement” means, collectively, (a) that certain Guaranty, dated as of the date hereof, made by each Subsidiary Guarantor in favor of the Administrative Agent, and (b) each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to Section 8.14.

Hazardous Materials” means any substances or materials (a) which are or become defined as hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, chemical substances or mixtures or toxic substances under any Environmental Law, (b) which are toxic, explosive, corrosive, flammable, infectious, radioactive, carcinogenic, mutagenic or otherwise harmful to public health or the environment and are or become regulated by any Governmental Authority, (c) the presence of which require investigation or remediation under any Environmental Law or common law, (d) the discharge or emission or release of which requires a permit or license under any Environmental Law or other Governmental Approval, (e) which are deemed by a Governmental Authority to constitute a nuisance or a trespass which pose a health or safety hazard to Persons or neighboring properties, or (f) which contain, without limitation, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, petroleum hydrocarbons, petroleum derived substances or waste, crude oil, nuclear fuel, natural gas or synthetic gas.

Hedge Agreement” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency

 

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options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement.

Hedge Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Hedge Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Hedge Agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Hedge Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Hedge Agreements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Hedge Agreements (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person at any date and without duplication, the sum of the following:

(a) all liabilities, obligations and indebtedness for borrowed money including, but not limited to, obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments of any such Person;

(b) all obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services of any such Person (including, without limitation, all payment obligations under non-competition, earn-out or similar agreements), except trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business not more than ninety (90) days past due, or that are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided for on the books of such Person;

(c) the Attributable Indebtedness of such Person with respect to such Person’s Capital Lease Obligations and Synthetic Leases (regardless of whether accounted for as indebtedness under GAAP);

(d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such Person to the extent of the value of such property (other than customary reservations or retentions of title under agreements with suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business);

(e) all Indebtedness of any other Person secured by a Lien on any asset owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements except trade payables arising in the ordinary course of business), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;

(f) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of any such Person relative to the face amount of letters of credit, whether or not drawn and banker’s acceptances issued for the account of any such Person;

 

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(g) all obligations of any such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests;

(h) all net obligations of such Person under any Hedge Agreements; and

(i) all Guarantees of any such Person with respect to any of the foregoing.

For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation, limited liability company or any other entity conveying similar limited liability protections on all of its relevant owners and equity holders) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. In respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the amount of such Indebtedness as of any date of determination will be the lesser of (x) the fair market value of such assets as of such date and (y) the amount of such Indebtedness as of such date. The amount of any net obligation under any Hedge Agreement on any date shall be deemed to be the Hedge Termination Value thereof as of such date.

Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.

Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 12.3(b).

Information” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 12.10.

Insurance and Condemnation Event” means the receipt by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any cash insurance proceeds or condemnation award payable by reason of theft, loss, physical destruction or damage, taking (by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise) or similar event with respect to any of their respective Property.

Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.7.

Intellectual Property Security Agreement” means, collectively, (a) each of the Trademark Security Agreements, if any (b) each of the Patent Security Agreements, if any, (c) each of the Copyright Security Agreements, if any, and (d) any other intellectual property security agreements in respect of any intellectual property that may be entered into after the Closing Date.

Interest Reserve Account” means that certain account number 311052993 established with Texas Capital Bank, National Association, which for the avoidance of doubt will be subject to a Control Agreement.

Interest Reserve Account Minimum Amount” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the estimated aggregate amount of interest payments, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, with respect to all outstanding Loans, undrawn Revolving Credit Commitments and undrawn Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments (assuming, for purposes of such calculation that such Revolving Credit Commitments and Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments were fully drawn) for the twelve (12) months following such date of determination.

 

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Investments” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 9.3.

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Lease” means, collectively, each lease of real property related to a Restaurant or to the operation of the business of the Credit Parties, including, but not limited to those leases listed on Schedule 7.26.

Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and includes any other Person that shall have become a party to this Agreement as a Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any Person that ceases to be a party hereto as a Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.

Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender maintaining such Lender’s Extensions of Credit.

LIBOR” means, subject to the implementation of a Replacement Rate in accordance with Section 5.8(c), the rate of interest per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to three (3) months as published by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, a United Kingdom company, or a comparable or successor quoting service approved by the Administrative Agent, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) London Banking Days prior to the first day of each Fiscal Quarter. If, for any reason, such rate is not so published then “LIBOR” shall be determined by the Administrative Agent to be the arithmetic average of the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars would be offered by first class banks in the London interbank market to the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) London Banking Days prior to the first day of the applicable Fiscal Quarter for a period equal to three (3) months.

Each calculation by the Administrative Agent of LIBOR shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) in no event shall LIBOR (including, without limitation, any Replacement Rate with respect thereto) be less than 1% and (y) unless otherwise specified in any amendment to this Agreement entered into in accordance with Section 5.8(c), in the event that a Replacement Rate with respect to LIBOR is implemented then all references herein to LIBOR shall be deemed references to such Replacement Rate.

LIBOR Rate” means a rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the following formula:

 

            LIBOR Rate =    LIBOR
   1.00-Eurodollar Reserve Percentage

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the LIBOR Rate shall be less than 1.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1.00% for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, leasehold mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, hypothecation or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset. For the purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any asset which it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, Capital Lease or other title retention agreement relating to such asset or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt, “Lien” shall not be deemed to include any license to any intellectual property rights.

Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (a) Availability plus (b) Qualified Cash.

Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, each Note, the Security Documents, the Guaranty Agreement, the Fee Letter, and each other document, instrument, certificate and agreement executed and delivered by the Credit Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries in favor of or provided to the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party in connection with this Agreement or otherwise referred to herein or contemplated hereby.

Loans” means the collective reference to the Revolving Credit Loans and Term Loans and “Loan” means any of such Loans.

London Banking Day” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market.

Make-Whole Amount” means, on any date of prepayment of all or any portion of a Term Loan, an amount in cash equal to the present value, as determined by the Administrative Agent, of (a) all required interest payments (calculated at the Default Rate if an Event of Default exists at the time the Make-Whole Amount becomes due) due on the portion of the Term Loans that are prepaid from the date of prepayment through and including the twenty-four month anniversary of the Closing Date and (b) the prepayment premium that would be due under Section 4.4(c) if such prepayment were made on the day after the twenty-four month anniversary of the Closing Date, in each case discounted to the date of prepayment on a quarterly basis (assuming a 360-day year and actual days elapsed) at a rate equal to the sum of the Treasury Rate plus 0.50%.

Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, the operations, business, assets, liabilities (actual or contingent) or financial condition of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment of the ability of any such Person to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) a material impairment of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document or (d) an impairment of the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Credit Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party.

Material Contract” means any written contract or written agreement of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, the breach, non-performance, cancellation or failure to renew of which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (b) each Lease with respect to real property with an aggregate amount of payment obligations for the life of such Lease in an amount greater than or equal to $3,000,000.

 

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Material Properties” means those Mortgaged Properties listed on Schedule 9.5(b) under the heading “Material Properties”.

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

Mortgaged Property” means any real property owned by any Credit Party that is pledged as security for the Obligations in favor of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) pursuant to a Mortgage in accordance with Section 6.1(d)(i) hereof.

Mortgages” means the collective reference to each mortgage, deed of trust or other real property security document, encumbering any real property now or hereafter owned by any Credit Party, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and executed by such Credit Party in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as any such document may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

MSD” has the meaning assigned thereto in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any Credit Party is making, or is accruing an obligation to make, or has any liability, including on account of any current or former ERISA Affiliate.

Net Cash Proceeds” means, as applicable, (a) (x) with respect to any Asset Disposition, the gross proceeds received by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries therefrom (including any cash or Cash Equivalents) plus the amount of any Buyer Notes and (y) with respect to any Insurance and Condemnation Event, the gross proceeds received by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries therefrom (including any cash, Cash Equivalents, deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, as and when received) less the sum of (i) in the case of an Asset Disposition, all property taxes due and payable in connection therewith and (ii) all reasonable and customary out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred in connection with such transaction or event, which in the case of a sale of a Mortgaged Property, will not exceed 6.00% of the gross sale price and (b) with respect to any Debt Issuance, the gross cash proceeds received by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries therefrom less all reasonable and customary out-of-pocket legal, underwriting and other fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith.

Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver, amendment, modification or termination that (a) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 12.2 and (b) has been approved by the Required Lenders.

Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

Non-Guarantor Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

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Notes” means the collective reference to the Revolving Credit Notes and the Term Loan Notes.

Notice of Account Designation” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(b).

Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(a) and Section 4.2, as applicable.

Notice of Prepayment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.4(c).

Obligations” means, in each case, whether now in existence or hereafter arising: (a) the principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the filing of any bankruptcy or similar petition) the Loans and (b) all other fees (including any Prepayment Premium) and commissions (including attorneys’ fees), charges, indebtedness, loans, liabilities, financial accommodations, obligations, covenants and duties owing by the Credit Parties to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent, in each case under any Loan Document, with respect to any Loan of every kind, nature and description, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any note and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Credit Party of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws, naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.

OFAC” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Officer’s Compliance Certificate” means a certificate of the chief financial officer or the treasurer of the Borrower substantially in the form attached as Exhibit F.

Operating Lease” means, as to any Person as determined in accordance with GAAP, any lease of Property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee which is not a Capital Lease.

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 5.12).

Participant” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 12.9(d).

Participant Register” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 12.9(d).

 

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Patent Security Agreements” means, collectively, any patent security agreements in respect of any U.S. federally registered patents, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

PATRIOT Act” means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor agency.

Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code and (a) which is maintained, funded or administered by any Credit Party for the employees of any Credit Party or (b) with respect to which any Credit Party has liability, including on account of any current or former ERISA Affiliates.

Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition that meets all of the following requirements:

(a) no less than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the proposed closing date of such Acquisition (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall have delivered written notice of such Acquisition to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, which notice shall include the proposed closing date of such Acquisition and a summary of the material terms thereof;

(b) the board of directors or other similar governing body of the Person to be acquired shall have approved such Acquisition (and, if requested, the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of such approval);

(c) the Person or business to be acquired shall be in a line of business permitted pursuant to Section 9.11 or, in the case of an Acquisition of assets, the assets acquired are useful in the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as conducted immediately prior to such Acquisition;

(d) if such Acquisition is a merger or consolidation, the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the surviving Person and no Change in Control shall have been effected thereby;

(e) no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed closing date of such Acquisition (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Compliance Certificate for the most recent fiscal quarter end preceding such Acquisition for which financial statements are available demonstrating, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Acquisition (as of the closing date of the Acquisition), the Borrower is in compliance with Section 9.15(a) and (b);

 

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(f) no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed closing date of such Acquisition (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent) the Borrower, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, (i) shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent promptly upon the finalization thereof copies of substantially final Permitted Acquisition Documents, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (ii) shall have delivered to, or made available for inspection by, the Administrative Agent substantially complete Permitted Acquisition Diligence Information, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(g) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing both before and after giving effect to such Acquisition and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith;

(h) the Borrower shall have obtained the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders prior to the consummation of such Acquisition if (i) the Permitted Acquisition Consideration for any such Acquisition (or series of related Acquisitions), together with all other Acquisitions consummated during the twelve (12) Fiscal Month period immediately preceding such Acquisition, exceeds seven million five hundred thousand Dollars ($7,500,000) and (ii) the Permitted Acquisition Consideration for all Acquisitions (or series of related Acquisitions), together with all other Acquisitions consummated during the term of this Agreement exceeds twenty million Dollars ($20,000,000) in the aggregate; and

(i) the Borrower shall have (i) delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer certifying that all of the requirements set forth above have been satisfied or will be satisfied on or prior to the consummation of such Acquisition and (ii) provided such other documents and other information as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent) in connection with such Acquisition.

Permitted Acquisition Consideration” means the aggregate amount of the purchase price, including, but not limited to, any assumed debt, earn-outs (valued at the maximum amount payable thereunder), deferred payments, or Equity Interests of the Borrower, to be paid in connection with any applicable Permitted Acquisition as set forth in the applicable Permitted Acquisition Documents executed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in order to consummate the applicable Permitted Acquisition.

Permitted Acquisition Diligence Information” means with respect to any applicable Acquisition, to the extent applicable, all material financial information, all material contracts, all material customer lists, all material supply agreements, and all other material information, in each case, reasonably requested to be delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with such Acquisition (except to the extent that any such information is (a) subject to any confidentiality agreement, unless mutually agreeable arrangements can be made to preserve such information as confidential, (b) classified or (c) subject to any attorney-client privilege).

Permitted Acquisition Documents” means with respect to any Acquisition proposed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, final copies or substantially final drafts if not executed at the required time of delivery of the purchase agreement, sale agreement, merger agreement or other agreement evidencing such Acquisition, including, without limitation, all legal opinions and each other document executed, delivered, contemplated by or prepared in connection therewith and any amendment, modification or supplement to any of the foregoing.

 

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Permitted Holders” means Christopher J. Pappas, Harris J. Pappas and Pappas Restaurants, Inc.

Permitted Liens” means the Liens permitted pursuant to Section 9.2.

Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity (including an entity created by division or plan of division pursuant to Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws)).

Platform” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8.2.

Pledge Agreement” that certain Pledge Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Credit Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent, together with each other pledge agreement supplement delivered pursuant to Section 8.14.

Prepayment Premium” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.4(c)(i).

Property” means any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, Equity Interests.

Qualified Cash” means, as of any date of determination, the amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Credit Parties; provided that amounts in the Interest Reserve Account shall not constitute “Qualified Cash.”

Qualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.

Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) any Lender, as applicable.

Recovery” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 12.7.

Refinancing” means the repayment in full of all amounts owing to lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement.

Register” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 12.9(c).

Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

Removal Effective Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.6(b).

Replacement Rate” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.8(c).

Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Total Credit Exposures representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the Total Credit Exposures of all Lenders, provided that if there are only two Lenders, both such Lenders shall constitute the “Required Lenders”. The Total Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time.

 

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Required Revolving Credit Lenders” means, at any date, any combination of Revolving Credit Lenders holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the sum of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment or, if the Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated, any combination of Revolving Credit Lenders holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Extensions of Credit under the Revolving Credit Facility, provided that if there are only two Revolving Credit Lenders, both such Revolving Credit Lenders shall constitute the “Required Revolving Credit Lenders”; provided further that the Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Extensions of Credit under the Revolving Credit Facility, as applicable, held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Credit Lenders.

Required Term Lenders” means, at any date, any combination of Term Loan Lenders holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the sum of the aggregate amount of the unfunded Term Loan Commitment plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Term Loans, provided that if there are only two Term Loan Lenders, both such Term Loan Lenders shall constitute the “Required Term Lenders”; provided further that the Term Loan Commitment of, and the portion of the Extensions of Credit under the Term Loan Facility, as applicable, held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Term Lenders.

Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.6(a).

Responsible Officer” means, as to any Person, the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, president, treasurer, general counsel, controller, secretary or any vice president of such Person or any other officer of such Person designated in writing by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Person on behalf of such Person (or in such Responsible Officer’s capacity as a Responsible Officer of such Person) shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Person and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Person.

Restaurant” means a particular restaurant at a particular location that is owned (regardless of whether the real property is owned or leased) or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

Restaurant Location” means a Restaurant, or any real property, building or fixtures being developed or to be developed into a Restaurant.

Restricted Payments” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 9.5(i).

 

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Revolving Credit Commitment” means (a) as to any Revolving Credit Lender, the obligation of such Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower hereunder in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Revolving Credit Lender’s name on the Register, as such amount may be modified at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and (b) as to all Revolving Credit Lenders, the aggregate commitment of all Revolving Credit Lenders to make Revolving Credit Loans, as such amount may be modified at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment of all the Revolving Credit Lenders on the Closing Date shall be $10,000,000. The initial Revolving Credit Commitment on the Closing Date of each Revolving Credit Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 1.1.

Revolving Credit Commitment Fee” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.3(a).

Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage” means, with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the percentage of the total Revolving Credit Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders represented by such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. If the Revolving Credit Commitments have terminated or expired, the Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Credit Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments. The initial Revolving Credit Commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 1.1.

Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Credit Loans at such time.

Revolving Credit Facility” means the revolving credit facility established pursuant to Article II.

Revolving Credit Lenders” means, collectively, all of the Lenders with a Revolving Credit Commitment.

Revolving Credit Loans” means any revolving loan made to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1, and “Revolving Credit Loan” means all of such Revolving Credit Loans collectively as the context requires.

Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) December 13, 2023, (b) the date of termination of the entire Revolving Credit Commitment by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5, (c) the date of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 10.2(a) and (d) the date of repayment in full of all Term Loans.

Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Revolving Credit Lender evidencing the Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A-1, and any substitutes therefor, and any replacements, restatements, renewals or extension thereof, in whole or in part.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a part of McGraw-Hill Financial and any successor thereto.

 

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Sale and Leaseback Transaction” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 9.13.

Sanctioned Country” means at any time, a country or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (including, without limitation, 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 OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in clauses (a) and (b).

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 OFAC), the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 11.5, any other holder from time to time of any of any Obligations and, in each case, their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Security Agreement” that certain Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Credit Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent.

Security Documents” means the collective reference to the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, the Mortgages, each of the security agreement supplements, intellectual property security agreement supplements, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements executed by any Credit Party delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.14 and each other agreement or writing pursuant to which any Credit Party pledges or grants (or purports to pledge or grant) a security interest in any Property or assets securing the Obligations.

Solvent” and “Solvency” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature, (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital, and (e) such Person is able to pay its debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

 

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Subordinated Indebtedness” means the collective reference to any Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is subordinated in right and time of payment to the Obligations on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Subordination Provisions” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.1(n).

Subsidiary” means as to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Equity Interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) or other managers of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity is at the time owned by (directly or indirectly) or the management is otherwise controlled by (directly or indirectly) such Person (irrespective of whether, at the time, Equity Interests of any other class or classes of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency). Unless otherwise qualified, references to “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” herein shall refer to those of the Borrower.

Subsidiary Guarantors” means, collectively, all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Borrower (other than Foreign Subsidiaries and Luby’s Fuddruckers Foundation) in existence on the Closing Date or which become a party to a Guaranty Agreement pursuant to Section 8.14.

Synthetic Lease” means any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product where such transaction is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an Operating Lease in accordance with GAAP.

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, fines, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Term Loan Commitment” means (a) as to any Term Loan Lender, (i) such Lender’s Closing Date Term Loan Commitment and (ii) such Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment and (b) as to all Term Loan Lenders, the aggregate commitment of all Term Loan Lenders to make Term Loans. The (i) Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment of each Term Loan Lender and (ii) Closing Date Term Loan Commitment of each Term Loan Lender, in each case, as of the Closing Date is set forth opposite the name of such Term Loan Lender on Schedule 1.1 under the applicable heading.

Term Loan Commitment Percentage” means, (a) with respect to any Closing Date Term Loan Lender at any time, the percentage of the total Closing Date Term Loan Commitments of all the Closing Date Term Loan Lenders represented by such Closing Date Term Loan Lender’s Closing Date Term Loan Commitment and (b) with respect to any Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender at any time, the percentage of the total Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments of all the Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders represented by such Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, as applicable. The Term Loan Commitment Percentage, under each of clause (a) and clause (b) of each Term Loan Lender as of the Closing Date is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 1.1.

 

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Term Loan Facility” means the term loan facility established pursuant to Article IV with respect to the Closing Date Term Loans and the Delayed Draw Term Loans.

Term Loan Lender” means any Lender with a Term Loan Commitment and/or outstanding Term Loans.

Term Loan Maturity Date” means the first to occur of (a) December 13, 2023 and (b) the date of acceleration of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 10.2(a).

Term Loan Note” means, collectively, the Closing Date Term Loan Notes and the Delayed Drawn Term Loan Notes.

Term Loans” means the Closing Date Term Loans and the Delayed Draw Term Loans and “Term Loan” means any of such Term Loans.

Termination Event” means the occurrence of any of the following which, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount: (a) a “Reportable Event” described in Section 4043 of ERISA for which the thirty (30) day notice requirement has not been waived by the PBGC, or (b) the withdrawal of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA, or (c) the termination of a Pension Plan, the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan or the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination, under Section 4041 of ERISA, if the plan assets are not sufficient to pay all plan liabilities, or (d) the institution of proceedings to terminate, or the appointment of a trustee with respect to, any Pension Plan by the PBGC, or (e) any other event or condition which would constitute grounds under Section 4042(a) of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan, or (f) the imposition of a Lien pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA, or (g) the determination that any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan is considered an at-risk plan or plan in endangered or critical status with the meaning of Sections 430, 431 or 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 or 305 of ERISA or (h) the partial or complete withdrawal of any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan if withdrawal liability is asserted by such plan, or (i) any event or condition which results in the reorganization or insolvency of a Multiemployer Plan under Sections 4241 or 4245 of ERISA, or (j) any event or condition which results in the termination of a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4041A of ERISA or the institution by PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Multiemployer Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA, or (k) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate.

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Title Insurance Policy” shall mean, with respect to each Mortgaged Property, an ALTA mortgagee title insurance policy in a form reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent (or, if the Property is in a state which does not permit the issuance of such ALTA policy, such form as shall be permitted in such state, as reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent) issued with respect to such Mortgaged Property and insuring the lien (subject to Permitted Liens) of the Mortgage encumbering such Mortgaged Property, and including such endorsements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require (to the extent available).

Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the unused Commitments, Revolving Credit Exposure and outstanding Term Loans of such Lender at such time.

Trademark Security Agreements” means, collectively, any trademark security agreements in respect of any U.S. federally registered trademark, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

Transaction Costs” means all transaction fees, charges and other amounts related to the Transactions (including, without limitation, any financing fees, legal fees and expenses or any other fees and expenses in connection therewith), in each case to the extent paid within three (3) months of the closing of the Credit Facility.

Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the entering into by the Credit Parties and their applicable Subsidiaries of the Loan Documents and the making of the Loans hereunder, (b) the Refinancing, and (c) the payment of the Transaction Costs incurred in connection with the foregoing.

Treasury Rate” means with respect to the Make-Whole Amount, a rate equal to the then current yield to maturity on actively traded U.S. Treasury securities having a constant maturity and having a duration equal to (or the nearest available tenor) the period from the date that payment is received to the date that falls on the twenty-four month anniversary of the Closing Date.

UCC” or “Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York; provided that, if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.

United States” or “U.S.” means the United States of America.

U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.11(g)(ii)(B)(2).

Wholly-Owned” means, with respect to a Subsidiary, that all of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary are, directly or indirectly, owned or controlled by the Borrower and/or one or more of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries (except for directors’ qualifying shares or other shares required by Applicable Law to be owned by a Person other than the Borrower and/or one or more of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries).

 

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Withholding Agent” means any Credit Party and the Administrative Agent.

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 1.2 Other Definitions and Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document: (a) the definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined, (b) whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms, (c) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (d) the word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”, (e) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (f) 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, (g) 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, (h) 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, (i) the term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form and (j) in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including”.

SECTION 1.3 Accounting Terms.

(a) All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with GAAP, applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time and in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the audited financial statements required by Section 8.1(a), except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 and FASB ASC 470-20 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.

 

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(b) If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. Without limiting the foregoing, notwithstanding any change in GAAP after the Closing Date that would require lease obligations that would be treated as operating leases as of the Closing Date to be classified and accounted for as Capital Lease Obligations or otherwise reflected on the Borrower’s consolidated balance sheet, such obligations shall continue to be classified and accounted for as operating leases for all purposes of this Agreement, unless and until Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders shall enter into a mutually acceptable amendment under Section 12.2 addressing such changes. For the avoidance of doubt, all leases with respect to real estate in existence as of the Closing Date and all obligations thereunder shall be treated as operating leases for all purposes under this Agreement (regardless of whether such leases with respect to real estate and related obligations would be treated as operating leases under GAAP).

SECTION 1.4 UCC Terms. Terms defined in the UCC in effect on the Closing Date and not otherwise defined herein shall, unless the context otherwise indicates, have the meanings provided by those definitions. Subject to the foregoing, the term “UCC” refers, as of any date of determination, to the UCC then in effect.

SECTION 1.5 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio or percentage is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

SECTION 1.6 References to Agreement and Laws. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) any definition or reference to formation documents, governing documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual documents or instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by any Loan Document; and (b) any definition or reference to any Applicable Law, including, without limitation, the Code, ERISA, the Exchange Act, Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, the PATRIOT Act, the Securities Act of 1933, the UCC, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Interstate Commerce Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act of the United States or any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department, shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Applicable Law.

SECTION 1.7 Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

SECTION 1.8 [Reserved].

 

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SECTION 1.9 Guarantees. Unless otherwise specified, the amount of any Guarantee shall be the lesser of the principal amount of the obligations guaranteed and still outstanding and the maximum amount for which the guaranteeing Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee.

SECTION 1.10 Covenant Compliance Generally. For purposes of determining compliance under Sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.5 and 9.5(i), any amount in a currency other than Dollars will be converted to Dollars in a manner consistent with that used in calculating consolidated net income in the most recent annual financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 8.1(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with Sections 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3, with respect to any amount of Indebtedness or Investment in a currency other than Dollars, no breach of any basket contained in such sections shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such Indebtedness or Investment is incurred; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.10 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Indebtedness or Investment may be incurred at any time under such Sections.

SECTION 1.11 Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, if in connection with any division or plan of division with respect to a limited liability company or other type of entity under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person pursuant thereto, then such transaction shall constitute a “transfer” (as used in the definition of “Asset Disposition” contained herein) for purposes pursuant to Sections 9.4, 9.5 and 9.7 of the Credit Agreement from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized by the holders of its Equity Interests on the first date of its existence and the requirements of Section 8.14 shall apply thereto.

ARTICLE II

REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY

SECTION 2.1 Revolving Credit Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower from time to time from the Closing Date through, but not including, the Revolving Credit Maturity Date as requested by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section 2.3; provided, that the aggregate outstanding amount of Revolving Credit Loans shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment and the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender shall not at any time exceed such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and there shall be no more than two (2) separate fundings of Revolving Credit Loans per month. Each Revolving Credit Loan by a Revolving Credit Lender shall be in a principal amount equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans requested on such occasion. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Revolving Credit Loans hereunder until the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.

 

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SECTION 2.2 [Reserved].

SECTION 2.3 Procedure for Advances of Revolving Credit Loans.

(a) Requests for Borrowing. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable prior written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit B (a “Notice of Borrowing”) not later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern time at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date of any requested Revolving Credit Loan, specifying (A) the date of such borrowing, which shall be a Business Day, (B) the amount of such borrowing, which shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least $100,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and (C) whether such Loan is to be a Revolving Credit Loan. The Borrower shall not submit a Notice of Borrowing with respect to Revolving Credit Loans on more than two (2) occasions in any month. A Notice of Borrowing received after 12:00 p.m. Eastern time shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Revolving Credit Lenders of each Notice of Borrowing.

(b) Disbursement of Revolving Credit Loans. Not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on the proposed borrowing date, each Revolving Credit Lender will make available to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Borrower, at the office of the Administrative Agent in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent, such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the Revolving Credit Loans to be made on such borrowing date. The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to disburse the proceeds of each borrowing requested pursuant to this Section in immediately available funds by crediting or wiring such proceeds to the deposit account of the Borrower identified in the most recent notice substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C (a “Notice of Account Designation”) delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or as may be otherwise agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent from time to time. Subject to Section 5.7 hereof, the Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to disburse the portion of the proceeds of any Revolving Credit Loan requested pursuant to this Section to the extent that any Revolving Credit Lender has not made available to the Administrative Agent its portion of such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

SECTION 2.4 Repayment and Prepayment of Revolving Credit Loans.

(a) Repayment on Termination Date. The Borrower hereby agrees to repay the outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans in full on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon.

(b) Mandatory Prepayments. If at any time the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment, the Borrower agrees to repay immediately upon notice from the Administrative Agent, by payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Credit Lenders, Loans and other extensions of credit under this Agreement in an amount equal to such excess with each such repayment applied to the principal amount of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans.

 

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(c) Optional Prepayments. The Borrower may at any time and from time to time (but no more than two (2) times per month), without premium or penalty, but at all times subject to Section 5.9, prepay Revolving Credit Loans, in whole or in part, with irrevocable prior written notice to the Administrative Agent substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D (a “Notice of Prepayment”) given not later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern time at least two (2) Business Days in advance, specifying the date and amount of prepayment. Upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Credit Lender. If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date set forth in such notice. Partial prepayments shall be in an aggregate amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. A Notice of Prepayment received after 12:00 p.m. Eastern time shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. Each such repayment shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 5.9 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Notice of a Prepayment delivered in connection with any refinancing of all of the Credit Facility with the proceeds of such refinancing or of any incurrence of Indebtedness, may be, if expressly so stated to be, contingent upon the consummation of such refinancing or incurrence and may be revoked by the Borrower in the event such refinancing is not consummated (provided that the failure of such contingency shall not relieve the Borrower from its obligations in respect thereof under Section 5.9).

(d) Prepayment of Excess Proceeds. In the event proceeds remain after the prepayments of Term Loan Facility pursuant to Section 4.4(b)(vi)(A), the amount of such excess proceeds shall be used on the date of the required prepayment under Section 4.4(b)(vi)(A) to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans, without a corresponding reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment, with remaining proceeds, if any, refunded to the Borrower.

(e) Limitation on Prepayment of Loans. The Borrower may not prepay any Loan on any day other than on the last day of any Fiscal Quarter unless such prepayment is accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 5.9 hereof.

SECTION 2.5 Permanent Reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment.

(a) Voluntary Reduction. The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time, upon at least three (3) Business Days prior irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent, to permanently reduce, without premium or penalty, (i) the entire Revolving Credit Commitment at any time or (ii) portions of the Revolving Credit Commitment, from time to time, in an aggregate principal amount not less than $1,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment shall be applied to the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender according to its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage. All Commitment Fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment shall be paid on the effective date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any notice to reduce the Revolving Credit Commitment delivered in connection with any refinancing of all of the Credit Facility with the proceeds of such refinancing or of any incurrence of Indebtedness, may be, if expressly so stated to be, contingent upon the consummation of such refinancing or incurrence and may be revoked by the Borrower in the event such refinancing is not consummated (provided that the failure of such contingency shall not relieve the Borrower from its obligations in respect thereof under Section 5.9).

 

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(b) Corresponding Payment. Each permanent reduction permitted pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a payment of principal sufficient to reduce the aggregate outstanding Revolving Credit Loans after such reduction to the Revolving Credit Commitment as so reduced. Any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment to zero shall be accompanied by payment of all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and shall result in the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment and the Revolving Credit Facility. If the reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment requires the repayment of any Loan, such repayment shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 5.9 hereof.

SECTION 2.6 Termination of Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility and the Revolving Credit Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and all amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility shall be due and payable on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.

ARTICLE III

[RESERVED]

ARTICLE IV

TERM LOAN FACILITY

SECTION 4.1 Term Loans.

(a) Closing Date Term Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each Closing Date Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make the Closing Date Term Loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date in a principal amount equal to such Closing Date Term Loan Lender’s Closing Date Term Loan Commitment as of the Closing Date. Amounts borrowed under this Section 4.1(a) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

(b) Delayed Draw Term Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make Delayed Draw Term Loans to the Borrower from time to time from the Closing Date through, but not including, the Delayed Draw Term Loan Expiration Date as requested by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section 4.2; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Delayed Draw Term Loans advanced by any such Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender over the term of this Agreement shall not exceed such Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment and there shall be no more than four (4) separate fundings of Delayed Draw Term Loans prior to the Delayed Draw Term Loan Expiration Date. Each Delayed Draw Term Loan advanced by a Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender shall be in a principal amount equal to such Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender’s Term Loan Commitment Percentage with respect to Delayed Draw Term Loans of the aggregate principal amount of Delayed Draw Term Loans requested on such occasion. Amounts borrowed under this Section 4.1(b) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

 

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SECTION 4.2 Procedure for Advance of Delayed Draw Term Loans.

(a) Requests for Borrowing. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent an irrevocable Notice of Borrowing not later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern time at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date of any requested Delayed Draw Term Loan, specifying (A) the date of such borrowing, which shall be a Business Day and (B) the amount of such borrowing, which shall be, in an aggregate principal amount of at least $2,500,000 or increments of $100,000 in excess thereof; provided that, if the aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment is an amount less than $2,500,000, the Borrower may be permitted to request the entire remaining aggregate Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment. The Borrower shall not submit a Notice of Borrowing with respect to Delayed Draw Term Loans on more than four (4) occasions. A Notice of Borrowing received after 12:00 p.m. Eastern time shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders of each Notice of Borrowing.

(b) Not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on the proposed borrowing date, each Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender will make available to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Borrower, at the office of the Administrative Agent in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent, such Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender’s Term Loan Commitment Percentage of the Delayed Draw Term Loans to be made on such borrowing date. The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to disburse the proceeds of each borrowing requested pursuant to this Section in immediately available funds by crediting or wiring such proceeds to the deposit account of the Borrower identified in the most recent Notice of Account Designation or as may be otherwise agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent from time to time. Subject to Section 5.7 hereof, the Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to disburse the portion of the proceeds of any Delayed Draw Term Loan requested pursuant to this Section to the extent that any Term Loan Lender has not made available to the Administrative Agent its portion of such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

SECTION 4.3 Repayment of Term Loans.

(a) Amortization of the Term Loans. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Term Loan Lenders, (i) on December 13, 2019, a principal payment in an amount equal to the lesser of (A) $10,000,000 and (B) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans then outstanding, (ii) on December 13, 2020, a principal payment in an amount equal to the lesser of (A) $10,000,000 and (B) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans then outstanding, (iii) on December 13, 2021, a principal payment in an amount equal to the lesser of (A) $15,000,000 and (B) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans then outstanding and (iv) on December 13, 2022, a principal payment in an amount equal to the lesser of (A) $15,000,000 and (B) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans then outstanding; provided that such amount shall be adjusted as set forth in Section 4.4(b)(vi).

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SECTION 4.4 Prepayments of Term Loans.

(a) Optional Prepayments. The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time, without premium or penalty (except as provided below), to prepay the Term Loans, in whole or in part, upon delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Prepayment not later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern time at least two (2) Business Days in advance, specifying the date and amount of repayment. Each optional prepayment of the Term Loans hereunder shall be in an aggregate principal amount of at least $100,000 or any whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (provided, however, that if the entire amount outstanding shall be in an amount that is not a whole multiple of $100,000 and the Borrower shall desire to prepay the entire amount, then the prepayment shall be of such entire amount) and shall be applied as directed by the Borrower. Each repayment shall be accompanied by any Prepayment Premium and any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 5.9 hereof. A Notice of Prepayment received after 12:00 p.m. Eastern time shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable Term Loan Lenders of each Notice of Prepayment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Notice of Prepayment delivered in connection with any refinancing of all of the Credit Facility with the proceeds of such refinancing or of any other incurrence of Indebtedness may be, if expressly so stated to be, contingent upon the consummation of such refinancing or incurrence and may be revoked by the Borrower in the event such refinancing is not consummated; provided that the delay or failure of such contingency shall not relieve the Borrower from its obligations in respect thereof under Section 5.9.

(b) Mandatory Prepayments.

(i) Debt Issuances. The Borrower shall make mandatory principal prepayments of the Term Loans in the manner set forth in clause (vi)(A) below in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from any Debt Issuance not otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 9.1. Such prepayment shall be made within three (3) Business Days after the date of receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds of any such Debt Issuance.

(ii) [Reserved].

(iii) Asset Dispositions. The Borrower shall make mandatory prepayments of the Loans in the manner and amounts set forth in clause (vi)(B) below with the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Disposition. Such prepayments shall be made (x) with respect to sales of Mortgaged Property, on the date of the closing of such sale and (y) for other Asset Dispositions, within three (3) Business Days after the date of receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds of any such Asset Disposition by such Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries.

(iv) Insurance and Condemnation Events. The Borrower shall make mandatory principal prepayments of the Loans in the manner set forth in clause (vi)(A) below in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from any Insurance and Condemnation Event. Such prepayments shall be made within three (3) Business Days after the date of receipt of Net Cash Proceeds of any such Insurance and Condemnation Event by such Credit Party or such Subsidiary; provided that, so long as no

 

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Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent, no prepayment shall be required under this Section 4.4(b)(iv) to the extent that such Net Cash Proceeds are reinvested in the Property that was the subject of such Insurance and Condemnation Event within twelve (12) months after receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds by such Credit Party or such Subsidiary; provided further that any portion of the Net Cash Proceeds not actually so reinvested within such twelve (12) month period, as applicable, shall be prepaid in accordance with this Section 4.4(b)(iv) on or before the last day of such twelve (12) month period.

(v) [Reserved].

(vi) Notice; Manner of Payment.

(A) Upon the occurrence of any event triggering the prepayment requirement under clauses (i) and (iv) above, the Borrower shall promptly deliver a Notice of Prepayment to the Administrative Agent and upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Lenders. Each prepayment of the Loans under this Section 4.4(b)(vi)(A) shall be applied as follows: first, to the remaining scheduled principal installments of the Term Loans required pursuant to Section 4.3(a) in direct order of maturity, second, to the remaining outstanding principal balance of the Term Loans and third, to the extent of any excess, to repay the Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 2.4(d), without a corresponding reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitment.

(B) Upon the occurrence of any event triggering the prepayment requirement under clause (iii) above, the Borrower shall promptly deliver a Notice of Prepayment to the Administrative Agent and upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Lenders. Each prepayment of the Loans under this Section 4.4(b)(vi)(B) shall be applied as follows: first, to deposit into the Interest Reserve Account an amount such that the amount therein equals the Interest Reserve Account Minimum Amount; provided that, for purposes of this clause first, the Interest Reserve Account Minimum Amount shall be calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the prepayment of the Loans that will occur pursuant to clause second below with respect to the Asset Disposition triggering the current prepayment, second, (x) with respect to 80% of the remaining Net Cash Proceeds, as set forth in Section 4.4(b)(vi)(A) and (y) with respect to 20% of the remaining Net Cash Proceeds, at the Borrower’s option, either as retained by the Borrower or as applied in the manner set forth in Section 4.4(b)(vi)(A).

(vii) No Reborrowings. Amounts prepaid under the Term Loan Facility pursuant to this Section may not be reborrowed. Each prepayment shall be accompanied by any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 5.9.

 

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(c) Prepayment Premium.

(i) If the Borrower makes any voluntary prepayment of Term Loans, mandatory prepayment of Term Loans as required by Section 4.4(b)(i) or Section 4.4(b)(iii) (solely in the case of an Asset Disposition constituting a sale of all or substantially all assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries), or any prepayment of Term Loans following an exercise of remedies by the Lenders, an acceleration of all or any part of the Obligations by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.2 or an automatic acceleration pursuant to Section 10.2, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of the Lenders, a fee equal to (x) if such prepayment is on or prior to the date that is twenty-four months after the Closing Date, the Make-Whole Amount and (y) thereafter, the Applicable Prepayment Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans to be prepaid or repaid (clause (x) and (y) together, the “Prepayment Premium”).

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, it is understood and agreed that if any Term Loans are accelerated (whether as a result of the occurrence and continuance of any Event of Default, by operation of law or otherwise), the Prepayment Premium, if any, determined as of the date of acceleration, will also be due and payable and will be treated and deemed as though the applicable Term Loans were redeemed as of such date and shall constitute part of the Obligations for all purposes herein. The Prepayment Premium, if any, shall also be payable in the event the Obligations, the Term Loans and/or this Agreement are satisfied or released by foreclosure (whether by power of judicial proceeding), deed in lieu of foreclosure or by any other similar means. THE CREDIT PARTIES EXPRESSLY WAIVE THE PROVISIONS OF ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE STATUTE OR LAW THAT PROHIBITS OR MAY PROHIBIT THE COLLECTION OF THE PREPAYMENT PREMIUM IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH ACCELERATION. The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree that the Prepayment Premium is not intended to act as a penalty or to punish the Credit Parties for any repayment or redemption of the Term Loans. The Credit Parties expressly agree that (i) the Prepayment Premium is reasonable and is the product of an arm’s length transaction between sophisticated business people, ably represented by counsel, (ii) the Prepayment Premium, if any, shall be payable notwithstanding the then prevailing market rates at the time payment is made, (iii) there has been a course of conduct between the Lenders and the Credit Parties giving specific consideration in this transaction for such agreement to pay the Prepayment Premium, if any, (iv) the Credit Parties shall be estopped hereafter from claiming differently than as agreed to in this Section 4.4(c)(ii), (v) their agreement to pay the Prepayment Premium is a material inducement to the Lenders to extend credit in the form of Term Loans and agree to this Agreement, and (vi) the Prepayment Premium represents a good-faith, reasonable estimate and calculation of the lost profits or damages of the Lenders and that it would be impractical and extremely difficult to ascertain the actual amount of damages to any Lender or profits lost by such Lender as a result of any event giving rise to the Prepayment Premium.

 

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SECTION 4.5 Reduction of the Term Loan Commitment.

(a) Voluntary Reduction of Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment. The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time, upon at least three (3) Business Days prior irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent, to permanently reduce, without premium or penalty, (i) the entire Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment at any time or (ii) portions of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, from time to time, in an aggregate principal amount not less than $1,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (provided, however, that if the entire Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment shall be in an amount that is not a whole multiple of $1,000,000 and the Borrower shall desire to reduce the entire Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment, then the reduction shall be of such entire amount). Any reduction of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment shall be applied to the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment of each Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender according to its Term Loan Commitment Percentage. All Commitment Fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment shall be paid on the effective date of such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any notice to reduce the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment delivered in connection with any refinancing of all of the Credit Facility with the proceeds of such refinancing or of any incurrence of Indebtedness, may be, if expressly so stated to be, contingent upon the consummation of such refinancing or incurrence and may be revoked by the Borrower in the event such refinancing is not consummated (provided that the failure of such contingency shall not relieve the Borrower from its obligations in respect thereof under Section 5.9).

(b) Mandatory Reduction of Term Loan Commitment. Each Closing Date Term Loan Lender’s Closing Date Term Loan Commitment shall be automatically and permanently reduced on a dollar for dollar basis by an amount equal to the amount of the Closing Date Term Loan funded by such Closing Date Term Loan Lender. Each Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender’s Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment shall be automatically and permanently reduced on a dollar for dollar basis by an amount equal to the amount of such Delayed Draw Term Loan funded by such Delayed Draw Term Loan Lender.

SECTION 4.6 Termination of Term Loan Facility. The Term Loan Facility and any unused Term Loan Commitments shall terminate on the Term Loan Maturity Date and all amounts outstanding under the Term Loan Facility shall be due and payable in full in cash on the Term Loan Maturity Date.

ARTICLE V

GENERAL LOAN PROVISIONS

SECTION 5.1 Interest.

(a) Interest Rate. Subject to the provisions of this Section, Revolving Credit Loans and the Term Loans shall bear interest at the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

 

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(b) Default Rate. Subject to Section 10.3, (i) immediately upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 10.1(a), (b), (h) or (i), or (ii) at the election of the Required Lenders (or the election of the Administrative Agent at the direction of Required Lenders), upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any other Event of Default, (A) all outstanding Loans and other Obligations shall bear interest at a rate per annum of three percent (3%) in excess of the rate (including the Applicable Margin) then applicable to Loans (such interest rate per annum, the “Default Rate”) and (B) all accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable on demand of the Administrative Agent. Interest shall continue to accrue on the Obligations after the filing by or against the Borrower of any petition seeking any relief in bankruptcy or under any Debtor Relief Law.

(c) Interest Payment and Computation. Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable on the last day of each Fiscal Quarter. All computations of fees (including, without limitation, the Commitment Fee) and interest provided hereunder shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed.

(d) Maximum Rate. In no contingency or event whatsoever shall the aggregate of all amounts deemed interest under this Agreement charged or collected pursuant to the terms of this Agreement exceed the highest rate permissible under any Applicable Law which a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable hereto. In the event that such a court determines that the Lenders have charged or received interest hereunder in excess of the highest applicable rate, the rate in effect hereunder shall automatically be reduced to the maximum rate permitted by Applicable Law and the Lenders shall at the Administrative Agent’s option (i) promptly refund to the Borrower any interest received by the Lenders in excess of the maximum lawful rate or (ii) apply such excess to the principal balance of the Obligations. It is the intent hereof that the Borrower not pay or contract to pay, and that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender receive or contract to receive, directly or indirectly in any manner whatsoever, interest in excess of that which may be paid by the Borrower under Applicable Law.

SECTION 5.2 [Reserved].

SECTION 5.3 Fees.

(a) Commitment Fee for Revolving Credit Commitments. Commencing on the Closing Date, subject to Section 5.15, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Revolving Credit Lenders, a non-refundable commitment fee (the “Revolving Credit Commitment Fee”) at a rate per annum equal to 0.50% on the daily unused portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Revolving Credit Lenders (other than the Defaulting Lenders, if any). The Revolving Credit Commitment Fee shall be payable in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter during the term of this Agreement commencing December 31, 2018 and ending on the date upon which the Revolving Credit Commitments have been permanently terminated. The Revolving Credit Commitment Fee shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Credit Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender) pro rata in accordance with such Revolving Credit Lenders’ percentage share of the unused Revolving Credit Commitments.

(b) Commitment Fee for Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments. Commencing thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, subject to Section 5.15, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders, a non-refundable commitment fee (the “Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Fee”) at a rate per annum equal to

 

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0.50% on the daily unused portion of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments of the Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders (other than the Defaulting Lenders, if any). The Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitment Fee shall be payable in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter during the term of this Agreement commencing December 31, 2018 and ending on Delayed Draw Term Loan Expiration Date. The Commitment Fee shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent to the Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders, as applicable (other than any Defaulting Lender) pro rata in accordance with such Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders’ percentage share of the unused Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments.

(c) Other Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in their Fee Letter. The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified.

SECTION 5.4 Manner of Payment. Interest on the Loans shall be paid first from amounts in the Interest Reserve Account, it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Borrower is liable for payment of the full amount of any interest without regard to the sufficiency of funds on deposit in the Interest Reserve Account. Each payment by the Borrower on account of the principal of or interest on the Loans or of any fee, commission or other amounts payable to the Lenders under this Agreement shall be made not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date specified for payment under this Agreement to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office for the account of the Lenders entitled to such payment in Dollars, in immediately available funds and shall be made without any set off, counterclaim or deduction whatsoever. Any payment received after such time but before 2:00 p.m. on such day shall be deemed a payment on such date for the purposes of Section 10.1, but for all other purposes shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day. Any payment received after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day for all purposes. Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of each such payment, the Administrative Agent shall distribute to each such Lender at its address for notices set forth herein its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage with respect to payments of the Revolving Credit Facility, and with respect to payments of the Term Loan Facility, its applicable Term Loan Commitment Percentage, as applicable, of such payment and shall wire advice of the amount of such credit to each Lender. Each payment to the Administrative Agent of Administrative Agent’s fees or expenses shall be made for the account of the Administrative Agent and any amount payable to any Lender under Sections 5.9, 5.10, 5.11 or 12.3 shall be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lender. If any payment under this Agreement shall be specified to be made upon a day which is not a Business Day, it shall be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day and such extension of time shall in such case be included in computing any interest if payable along with such payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there exists a Defaulting Lender each payment by the Borrower to such Defaulting Lender hereunder shall be applied in accordance with Section 5.15.

SECTION 5.5 Evidence of Indebtedness; Repayment on Maturity Date.

(a) Extensions of Credit. The Extensions of Credit made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount

 

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of the Extensions of Credit made by the Lenders to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Revolving Credit Note and/or Term Loan Note, as applicable, which shall evidence such Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans and/or Term Loans, as applicable, in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Notes and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

(b) [Reserved].

(c) Repayment on Maturity Date. Without limitation of any other provision hereof which may require repayment of amounts hereunder prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and/or the Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable, all amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility shall be due and payable in full in cash on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and/or the Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable.

SECTION 5.6 Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or other obligations hereunder resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon or other such obligations (other than pursuant to Sections 5.9, 5.10, 5.11 or 12.3) greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and such other obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, 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 Loans and other amounts owing them; 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 (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender).

Each Credit Party 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 exercise against each Credit Party rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of each Credit Party in the amount of such participation.

 

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SECTION 5.7 Administrative Agents Clawback.

(a) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. 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 Sections 2.3(b) and 4.2 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 (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the daily average Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Loans. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

(b) Payments by the Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. 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 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 the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

(c) Nature of Obligations of Lenders Regarding Extensions of Credit. The obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement to make the Loans are several and are not joint or joint and several. The failure of any Lender to make available its Commitment Percentage of any Loan requested by the Borrower shall not relieve it or any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Commitment Percentage of such Loan available on the borrowing date, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make its Commitment Percentage of such Loan available on the borrowing date.

 

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SECTION 5.8 Changed Circumstances.

(a) Circumstances Affecting LIBOR Rate Availability. Unless and until a Replacement Rate is implemented in accordance with clause (c) below, in connection with any request for a Loan or otherwise, if for any reason (i) the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market for the applicable amount of such Loan, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that reasonable and adequate means do not exist for the ascertaining the LIBOR Rate with respect to a proposed Loan or (iii) the Required Lenders shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the LIBOR Rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining such Loans, then the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to the Borrower. Thereafter, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that such circumstances no longer exist, the obligation of the Lenders to make Loans shall be suspended, and the Borrower shall either (A) repay in full (or cause to be repaid in full) the then outstanding principal amount of each such Loan together with accrued interest thereon (subject to Section 5.1(d)); or (B) the then outstanding principal amount of each such Loan shall bear interest at an amount equal to the last interest rate applicable to the Loans pursuant to Section 5.1(a).

(b) Laws Affecting LIBOR Rate Availability. If, after the date hereof, the introduction of, or any change in, any Applicable Law or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any of the Lenders (or any of their respective Lending Offices) with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency, shall make it unlawful or impossible for any of the Lenders (or any of their respective Lending Offices) to honor its obligations hereunder to make or maintain any Loan, such Lender shall promptly give notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice to the Borrower and the other Lenders. Thereafter, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that such circumstances no longer exist, the then outstanding principal amount of each such Loan shall bear interest at an amount equal to the last interest rate applicable to the Loans pursuant to Section 5.1(a).

(c) Alternative Rate of Interest. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.8(a) above, if the Administrative Agent has made the determination (such determination to be conclusive absent manifest error) that (i) the circumstances described in Section 5.8(a)(i) or (a)(ii) have arisen and that such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary, (ii) any applicable interest rate specified herein is no longer a widely recognized benchmark rate for newly originated loans in the U.S. syndicated loan market in the applicable currency or (iii) the applicable supervisor or administrator (if any) of any applicable interest rate specified herein or any Governmental Authority having, or purporting to have, jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which any applicable interest rate specified herein shall no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans in the U.S. syndicated loan market in the applicable currency, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall endeavor in good faith to establish an alternate rate of interest (the “Replacement Rate”), in which case, the

 

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Replacement Rate shall, subject to the next two sentences, replace such applicable interest rate for all purposes under the Loan Documents unless and until (A) an event described in Section 5.8(a)(i), (a)(ii), (c)(i), (c)(ii) or (c)(iii) occurs with respect to the Replacement Rate or (B) the Required Lenders (directly, or through the Administrative Agent) notify the Borrower that the Replacement Rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lenders of funding the Loans bearing interest at the Replacement Rate. In connection with the establishment and application of the Replacement Rate, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be amended solely with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 5.8(c). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, Section 12.2), 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 (5) Business Days of the delivery of such amendment to the Lenders, written notices from such Lenders that in the aggregate constitute Required Lenders, with each such notice stating that such Lender objects to such amendment (which such notice shall note with specificity the particular provisions of the amendment to which such Lender objects). To the extent the Replacement Rate is approved by the Administrative Agent in connection with this clause (c), the Replacement Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice with respect to loans of this type; provided that, in each case, to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Replacement Rate shall be applied as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (it being understood that any such modification by the Administrative Agent shall not require the consent of, or consultation with, any of the Lenders). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Replacement Rate shall be less than 1.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1.00% for purposes of this Agreement.

SECTION 5.9 Indemnity. The Borrower hereby indemnifies each of the Lenders against any loss or expense (including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain a Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained, but excluding any loss of anticipated profits) which may arise or be attributable to each Lender’s obtaining, liquidating or employing deposits or other funds acquired to effect, fund or maintain any Loan (a) as a consequence of any failure by the Borrower to make any payment when due of any amount due hereunder in connection with a Loan, (b) due to any failure of the Borrower to borrow on a date specified therefor in a Notice of Borrowing or (c) due to any payment or prepayment of any Loan on a date other than the last day of each Fiscal Quarter. The amount of such loss or expense shall be determined by the Lender based upon the assumption that such Lender funded its applicable Commitment Percentage of the Loans in the London interbank market for a comparable amount and period. A certificate of such Lender setting forth the basis for determining such amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender shall be forwarded to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent and shall be conclusively presumed to be correct save for manifest error.

 

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SECTION 5.10 Increased Costs.

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

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or advances, loans or other credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement reflected in the LIBOR Rate);

(ii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income 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 the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon written request of such Lender or other Recipient, the Borrower shall promptly pay to any such Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any lending office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by such Lender to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time upon written request of such Lender the Borrower shall promptly pay to such Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c) Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or such other Recipient setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender, such other Recipient or any of their respective holding companies, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or such other Recipient, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

 

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(d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or such other Recipient to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or such other Recipient’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate any Lender or any other Recipient pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six (6) months prior to the date that such Lender or such other Recipient, 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 other Recipient’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

SECTION 5.11 Taxes.

(a) Defined Terms. For purposes of this Section 5.11, the term “Applicable Law” includes FATCA.

(b) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding 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 applicable Credit Party shall be increased as necessary so that, after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section), the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(c) Payment of Other Taxes by the Credit Parties. Without duplication of any other obligation under this Section 5.11, the Credit Parties shall timely pay 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.

(d) Indemnification by the Credit Parties. Without duplication of any other obligation under this Section 5.11, the Credit Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, within ten (10) days after 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) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, 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 delivered to the Borrower by a Recipient (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Recipient, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(e) Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Credit Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the

 

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Credit Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 12.9(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid 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. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (e). The agreements in paragraph (e) shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent.

(f) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Credit Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 5.11, such Credit Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(g) Status of Lenders.

(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made 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 withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable 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 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 Section 5.11(g)(ii)(A), (ii)(A) and (ii)(C) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person:

(A) Any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), copies (or, upon request from the Administrative Agent, originals) of executed IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from United States federal backup withholding tax;

 

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(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(1) (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, United States federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) 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, United States federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

(2) copies (or, upon request from the Administrative Agent, originals) of executed IRS Form W-8ECI;

(3) (x) a certificate in a form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10-percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) copies (or, upon request from the Administrative Agent, originals) of executed IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or

(4) copies (or, upon request from the Administrative Agent, originals) of executed IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent copies

 

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(or, upon request from the Administrative Agent, original versions) of any other form prescribed by Applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by Applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to United States 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 clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(h) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund (or a credit in lieu of a refund) of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 5.11 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 5.11), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party 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 such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (h) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund 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 indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

 

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(i) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 5.11 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

SECTION 5.12 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

(a) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 5.10, or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 5.11, then such Lender shall, at the request of the Borrower, 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 judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 5.10 or Section 5.11, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b) Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 5.10, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 5.11, and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 5.12(a), or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 12.9), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section 5.10 or Section 5.11) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible 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 paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 12.9;

(ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 5.9) 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);

(iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 5.10 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 5.11, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

 

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(iv) such assignment does not conflict with Applicable Law; and

(v) in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

SECTION 5.13 [Reserved].

SECTION 5.14 [Reserved].

SECTION 5.15 Defaulting Lenders.

(a) Defaulting Lender Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law:

(i) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders and Section 12.2.

(ii) Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article X or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 12.4 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan or funded participation in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans and funded participations under this Agreement; fourth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fifth, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and sixth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (1) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (2) such Loans were made at a time when

 

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the conditions set forth in Section 6.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Revolving Credit Commitments under the applicable Revolving Credit Facility without giving effect to Section 5.15(a)(iv). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii) Certain Fees. No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Commitment Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the Commitments under the applicable Credit Facility (without giving effect to Section 5.15(a)(iv)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

ARTICLE VI

CONDITIONS OF CLOSING AND BORROWING

SECTION 6.1 Conditions to Closing and Initial Extensions of Credit. The obligation of the Lenders to close this Agreement and to make the Closing Date Term Loans on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

(a) Executed Loan Documents. This Agreement, a Revolving Credit Note in favor of each Revolving Credit Lender requesting a Revolving Credit Note, a Term Loan Note in favor of each Term Loan Lender requesting a Term Loan Note, the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, together with any other applicable Loan Documents, shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent by the parties thereto and shall be in full force and effect.

 

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(b) Closing Certificates; Etc. The Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(i) Officers Certificate. A certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to the effect that (A) all representations and warranties of the Credit Parties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true, correct and complete in all material respects (but without duplication of any materiality qualifier); (B) after giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (C) since August 29, 2018, no event has occurred or condition arisen, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (D) each of the Credit Parties, as applicable, has satisfied each of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 and Section 6.2.

(ii) Certificate of Secretary of each Credit Party. A certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Credit Party certifying as to the incumbency and genuineness of the signature of each officer of such Credit Party executing Loan Documents to which it is a party and certifying that attached thereto is a true, correct and complete copy of (A) the articles or certificate of incorporation or formation (or equivalent), as applicable, of such Credit Party and all amendments thereto, certified as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority in its jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation (or equivalent), as applicable, (B) the bylaws or other governing document of such Credit Party as in effect on the Closing Date, (C) resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or other governing body) of such Credit Party authorizing and approving the transactions contemplated hereunder and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (D) each certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(iii).

(iii) Certificates of Good Standing. Certificates as of a recent date of the good standing of each Credit Party under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation (or equivalent), as applicable.

(iv) Opinions of Counsel. Opinions of counsel to the Credit Parties (including, without limitation, opinions of special counsel and local counsel as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent) addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the Credit Parties, the Loan Documents and such other matters as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.

(c) Personal Property Collateral.

(i) Filings and Recordings. The Administrative Agent shall have received acknowledgment copies of all filings and recordations that are necessary to perfect the security interests of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral, and the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that, upon such filings and recordations, such security interests constitute valid and perfected first priority Liens thereon (subject to Permitted Liens), in each case, to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Security Documents.

 

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(ii) Pledged Collateral. The Administrative Agent shall have received all (A) original stock certificates or other certificates evidencing the certificated Equity Interests pledged pursuant to the Security Documents, together with an undated stock power for each such certificate duly executed in blank by the registered owner thereof and (B) each original promissory note pledged pursuant to the Security Documents together with an undated allonge for each such promissory note duly executed in blank by the holder thereof.

(iii) Lien Search. The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a Lien search (including a search as to judgments, pending litigation, tax and intellectual property matters), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory thereto, made against the Credit Parties under the Uniform Commercial Code (or applicable judicial docket) as in effect in each jurisdiction in which filings or recordations under the Uniform Commercial Code should be made to evidence or perfect security interests in all assets of such Credit Party, indicating among other things that the assets of each such Credit Party are free and clear of any Lien (except for Permitted Liens).

(iv) Property and Liability Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have received, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, evidence of property, business interruption and liability insurance covering each Credit Party, evidence of payment of all insurance premiums for the current policy year of each policy (with appropriate endorsements naming the Administrative Agent as lender’s loss payee (and mortgagee, as applicable) on all policies for property hazard insurance and as additional insured on all policies for liability insurance), and if requested by the Administrative Agent, copies of such insurance policies.

(v) Other Collateral Documentation. The Administrative Agent shall have received any documents reasonably requested thereby or as required by the terms of the Security Documents to evidence its security interest in the Collateral (including, without limitation all intellectual property security agreements to be filed with the United States Copyright Office or the United States Patent and Trademark Office, as applicable, and other filings evidencing a security interest in any intellectual property included in the Collateral).

(d) Real Property Collateral.

(i) Mortgages. Mortgages with respect to each Mortgaged Property listed on Schedule 6.1(d) shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent by the parties thereto in proper form for recording in the real property records of the county in which such Mortgaged Property is located.

(ii) [Reserved].

(iii) Flood Status. The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that each Mortgaged Property (A) does not lie in an area requiring special notices of flood hazard issues or (B) does lie in such an area requiring special notices of flood hazard issues, in which case the Administrative Agent shall receive,

 

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with respect to each such Mortgaged Property, (I) notice to the applicable Credit Party of the existence of a special flood hazard and, if applicable, the unavailability of flood hazard insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program because the community does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, and (II) to the extent flood hazard insurance is available in the community in which the real property is located, evidence of flood hazard insurance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(iv) Appraisals. The Administrative Agent shall have received Appraisals of all Mortgaged Property reflecting appraised values which would cause the Borrower to be in compliance with Section 9.15(b).

(v) Title Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that Title Insurance Policies relating to the Mortgages executed on or prior to the Closing Date will be effective upon the recording of each subject Mortgage in the real property records of the county in which such Mortgaged Property is located, and shall thereafter remain in full force and effect.

(e) Consents; Defaults.

(i) Governmental and Third Party Approvals. The Credit Parties shall have received all governmental, shareholder and third party consents and approvals necessary (or any other consents as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the execution, delivery and performance by such Credit Party and the validity against such Credit Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party shall have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect and the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower stating that no such consents, licenses or approvals are so required or that such consents, licenses or approvals have been obtained.

(ii) No Injunction, Etc. No action, proceeding or investigation shall have been instituted or, to any Credit Party’s knowledge, threatened or proposed before any Governmental Authority to enjoin, restrain, or prohibit the consummation of the Transactions, or which, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, would make it inadvisable to consummate the Transactions.

(f) Financial Matters.

(i) Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent shall have received with respect to the Borrower and its subsidiaries, (x) audited consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of income, shareholder’s equity and cash flows for 2017 and 2018, and (y) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for each interim Fiscal Quarter ended since the last audited financial statements for which financial statements are available.

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(iii) Financial Projections. The Administrative Agent shall have received financial projections prepared by management of the Borrower for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the first year following the Closing Date.

(iv) Financial Condition/Solvency Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, certifying that (A) after giving effect to the Transactions, the Credit Parties and the Subsidiaries thereof are Solvent on a Consolidated basis, (B) attached thereto are calculations evidencing compliance on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the Transactions with the covenants contained in Section 9.15, and (C) the financial projections previously delivered to the Administrative Agent were prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions are believed to be reasonable in light of then existing conditions (it being understood that projections are not to be viewed as facts and that the actual results during the period or periods covered by such projections may vary from such projections).

(v) Payment at Closing. The Borrower shall have paid or made arrangements to pay contemporaneously with closing (A) to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders the fees set forth or referenced in Section 5.3(b) and any other accrued and unpaid fees or commissions due hereunder, and (B) all reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent) to the extent accrued and unpaid prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent).

(g) Miscellaneous.

(i) Notice of Account Designation. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Account Designation specifying the account or accounts to which the proceeds of any Loans made on or after the Closing Date are to be disbursed.

(ii) Evidence of Refinancing. The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Refinancing has occurred, or concurrently with the Closing Date will occur, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(iii) PATRIOT Act, etc. The Borrower and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have provided to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the documentation and other information, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, in order to comply with requirements of the PATRIOT Act, applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations.

(iv) No Material Adverse Effect. Since August 30, 2017, there shall not have occurred an event resulting in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any event, condition or contingency that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

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(v) Interest Reserve Account. The Interest Reserve Account shall have been established and a Control Agreement with respect thereto shall be executed, delivered and in full force and effect. Substantially concurrently with the funding on the Closing Date, an amount equal to the Interest Escrow Minimum Amount shall have been deposited into the Interest Reserve Account.

(vi) Other Documents. All opinions, certificates and other instruments and all proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of all other documents, certificates and instruments reasonably requested thereby, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 11.3, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 6.1, the Administrative Agent and each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory (or reasonably satisfactory) to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

SECTION 6.2 Conditions to All Extensions of Credit. The obligations of the Lenders to make or participate in any Extensions of Credit (including the initial Extension of Credit) are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on the relevant borrowing, issuance or extension date:

(a) Continuation of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects, except for any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, which such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects, on and as of such borrowing date with the same effect as if made on and as of such date (except for any such representation and warranty that by its terms is made only as of an earlier date, which representation and warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, except for any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, which such representation and warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date) and except that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 7.15 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 8.1. The delivery of a Notice of Borrowing shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a) and (b) have been satisfied as of the date of such notice or application.

(b) No Existing Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the borrowing date with respect to such Loan or after giving effect to the Loans to be made on such date.

 

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(c) Notices. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing from the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.3(a) or Section 4.2, as applicable.

(d) Minimum Asset Coverage Ratio. The Credit Parties shall be in pro forma compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 9.15(b) on the borrowing date with respect to such Loan both before and after giving effect to the Loans to be made on such date.

ARTICLE VII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE CREDIT PARTIES

To induce the Administrative Agent and Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make Extensions of Credit, the Credit Parties hereby represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, which representations and warranties shall be deemed made as of the Closing Date both before and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereunder, and as of each date set forth in Section 6.2, that:

SECTION 7.1 Organization; Power; Qualification. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, (b) has the power and authority to own its Properties and to carry on its business as now being and hereafter proposed to be conducted and (c) is duly qualified and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of its Properties or the nature of its business requires such qualification and authorization except in jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The jurisdictions in which each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof are organized and qualified to do business as of the Closing Date are described on Schedule 7.1. No Credit Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is an EEA Financial Institution.

SECTION 7.2 Ownership. Each Subsidiary of each Credit Party as of the Closing Date is listed on Schedule 7.2. As of the Closing Date, the capitalization of each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries consists of the number of shares, authorized, issued and outstanding, of such classes and series, with or without par value, described on Schedule 7.2. All outstanding shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to any preemptive or similar rights, except as described in Schedule 7.2. The shareholders or other owners, as applicable, of each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries and the number of shares owned by each as of the Closing Date are described on Schedule 7.2. As of the Closing Date, there are no outstanding stock purchase warrants, subscriptions, options, securities, instruments or other rights of any type or nature whatsoever, which are convertible into, exchangeable for or otherwise provide for or require the issuance of Equity Interests of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, except as described on Schedule 7.2.

SECTION 7.3 Authorization; Enforceability. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof has the right, power and authority and has taken all necessary corporate and other action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party in accordance with their respective terms. This Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the

 

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duly authorized officers of each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof that is a party thereto, and each such document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof that is a party thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar state or federal Debtor Relief Laws from time to time in effect which affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and the availability of equitable remedies.

SECTION 7.4 Compliance of Agreement, Loan Documents and Borrowing with Laws, Etc. The execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof of the Loan Documents to which each such Person is a party, in accordance with their respective terms, the Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby do not and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice or otherwise, (a) (i) on the Closing Date only, require any Governmental Approval or violate any material Applicable Law relating to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof and (ii) following the Closing Date, require any Governmental Approval or violate any material Applicable Law relating to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, for which the failure to obtain or violation of which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under the articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, (c) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture, agreement, Lease or other instrument to which such Person is a party or by which any of its properties may be bound or any Governmental Approval relating to such Person, which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (d) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person other than Permitted Liens or (e) require any consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act in respect of, an arbitrator or Governmental Authority and no consent of any other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement other than (i) consents, authorizations, filings or other acts or consents for which the failure to obtain or make would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) consents or filings under the UCC, (iii) filings with the United States Copyright Office and/or the United States Patent and Trademark Office, (iv) Mortgage filings with the applicable county recording office or register of deeds and (v) such as have been made or obtained and are in full force and effect.

SECTION 7.5 Compliance with Law; Governmental Approvals. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof (a) has all Governmental Approvals required by any Applicable Law for it to conduct its business, each of which is in full force and effect, is final and not subject to review on appeal and is not the subject of any pending or, to its knowledge, threatened attack by direct or collateral proceeding, (b) is in compliance with each Governmental Approval applicable to it and in compliance with all other Applicable Laws relating to it or any of its respective properties and (c) has timely filed all material reports, documents and other materials required to be filed by it under all Applicable Laws with any Governmental Authority and has retained all material records and documents required to be retained by it under Applicable Law except in each case with respect to (a), (b) or (c) where the failure to have, comply or file would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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SECTION 7.6 Tax Returns and Payments. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof has duly filed or caused to be filed all federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns required by Applicable Law to be filed, and has paid, or made adequate provision for the payment of, all income taxes and other material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies which are due and payable, other than (i) any amount the validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided for on the books of the relevant Credit Party or (ii) with respect to income taxes, to the extent the failure to pay such amount would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof in respect of material federal, state, local and other taxes for all Fiscal Years and portions thereof since the organization of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof are in the judgment of the Borrower adequate.

SECTION 7.7 Intellectual Property Matters. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof owns or possesses rights to use (i) all U.S. federally registered trademarks set forth in the perfection certificate delivered as of the Closing Date and (ii) except where the failure to own or possess the right to use the following, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, all other franchises, licenses, copyrights, copyright applications, patents, patent rights or licenses, patent applications, trademarks, trademark rights, service mark, service mark rights, trade names, trade name rights, copyrights and other rights with respect to the foregoing (the property set forth in clauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Intellectual Property”) which are reasonably necessary to conduct its business. To the knowledge of each Credit Party, no event has occurred which permits, or after notice or lapse of time or both would permit, the revocation or termination of any such rights with respect to Intellectual Property, and no Credit Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is liable to any Person for infringement under Applicable Law with respect to any such rights as a result of its business operations. To each Credit Party’s knowledge, there is no material infringement by others of (i) the Trademark Registrations (as such term is defined in the Security Agreement) or (ii) any other material Intellectual Property.

SECTION 7.8 Environmental Matters.

(a) The properties owned, leased or operated by each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof now or in the past do not contain, and to their knowledge have not previously contained, any Hazardous Materials in amounts or concentrations which constitute or constituted a violation of applicable Environmental Laws, and that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(b) Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof, and all operations of any Credit Party conducted at any Restaurant, their properties, and all operations conducted at each Restaurant Location, are in compliance, and have been in compliance, with all applicable Environmental Laws, except for any failure to comply that would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there is no contamination at, under or about such properties or such operations which would interfere with the continued operation of such properties or materially impair the fair saleable value thereof and that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(c) No Credit Party nor any Subsidiary thereof has received any notice of violation of Environmental Laws that, if correct, would reasonably be expected to result in liability to any Credit Party in excess of the Threshold Amount;

(d) To its knowledge, Hazardous Materials have not been transported or disposed of to or from the properties owned, leased or operated by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof in violation of, or in a manner or to a location which could give rise to a liability to any Credit Party under, Environmental Laws and that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, nor have any Hazardous Materials been generated, treated, stored or disposed of at, on or under any of such properties in violation by any Credit Party or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, any other Person, of, or in a manner that could give rise to a liability to any Credit Party under, any applicable Environmental Laws and that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(e) No judicial proceedings or governmental or administrative action is pending, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, under any Environmental Law to which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof is or will be named as a potentially responsible party that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, nor are there any consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other administrative or judicial requirements outstanding under any applicable Environmental Law with respect to any Credit Party, any Subsidiary thereof, with respect to any real property owned, leased or operated by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof or operations conducted in connection therewith in each case that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

(f) To its knowledge, there has been no release, or threat of release, of Hazardous Materials at or from properties owned, leased or operated by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary, now or in the past, in violation of or in amounts or in a manner that could give rise to liability under applicable Environmental Laws that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 7.9 Employee Benefit Matters.

(a) As of the Closing Date, each Pension Plan and Multiemployer Plan is listed on Schedule 7.9;

(b) Each Credit Party is in compliance with all applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to all Employee Benefit Plans except for any required amendments for which the remedial amendment period as defined in Section 401(b) of the Code has not yet expired and except where a failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is subject to a favorable determination or opinion letter from the IRS with respect to its qualified status, and the tax exempt status of its related trust under Section 501(a) of the Code, except for such plans that have not yet received determination letters but for which the remedial amendment period for submitting a determination letter has not yet expired. No liability has been incurred by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate which remains unsatisfied for any taxes or penalties assessed with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan or any Multiemployer Plan except for a liability that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(c) As of the Closing Date, no Pension Plan has been terminated, nor has any Pension Plan become subject to funding based benefit restrictions under Section 436 of the Code, nor has any funding waiver from the IRS been received or requested with respect to any Pension Plan, nor has any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate failed to make any contributions or to pay any amounts due and owing as required by Sections 412 or 430 of the Code, Section 302 of ERISA or the terms of any Pension Plan on or prior to the due dates of such contributions under Sections 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, nor has there been any event requiring any disclosure under Section 4041(c)(3)(C) or 4063(a) of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan;

(d) Except where the failure of any of the following representations to be correct would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, no Credit Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has: (i) engaged in a nonexempt prohibited transaction described in Section 406 of the ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, (ii) incurred any liability to the PBGC which remains outstanding other than the payment of premiums and there are no premium payments which are due and unpaid, (iii) failed to make a required contribution or payment to a Multiemployer Plan, or (iv) failed to make a required installment or other required payment under Sections 412 or 430 of the Code;

(e) No Termination Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur;

(f) Except where the failure of any of the following representations to be correct would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, no proceeding, claim (other than a benefits claim in the ordinary course of business), lawsuit and/or investigation is existing or, to its knowledge, threatened concerning or involving (i) any employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) currently maintained or contributed to by any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate, or (ii) any Pension Plan;

(g) No Credit Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is a party to any contract, agreement or arrangement that could, solely as a result of the delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of transactions contemplated hereby, result in the payment of any “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code; and

(h) As of the Closing Date, the Borrower is not nor will be using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans or the Commitments.

SECTION 7.10 Margin Stock. No Credit Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is engaged principally or as one of its activities in the business of extending credit for the purpose of “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” (as each such term is defined or used, directly or indirectly, in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System). No part of the proceeds of any of the Loans will be used for purchasing or carrying margin stock or for any purpose which violates, or which would be inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulation U or X of such Board of Governors.

 

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SECTION 7.11 Government Regulation. No Credit Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” (as each such term is defined or used in the Investment Company Act of 1940) and no Credit Party nor any Subsidiary thereof is, or after giving effect to any extension of credit hereunder will be, subject to regulation under any Applicable Law which limits its ability to incur or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

SECTION 7.12 Material Contracts. Schedule 7.12 sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Material Contracts of each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof in effect as of the Closing Date. Other than as set forth in Schedule 7.12, as of the Closing Date, each such Material Contract is, and after giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents will be, in full force and effect in accordance with the terms thereof. To the extent requested by the Administrative Agent, each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof has delivered to the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of each Material Contract required to be listed on Schedule 7.12 or any other Schedule hereto. As of the Closing Date, no Credit Party nor any Subsidiary thereof (nor, to its knowledge, any other party thereto) is in breach of or in default under any Material Contract that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 7.13 Employee Relations. As of the Closing Date, no Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof is party to any collective bargaining agreement, nor has any labor union been recognized as the representative of its employees except as set forth on Schedule 7.12. The Borrower knows of no pending, threatened or contemplated strikes, work stoppage or other collective labor disputes involving its employees or those of its Subsidiaries.

SECTION 7.14 Burdensome Provisions. The Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries do not presently anticipate that future expenditures needed to meet the provisions of any statutes, orders, rules or regulations of a Governmental Authority will be so burdensome as to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Subsidiary is party to any agreement or instrument or otherwise subject to any restriction or encumbrance that restricts or limits its ability to make dividend payments or other distributions in respect of its Equity Interests to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or to transfer any of its assets or properties to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary in each case other than existing under or by reason of the Loan Documents or Applicable Law.

SECTION 7.15 Financial Statements. The audited and unaudited financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(f)(i) fairly present on a Consolidated basis the assets, liabilities and financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at such dates, and the results of the operations and changes of financial position for the periods then ended (other than customary year-end adjustments for unaudited financial statements and the absence of footnotes from unaudited financial statements). All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The projections delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(f)(ii) were prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions are believed to be reasonable in light of then existing conditions except that such financial projections and statements shall be subject to normal year end closing and audit adjustments (it being recognized by the Lenders that projections are not to be viewed as facts and that the actual results during the period or periods covered by such projections may vary from such projections and such variances may be material).

 

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SECTION 7.16 No Material Adverse Change. Since August 29, 2018, no event has occurred or condition arisen, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 7.17 Solvency. The Credit Parties, on a Consolidated basis, are Solvent.

SECTION 7.18 Title to Properties. As of the Closing Date, the real property listed on Schedule 7.18 constitutes all of the real property that is owned, leased, subleased or used by any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof has, subject only to Permitted Liens, such title to the real property owned or leased by it as is necessary to the conduct of its business and valid and legal title to all of its personal property and assets, except those which have been disposed of by the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries subsequent to such date which dispositions have been in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise expressly permitted hereunder.

SECTION 7.19 Litigation. Except for matters existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.19, there are no material actions, suits or proceedings pending nor, to its knowledge, threatened against or in any other way relating materially adversely to or affecting any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof or any of their respective properties in any court or before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any Governmental Authority that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 7.20 Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions.

(a) None of (i) the Borrower, any Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, any of their respective employees or Affiliates, or (ii) any agent or representative of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the Credit Facility, (A) is a Sanctioned Person or currently the subject or target of any Sanctions, (B) is controlled by or is acting on behalf of a Sanctioned Person, (C) has its assets located in a Sanctioned Country, (D) is under administrative, civil or criminal investigation for an alleged violation of, or received notice from or made a voluntary disclosure to any governmental entity regarding a possible violation of, Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Sanctions by a governmental authority that enforces Sanctions or any Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (E) directly or indirectly derives revenues from investments in, or transactions with, Sanctioned Persons.

(b) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates with Anti-Corruption Laws.

(c) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, each director, officer, and to the knowledge of Borrower, employee, agent and Affiliate of Borrower and each such Subsidiary, is in compliance with all Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws in all material respects and applicable Sanctions.

 

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(d) No proceeds of any Extension of Credit have been used, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents in violation of Section 8.16(c).

SECTION 7.21 Absence of Defaults. No event has occurred or is continuing (a) which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default, or (b) which constitutes, or which with the passage of time or giving of notice or both would constitute, a default or event of default by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof under any Material Contract that would, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 7.22 Senior Indebtedness Status. The Obligations of each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof under this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents ranks and shall continue to rank at least senior in priority of payment to all Subordinated Indebtedness of each such Person and is designated as “Senior Indebtedness” under all instruments and documents, now or in the future, relating to all Subordinated Indebtedness.

SECTION 7.23 Disclosure. No financial statement, material report, material certificate or other material information furnished in writing by or on behalf of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), taken together as a whole, contains any untrue statement of a material 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 materially misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, pro forma financial information, estimated financial information and other projected or estimated information, such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time (it being recognized by the Lenders that projections are not to be viewed as facts and that the actual results during the period or periods covered by such projections may vary from such projections).

SECTION 7.24 Insurance. The properties of Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary operates.

SECTION 7.25 Collateral Matters. The provisions of the Security Documents are effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable lien on all right, title and interest of the respective Credit Parties in the Collateral described therein and (i) when appropriate filings or recordings are made in the appropriate offices as may be required under applicable requirements of law, and (ii) upon the taking of possession, control or other action by the Administrative Agent of such Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession, control or other action (which possession, control or other action shall be given to the Administrative Agent or taken by the Administrative Agent to the extent required by any Security Document), the Liens in favor of Administrative Agent will constitute first priority liens (subject only to Permitted Liens). Except for filings duly recorded and in effect as of the Closing Date or filings listed on Schedule 7.25, no filing will be necessary to perfect or protect the Liens on the personal property that can be perfected by filing in favor of the Administrative Agent referred to in the preceding sentence as of the Closing Date.

 

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SECTION 7.26 Leases; Other Locations. There is a Lease in force for each Restaurant Location that is ground leased or space leased by any Credit Party. Except as disclosed on Schedule 7.26, no default by any Credit Party exists under any such Lease that would reasonably be expected to result in termination of such Lease, nor has any event occurred that, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute such a default, except in each case to the extent that any such default, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 7.26 (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time pursuant to Section 8.2 or supplemented pursuant to the terms of Section 8.2) is, as of the Closing Date and any date thereafter on which such schedule is updated pursuant to Section 8.2, a complete and correct listing of all Leases, including the expiration date of each Lease, the chief executive office of each Credit Party and each other location where any Credit Party maintains any books or records.

SECTION 7.27 Payment of Material Obligations. Each Credit Party and each Subsidiary thereof has paid, or made adequate provision for the payment of, all obligations which are due and payable (other than any amount the validity of which is currently being contested in good faith and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided for on the books of the relevant Credit Party), other than where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 7.28 Franchise Arrangements. Schedule 7.28 (as may be updated from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) sets forth, as of the date such Schedule 7.28 was most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, a complete and accurate list of all Franchised Unit Locations franchised by any Franchisor. Each Franchise Agreement is in full force and effect except to the extent the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate with all other failures to comply with any Franchise Agreement, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (without any amendment, modification or waiver of any of the provisions thereof that would be materially adverse to the Lenders having been entered into without the consent of the Administrative Agent).

SECTION 7.29 Real Property Matters.

(a) Mortgages. Each Mortgage, when properly recorded in the appropriate records, together with any Uniform Commercial Code financing statements required to be filed in connection therewith, when properly filed in the appropriate records, will create (a) a valid, perfected first priority lien on the applicable Mortgaged Property and (b) perfected security interests in and to, and perfected collateral assignments of, all personalty owned by Borrower (including the Leases), all in accordance with the terms thereof, in each case, subject only to the Permitted Liens. There are no claims for payment for work, labor or materials affecting the Mortgaged Properties which are or may become a Lien prior to, or of equal priority with, the Liens created by the Mortgages.

 

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(b) Compliance. To Borrower’s knowledge, other than the Permitted Liens, (i) each Credit Party and each Mortgaged Property (including the improvements on any Mortgaged Property) and the use thereof comply in all material respects with all Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, building and zoning ordinances and codes and Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering Laws except where such non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on (A) the condition (financial or otherwise) or business of any Credit Party, or (B) the condition or ownership of any Mortgaged Property; (ii) with respect to the Mortgaged Properties, no Credit Party is in default or violation of any order, writ, injunction, decree or demand of any Governmental Authority; and (iii) there has not been committed by any Credit Party, or any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of the Mortgaged Properties, any act or omission affording the federal government or any other Governmental Authority the right of forfeiture as against any Mortgaged Property or any part thereof or any monies paid in performance of Borrower’s obligations under any of the Loan Documents.

(c) Condemnation. No Insurance and Condemnation Event or other similar proceeding has been commenced or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, is threatened in writing with respect to all or any portion of any Mortgaged Property or for the relocation of roadways providing access to any Mortgaged Property.

(d) Utilities and Public Access. To Borrower’s knowledge, (i) each Mortgaged Property has rights of access to a public right-of-way and is served by water, sewer, sanitary sewer and storm drain facilities as necessary to adequately service such Mortgaged Property for its respective current uses; (ii) all public utilities necessary to the full use and enjoyment of each Mortgaged Property are located either in the public right-of-way abutting such Mortgaged Property or in recorded easements serving such Mortgaged Property, in which case such easements are set forth in and insured by the related Title Insurance Policy; and (iii) all roads necessary for the use of each Mortgaged Property for its current respective purpose have been completed and dedicated to public use.

(e) Separate Lots. Each Mortgaged Property is comprised of one (1) or more parcels which constitute a separate tax lot or lots and does not constitute a portion of any other tax lot not a part of such Mortgaged Property.

(f) Insurance. The Borrower has obtained and has delivered to Administrative Agent a certificate of insurance for all insurance policies, with premiums fully paid thereunder, reflecting the insurance coverages, amounts and other requirements set forth in this Agreement. To Borrower’s knowledge, no material claims are currently pending, outstanding or otherwise remain unsatisfied under any such policies which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the operation or ownership of any Mortgaged Property, and neither Borrower nor, to Borrower’s knowledge, any other Person, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of any such policies in any material respect.

(g) Flood Zone. Except as may be disclosed on an acceptable survey for any Mortgaged Property, to Borrower’s knowledge, none of the improvements on any Mortgaged Property are located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an area having special flood hazards or, if so located, either (i) if applicable, flood hazard insurance

 

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is unavailable under the National Flood Insurance Program because the community does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program or (ii) to the extent flood hazard insurance is available in the community in which the real property is located, Borrower has reasonably satisfactory evidence of flood hazard insurance with respect to such Mortgaged Property.

(h) Physical Condition. To Borrower’s knowledge, each Mortgaged Property, including, without limitation, all buildings, improvements, parking facilities, sidewalks, storm drainage systems, roofs, plumbing systems, HVAC systems, fire protection systems, electrical systems, equipment, elevators, exterior sidings and doors, landscaping, irrigation systems and all structural components owned or leased by Borrower, are in normal working condition, order and repair in all material respects unless such failure to be in normal working condition, order and repair in all material respects would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on (i) the condition (financial or otherwise) or business of any Credit Party, or (ii) the condition or ownership of any Mortgaged Property; there exists no structural or other material defects or damages in any Mortgaged Property, whether latent or otherwise, other than those that would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and no Credit Party has received written notice from any insurance company or bonding company of any defects or inadequacies in any Mortgaged Property, or any part thereof, which would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the insurability of the same or cause the imposition of extraordinary premiums or charges thereon or of any termination or threatened termination of any policy of insurance or bond.

(i) Boundaries. Except as insured by the applicable Title Insurance Policy, the improvements on any Mortgaged Property lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of such Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon any Mortgaged Property, and no easements or other encumbrances upon any Mortgaged Property encroach upon any of the improvements on any Mortgaged Property, so as to cause a Material Adverse Effect on the value of the applicable Mortgaged Property.

(j) Inventory. The Credit Parties are the owner of all of the Personal Property (as such term is defined in the Mortgages) located on or at each Mortgaged Property and shall not lease any Personal Property except for leases not prohibited by this Agreement. All of the Personal Property are reasonably sufficient to operate the Properties in the manner required hereunder and in the manner in which it is currently operated.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Until all of the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then due) have been paid and satisfied in full in cash and the Commitments terminated, each Credit Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to:

SECTION 8.1 Financial Statements and Budgets. Deliver to the Administrative Agent, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly make such information available to the Lenders in accordance with its customary practice):

(a) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as practicable and in any event within ninety (90) days (or, if earlier, on the date of any required public filing thereof, unless the date of such required public filing, after giving effect to any applicable extensions granted by the SEC, shall be a date that is later than the applicable ninetieth (90th) day, in which case the Borrower shall have until such date of the required public filing after giving effect to such extensions) after the end of each Fiscal Year (commencing with the Fiscal Year ending on or about August 28, 2019), an audited Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the close of such Fiscal Year and audited Consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows including the notes thereto, all in reasonable detail setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures as of the end of and for the preceding Fiscal Year and prepared in accordance with GAAP and, if applicable, containing disclosure of the effect on the financial position or results of operations of any change in the application of accounting principles and practices during the year. Such annual financial statements shall be audited by an independent certified public accounting firm of recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and accompanied by a report and opinion thereon by such certified public accountants prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards that is not subject to any “going concern” or similar qualification or exception or any qualification as to the scope of such audit or with respect to accounting principles followed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries not in accordance with GAAP.

(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as practicable and in any event within forty-five (45) days (or, if earlier, on the date of any required public filing thereof, unless the date of such required public filing, after giving effect to any applicable extensions granted by the SEC, shall be a date that is later than the applicable forty-fifth (45th) day, in which case the Borrower shall have until such date of the required public filing after giving effect to such extensions) after the end of each Fiscal Quarter (other than the last Fiscal Quarter of each Fiscal Year) of each Fiscal Year (commencing with the first Fiscal Quarter ending on or about December 19, 2018), an unaudited Consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the close of such Fiscal Quarter and unaudited Consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows and a report containing management’s discussion and analysis of such financial statements for the Fiscal Quarter then ended and that portion of the Fiscal Year then ended, all in reasonable detail setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures as of the end of and for the corresponding period in the preceding Fiscal Year and prepared by the Borrower in accordance with GAAP and, if applicable, containing disclosure of the effect on the financial position or results of operations of any change in the application of accounting principles and practices during the period, and certified by the chief financial officer of the Borrower to present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis as of their respective dates and the results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the respective periods then ended, subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

(c) Annual Budget. As soon as practicable and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, an operating and capital budget of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the ensuing four (4) Fiscal Quarters, such budget to be prepared in accordance with GAAP and to include, on a quarterly basis, the following: a quarterly operating and capital budget, a projected income statement, statement of cash flows and balance sheet, and a report

 

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containing management’s discussion and analysis of such budget with a reasonable disclosure of the key assumptions and drivers with respect to such budget, accompanied by a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to the effect that such budget contains good faith estimates (utilizing assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of delivery of such budget) of the financial condition and operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period.

(d) Monthly Asset Disposition Reporting. As soon as practicable and in any event within thirty (30) days after the end of each Fiscal Month, a report detailing the current status of all past and currently in progress Asset Dispositions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the current status of any Property that is listed for sale, transfer, license, lease or any other form of disposition), other than any past Asset Dispositions which were completed in a prior Fiscal Month.

SECTION 8.2 Certificates; Other Reports. Deliver to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly make such information available to the Lenders in accordance with its customary practice):

(a) at each time financial statements are delivered pursuant to Sections 8.1(a) or (b), a duly completed Officer’s Compliance Certificate signed by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower;

(b) [reserved];

(c) [reserved];

(d) [reserved];

(e) promptly after the assertion or occurrence thereof, notice of any action or proceeding against or of any noncompliance by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof with any Environmental Law that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect if adversely determined;

(f) promptly after the same are available, copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Borrower may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or with any national securities exchange, and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;

(g) concurrently with the delivery of the annual financial statements described in Section 8.1(a) for each Fiscal Year, a report summarizing the insurance coverage (specifying type, amount and carrier) in effect for each Credit Party and its Subsidiaries and containing such additional information as the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably specify;

(h) promptly upon the request thereof, such other information and documentation required under applicable “know your customer” rules and regulations, the PATRIOT Act, or any applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws or in connection with the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, in each case, as from time to time reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender;

 

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(i) as soon as available, but in any event within seventy-five (75) days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower, a supplement to Schedule 7.26 or a replacement of Schedule 7.26 and Schedule 7.28 containing such information as may be necessary for such Schedules to be accurate and complete as of such date; and

(j) such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.

The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the Administrative Agent and/or the Arranger will make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on Debt Domain, IntraLinks, SyndTrak Online or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”).

SECTION 8.3 Notice of Litigation and Other Matters. Promptly (but in no event later than ten (10) days after any Responsible Officer of any Credit Party obtains knowledge thereof) notify the Administrative Agent in writing of (which shall promptly make such information available to the Lenders in accordance with its customary practice):

(a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

(b) the commencement of all proceedings and investigations by or before any Governmental Authority and all actions and proceedings in any court or before any arbitrator against or involving any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof or any of their respective properties, assets or businesses in each case that would, if adversely determined, reasonably be expected to result in liability to any Credit Party in excess of the Threshold Amount;

(c) any notice of any violation received by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof from any Governmental Authority or any notice of violation of Environmental Laws in each case that, if correct, would reasonably be expected to result in liability to any Credit Party in excess of the Threshold Amount;

(d) any labor controversy that has resulted in, or threatens to result in, a strike or other work action against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof;

(e) any attachment, judgment, lien, levy or order exceeding the Threshold Amount that may be assessed against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof;

(f) any damage or destruction of any Mortgaged Property, in whole or in part, by fire or other casualty that could reasonably be expected to result in a cost, expense or loss in excess of $100,000 individually;

(g) (i) any unfavorable determination letter from the IRS received by any Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate regarding the qualification of an Employee Benefit Plan under Section 401(a) of the Code (along with a copy thereof), (ii) all notices received by any Credit Party (or any ERISA Affiliate) of the PBGC’s intent to terminate any Pension Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Pension Plan, (iii) all notices received by any Credit Party (or any ERISA Affiliate)

 

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from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor concerning the imposition or amount of withdrawal liability pursuant to Section 4202 of ERISA and (iv) the Borrower obtaining knowledge that any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate has filed or intends to file a notice of intent to terminate any Pension Plan under a distress termination within the meaning of Section 4041(c) of ERISA;

(h) the (i) occurrence of any Asset Disposition for which the Borrower is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 4.4(b)(iii), and (ii) occurrence of any Insurance and Condemnation Event, including whether the Borrower is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 4.4(b)(iv);

(i) the occurrence of any other event that has resulted, or that the Borrower reasonably expects to result, in a Material Adverse Effect;

(j) any actual commencement of any proceeding for the condemnation of any Mortgaged Property (or any portion thereof) that could reasonably be expected to result in a cost, expense or loss in excess of $100,000 individually, and, at the Administrative Agent’s request, the Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent copies of any and all papers served in connection with such proceedings. At its election, Administrative Agent may participate in any such proceedings, and Borrower shall from time to time deliver to Administrative Agent all instruments requested by it to permit such participation; and

(k) any receipt of notice related to a material violation of any Applicable Law.

Each notice pursuant to Section 8.3 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein. Each notice pursuant to Section 8.3(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.

SECTION 8.4 Preservation of Corporate Existence and Related Matters. Preserve and maintain its separate corporate existence and, except as permitted by Section 9.4, preserve and maintain all other rights, franchises, licenses and privileges necessary to the conduct of its business, and qualify and remain qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 8.5 Maintenance of Property and Licenses.

(a) In addition to the requirements of any of the Security Documents, (i) other than as permitted by Section 9.5, protect and preserve all Properties necessary in and material to its business, including copyrights, patents, trade names, service marks and trademarks; maintain in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, all material buildings, material equipment and other material tangible real and personal property; and (ii) from time to time make or cause to be made all repairs, renewals and replacements thereof and additions to such Property necessary for the conduct of its business, so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be conducted in a commercially reasonable manner, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) Maintain, in full force and effect in all material respects, each and every material license, permit, certification, qualification, approval or franchise issued by any Governmental Authority required for each of them to conduct their respective businesses, except as such action or inaction would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 8.6 Insurance. Maintain insurance with financially sound and reputable insurance companies against at least such risks and in at least such amounts as are customarily maintained by similar businesses and as may be required by Applicable Law and as are required by any Security Documents (including, without limitation, hazard and business interruption insurance). All such insurance shall, (a) provide that no cancellation or material modification thereof shall be effective until at least 30 days after receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice thereof (or if such cancellation is by reason of nonpayment of premium, at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice), (b) name the Administrative Agent as an additional insured party thereunder and (c) in the case of each casualty insurance policy, name the Administrative Agent as lender’s loss payee. On the Closing Date and from time to time thereafter deliver to the Administrative Agent upon its request information in reasonable detail as to the insurance then in effect, stating the names of the insurance companies, the amounts and rates of the insurance, the dates of the expiration thereof and the properties and risks covered thereby. Each Credit Party shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use the Collateral in a manner that does not violate any policy of insurance maintained with respect thereto, in each case, except to the extent that any such violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 8.7 Accounting Methods and Financial Records. Maintain a system of accounting, and keep proper books, records and accounts (which shall be true and complete in all material respects) as may be required or as may be necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and in compliance with the regulations of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or any of its Properties.

SECTION 8.8 Payment of Taxes and Other Obligations. Pay and perform (a) all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges that may be levied or assessed upon it or any of its Property and (b) all other Indebtedness, obligations and liabilities in accordance with customary trade practices; (provided, that the Borrower or such Subsidiary may contest any item described in clause (a) of this Section in good faith by appropriate proceedings so long as adequate reserves are maintained with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP), except where the failure to pay or perform such items described in clauses (a) or (b) of this Section would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 8.9 Compliance with Laws and Approvals. Observe and remain in compliance with all Applicable Laws and maintain in full force and effect all Governmental Approvals, in each case applicable to the conduct of its business, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 8.10 Environmental Laws. In addition to, and without limiting the generality of Section 8.9, in each case except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (a) comply with, and ensure such compliance by all tenants and subtenants with all applicable Environmental Laws and obtain and comply with and maintain, and ensure that all tenants and subtenants, if any, obtain and comply with and maintain,

 

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any and all licenses, approvals, notifications, registrations or permits required by applicable Environmental Laws and (b) conduct and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions to the extent required under Environmental Laws, and promptly comply with all lawful orders and directives of any Governmental Authority regarding Environmental Laws.

SECTION 8.11 Compliance with ERISA. In addition to and without limiting the generality of Section 8.9, (a) except where the failure to so comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) comply with applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to all Employee Benefit Plans, (ii) not take any action or fail to take action the result of which would reasonably be expected to result in a liability to the PBGC or to a Multiemployer Plan, (iii) not participate in any prohibited transaction that would reasonably be expected to result in any civil penalty under ERISA or tax under the Code and (iv) operate each Employee Benefit Plan in such a manner that will not incur any tax liability under Section 4980B of the Code or any liability to any qualified beneficiary as defined in Section 4980B of the Code and (b) furnish to the Administrative Agent upon the Administrative Agent’s request such additional information about any Employee Benefit Plan as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 8.12 Compliance with Material Contracts. Comply in all respects with and maintain each Material Contract, except where the failure to do so would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, that the Borrower or any such Subsidiary may contest the terms and conditions of any such Material Contract in good faith through applicable proceedings so long as adequate reserves are maintained in accordance with GAAP.

SECTION 8.13 Visits and Inspections. Permit representatives of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, from time to time upon prior reasonable notice and at such times during normal business hours, all at the expense of the Borrower, to visit and inspect its properties; examine and make copies of its books, records and other files which shall be maintained at each Credit Party’s chief executive office set forth on Schedule 7.26; and discuss with its principal officers, and its independent accountants, its business, financial condition, results of operations and business prospects; provided that excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, as a whole, shall not exercise such rights more often than one (1) time during any calendar year. The Borrower may, at its sole option, have a representative present during any such visits or discussions.

SECTION 8.14 Additional Subsidiaries and Real Property.

(a) Additional Domestic Subsidiaries. Promptly after the creation or acquisition of any Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary (and, in any event, within thirty (30) days after such creation or acquisition, as such time period may be extended by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) cause such Person to (i) become a Subsidiary Guarantor by delivering to the Administrative Agent a duly executed supplement to the Guaranty Agreement or such other document as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose, (ii) grant a security interest in all Collateral (subject to the exceptions specified in the Security Agreement)

 

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owned by such Subsidiary by delivering to the Administrative Agent a duly executed supplement to each applicable Security Document or such other document as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose and comply with the terms of each applicable Security Document, (iii) deliver to the Administrative Agent such opinions, documents and certificates referred to in Section 6.1 as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, (iv) if applicable, deliver to the Administrative Agent such original certificated Equity Interests or other certificates and stock or other transfer powers evidencing the Equity Interests of such Person, (v) deliver to the Administrative Agent such updated Schedules to the Loan Documents as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to such Person, and (vi) deliver to the Administrative Agent such other documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(b) Additional Foreign Subsidiaries. Notify the Administrative Agent promptly after any Person becomes a First Tier Foreign Subsidiary, and promptly thereafter (and, in any event, within forty five (45) days after such notification, as such time period may be extended by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), cause (i) the applicable Credit Party to deliver to the Administrative Agent Security Documents pledging (x) no more than sixty-five percent (65%) of all voting Equity Interests and (y) one hundred percent (100%) of all other outstanding Equity Interests of any such new First Tier Foreign Subsidiary (including, without limitation, if applicable, original certificated Equity Interests (or the equivalent thereof pursuant to the Applicable Laws and practices of any relevant foreign jurisdiction) evidencing the Equity Interests of such new First Tier Foreign Subsidiary, together with an appropriate undated stock or other transfer power for each certificate duly executed in blank by the registered owner thereof), (ii) such Person to deliver to the Administrative Agent such updated Schedules to the Loan Documents as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with regard to such Person and (iii) such Person to deliver to the Administrative Agent such other documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that no documents governed by the law of any non-U.S. jurisdiction and no legal opinions will be required in connection with the pledge of any Equity Interests of a Foreign Subsidiary.

(c) Real Property Collateral. (i) Promptly after the acquisition by any Credit Party of any owned real property that is not subject to the existing Security Documents (and, in any event, within ten (10) days after such acquisition, as such time period may be extended by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), notify the Administrative Agent and (ii) within sixty (60) days of receipt of the request of the Administrative Agent (as such time period may be extended by the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion), deliver such mortgages, deeds of trust, title insurance policies, Phase I environmental reports, surveys and other documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with granting and perfecting a first priority Lien, subject to Permitted Liens, on such real property in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, all in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. With respect to each parcel of real property to be subject to a Mortgage, the Administrative Agent shall have received (a) such flood hazard certifications, notices and confirmations thereof, and effective flood hazard insurance policies as are required pursuant to the Administrative Agent’s lending policies with respect to such real property collateral, (b) all flood hazard insurance policies required thereunder shall remain in full force and effect, and the premiums thereon have been paid in full, and (c) the Administrative Agent shall receive written notice of any redesignation of any real property into or out of a special flood hazard area.

 

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(d) Merger Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any new Subsidiary is created solely for the purpose of consummating a merger in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, and such new Subsidiary at no time holds any assets or liabilities other than any merger consideration contributed to it contemporaneously with the closing of such Permitted Acquisition, such new Subsidiary shall not be required to take the actions set forth in Section 8.14(a), (b), or (c), as applicable, until the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition (at which time, the surviving entity of the respective merger transaction shall be required to so comply with Section 8.14(a), (b), or (c), as applicable, within ten (10) Business Days of the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition, as such time period may be extended by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion).

SECTION 8.15 Information Regarding Collateral. Not effect any change (i) in any Credit Party’s legal name, (ii) in the location of any Credit Party’s chief executive office, (iii) in any Credit Party’s identity or organizational structure, (iv) in any Credit Party’s Federal Taxpayer Identification Number or organizational identification number, if any, or (v) in any Credit Party’s jurisdiction of organization (in each case, including by merging with or into any other entity, reorganizing, dissolving, liquidating, reorganizing or organizing in any other jurisdiction), until (A) it shall have given the Administrative Agent not less than 20 days’ prior written notice (in the form of a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer), or such lesser notice period agreed to by the Administrative Agent, of its intention so to do, clearly describing such change and providing such other information in connection therewith as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (B) it shall take all action reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to maintain the perfection and priority of the security interest of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Collateral to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Security Documents, if applicable. Each Credit Party agrees to promptly provide the Administrative Agent with certified articles of incorporation (or corporate charter or other similar organizational documents) and bylaws (or other similar documents) reflecting any of the changes described in the preceding sentence. The Credit Parties shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent if any Credit Party obtains an organizational identification number after the Closing Date.

SECTION 8.16 Use of Proceeds.

(a) Use the proceeds of the Loans or other extensions of credit under the Revolving Credit Facility to (i) pay the Transaction Costs and (ii) for working capital and general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

(b) Use the proceeds of each Loan or other extensions of credit under the Term Loan Facility (i) with respect to the Closing Date Term Loans, (A) to fund the Refinancing, (B) to pay the Transaction Costs, (C) to fund the Interest Reserve Account, (D) to fund any accounts established exclusively to contain cash collateral so long as such cash collateral is permitted by Section 9.2(m) or Section 9.2(n), and (E) to the extent any proceeds remain after the Refinancing and payment of the Transaction Costs, for general corporate purposes, and (ii) with respect to the Delayed Draw Term Loans, for working capital and general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

 

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(c) The Borrower will not request any Extension of Credit, and the Borrower shall not use, and shall ensure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Extension of Credit, directly or, to its knowledge, indirectly, (i) 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, (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

SECTION 8.17 Interest Reserve Account. Maintain the Interest Reserve Account with Texas Capital Bank, National Association and the Control Agreement with respect thereto.

SECTION 8.18 Further Assurances.

(a) Execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements and other documents), which may be required under any Applicable Law, or which the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or to grant, preserve, protect or perfect the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents or the validity or priority of any such Lien, all at the expense of the Credit Parties, including, without limitation with respect to Liens in after-acquired property. The Borrower also agrees to provide to the Administrative Agent, from time to time upon the reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents.

SECTION 8.19 Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws; Beneficial Ownership Regulation; Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions. (a) Maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and (b) promptly upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide the Administrative or such Lender, as the case may be, any information or documentation requested by it for purposes of complying with the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

SECTION 8.20 Appraisals. The Borrower shall deliver, at its sole cost and expense, to the Administrative Agent Appraisals of the Mortgaged Property upon request by the Administrative Agent; provided that the Administrative Agent may not request such Appraisals on more than two (2) occasions during the term of this Agreement or on more than one (1) occasion in any calendar year, in each case unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

SECTION 8.21 Post-Closing Matters. The Borrower shall execute and/or deliver the documents and complete the tasks set forth on Schedule 8.21, in each case within the time limits specified on such schedule, which time limits may be extended by the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion.

 

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ARTICLE IX

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Until all of the Obligations (other than contingent, indemnification obligations not then due) have been paid and satisfied in full in cash and the Commitments terminated, the Credit Parties will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to:

SECTION 9.1 Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness except:

(a) the Obligations;

(b) Indebtedness and obligations owing under Hedge Agreements entered into in order to manage existing or anticipated interest rate, exchange rate or commodity price risks and not for speculative purposes;

(c) Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 9.1, and the renewal, refinancing, extension and replacement (but not the increase in the aggregate principal amount) thereof;

(d) Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000 at any time outstanding incurred in connection with (i) Capital Leases, (ii) other title retention agreements or financing leases relating to fixed or capital assets having substantially the same economic effect as Capital Leases and (iii) purchase money Indebtedness;

(e) Guarantees of any Credit Party with respect to Indebtedness of any other Credit Party permitted pursuant to this Section;

(f) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or other similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business;

(g) Indebtedness under performance bonds, surety bonds, release, appeal and similar bonds, statutory obligations or with respect to workers’ compensation claims, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business, and reimbursement obligations in respect of any of the foregoing;

(h) Indebtedness incurred by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof in the ordinary course of business in connection with the financing of insurance premiums;

(i) Guarantees consisting of Investments permitted under Section 9.3 hereof;

(j) unsecured intercompany Indebtedness:

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(ii) owed by any Credit Party to any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary (provided that such Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the Obligations in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent); and

(iii) owed by any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary to any other Non-Guarantor Subsidiary;

(k) letters of credit in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $3,000,000 at any time outstanding; and

(l) Indebtedness of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof not otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section 9.1 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding.

SECTION 9.2 Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, any Lien on or with respect to any of its Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:

(a) Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents;

(b) Liens in existence on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 9.2(b), and the replacement, renewal or extension thereof (including Liens incurred, assumed or suffered to exist in connection with any refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of Indebtedness pursuant to Section 9.1(c) (solely to the extent that such Liens were in existence on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 9.2(b))); provided that the scope of any such Lien shall not be increased, or otherwise expanded, to cover any additional property or type of asset, as applicable, beyond that in existence on the Closing Date, except for products and proceeds of the foregoing;

(c) Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges or levies (excluding any Lien imposed pursuant to any of the provisions of ERISA or Environmental Laws) (i) not yet due or as to which the period of grace, if any, related thereto has not expired or (ii) which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings if adequate reserves are maintained to the extent required by GAAP;

the claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, processors or landlords for labor, materials, supplies or rentals incurred in the ordinary course of business (including Liens arising under any deposit of funds into an escrow account solely in respect of such claims), which (i) are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or, if more than thirty (30) days overdue, no action has been taken to enforce such Liens and such Liens are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings if adequate reserves are maintained to the extent required by GAAP and (ii) do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(d) deposits or pledges made in the ordinary course of business in connection with, or to secure payment of, obligations under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security or similar legislation, or to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(e) encumbrances in the nature of zoning restrictions, easements and rights or restrictions of record on the use of real property, which in the aggregate are not substantial in amount and which do not, in any case, detract from the value of such property or impair the use thereof in the ordinary conduct of business;

(f) Liens arising from the filing of precautionary UCC financing statements relating solely to personal property leased pursuant to operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(g) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 9.1(d); provided that (i) such Liens shall be created substantially simultaneously with the acquisition, repair, construction, improvement or lease, as applicable, of the related Property, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the Property financed or improved by such Indebtedness, (iii) the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased after the date of acquisition, repair, improvement or lease, as applicable, and (iv) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by any such Lien shall at no time exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the original price for the purchase, construction, repair improvement or lease amount (as applicable) of such Property at the time of purchase, construction, repair, improvement or lease (as applicable);

(h) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 10.1(l) or securing appeal or other surety bonds relating to such judgments;

(j) (i) Liens on Property of any Subsidiary which are in existence at the time that such Subsidiary is acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition and (ii) Liens on Property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such tangible property or tangible assets are purchased or otherwise acquired by the Borrower or such Subsidiary thereof pursuant to a transaction permitted pursuant to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to each of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), (A) such Liens are not incurred in connection with, or in anticipation of, such Permitted Acquisition, purchase or other acquisition, (B) such Liens are applicable only to specific Property, (C) such Liens are not “blanket” or all asset Liens, (D) such Liens do not attach to any other Property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (E) the Indebtedness secured by such Liens is permitted under Section 9.1 of this Agreement);

(i) (i) Liens of a collecting bank arising in the ordinary course of business under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the relevant jurisdiction and (ii) Liens of any depositary bank in connection with statutory, common law and contractual rights of set-off and recoupment with respect to any deposit account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof;

(j) (i) contractual or statutory Liens of landlords to the extent relating to the property and assets relating to any lease agreements with such landlord, and (ii) contractual Liens of suppliers (including sellers of goods) or customers granted in the ordinary course of business to the extent limited to the property or assets relating to such contract;

 

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(k) any interest or title of a licensor, sublicensor, lessor or sublessor with respect to any assets under any license or lease agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business which do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries;

(l) Liens in respect of property described on Schedule 9.2(n) in an amount not to exceed an appraised value of $5,150,000 at any time outstanding;

(m) Liens in the form of cash collateral securing the Indebtedness under Section 9.1(k);

(n) Liens in the form of cash collateral in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000 at any time securing payment and other obligations arising under cash management agreements with Wells Fargo bank, N.A.; and

(o) Liens not otherwise permitted under this Section 9.2 securing Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money) or other obligations in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,000,000 at any time outstanding.

SECTION 9.3 Investments. Purchase, own, invest in or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions), directly or indirectly, any Equity Interests, interests in any partnership or joint venture (including, without limitation, the creation or capitalization of any Subsidiary), evidence of Indebtedness or other debt obligation or security, substantially all or a substantial portion of the business or assets of any other Person or any other investment in any other Person, or make or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any loans, advances or extensions of credit to, or any investment or contribution in cash or by delivery of Property in, any Person (all the foregoing, “Investments”) except:

(a) (i) Investments existing on the Closing Date in Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date;

(ii) Investments existing on the Closing Date (other than Investments in Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date) and described on Schedule 9.3;

(iii) Investments made after the Closing Date by any Credit Party in any other Credit Party; and

(iv) so long as no Change of Control results therefrom, Investments by a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary in (A) any Credit Party or (b) any other Non-Guarantor Subsidiary.

(b) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;

(c) deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of leases or other obligations as permitted by Section 9.2;

(d) Hedge Agreements permitted pursuant to Section 9.1;

(e) Investments in the form of Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to Section 9.5(i);

 

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(f) Guarantees permitted pursuant to Section 9.1;

(g) Investments in newly-created Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the Credit Parties that become Guarantors; provided that such newly created Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries shall comply with the requirements of Section 8.14;

(h) Investments by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries consisting of Capital Expenditures not prohibited by this Agreement;

(i) Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with, customers and suppliers, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

(j) purchases of assets (not constituting an Acquisition) in the ordinary course of business;

(k) Investments by the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof in the form of Permitted Acquisitions to the extent that any Person or Property acquired in such Acquisition becomes a part of the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor or becomes (whether or not such Person is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary) a Subsidiary Guarantor in the manner contemplated by Section 8.14; and

(l) Investments (including Investments in Subsidiaries of the Credit Parties that are non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries and other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries) not otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section 9.3 not exceeding $2,500,000 in the aggregate.

For purposes of determining the amount of any Investment outstanding for purposes of this Section 9.3, such amount shall be deemed to be the amount of such Investment when made, purchased or acquired (without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment) less any amount realized in respect of such Investment upon the sale, collection or return of capital (not to exceed the original amount invested).

SECTION 9.4 Fundamental Changes. Merge, consolidate or enter into any similar combination with, including any division, or enter into any Asset Disposition of all or substantially all of its assets (whether in a single transaction or a series of transactions) with, any other Person or liquidate, wind-up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution) except:

(a) (i) any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower (provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving entity) or (ii) any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into any Subsidiary Guarantor (provided that the Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving entity or simultaneously with such transaction, the continuing or surviving entity shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor and the Borrower shall comply with Section 8.14 in connection therewith);

(b) any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into, or be liquidated into, any other Non-Guarantor Subsidiary;

 

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(c) any Subsidiary may dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation, dissolution, winding up or otherwise) to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that, with respect to any such disposition by any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, the consideration for such disposition shall not exceed the fair value of such assets;

(d) any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary may dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation, dissolution, winding up or otherwise) to any other Non-Guarantor Subsidiary;

(e) any Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) may dissolve, liquidate or wind up its affairs at any time; provided that such dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as applicable, does not materially impair the security interest of the Administrative Agent in the Collateral; provided, further, that any assets or other distribution from such liquidation, dissolution or winding up, be distributed to one or more Credit Parties or if such Subsidiary is owned by a non-Credit Party and is itself not a Credit Party, distributed to any other Subsidiary;

(f) any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge into the Person such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary was formed to acquire in connection with any Permitted Acquisition permitted pursuant to Section 9.3; provided that in the case of any such merger involving a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary, (i) a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving entity or (ii) simultaneously with such transaction, the continuing or surviving entity shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor and the Borrower shall comply with Section 8.14 in connection therewith; and

(g) any Person may merge into the Borrower or any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries in connection with a Permitted Acquisition permitted pursuant to Section 9.3; provided that the continuing or surviving Person shall be the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.

SECTION 9.5 Asset Dispositions. Make any Asset Disposition except:

(a) the sale of obsolete, worn-out, damaged, uneconomical, surplus or other assets no longer used or usable in the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(b) non-exclusive licenses and sublicenses of intellectual property rights that do not adversely affect, individually or in the aggregate, in any material respect the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(c) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses of real or personal property granted by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to unaffiliated third parties in the ordinary course of business in connection with an arm’s length transaction on market terms;

(d) Asset Dispositions in connection with Insurance and Condemnation Events; provided that the requirements of Section 4.4(b) are complied with in connection therewith;

(e) Asset Dispositions in connection with transactions permitted by Section 9.4;

(f) Sale and Leaseback Transactions permitted by Section 9.13;

 

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(g) the cancelation or abandonment of Intellectual Property rights which are, in the reasonable business judgment of the Credit Party, no longer material to, or no longer used or useful in, the business of such Credit Party

(h) Asset Dispositions in arm’s length transactions on market terms not otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section; provided that (i) at the time of such Asset Disposition, no Event of Default shall exist or would result from such Asset Disposition, (ii) such Asset Disposition is made for fair market value and the consideration received shall be one hundred percent (100%) in cash; provided that Buyer Notes shall be considered cash for purposes of this clause (ii), and (iii) the Net Proceeds from such Asset Disposition shall be applied in accordance with Section 4.4(b)(iii); and

(i) (i) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses of real property (other than those affecting Material Properties and Franchise Pool Properties) granted by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to unaffiliated third parties in the ordinary course of business in connection with an arm’s length transaction on market terms, and to the extent that any such lease, sublease, license, or sublicense affects a Mortgaged Property, then such lease, sublease, license or sublicense shall be subject to the additional restrictions on leasing set forth in the Mortgages; (ii) Fuddruckers Leases or any amendments thereto; provided that, (A) prior to entering into or amending any such Fuddrucker’s Lease, the Borrower shall have provided not less than ten (10) Business Days prior notice to Administrative Agent, and (B) the aggregate fair market value of all Mortgaged Properties affected by such Fuddruckers Leases may not exceed $10,000,000 (such fair market value to be determined in accordance with the Appraisals delivered to Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date); and (iii) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses of Material Properties or amendments thereto with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent may be given or denied in Administrative Agent’s sole discretion). Notwithstanding anything that may be to the contrary in Section 5.10 of the Mortgages with respect to leases of Mortgaged Properties, the terms and provisions of subsections (ii) and (iii) herein above shall govern and control with respect to Fuddruckers Leases and leases of Material Properties, and the provisions of Section 5.10 shall not be applicable thereto.

SECTION 9.6 Restricted Payments. Declare or pay any dividend on, or make any payment or other distribution on account of, or purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire (directly or indirectly), or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for the purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition of, any class of Equity Interests of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or make any distribution of cash, property or assets to the holders of shares of any Equity Interests of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof (all of the foregoing, the “Restricted Payments”) provided that:

(a) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may pay dividends consisting solely of shares of its own Qualified Equity Interests;

(b) any Subsidiary of the Borrower may pay cash dividends to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

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(c) any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to any other Non-Guarantor Subsidiary (and, if applicable, to other holders of its outstanding Equity Interests on a ratable basis); and

(d) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire shares of its Equity Interests or options or other equity or phantom equity in respect of its Equity Interests from minority shareholders in an aggregate amount not to exceed (A) $5,000,000 plus (B) the net cash proceeds received by the Borrower from any issuances of Equity Interests that occur after the Closing Date.

SECTION 9.7 Transactions with Affiliates. Directly or indirectly enter into any transaction, including, without limitation, any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of Property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with any officer, director or other Affiliate of any of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries other than:

(i) transactions permitted by Section 9.5(i);

(ii) transactions existing on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 9.7;

(iii) transactions among Credit Parties;

(iv) other transactions in the ordinary course of business or consistent with the business plan of the Borrower and on terms comparable to those which would be obtained by it on a comparable arm’s-length transaction with an independent, unrelated third party as determined in good faith by the Borrower;

(v) employment and severance arrangements (including equity incentive plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements) with their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business;

(vi) payment of customary fees and reasonable documented out of pocket costs to, and indemnities for the benefit of, directors, officers and employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and

(vii) transactions among Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties.

SECTION 9.8 Accounting Changes; Organizational Documents.

(a) Change its Fiscal Year end, or make (without the consent of the Administrative Agent) any material change in its accounting treatment and reporting practices except as required by GAAP.

(b) Amend, modify or change its articles of incorporation (or corporate charter or other similar organizational documents) or amend, modify or change its bylaws (or other similar documents) in any manner materially adverse to the rights or interests of the Lenders.

 

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SECTION 9.9 Payments and Modifications of Subordinated Indebtedness.

(a) Amend, modify, waive or supplement (or permit the modification, amendment, waiver or supplement of) any of the terms or provisions of any Subordinated Indebtedness in any respect which would materially and adversely affect the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent and Lenders hereunder.

(b) Make any prepayment on, or redeem prior to maturity or acquire for value (including, without limitation, (x) by way of depositing with any trustee with respect thereto money or securities before due for the purpose of paying when due and (y) at the maturity thereof) any Subordinated Indebtedness, except:

(i) refinancings, refundings, renewals, extensions or exchange of any Subordinated Indebtedness permitted by any subordination provisions applicable thereto;

(ii) payments and prepayments of any Subordinated Indebtedness made solely with the proceeds of Qualified Equity Interests not otherwise required to prepay Loans pursuant to Section 4.4(b)(ii)); and

(iii) the payment of interest, fees, expenses, indemnities and any other amounts in respect of Subordinated Indebtedness permitted hereunder (other than any such payments prohibited by any subordination provisions applicable thereto).

SECTION 9.10 No Further Negative Pledges; Restrictive Agreements.

(a) Enter into, assume or be subject to any agreement prohibiting or otherwise restricting the creation or assumption of any Lien upon its properties or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or requiring the grant of any security for such obligation if security is given for some other obligation, except (i) pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) pursuant to any document or instrument governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 9.1(d) (provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets financed thereby), (iii) customary restrictions contained in the organizational documents of any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary as of the Closing Date and (iv) customary restrictions in connection with any Permitted Lien or any document or instrument governing any Permitted Lien (provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets subject to such Permitted Lien).

(b) Create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof to (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary on its Equity Interests or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, (ii) pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to any Credit Party or (iii) make loans or advances to any Credit Party, except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (A) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (B) Applicable Law.

 

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(c) Create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof to (i) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to any Credit Party or (ii) act as a Credit Party pursuant to the Loan Documents or any renewals, refinancings, exchanges, refundings or extension thereof, except in each case for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (A) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (B) Applicable Law, (C) any document or instrument governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 9.1(d) (provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets acquired in connection therewith), (D) any Permitted Lien or any document or instrument governing any Permitted Lien (provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets subject to such Permitted Lien), (E) obligations that are binding on a Subsidiary at the time such Subsidiary first becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such obligations are not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary, (F) customary restrictions contained in an agreement related to the sale of Property (to the extent such sale is permitted pursuant to Section 9.5) that limit the transfer of such Property pending the consummation of such sale, (G) customary restrictions in leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted by this Agreement so long as such restrictions relate only to the assets subject thereto and (H) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business.

SECTION 9.11 Nature of Business. Engage in any business other than the business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date and business activities reasonably related or ancillary thereto, or own or operate any Restaurant operating with a concept other than the concepts existing as of the Closing Date and internally developed variations or extensions of such concepts, it being understood that any new restaurant concepts complementary to the Credit Parties’ operated business segment as of the Closing Date acquired via acquisition after the Closing Date, even if not rebranded to a concept existing as of the Closing Date, shall not be considered a different line of business.

SECTION 9.12 Amendments of Other Documents. Amend, modify, waive or supplement (or permit modification, amendment, waiver or supplement of) any of the terms or provisions of any Material Contract, in each case, in any respect which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 9.13 Sale Leasebacks. Directly or indirectly become or remain liable as lessee or as guarantor or other surety with respect to any lease, whether an operating lease or a Capital Lease, of any Property (whether real, personal or mixed), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (a) which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof has sold or transferred or is to sell or transfer to a Person which is not another Credit Party or Subsidiary of a Credit Party or (b) which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of a Credit Party intends to use for substantially the same purpose as any other Property that has been sold or is to be sold or transferred by such Credit Party or such Subsidiary to another Person which is not another Credit Party or Subsidiary of a Credit Party in connection with such lease (a “Sale and Leaseback Transaction”), other than a Sale and Leaseback Transaction with respect to a Restaurant Location satisfying the following conditions: (i) the sale of such Restaurant Location that is on arm’s length terms for at least its reasonably determined fair market value and the consideration received shall be in cash, (ii) the Lease of such Restaurant Location by the Credit Parties or their Subsidiaries is on arm’s length terms, (iii) no Default or Event of Default exists at the time of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction or would result therefrom and (iv) the Net Cash Proceeds from such Sale and Leaseback Transaction are applied to prepay the Loans pursuant to Section 4.4(b)(vi)(B).

 

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SECTION 9.14 [Reserved].

SECTION 9.15 Financial Covenants.

(a) Minimum Liquidity. As of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, maintain Liquidity of less than an amount equal to $3,000,000.

(b) Minimum Asset Coverage Ratio. Permit the Asset Coverage Ratio to be less than 2.50:1.00 (i) as of the date of any Asset Disposition and on a pro forma basis after giving effect thereto, (ii) as of the date following the receipt by the Administrative Agent of any Appraisals pursuant to Section 8.20, (iii) as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, and (iv) on the borrowing date with respect to each Loan, on a pro forma basis, both before and after giving effect to the Loans to be made on such date.

ARTICLE X

DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

SECTION 10.1 Events of Default. Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:

(a) Default in Payment of Principal of Loans. The Borrower shall default in any payment of principal of any Loan when and as due (whether at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise).

(b) Other Payment Default. The Borrower shall fail to make (i) within three (3) Business Days after the same becomes due (whether at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise), any payment of interest on any Loan or (ii) within three (3) Business Days after the same becomes due, any other amount (other than as referred to in clause (a) above, but including fees, reimbursements and the Prepayment Premium) under any Loan Document.

(c) Misrepresentation. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof in this Agreement, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith that is subject to materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications, shall be incorrect or misleading in any respect when made or deemed made or any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof in this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith that is not subject to materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications, shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made.

 

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(d) Default in Performance of Certain Covenants. Any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof shall default in the performance or observance of any covenant or agreement contained in Sections 8.3, 8.4, 8.6, 8.14, 8.16, Error! Reference source not found. 8.18 or Article IX.

(e) Default in Performance of Other Covenants and Conditions. Any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof shall default in the performance or observance of any term, covenant, condition or agreement contained (x) Sections 8.1 or 8.2 and such default shall continue for a person of fifteen (15) days after the earlier of (i) the Administrative Agent’s delivery of written notice thereof to the Borrower and (ii) a Responsible Officer of any Credit Party having obtained knowledge thereof or (y) in this Agreement (other than as specifically provided for in this Section 10.1) or any other Loan Document and such default shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) the Administrative Agent’s delivery of written notice thereof to the Borrower and (ii) a Responsible Officer of any Credit Party having obtained knowledge thereof.

(f) Indebtedness Cross-Default. Any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof shall (i) default in the payment of any Indebtedness (other than the Loans) the aggregate principal amount, or with respect to any Hedge Agreement, the Hedge Termination Value, of which is in excess of the Threshold Amount beyond the period of grace if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created, or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any Indebtedness (other than the Loans) the aggregate principal amount, or with respect to any Hedge Agreement, the Hedge Termination Value, of which is in excess of the Threshold Amount or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, with the giving of notice and/or lapse of time, if required, any such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity (any applicable grace period having expired).

(g) Change in Control. Any Change in Control shall occur.

(h) Voluntary Bankruptcy Proceeding. Any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof shall (i) commence a voluntary case under any Debtor Relief Laws, (ii) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any Debtor Relief Laws, (iii) consent to or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner any petition filed against it in an involuntary case under any Debtor Relief Laws, (iv) apply for or consent to, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee, or liquidator of itself or of a substantial part of its property, domestic or foreign, (v) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, (vi) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (vii) take any corporate action for the purpose of authorizing any of the foregoing.

(i) Involuntary Bankruptcy Proceeding. A case or other proceeding shall be commenced against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction seeking (i) relief under any Debtor Relief Laws, or (ii) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like for any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof or for all or any substantial part of their respective assets, domestic or foreign, and such case or proceeding shall continue without dismissal or stay for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days, or an order granting the relief requested in such case or proceeding (including, but not limited to, an order for relief under such federal bankruptcy laws) shall be entered.

 

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(j) Failure of Agreements. Any provision of this Agreement or any provision of any other Loan Document shall for any reason cease to be valid and binding on any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof party thereto or any such Person shall so state in writing, or any Security Document shall for any reason cease to create a valid and perfected first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on, or security interest in, any of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, in each case other than in accordance with the express terms hereof or thereof.

(k) ERISA Events. The occurrence of any of the following events: (i) any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate fails to make full payment when due of all amounts which, under the provisions of any Pension Plan or Sections 412 or 430 of the Code, any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate is required to pay as contributions thereto and such unpaid amounts result in liability to the Credit Parties in excess of the Threshold Amount, (ii) a Termination Event or (iii) any Credit Party or any ERISA Affiliate as employers under one or more Multiemployer Plans makes a complete or partial withdrawal from any such Multiemployer Plan and the plan sponsor of such Multiemployer Plans notifies any Credit Party that such Credit Party or ERISA Affiliate has incurred a withdrawal liability requiring payments in an amount exceeding the Threshold Amount.

(l) Judgment. A judgment or order for the payment of money which causes the aggregate amount of all such judgments or orders (net of any amounts paid or fully covered by independent third party insurance as to which the relevant insurance company does not dispute coverage) to exceed the Threshold Amount shall be entered against any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof by any court and such judgment or order shall continue without having been paid, discharged, vacated or stayed for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days after the entry thereof.

(m) [Reserved].

(n) Subordination. (i) The subordination provisions of the documents evidencing or governing any Subordinated Indebtedness (the “Subordination Provisions”) shall, in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against any holder of the applicable Subordinated Indebtedness; or (ii) the Borrower or any other Credit Party shall, directly or indirectly, disavow or contest in any manner (A) the effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any of the Subordination Provisions, (B) that the Subordination Provisions exist for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or (C) that all payments of principal of or premium and interest on applicable subordinated Indebtedness, or realized from the liquidation of any property of any Credit Party, shall be subject to any of the Subordination Provisions.

 

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SECTION 10.2 Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower:

(a) Acceleration; Termination of Commitments. Terminate the Commitments and declare the principal of and interest on the Loans at the time outstanding, and all other amounts owed to the Lenders and to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any Prepayment Premium) and all other Obligations, to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by each Credit Party, anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, and terminate the Credit Facility; provided, that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 10.1(h) or (i), the Credit Facility shall be automatically terminated and all Obligations (including any Prepayment Premium) shall automatically become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by each Credit Party, anything in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.

(b) [Reserved].

(c) General Remedies. Exercise on behalf of the Secured Parties all of its other rights and remedies under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and Applicable Law, in order to satisfy all of the Obligations.

SECTION 10.3 Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Non-Waiver; etc.

(a) The enumeration of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders set forth in this Agreement is not intended to be exhaustive and the exercise by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of any right or remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies, all of which shall be cumulative, and shall be in addition to any other right or remedy given hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or that may now or hereafter exist at law or in equity or by suit or otherwise. No delay or failure to take action on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege or shall be construed to be a waiver of any Event of Default. No course of dealing between the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or their respective agents or employees shall be effective to change, modify or discharge any provision of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or to constitute a waiver of any Event of Default.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Credit Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 10.2 for the benefit of all the Lenders; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) [reserved], (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 12.4 (subject to the terms of Section 5.6), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Credit Party under any Debtor

 

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Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.2 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 5.6, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.

SECTION 10.4 Crediting of Payments and Proceeds. In the event that the Obligations have been accelerated pursuant to Section 10.2 or the Administrative Agent or any Lender has exercised any remedy set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, all payments received on account of the Obligations and all net proceeds from the enforcement of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent as follows:

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts, including attorney fees, payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders under the Loan Documents, including attorney fees, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest and any Prepayment Premium on the Loans, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them; and

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Applicable Law.

SECTION 10.5 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Credit Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections Error! Reference source not found., 5.3 and 12.3) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

 

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and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 3.3, 5.3 and 12.3.

SECTION 10.6 Credit Bidding.

(a) The Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Lenders, shall have the right to credit bid and purchase for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all or any portion of Collateral at any sale thereof conducted by the Administrative Agent under the provisions of the UCC, including pursuant to Sections 9-610 or 9-620 of the UCC, at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code, including Section 363 thereof, or a sale under a plan of reorganization, or at any other sale or foreclosure conducted by the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with Applicable Law.

(b) Each Lender hereby agrees that, except as otherwise provided in any Loan Documents or with the written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, it will not take any enforcement action, accelerate obligations under any Loan Documents, or exercise any right that it might otherwise have under Applicable Law to credit bid at foreclosure sales, UCC sales or other similar dispositions of Collateral.

ARTICLE XI

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

SECTION 11.1 Appointment and Authority.

(a) Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints MSD to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof shall have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any Applicable Law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.

 

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(b) The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Credit Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto (including, without limitation, to enter into additional Loan Documents or supplements to existing Loan Documents on behalf of the Secured Parties). In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Article XI for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Security Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of Articles XI and XII (including Section 12.3, as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.

SECTION 11.2 Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative 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 the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

SECTION 11.3 Exculpatory Provisions.

(a) The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder and thereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:

(i) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

(ii) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or Applicable Law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and

(iii) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

 

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(b) The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 12.2 and Section 10.2) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final nonappealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until notice describing such Default or Event of Default is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, a Lender.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made 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 thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article VI or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Lenders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant is a Disqualified Lender or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Lender.

SECTION 11.4 Reliance by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative 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 (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and reasonably believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. The Administrative 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 accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

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SECTION 11.5 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the Credit Facility as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

SECTION 11.6 Resignation of Administrative Agent.

(a) The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall have the right to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the day the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (such date, the “Resignation Effective Date”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall any such successor Administrative Agent be a Defaulting Lender or a Disqualified Lender.

(b) If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, by notice in writing to the Borrower and such Person, remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, in consultation with the Borrower and with the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed or required following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default), appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.

(c) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable), (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (2) except for any indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time, if any, as the Administrative Agent appoints a successor as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed

 

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Administrative Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be as agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 12.3 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

SECTION 11.7 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties 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, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

SECTION 11.8 [Reserved].

SECTION 11.9 Collateral and Guaranty Matters.

(a) Each of the Lenders irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion:

(i) to release any Lien on any Collateral granted to or held by the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, under any Loan Document (A) upon the termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations), (B) that is sold or otherwise disposed of or to be sold or otherwise disposed of as part of or in connection with any sale or other disposition permitted under the Loan Documents, or (C) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing in accordance with Section 12.2;

(ii) to subordinate any Lien on any Collateral granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of Permitted Lien; and

(iii) to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under any Loan Documents if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents.

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty Agreement pursuant to this Section 11.9. In each case as specified in this Section 11.9, the

 

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Administrative Agent will, at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Credit Party such documents as such Credit Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Security Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty Agreement, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 11.9. In the case of any such sale, transfer or disposal of any property constituting Collateral in a transaction constituting an Asset Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 9.5, the Liens created by any of the Security Documents on such property shall be automatically released without need for further action by any person.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Credit Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 12.1 Notices.

(a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in paragraph (b) below), 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 facsimile as set forth in Schedule 12.1.

Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).

(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. 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, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient

 

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(such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or other communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

(c) Administrative Agents Office. The Administrative Agent hereby designates its office located at the address set forth above, or any subsequent office which shall have been specified for such purpose by written notice to the Borrower and Lenders, as the Administrative Agent’s Office referred to herein, to which payments due are to be made and at which Loans will be disbursed.

(d) Change of Address, Etc. Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.

(e) Platform.

(i) Each Credit Party agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the Borrower Materials available to the Lenders by posting the Borrower Materials on the Platform. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the list of any Disqualified Lenders as provided to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower shall be deemed suitable for posting and may be posted by the Administrative Agent on the Platform, including the portion of the Platform that is designated for “public side” Lenders.

(ii) The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the Borrower Materials or the adequacy of the Platform, and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Borrower Materials. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party in connection with the Borrower Materials or the Platform. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to any Credit Party, any Lender or any other Person or entity for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Credit Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of communications through the Internet (including, without limitation, the Platform), except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to any Credit Party, any Lender or any other Person for indirect, special, consequential or punitive damages, losses or expenses (as opposed to actual damages, losses or expenses).

 

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SECTION 12.2 Amendments, Waivers and Consents. Except as set forth below or as specifically provided in any Loan Document, any term, covenant, agreement or condition of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents may be amended or waived by the Lenders, and any consent given by the Lenders, if, but only if, such amendment, waiver or consent is in writing signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and delivered to the Administrative Agent and, in the case of an amendment, signed by the Borrower; provided, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(a) (i) without the prior written consent of the Required Revolving Credit Lenders, amend, modify or waive Section 6.2 or any other provision of this Agreement if the effect of such amendment, modification or waiver is to require the Revolving Credit Lenders (pursuant to, in the case of any such amendment to a provision hereof other than Section 6.2, any substantially concurrent request by the Borrower for a borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans) to make Revolving Credit Loans when such Revolving Credit Lenders would not otherwise be required to do so and (ii) without the prior written consent of any combination of Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the sum of the aggregate amount of then unfunded Delayed Draw Term Loan Commitments, amend, modify or waive (x) Section 6.2 or any other provision of this Agreement if the effect of such amendment, modification or waiver is to require the Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders (pursuant to, in the case of any such amendment to a provision hereof other than Section 6.2, any future request by the Borrower for a borrowing of Delayed Draw Term Loans) to make Delayed Draw Term Loans when such Delayed Draw Term Loan Lenders would not otherwise be required to do so;

(b) increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 10.2) or the amount of Loans of any Lender, in any case, without the written consent of such Lender;

(c) waive, extend or postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment or mandatory prepayment (it being understood that a waiver, deferral, reduction or other adjustment of a mandatory prepayment under Section 4.4(b) shall only require the consent of the Required Lenders) of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby;

(d) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan, or (subject to clause (iv) of the proviso set forth in the paragraph below) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby; provided that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary (i) to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the rate set forth in Section 5.1(b) during the continuance of an Event of Default or (ii) to amend any financial covenant hereunder (or any defined term used therein) even if the effect of such amendment would be to reduce the rate of interest on any Loan or to reduce any fee payable hereunder;

(e) change Section 5.6 or Section 10.4 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments or order of application required thereby without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby;

 

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(f) change Section 4.4(b)(vi) in a manner that would alter the order of application of amounts prepaid pursuant thereto without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby;

(g) except as otherwise permitted by this Section 12.2 change any provision of this Section or reduce the percentages specified in the definitions of “Required Lenders,” “Required Revolving Credit Lenders”, or “Required Term Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(h) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Credit Party of such Credit Party’s rights and obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party (except as permitted pursuant to Section 9.4), in each case, without the written consent of each Lender;

(i) release (i) all of the Subsidiary Guarantors or (ii) Subsidiary Guarantors comprising substantially all of the credit support for the Obligations, in any case, from any Guaranty Agreement (other than as authorized in Section 11.9), without the written consent of each Lender; or

(j) release all or substantially all of the Collateral or release any Security Document (other than as authorized in Section 11.9 or as otherwise specifically permitted or contemplated in this Agreement or the applicable Security Document) without the written consent of each Lender;

provided further, that (i) [reserved]; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (iii) each Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto, (iv) [reserved], (v) any waiver, amendment or modification of this Agreement that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of a particular Class (but not the Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of any other Class) may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the requisite percentage in interest of the affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto under this Section if such Class of Lenders were the only Class of Lenders hereunder at the time, (vi) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend any provision of the Loan Documents (and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document) if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature in any such provision and (vii) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may, without the consent of any Lender, enter into amendments or modifications to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or to enter into additional Loan Documents as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably deem appropriate in order to implement any Replacement Rate or otherwise effectuate the terms of Section 5.8(c) in accordance with the terms of Section 5.8(c). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitments of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender.

 

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SECTION 12.3 Expenses; Indemnity.

(a) Costs and Expenses. The Borrower and any other Credit Party, jointly and severally, shall pay, promptly following written demand, (i) all reasonable and documented out of pocket expenses incurred by (x) the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel, which shall be limited to one counsel and, if reasonably necessary, a single local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction) and (y) if the Administrative Agent is not a Lender, the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of counsel selected by the Required Lenders (which shall be limited to one counsel and, if reasonably necessary, a single local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction), in each case in connection with the syndication of the Credit Facility, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents 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) [reserved] and (iii) all reasonable and documented out of pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender (including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent or any Lender, which shall be limited to one counsel for the Lenders, one counsel for the Administrative Agent, if applicable, and, if reasonably necessary, a single local counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders taken as a whole in each relevant jurisdiction and, solely in the case of an actual conflict of interest where the Administrative Agent or a Lender affected by such conflict informs you of such conflict, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of affected Persons similarly situated taken as a whole) in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made hereunder, including all such reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans.

(b) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender, the Arranger, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, and shall pay or reimburse any such Indemnitee for, any and all losses, claims (including, without limitation, any Environmental Claims), penalties, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, which shall be limited to one counsel for all Indemnitees taken as a whole and, if reasonably necessary, a single local counsel for all Indemnitees taken as a whole in each relevant jurisdiction and, solely in the case of an actual conflict of interest where such Indemnitees affected by such conflict informs Borrower of such conflict, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of affected Indemnitees similarly situated taken as a whole), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person (including the Borrower or any other Credit Party), other than such Indemnitee and its Related Parties, 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 contemplated hereby or thereby (including, without limitation, the Transactions), (ii) any Loan or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any

 

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property owned or operated by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, or any Environmental Claim related in any way to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, 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 (A) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, (B) result from a claim brought by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof against an Indemnitee for a material breach of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if such Credit Party or such Subsidiary has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or (C) arise from a dispute solely among Indemnitees and (i) not arising out of any breach by any Credit Party (or any of such Credit Parties Related Parties) of any obligations under the Loan Documents and (ii) incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in its capacity as such. This Section 12.3(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.

(c) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under clause (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on each Lender’s share of the Total Credit Exposure at such time, or if the Total Credit Exposure has been reduced to zero, then based on such Lender’s share of the Total Credit Exposure immediately prior to such reduction) of such unpaid amount (including any such unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender); 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 any such sub-agent) or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent). The obligations of the Lenders under this clause (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 5.7.

(d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, each party hereto shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim 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, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in clause (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment.

 

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(e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after demand therefor.

(f) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the termination of the Loan Documents and payment of the obligations hereunder.

SECTION 12.4 Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any other Credit Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or such Credit Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or any of their respective Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or any such Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrower or such Credit Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or such Affiliate different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.4 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

SECTION 12.5 Governing Law; Jurisdiction, Etc.

(a) Governing Law. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any claim, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as expressly set forth therein) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York without reference to any other conflicts or choice of law principles thereof, except with respect to certain security documents where applicable local law is necessary for enforceability or perfection.

(b) Submission to Jurisdiction. Other than as set forth in the last sentence of this Section 12.5(b), each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether in law or equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against the Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Related Party of the foregoing in any way relating to this Agreement or any

 

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other Loan Document or the transactions relating hereto or thereto, in any forum other than the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County, and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action, litigation or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action, litigation 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 or in any other Loan Document shall affect the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against the Borrower, any other Credit Party or Related Parties thereof or their properties in the courts of any jurisdiction in connection with the exercise of rights under any Security Document or the enforcement of any judgment.

(c) Waiver of Venue. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any 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 Applicable Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Service of Process. Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 12.1. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by Applicable Law.

SECTION 12.6 Waiver of Jury Trial.

(a) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY 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 OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). IF AND TO THE EXTENT THAT THE FOREGOING WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IS UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON IN SUCH FORUM, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE ADJUDICATION OF ALL CLAIMS PURSUANT TO JUDICIAL REFERENCE AS PROVIDED IN CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 638, AND THE JUDICIAL REFEREE SHALL BE EMPOWERED TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ALL ISSUES IN SUCH REFERENCE, WHETHER FACT OR LAW. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND CONSENT AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

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SECTION 12.7 Reversal of Payments. To the extent any Credit Party makes a payment or payments to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent receives any payment or proceeds of the Collateral which payments or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any Debtor Relief Law, other Applicable Law or equitable cause (each a “Recovery”), then, to the extent of such payment or proceeds repaid, the Obligations or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by the Administrative Agent. If the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent under the Security Documents shall have been terminated prior to such Recovery, such Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent under the Security Documents shall be reinstated in full force and effect, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations of the parties hereto with respect to such Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent under the Security Documents after such date of reinstatement. This Section 12.7 shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

SECTION 12.8 Injunctive Relief. The Borrower recognizes that, in the event the Borrower fails to perform, observe or discharge any of its obligations or liabilities under this Agreement, any remedy of law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Lenders. Therefore, the Borrower agrees that the Lenders, at the Lenders’ option, shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages.

SECTION 12.9 Successors and Assigns; Participations.

(a) Successors and Assigns Generally. 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 neither the Borrower nor any other Credit Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of paragraph (e) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

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(b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that, in each case with respect to any Credit Facility, any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i) Minimum Amounts.

(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and/or the Loans at the time owing to it (in each case with respect to any Credit Facility) or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(B) in any case not described in paragraph (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of such “Trade Date”) shall not be less than $5,000,000, to be allocated pro rata between the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan Facility, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no payment or bankruptcy Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have given its consent ten (10) Business Days after the date written notice thereof has been delivered by the assigning Lender (through the Administrative Agent) unless such consent is expressly refused in writing by the Borrower prior to such tenth (10th) Business Day;

(ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loan or the Commitment assigned;

(iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) a payment or bankruptcy Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment, (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or (z) the assignment is made in connection with the primary syndication of the Credit Facility and during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is ninety (90) days following the Closing Date; provided, that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after having received notice thereof; and

 

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(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of (i) the Revolving Credit Facility or any unfunded Term Loan Commitments if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Revolving Credit Commitment or a Term Loan Commitment, as applicable, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender or (ii) the Term Loans to a Person who is not a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.

(iv) Assignment and Assumption. 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 for each assignment; provided that (A) only one such fee will be payable in connection with simultaneous assignments to two or more related Approved Funds by a Lender and (B) the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

(v) No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made to (A) the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates, including, without limitation, any holders of an equity investment in the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, (B) any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B), or (C) any Disqualified Lender.

(vi) No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a natural Person.

(vii) Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested, but not funded by, the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (A) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (B) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans in accordance with its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under Applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

 

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Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of 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 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11 and 12.3 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. 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 (d) of this Section (other than a purported assignment to a natural Person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates, which shall be null and void.)

(c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices, 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 amounts of (and stated interest on) the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall 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. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender (but only to the extent of entries in the Register that are applicable to such Lender), at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a Defaulting Lender, a Disqualified Lender, a natural Person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or 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 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. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 12.3(c) with respect to any payments made by such Lender to its Participant(s).

 

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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 or modification described in Section 12.2(b), (c), (d) or (e) that directly and adversely affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 5.9, 5.10 and 5.11 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 5.11(g) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 5.11(g) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 5.12 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 5.9, 5.10 and 5.11, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 5.12(b) with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 12.4 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 5.6 as though it were a Lender.

Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts of (and stated interest on) each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(e) Certain Pledges. 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 without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

SECTION 12.10 Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Related Parties (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), (b) to the extent required or requested by, or required to be disclosed to, any

 

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regulatory or similar authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) (in which case, to the extent practical, the Administrative Agent or Lender, as applicable, will use its commercially reasonable efforts to notify the Borrower (unless such notice is prohibited by law or regulation) of such disclosure), (c) as to the extent required by Applicable Laws or regulations or in any legal, judicial, administrative or other compulsory (in which case, to the extent practical, the Administrative Agent or Lender, as applicable, will use its commercially reasonable efforts to notify the Borrower (unless such notice is prohibited by law or regulation) of such disclosure), (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under this Agreement, under any other Loan Document, or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (in each case, subject to the requirements contained in Section 12.9 with respect to assignees and Participants), (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder (it being understood that the list of any Disqualified Lenders may be disclosed to any assignee or Participant, or prospective assignee or Participant, in reliance on this clause (f)), (iii) to an investor or prospective investor in an Approved Fund that also agrees that Information shall be used solely for the purpose of evaluating an investment in such Approved Fund, (iv) to a trustee, collateral manager, servicer, backup servicer, noteholder or secured party in an Approved Fund in connection with the administration, servicing and reporting on the assets serving as collateral for an Approved Fund, or (v) to a nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information regarding the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, the Loans and the Loan Documents in connection with ratings issued with respect to an Approved Fund, (g) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the Credit Facility or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Credit Facility, (h) with the consent of the Borrower, (i) to Gold Sheets and other similar bank trade publications, such information to consist of deal terms and other information customarily found in such publications, (j) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates from a third party that is not, to such Person’s knowledge, subject to confidentiality obligations to the Borrower, (k) to governmental regulatory authorities in connection with any regulatory examination of the Administrative Agent or any Lender or in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s regulatory compliance policy if the Administrative Agent or such Lender deems necessary for the mitigation of claims by those authorities against the Administrative Agent or such Lender or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, (l) to the extent that such information is independently developed by such Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates or Related Parties, or (m) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense. For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof relating to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof. 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.

 

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SECTION 12.11 Performance of Duties. Each of the Credit Party’s obligations under this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents shall be performed by such Credit Party at its sole cost and expense.

SECTION 12.12 All Powers Coupled with Interest. All powers of attorney and other authorizations granted to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and any Persons designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to any provisions of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall be deemed coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable so long as any of the Obligations remain unpaid or unsatisfied, any of the Commitments remain in effect or the Credit Facility has not been terminated.

SECTION 12.13 Survival.

(a) All representations and warranties set forth in Article VII and all representations and warranties contained in any certificate, or any of the Loan Documents (including, but not limited to, any such representation or warranty made in or in connection with any amendment thereto) shall constitute representations and warranties made under this Agreement. All representations and warranties made under this Agreement shall be made or deemed to be made at and as of the Closing Date (except those that are expressly made as of a specific date), shall survive the Closing Date and shall not be waived by the execution and delivery of this Agreement, any investigation made by or on behalf of the Lenders or any borrowing hereunder.

(b) Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the indemnities to which the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are entitled under the provisions of this Article XII and any other provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue in full force and effect and shall protect the Administrative Agent and the Lenders against events or losses arising after such termination as well as before such termination as provided in such indemnity provisions.

SECTION 12.14 Titles and Captions. Titles and captions of Articles, Sections and subsections in, and the table of contents of, this Agreement are for convenience only, and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 12.15 Severability of Provisions. Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions hereof or thereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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SECTION 12.16 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution.

(a) Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent and/or the Arranger, 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 6.1, 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 that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

(b) Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any Applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

SECTION 12.17 Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall remain in effect from the Closing Date through and including the date upon which all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then due) arising hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall have been indefeasibly and irrevocably paid and satisfied in full and the Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated. No termination of this Agreement shall affect the rights and obligations of the parties hereto arising prior to such termination or in respect of any provision of this Agreement which survives such termination.

SECTION 12.18 USA PATRIOT Act; Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act or any other Anti-Money Laundering Laws, each of them is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Credit Party, which information includes the name and address of each Credit Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify each Credit Party in accordance with the PATRIOT Act or such Anti-Money Laundering Laws.

SECTION 12.19 Independent Effect of Covenants. The Borrower expressly acknowledges and agrees that each covenant contained in Articles VIII or IX hereof shall be given independent effect. Accordingly, the Borrower shall not engage in any transaction or other act otherwise permitted under any covenant contained in Articles VIII or IX, before or after giving effect to such transaction or act, the Borrower shall or would be in breach of any other covenant contained in Articles VIII or IX.

 

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SECTION 12.20 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.

(a) In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby, each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that (i) the facilities provided for hereunder and any related arranging or other services in connection therewith (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) are an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, and the Borrower is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or thereof), (ii) in connection with the process leading to such transaction, each of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary, for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other Person, (iii) none of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or the Lenders has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Borrower with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, including with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document (irrespective of whether any Arranger or Lender has advised or is currently advising the Borrower or any of its Affiliates on other matters) and none of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or the Lenders has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the financing transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, (iv) the Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from, and may conflict with, those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and none of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or the Lenders has any obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship and (v) the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders have not provided and will not provide any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) and the Credit Parties have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent they have deemed appropriate.

(b) Each Credit Party acknowledges and agrees that each Lender, the Arrangers and any Affiliate thereof may lend money to, invest in, and generally engage in any kind of business with, any of the Borrower, the Parent, any Affiliate thereof or any other person or entity that may do business with or own securities of any of the foregoing, all as if such Lender, Arranger or Affiliate thereof were not a Lender or Arranger or an Affiliate thereof (or an agent or any other person with any similar role under the Credit Facilities) and without any duty to account therefor to any other Lender, the Arrangers, the Parent, the Borrower or any Affiliate of the foregoing. Each Lender, the Arrangers and any Affiliate thereof may accept fees and other consideration from the Parent, the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof for services in connection with this Agreement, the Credit Facilities or otherwise without having to account for the same to any other Lender, the Arrangers, the Parent, the Borrower or any Affiliate of the foregoing.

SECTION 12.21 Inconsistencies with Other Documents. In the event there is a conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and any other Loan Document, the terms of this Agreement shall control; provided that any provision of the Security Documents which imposes additional burdens on the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or further restricts the rights of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or gives the Administrative Agent or Lenders additional rights shall not be deemed to be in conflict or inconsistent with this Agreement and shall be given full force and effect.

 

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SECTION 12.22 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, to the extent such liability is unsecured, 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 undertaking, 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.

 

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

 

LUBY’S, INC.,
as Borrower
By:  

/s/ Christopher Pappas

Name: Christopher Pappas
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

[Credit Agreement]


AGENTS AND LENDERS:

MSD PCOF PARTNERS VI, LLC,

as Administrative Agent and Lender

By:  

/s/ Marcello Liguori

Name: Marcello Liguori
Title: Vice President

 

[Credit Agreement]