Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2022, by and among Tyco Electronics Group S.A., as borrower, TE Connectivity Ltd., as parent guarantor, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent
Exhibit 10.3
EXECUTION VERSION
SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of October 14, 2022 (the “Second Amendment Effective Date”), is entered into among Tyco Electronics Group S.A., a Luxembourg public limited liability company (société anonyme) having its registered office at 46 Place Guillaume II, L-1648 Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg trade and companies register (Registre de commerce et des sociétés, Luxembourg) under number B.123549 (the “Borrower”), TE Connectivity Ltd., a Swiss company (“Parent Guarantor”), the Lenders party hereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”). All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Existing Credit Agreement (as defined below) or the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below), as applicable.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Parent Guarantor, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, entered into that certain Five-Year Senior Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2018 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2021, and as otherwise amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented, or otherwise modified in writing from time to time prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date, the “Existing Credit Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders amend the Existing Credit Agreement as set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 hereof, the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
2.Conditions Precedent. This Agreement shall be effective on the Second Amendment Effective Date upon the satisfaction (or, except with respect to Section 2(a) hereof, waiver) of the following conditions precedent:
For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 2, 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 to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Second Amendment Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.
3.Miscellaneous.
(i)The execution, delivery and performance by such Obligor of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, and, if required, stockholder action, and do not violate, contravene, or constitute a default under any provision of (A) any applicable law or regulation, (B) the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of such Obligor, (C) any order, judgment, decree or injunction of any Governmental Authority or (D) any agreement or instrument evidencing or governing any Material Debt of such Obligor, except in the case of clauses (A) or (C) above for any such violations, contraventions or defaults that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ii)This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Obligor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(iii)No consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, is required in connection with the execution and delivery by such Obligor of this Agreement except (i) such as have been obtained or made and are
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in full force and effect and (ii) those consents, approvals, registrations or filings the failure to obtain would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
BORROWER: | TYCO ELECTRONICS GROUP S.A. | |
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| By: | /s/ Jean-Jacques Fotzeu |
| Name: | Jean-Jacques Fotzeu |
| Title: | Director |
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PARENT GUARANTOR: | TE CONNECTIVITY LTD. | |
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| By: | /s/ Jean-Jacques Fotzeu |
| Name: | Jean-Jacques Fotzeu |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Treasurer |
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., | |
| as Administrative Agent | |
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| By: | /s/ Angela Larkin |
| Name: | Angela Larkin |
| Title: | Vice President |
LENDERS: | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Duke Banson |
| Name: | Duke Banson |
| Title: | Vice President |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Ming K. Chu |
| Name: | Ming K. Chu |
| Title: | Director |
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| By: | /s/ Douglas Darman |
| Name: | Douglas Darman |
| Title: | Director |
| JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Will Price |
| Name: | Will Price |
| Title: | Vice President |
| BNP PARIBAS, | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Michael Kowalczuk |
| Name: | Michael Kowalczuk |
| Title: | Managing Director |
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| By: | /s/ Maria Mulic, CFA |
| Name: | Maria Mulic, CFA |
| Title: | Managing Director |
| CITIBANK, N.A., | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Susan Manuelle |
| Name: | Susan Manuelle |
| Title: | Vice President |
| GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Keshia Leday |
| Name: | Keshia Leday |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory |
| BANK OF CHINA, NEW YORK BRANCH, | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Raymond Qiao |
| Name: | Raymond Qiao |
| Title: | Executive Vice President |
| BARCLAYS BANK PLC, | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Koruthu Mathew |
| Name: | Koruthu Mathew |
| Title: | VP |
| Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, | |
| New York Branch, | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Xuan Zhang |
| Name: | Xuan Zhang |
| Title: | Assistant Vice President |
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| By: | /s/ Pinyen Shih |
| Name: | Pinyen Shih |
| Title: | Executive Director |
| THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Luke Copley |
| Name: | Luke Copley |
| Title: | Director, Technology Corporate Banking |
| COMMERZBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Majed Roz |
| Name: | Majed Roz |
| Title: | Director |
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| By: | /s/ Mathew Ward |
| Name: | Mathew Ward |
| Title: | Managing Director |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Doreen Barr |
| Name: | Doreen Barr |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory |
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| By: | /s/ Wing Yee Lee-Cember |
| Name: | Wing Yee Lee-Cember |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory |
| HSBC BANK USA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Matthew McLaurin |
| Name: | Matthew McLaurin |
| Title: | Director |
| INTESA SANPAOLO S.P.A., NEW YORK BRANCH, | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Jordan Schweon |
| Name: | Jordan Schweon |
| Title: | Managing Director |
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| By: | /s/ Jennifer Feldman Facciola |
| Name: | Jennifer Feldman Facciola |
| Title: | Business Director |
| SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Irlen Mak |
| Name: | Irlen Mak |
| Title: | Director |
| THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, | |
| as a Lender | |
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| By: | /s/ Andrew D. Holtz |
| Name: | Andrew D. Holtz |
| Title: | Senior Vice President |
SCHEDULE 1.01 to Amended and Restated Five-Year Senior Credit Agreement
PRICING GRID
(in each case in basis points)
Index Debt Rating (in the order of S&P/Moody’s/Fitch) | Facility Fee | Applicable Margin for Term SOFR Loans1 |
Greater than or equal to A+/A1/A+ | 5.0 | 57.5 |
A/A2/A | 6.5 | 68.5 |
A-/A3/A- | 7.5 | 80.0 |
BBB+/Baa1/ BBB+ | 10.0 | 90.0 |
Lower than or equal to BBB/Baa2/BBB | 12.5 | 100.0 |
The Facility Fee and the Applicable Margin shall be, at any time, the rate per annum set forth in the Pricing Grid opposite the Index Debt Rating of the Borrower by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch; provided, however, that if the S&P Rating, the Moody’s Rating and the Fitch Rating fall within different levels, then (i) if two of the ratings are at the same level and the other rating is one level higher or one level lower than the two same ratings, then the Facility Fee and the Applicable Margin will be based on the two ratings at the same level, (ii) if two of the ratings are at the same level and the other rating is two or more levels above the two same ratings, then the Facility Fee and the Applicable Margin will be based on the rating that is one level above the two same ratings, (iii) if two of the ratings are at the same level and the other rating is two or more levels below the two same ratings, then the Facility Fee and the Applicable Margin will be based on the rating that is one level below the two same ratings, and (iv) if the three ratings are at three different levels, then the Facility Fee and the Applicable Margin will be based on the rating level that is the second highest rating level of the three different ratings levels. If, at any time, no rating is available from S&P, Moody’s and Fitch or any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization designated by the Borrower and approved in writing by the Required Lenders, then the Facility Fee and the Applicable Margin for each period commencing during the 30 days following such ratings becoming unavailable shall be the Facility Fee and the Applicable Margin in effect immediately prior to such ratings becoming unavailable. Thereafter, the rating to be used until ratings from S&P, Moody’s and Fitch become available shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the Required Lenders, and the Borrower and the Required Lenders shall use good faith efforts to reach such agreement within such 30-day period; provided, however, that if no such agreement is reached within such 30-day period, then the Facility Fee and the Applicable Margin thereafter, until such agreement is reached, shall be (a) if any such rating has become unavailable as a result of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch ceasing its business as a rating agency, the Facility Fee and the Applicable Margin in effect immediately prior to such cessation or (b) otherwise, the Facility Fee and the Applicable Margin as set forth opposite the Index Debt Rating “Lower than or equal to BBB/Baa2/BBB” on this Pricing Grid.
1 The Applicable Margin for ABR Loans will be an amount equal to the Applicable Margin for Term SOFR Loans less 100 basis points, but in no event shall the Applicable Margin be less than zero.
Annex A
Amended Credit Agreement
[see attached]
Published Deal CUSIP Number: 90212QAL1
Published Revolver CUSIP Number: 90212QAM9
ANNEX A
to
SECOND Amendment to Credit Agreement
dated as of
October 14, 2022
AMENDED AND RESTATED FIVE-YEAR SENIOR CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of
November 14, 2018
among
TYCO ELECTRONICS GROUP S.A.,
as Borrower
TE CONNECTIVITY LTD.,
as Parent Guarantor
The Lenders Party Hereto,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
as Administrative Agent,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Co-Syndication Agents,
BNP PARIBAS, CITIBANK, N.A., and GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
as Co-Documentation Agents
Bank of China, New York Branch, Barclays Bank PLC, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, New York Branch and The Bank of Nova Scotia,
as Senior Managing Agents
BofA SECURITIES, INC.,
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.,
Citibank, N.A.,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
as Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Arrangers
Article I Definitions 1
Section 1.01 Defined Terms 1
Section 1.02 Classification of Loans and Borrowings 24
Section 1.03 Terms Generally 24
Section 1.04 Accounting Terms; GAAP 24
Section 1.05 Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents 25
Section 1.06 Additional Alternative Currencies 25
Section 1.07 Change of Currency 26
Section 1.08 Interest Rates 26
Article II The Credits 27
Section 2.01 Commitments 27
Section 2.02 Loans and Borrowings 27
Section 2.03 Requests for Borrowings 27
Section 2.04 [Intentionally Omitted] 29
Section 2.05 Funding of Borrowings 29
Section 2.06 Interest Elections 29
Section 2.07 Termination and Reduction of Commitments 31
Section 2.08 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt 31
Section 2.09 Prepayment of Loans 32
Section 2.10 Fees 33
Section 2.11 Interest 33
Section 2.12 Calculation of Interest and Fees 34
Section 2.13 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs 34
Section 2.14 Commitment Extensions 36
Section 2.15 Defaulting Lender Waterfall and Cure 37
Section 2.16 Increase in Commitments 38
Article III Representations and Warranties 39
Section 3.01 Organization; Powers 39
Section 3.02 Authorization; Enforceability 39
Section 3.03 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts 39
Section 3.04 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect 39
Section 3.05 Litigation and Environmental Matters 40
Section 3.06 Investment Company Status 40
Section 3.07 Taxes 40
Section 3.08 ERISA 40
Section 3.09 Disclosure 41
Section 3.10 Subsidiaries 41
Section 3.11 Margin Regulations 41
Section 3.12 Anti-Terrorism Laws, etc 41
Section 3.13 Affected Financial Institutions 42
Article IV Conditions 42
Section 4.01 Effective Date 42
Section 4.02 Each Borrowing 44
Article V Covenants 44
Section 5.01 Financial Statements and Other Information 44
Section 5.02 Existence; Conduct of Business 46
Section 5.03 Maintenance of Properties; Insurance 46
Section 5.04 Books and Records; Inspection Rights 46
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Section 5.05 Compliance with Laws 46
Section 5.06 Use of Proceeds 46
Section 5.07 Liens 47
Section 5.08 Fundamental Changes 48
Section 5.09 Financial Covenant 49
Section 5.10 [Intentionally Omitted] 49
Section 5.11 Transactions with Affiliates 49
Section 5.12 Subsidiary Guarantors 50
Section 5.13 Subsidiary Debt 51
Article VI Events of Default 51
Article VII The Administrative Agent 54
Article VIII Guarantee 57
Section 8.01 The Guarantee 57
Section 8.02 Guarantee Unconditional 57
Section 8.03 Discharge Only upon Payment in Full; Reimbursement in Certain Circumstances 58
Section 8.04 Waiver by the Guarantor 58
Section 8.05 Subrogation 58
Section 8.06 Stay of Acceleration 58
Section 8.07 Payments 58
Article IX Yield Protection, Illegality and Taxes 58
Section 9.01 [Reserved] 58
Section 9.02 Illegality 59
Section 9.03 Increased Costs 59
Section 9.04 Break Funding Payments 60
Section 9.05 Taxes 60
Section 9.06 Matters Applicable to all Requests for Compensation 62
Section 9.07 Mitigation Obligations 62
Section 9.08 Inability to Determine Rates 63
Article X Miscellaneous 66
Section 10.01 Notices 66
Section 10.02 Waivers; Amendments 67
Section 10.03 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver 68
Section 10.04 Successors and Assigns 70
Section 10.05 Survival 75
Section 10.06 Integration; Effectiveness 75
Section 10.07 Severability 75
Section 10.08 Right of Setoff 75
Section 10.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process 76
Section 10.10 Waiver of Jury Trial 77
Section 10.11 Waiver of Immunities 77
Section 10.12 Judgment Currency 77
Section 10.13 Headings 77
Section 10.14 Confidentiality 77
Section 10.15 Electronic Communications 78
Section 10.16 USA PATRIOT Act Notice 80
Section 10.17 Interest Rate Limitation 80
Section 10.18 No Fiduciary Duty 80
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Section 10.19 Electronic Execution; Electronic Records; Counterparts 81
Section 10.20 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions 82
Section 10.21 Amendment and Restatement 82
Section 10.22 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 83
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SCHEDULES:
Schedule 1.01 - Pricing Grid
Schedule 2.01 - Commitments
Schedule 10.01 - Administrative Agent’s Office; Lender Notice Addresses
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A - Form of Note
Exhibit B - Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit C-1 - Form of opinion of general counsel of Guarantor
Exhibit C-2 - Form of opinion of special Luxembourg counsel
Exhibit C-3 - Form of opinion of special Switzerland counsel
Exhibit C-4 - Form of opinion of special New York counsel
Exhibit D - Form of Subsidiary Guaranty
Exhibit E - Form of Solvency Certificate
FIVE-YEAR SENIOR AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 14, 2018 (the “Closing Date”), among TYCO ELECTRONICS GROUP S.A., a Luxembourg public limited liability company (société anonyme) having its registered office at 46 Place Guillaume II, L-1648 Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg trade and companies register (Registre de commerce et des sociétés, Luxembourg) under number B.123549 (the “Borrower”), TE CONNECTIVITY LTD., a Switzerland company (the “Parent Guarantor”), the LENDERS party hereto, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Parent Guarantor, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, entered into that certain Five-Year Senior Credit Agreement dated as of June 24, 2011 (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Second Amendment to Five-Year Senior Credit Agreement entered into by and among the parties to the Existing Credit Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2015, Bank of America, N.A. assumed all of the rights and obligations of the Administrative Agent under the Existing Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties to the Existing Credit Agreement wish to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement to make certain amendments and modifications, all as more fully set forth herein; and
The parties hereto agree as follows:
Definitions
“ABR Borrowing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.02.
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“Alternative Currency Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with any Relevant Rate or any proposed Alternative Currency Successor Rate, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of “EURIBOR”, “Interest Period”, “SONIA”, “TIBOR”, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definition of “Business Day”, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, as determined by the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice for such Alternative Currency (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate for such Alternative Currency exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines in consultation with the Borrower is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Loan Document).
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provided, that, if any Alternative Currency Daily Rate shall be less than zero percent (0%), such rate shall be deemed zero percent (0%) for purposes of this Agreement. Any change in an Alternative Currency Daily Rate shall be effective from and including the date of such change without further notice.
“Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the definition of “Alternative Currency Daily Rate.” All Alternative Currency Daily Rate Loans must be denominated in an Alternative Currency.
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provided, that, if any Alternative Currency Term Rate shall be less than zero percent (0%), such rate shall be deemed zero (0%) for purposes of this Agreement.
“Alternative Currency Term Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the definition of “Alternative Currency Term Rate.” All Alternative Currency Term Rate Loans must be denominated in an Alternative Currency.
“Applicable Authority” means, with respect to any Alternative Currency, the applicable administrator for the Relevant Rate for such Alternative Currency or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator.
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“Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.
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“Consolidated Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is consolidated into the Parent Guarantor’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
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For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
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For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall at all times be deemed a “Significant Subsidiary”.
“Sterling” and “£” mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
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“Successor” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.08.
“Supported QFC” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.22.
“Swap Contract” 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 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 (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.
“TARGET2” means the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system which utilizes a single shared platform and which was launched on November 19, 2007.
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“Total Leverage Ratio Step Up” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.09.
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“Yen” and “¥” mean the lawful currency of Japan.
The definitions of terms herein and therein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. Any reference herein to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any limited liability company that is a subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).
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The Credits
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If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing if such Borrowing is for a Loan denominated in Dollars. If no election as to the currency of such Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be made in Dollars. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Term SOFR Borrowing or Alternative Currency Term Rate Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
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If any such Interest Election Request requests a Term SOFR Borrowing or Alternative Currency Term Rate Borrowing but does not specify (i) an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration or (ii) a currency, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected the currency of the original Borrowing.
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Representations and Warranties
Each Obligor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:
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(c)The Borrower, the Parent Guarantor and their respective Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, each of their directors, officers and employees is in compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, except to the extent that failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Conditions
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The Administrative Agent shall (i) notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the satisfaction of the conditions described in clauses (a) through (j) above on the Closing Date and (ii) notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Effective Date. Each such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
Each Borrowing Request shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Obligors on the date of such Borrowing Request and the date of the Borrowing requested thereunder as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.
Covenants
From and after the Closing Date, until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable under the Loan Documents shall have been paid in full, the Parent Guarantor (and the Borrower and each other Obligor, where applicable) covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
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(h)if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, upon any request in writing therefor, documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
Information required to be delivered pursuant to subsections (a), (b) or (e) above may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Parent Guarantor posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Parent Guarantor’s website on the Internet at www.te.com (or such other website as the Parent Guarantor may designate in a writing delivered to the Administrative Agent), or at www.sec.gov; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Parent Guarantor’s behalf, or delivered to the Administrative Agent by the Parent Guarantor in accordance with Section 10.15.
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provided that nothing in this Section 5.02 shall prohibit (x) any transaction permitted by Section 5.08 and (y) the Parent Guarantor or the Borrower from reincorporating in any Permitted Jurisdiction, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia.
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It is understood that any Lien permitted to exist on any asset pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.07 may attach to the proceeds of such asset and, with respect to Liens permitted pursuant to subsections (a), (b), (d), (e) (but only with respect to the Refinancing of Debt secured by a Lien permitted pursuant to subsections (a), (b), or (d)) or (f) of this Section 5.07, may attach to an asset acquired in the ordinary course of business as a replacement of such former asset.
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Upon the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Section 5.08(a), a Successor to the Borrower or the Parent Guarantor shall succeed, and may exercise every right and power of, the Borrower or the Parent Guarantor under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the same effect as if such Successor had been originally named as the Borrower or the Parent Guarantor herein, and the Borrower or the Parent Guarantor, as the case may be, shall be relieved of and released from its obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
The Parent Guarantor will not permit, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, the ratio of (x) Consolidated Total Debt at such time to (y) Consolidated EBITDA for the then most recently concluded period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Parent Guarantor to exceed 3.75 to 1.00; provided that, such maximum ratio of Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA shall step up by .50 (to 4.25: 1.00) for the fiscal quarter during which a Qualified Acquisition has occurred, and for the three fiscal quarters immediately thereafter (the “Total Leverage Ratio Step Up”); provided that, subsequent to any Total Leverage Ratio Step Up, the Borrower may designate another acquisition as a Qualified Acquisition only if the maximum ratio of Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA required to be maintained pursuant to this Section 5.09 has been 3.75 to 1.00 for at least two fiscal quarters.
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If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:
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then, and in every such event (other than an event described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article with respect to the Borrower or the Parent Guarantor), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, and thereupon the principal amount of all such outstanding Loans together with all such interest and other amounts so declared to be due and payable, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Obligors; and in case of any event described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article with respect to the Borrower or the Parent Guarantor, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued under any Loan Document, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Obligors.
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The Administrative Agent
Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent 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, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
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, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Parent Guarantor 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.
The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent 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, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for in Section 10.02); 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 this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or applicable law, and (c) except as expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (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 10.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. 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 or a Lender and 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 the other Loan Documents, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (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 or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
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
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Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and 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.
The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder 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 facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.
The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower, and, if the Person serving as the Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (c) 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. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, or upon the election to remove the Administrative Agent pursuant to the foregoing, the Required Lenders shall have the right, subject to the consent of the Borrower unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (which consent of the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), to appoint a successor, which shall be a commercial bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such commercial bank with an office in New York, New York. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above, provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (1) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) 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 as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this paragraph. Any successor Administrative Agent shall be consented to by the Borrower at all times other than during the existence of an Event of Default (which consent of the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor Administrative Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this paragraph). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 10.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring 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 Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
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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 or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release (and to execute any documents and otherwise take any action to evidence the release of) any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under such Subsidiary Guarantor’s Subsidiary Guaranty (i) if such Person ceases to exist or to be a Subsidiary (or substantially contemporaneously with such release will cease to exist or to be a Subsidiary), in each case as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder, or (ii) otherwise in accordance with Section 4.06(b) of the relevant Subsidiary Guaranty.
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Co-Documentation Agents, Co-Syndication Agents, joint bookrunners or Arrangers listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent or a Lender hereunder.
Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, and each other Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any Guarantor, that at least one of the following is and will be true: (i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans or the Commitments, (ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, or such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, and each other Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Guarantor, that none of the
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Administrative Agent, or any other Arranger or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto).
Without limitation of any other provision in this Agreement, if at any time the Administrative Agent makes a payment hereunder in error to any Lender, whether or not in respect of principal of the Loans then outstanding, accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued under any Loan Document due and owing by the Borrower at such time, where such payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in any such event, each Lender receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, the Rescindable Amount received by such Lender in Same Day Funds in the currency so received, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Rescindable Amount is received by it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. Each Lender irrevocably waives any and all defenses, including any “discharge for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise claim a right to retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its obligation to return any Rescindable Amount. The Administrative Agent shall inform each Lender promptly upon determining that any payment made to such Lender comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.
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and the result of any of the foregoing has been to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Term SOFR Loan or Alternative Currency 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 hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) (excluding any such increased costs or reduction in amount resulting from Taxes or Other Taxes, as to which Section 9.05 shall govern), then from time to time within 30 days of written demand therefor (subject to Section 9.06) the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
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or if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 9.08(b)(i), (ii) or (iii) have occurred with respect to any applicable Alternative Currency Successor Rate (as defined below) then in effect, then, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing the Relevant Rate for an Alternative Currency or any then current Alternative Currency Successor Rate for an Alternative Currency in accordance with this Section 9.08(b) with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar credit facilities syndicated and agented in the U.S. and denominated in such Alternative Currency for such alternative benchmarks, and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar credit facilities syndicated and agented in the U.S. and denominated in such Alternative Currency for such benchmarks, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion in consultation with the Borrower and may be periodically updated (and any such proposed rate, including for the avoidance of doubt, any adjustment thereto, a “Alternative Currency Successor Rate”), and any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment. The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Borrower and each Lender of the implementation of any Alternative Currency Successor Rate. Any Alternative Currency Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Alternative Currency Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Alternative Currency Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than zero percent (0%), the Alternative Currency Successor Rate will be deemed to be zero percent (0%) for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In connection with the implementation of a Alternative Currency Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Alternative Currency Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Alternative Currency Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Alternative Currency Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
For purposes of this Section 9.08(b), those Lenders that either have not made, or do not have an obligation under this Agreement to make, Loans denominated in the applicable Alternative Currency shall
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or if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 9.08(b)(i) or (ii) have occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Successor Rate then in effect, then, in each case, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then-current Term SOFR Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 9.08(c) at the end of any Interest Period, relevant Interest Payment Date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then-existing convention for similar credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such alternative benchmark and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then-existing convention for similar credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such benchmark, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion in consultation with the Borrower and may be periodically updated (any such successor rate established pursuant to this Section 9.08(c), a “Term SOFR Successor Rate”). Any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.
The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Borrower and each Lender of the implementation of any Term SOFR Successor Rate. Any Term SOFR Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that, to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Term SOFR Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Term SOFR Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than zero, such Term SOFR Successor Rate will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
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In connection with the implementation of a Term SOFR Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Term SOFR Conforming Changes from time to time in consultation with the Borrower and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Term SOFR Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided, that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Term SOFR Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
For purposes of this Section 9.08(c), those Lenders that either have not made, or do not have an obligation under this Agreement to make, Term SOFR Loans (or Loans accruing interest by reference to a Term SOFR Successor Rate, as applicable) shall be excluded from any determination of Required Lenders.
Miscellaneous
Tyco Electronics Group S.A.
46 Place Guillaume II
L-1648 Luxembourg
Attn: EMEA Regional Treasurer
Tel: +352 46-43-40-358
Fax: +352 46-43-51
email: ***@***
with copies to:
TE Connectivity Corporation
1050 Westlakes Drive
Berwyn, PA 19312
Attn: Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Tel: 610 ###-###-####
Fax: 610 ###-###-####
TE Connectivity Corporation
1050 Westlakes Drive
Berwyn, PA 19312
Attn: Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Tel: 610 ###-###-####
Fax: 610 ###-###-####
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TE Connectivity Ltd.
Mühlenstrasse 26
CH-8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Attention: Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Tel: +352 46-43-40-358
Fax: +352 46-43-51
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For the purposes of this Section 10.04(b), the term “Approved Fund” has the following meaning:
“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than the Parent Guarantor, the Borrower, any of their respective Affiliates or subsidiaries, or a natural person)
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that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and 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; provided, that any such Person that is, or would at the time of the relevant assignment constitute, a Defaulting Lender, shall not constitute an “Approved Fund” for purposes of this definition.
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The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the sufficiency, validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the Administrative Agent’s reliance on any Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed .pdf or any other electronic means). The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely on, and shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon, any Communication (which writing may be a fax, any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution or signed using an Electronic Signature) or any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent or otherwise authenticated (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents for being the maker thereof).
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Each of the Obligors and each Lender hereby waives (i) any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, such other Loan Document, and (ii) waives any claim against the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Related Party for any liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s and/or any Lender’s reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures, including any liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Obligors to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature.
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“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
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