Exhibit 4.23
Execution Version
RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT
RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 28, 2014 (this “Restatement Agreement”), among Constellation Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), CIH International S.à r.l., a private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 5, rue Guillaume Kroll, L-1882 Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg trade and companies register under number B 176.850 with a share capital of US$1,000,000 (the “European Borrower” and together with the Company, the “Borrowers”), the Guarantors, CI Cerveza S.à r.l., a private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 5, rue Guillaume Kroll, L-1882 Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg trade and companies register under number B176.833 and having a share capital of U.S.$25,050 (“CI Cerveza”), Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as defined below), and the other parties hereto.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
A. The Company has entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of May 3, 2012, as amended and restated by the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated August 8, 2012, as further amended and restated by the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated May 2, 2013, among the Company, the Lenders thereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., BARCLAYS BANK PLC, COBANK, ACB and COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN – BOERENLEENBANK, B.A. “RABOBANK NEDERLAND,” NEW YORK BRANCH, as co-syndication agents (in such capacity, “Co-Syndication Agents”), MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, BARCLAYS BANK PLC, COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN – BOERENLEENBANK, B.A. “RABOBANK NEDERLAND,” NEW YORK BRANCH and COBANK, ACB, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunning Managers for the U.S. Term A Loans and Revolving Loans, COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN – BOERENLEENBANK, B.A. “RABOBANK NEDERLAND,” NEW YORK BRANCH and COBANK, ACB, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunning Managers for the U.S. Term A‑1 Loans, J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, BARCLAYS BANK PLC and COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN – BOERENLEENBANK, B.A. “RABOBANK NEDERLAND,” NEW YORK BRANCH as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunning Managers for the U.S. Term A-2 Loans, European Term A Loans and European Term B Loans, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. and COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN – BOERENLEENBANK, B.A. “RABOBANK NEDERLAND,” NEW YORK BRANCH as Co-Syndication Agents for the U.S. Term A-2 Loans, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. and BARCLAYS BANK PLC as Co-Documentation Agents for the U.S. Term A-2 Loans, European Term A Loans and European Term B Loans, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as swingline lender (in such capacity, “Swingline Lender”), as issuing bank (in such capacity, “Issuing Bank”), and as administrative agent (in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders (the “Original Credit Agreement”).
B. The parties hereto wish to amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement in its entirety on the terms set forth in the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as defined below).
C. The Lenders who execute and deliver this Restatement Agreement have agreed to amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement in its entirety in the form attached as Annex A hereto (the Original Credit Agreement, as so amended and restated, being referred to as the “Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3 hereto and in Section 4.01 of the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of all of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Restatement Agreement have the same meanings as specified in the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or, if not defined therein, in the Original Credit Agreement.
SECTION 2. Amendment and Restatement. Effective as of the Restatement Effective Date (as defined in Annex A), the Original Credit Agreement (including the schedules and exhibits thereto) is hereby amended and restated in the form of Annex A hereto.
SECTION 3. Conditions to Effectiveness of this Restatement Agreement. This Restatement Agreement shall become effective when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts to this Restatement Agreement, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party, CI Cerveza, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, each Issuing Bank, the Required Lenders under the Original Credit Agreement and each European Revolving Lender listed on Schedule 2.01A to this Restatement Agreement; provided that the Restatement Effective Date shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 of the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties. The Borrowers represent and warrant as follows as of the date hereof:
(a) The execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of this Restatement Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action. The execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of this Restatement Agreement will not (a) violate the organizational documents of any Loan Party, (b) violate any law applicable to any Loan Party, (c) violate or result in a default or require any consent or approval under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon any Loan Party or its property, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any Loan Party, except for violations, defaults, failures to obtain any consent or approval or the creation of such rights that could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any property of any Loan Party, except Liens created by the Loan Documents.
(b) This Restatement Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party. Each of this Restatement Agreement, the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party, after giving effect to the amendments pursuant to this Restatement Agreement, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each applicable Loan Party, enforceable against each such Loan Party 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.
(c) Each of the representations and warranties of the Borrowers and each other Loan Party contained in Article III of the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, is true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof; provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided, further, that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” is true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates.
SECTION 5. Acknowledgment and Reaffirmation of Guarantors. The Guarantors, the Company, the European Borrower and CI Cerveza acknowledge and consent to all terms and conditions of this Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and agree that this Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and all documents executed in connection herewith do not operate to reduce or discharge the Guarantors’, the Company’s, the European Borrower’s and CI Cerveza’s obligations under the Loan Documents. Each Guarantor hereby ratifies and confirms its obligations under the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, its guarantee of the Obligations and its grant of the security interest in the Collateral to secure the Obligations. The Company hereby ratifies and confirms its obligations under the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, its guarantee of the European Obligations and its grant of the security interest in the Collateral to secure the Obligations. The European Borrower and CI Cerveza hereby ratify and confirm their obligations under the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, their grant of the security interest in the Collateral to secure the European Obligations. Each Guarantor, the Company, the European Borrower and CI Cerveza acknowledge that from and after the date hereof, all Loans (including Revolving Loans) made under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement from time to time outstanding shall be deemed to be Obligations. Each Guarantor, the Company, the European Borrower and CI Cerveza acknowledge, confirm and agree that the liens and security interests granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Loan Document shall continue to be valid, enforceable first-priority liens and security interests, subject, in each case, only to Liens permitted by Section 6.02 of the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
SECTION 6. Execution in Counterparts. This Restatement Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by facsimile or electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Restatement Agreement shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Restatement Agreement.
SECTION 7. Successors. The terms of this Restatement Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure for the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
SECTION 8. Governing Law. This Restatement Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Restatement Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.
By: /s/ David E. Klein
Name: David E. Klein
Title: Senior Vice President and Treasurer
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
CIH INTERNATIONAL S.À R.L.
By: /s/ Erik Adam
Name: Erik Adam
Title: Manager A
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
CI CERVEZA S.À R.L.
By: /s/ Erik Adam
Name: Erik Adam
Title: Manager A
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
ALCOFI INC.
CONSTELLATION BRANDS SMO, LLC
CONSTELLATION BRANDS U.S. OPERATIONS, INC.
CONSTELLATION LEASING, LLC
CONSTELLATION MARKETING SERVICES, INC.
CONSTELLATION TRADING COMPANY, INC.
CROWN IMPORTS LLC
FRANCISCAN VINEYARDS, INC.
ROBERT MONDAVI INVESTMENTS
THE HOGUE CELLARS, LTD.
By: /s/ David E. Klein
Name: David E. Klein
Title: Vice President and Assistant Treasurer
CONSTELLATION BEERS LTD.
CONSTELLATION BRANDS BEACH HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSTELLATION SERVICES LLC
By: /s/ David E. Klein
Name: David E. Klein
Title: Vice President and Assistant Treasurer
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
individually as a Lender, Swingline Lender, Issuing
Bank and Administrative Agent
By: /s/ Colleen M. O’Brien
Name: Colleen M. O’Brien
Title: Sr. Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Adam Cady
Name: Adam Cady
Title: Managing Director
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Farm Credit East, ACA, as a European Revolving
Lender
By: /s/ Thomas W. Cosgrove
Name: Thomas W. Cosgrove
Title: Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Farm Credit East, ACA, as a Lender
By: /s/ Thomas W. Cosgrove
Name: Thomas W. Cosgrove
Title: Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
AZB Funding,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Masaki Onuma
Name: Masaki Onuma
Title: General Manager
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
PNC Bank, National Association as a Lender
By: /s/ James F. Stevenson
Name: James F. Stevenson
Title: Senior Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
PNC Bank, National Association
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ James F. Stevenson
Name: James F. Stevenson
Title: Senior Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Kenneth Washington
Name: Kenneth Washington
Title: Senior Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.,
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Kenneth Washington
Name: Kenneth Washington
Title: Senior Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
TD BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Alan Garson
Name: Alan Garson
Title: Senior Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
TD BANK, N.A.,
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Alan Garson
Name: Alan Garson
Title: Senior Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
U.S. Bank National Association,
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Michael N. Ryno
Name: Michael N. Ryno
Title: Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
U.S Bank National Association,
By: /s/ Michael N. Ryno
Name: Michael N. Ryno
Title: Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
AgStar Financial Services, PCA,
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Graham J. Dee
Name: Graham J. Dee
Title: AVP Capital Markets
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
AgStar Financial Services, PCA,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Graham J. Dee
Name: Graham J. Dee
Title: AVP Capital Markets
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
The Bank of Nova Scotia,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Michelle C. Phillips
Name: Michelle C. Phillips
Title: Director & Execution Head
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
The Bank of Nova Scotia,
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Michelle C. Phillips
Name: Michelle C. Phillips
Title: Director & Execution Head
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
BMO Harris Financing Inc.
as a Lender
By: /s/ Naghmeh Hashemifard
Name: Naghmeh Hashemifard
Title: Managing Director
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
BMO Harris Financing Inc.
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Naghmeh Hashemifard
Name: Naghmeh Hashemifard
Title: Managing Director
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Harumi Kambara
Name: Harumi Kambara
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.,
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Harumi Kambara
Name: Harumi Kambara
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Compass Bank
as a Lender
By: /s/ Veronica Cohen
Name: Veronica Cohen
Title: S.V.P Risk and Portfolio Manager
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Cathay Bank,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Nancy A. Moore
Name: Nancy A. Moore
Title: Senior Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Vanessa A. Kurbatskiy
Name: Vanessa A. Kurbatskiy
Title: Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Vanessa A. Kurbatskiy
Name: Vanessa A. Kurbatskiy
Title: Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Bruce Yoder
Name: Bruce Yoder
Title: Senior Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.,
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Bruce Yoder
Name: Bruce Yoder
Title: Senior Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
RBS Citizens, N.A.
as a Lender
By: /s/ Nancy O’Brien
Name: Nancy O’Brien
Title: Senior vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
RBS Citizens, N.A.
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Nancy O’Brien
Name: Nancy O’Brien
Title: Senior Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co.,
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Timothy Jones
Name: Timothy Jones
Title: Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Timothy Jones
Name: Timothy Jones
Title: Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Kenneth M. Blackwell
Name: Kenneth M. Blackwell
Title: Senior Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY,
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Kenneth M. Blackwell
Name: Kenneth M. Blackwell
Title: Senior Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Goldman Sachs Bank USA,
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Ashwin Ramakrishna
Name: Ashwin Ramakrishna
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Ashwin Ramakrishna
Name: Ashwin Ramakrishna
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Goldman Sachs Bank USA,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Ashwin Ramakrishna
Name: Ashwin Ramakrishna
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Farm Credit Services of America, PCA
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Bruce Dean
Name: Bruce Dean
Title: Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
FirstMerit Bank, N.A.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Tim Daniels
Name: Tim Daniels
Title: Senior Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Capital Bank, N.A.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Nathan Hall
Name: Nathan Hall
Title: Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Farm Credit Services of America, PCA
as a Lender
By: /s/ Bruce Dean
Name: Bruce Dean
Title: Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
FLORIDA COMMUNITY BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Jonathan Simoens
Name: Jonathan Simoens
Title: SVP
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Shuji Yabe
Name: Shuji Yabe
Title: Managing Director
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation,
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Shuji Yabe
Name: Shuji Yabe
Title: Managing Director
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
First Niagara Bank, N.A.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Steven L. Yutz
Name: Steven L. Yutz
Title: Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
First Niagara Bank, N.A.,
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Steven L. Yutz
Name: Steven L. Yutz
Title: Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ David Lim
Name: David Lim
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Flushing Bank,
as a Lender
By: /s/ John Stangl
Name: John Stangl
Title: Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Manufacturers Bank,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Sean Walker
Name: Sean Walker
Title: Senior Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION,
as a Lender
By: /s/ David Brumby
Name: David Brumby
Title: Executive Director
Westpac Americas
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION,
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ David Brumby
Name: David Brumby
Title: Executive Director
Westpac Americas
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK, F.S.B.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Danford H. Oshima
Name: Danford H. Oshima
Title: Senior Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Bank of the West,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Adam Beak
Name: Adam Beak
Title: Managing Director
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Bank of the West
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Adam Beak
Name: Adam Beak
Title: Managing Director
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
SunTrust Bank,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Tesha Winslow
Name: Tesha Winslow
Title: Director
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
SunTrust Bank,
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Tesha Winslow
Name: Tesha Winslow
Title: Director
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
First Savings of Perkasie,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Kevin R. Cornwall
Name: Kevin R. Cornwall
Title: Executive Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
TIAA-CREF Trust Company, FSB,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Edward E. Randall
Name: Edward E. Randall
Title: Service Commercial Credit Officer
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Tony Wong
Name: Tony Wong
Title: Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
as a Lender
By: /s/ Tony Wong
Name: Tony Wong
Title: Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank,
B.A. “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch
as a Lender
By: /s/ Betty Janelle
Name: Betty Janelle
Title: Managing Director
By: /s/ Claire Laury
Name: Claire Laury
Title: Executive Director
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank,
B.A. “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as
a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Betty Janelle
Name: Betty Janelle
Title: Managing Director
By: /s/ Claire Laury
Name: Claire Laury
Title: Executive Director
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
FIFTH THIRD BANK,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Michael S. Barnett
Name: Michael S. Barnett
Title: Managing Director
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a European Revolving Lender under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
FIFTH THIRD BANK,
as a European Revolving Lender
By: /s/ Michael S. Barnett
Name: Michael S. Barnett
Title: Managing Director
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
By executing this signature page as a Lender under the Original Credit Agreement, the undersigned institution agrees to the terms of the Restatement Agreement and the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Xenith Bank,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Bradley D. Nott
Name: Bradley D. Nott
Title: Senior Vice President
[Constellation - Restatement Agreement]
SCHEDULE 2.01A
COMMITMENTS
AND APPLICABLE PERCENTAGES
|
| | | | | |
Lender | U.S. Revolving Commitment | Applicable Percentage |
Agstar Financial Services, PCA |
| $1,986,590.04 |
| 0.467432950 | % |
Bank of America, N.A. |
| $36,476,464.14 |
| 8.582697446 | % |
Bank of the West |
| $10,484,780.76 |
| 2.467007237 | % |
Barclays Bank PLC |
| $34,449,993.92 |
| 8.105880922 | % |
BMO Harris Financing Inc. |
| $14,978,258.23 |
| 3.524296053 | % |
Branch Banking and Trust Company |
| $7,489,129.11 |
| 1.762148027 | % |
Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. “Rabobank Nederland” New York Branch |
| $37,445,645.56 |
| 8.810740131 | % |
Farm Credit East, ACA |
| $59,030,104.00 |
| 13.889436240 | % |
Farm Credit Services of America, PCA |
| $6,385,467.98 |
| 1.502463054 | % |
Fifth Third Bank |
| $7,489,129.11 |
| 1.762148027 | % |
First Niagara Bank, N.A. |
| $2,995,651.64 |
| 0.704859210 | % |
FirstMerit Bank, N.A. |
| $6,071,428.57 |
| 1.428571428 | % |
Flushing Bank |
| $5,000,000.00 |
| 1.176470588 | % |
Goldman Sachs Bank USA |
| $10,484,780.76 |
| 2.467007237 | % |
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. |
| $14,978,258.23 |
| 3.524296053 | % |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
| $34,449,993.92 |
| 8.105880922 | % |
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company |
| $22,467,387.34 |
| 5.286444080 | % |
PNC Bank, National Association |
| $10,484,780.76 |
| 2.467007237 | % |
RBS Citizens, N.A. |
| $7,489,129.11 |
| 1.762148027 | % |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation |
| $14,978,258.23 |
| 3.524296053 | % |
SunTrust Bank |
| $14,978,258.23 |
| 3.524296053 | % |
TD Bank, N.A. |
| $10,484,780.76 |
| 2.467007237 | % |
The Bank of Nova Scotia |
| $4,493,477.46 |
| 1.057288815 | % |
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. |
| $14,978,258.23 |
| 3.524296053 | % |
US Bank National Association |
| $7,489,129.11 |
| 1.762148027 | % |
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
| $22,467,387.34 |
| 5.286444080 | % |
Westpac Banking Corporation |
| $4,493,477.46 |
| 1.057288815 | % |
Total |
| $425,000,000.00 |
| 100.000000000 | % |
| | |
|
| | | | | |
Lender | European Revolving Commitment | Applicable Percentage |
Agstar Financial Services, PCA |
| $2,039,725.75 |
| 0.479935471 | % |
Bank of America, N.A. |
| $37,452,107.28 |
| 8.812260535 | % |
Bank of the West |
| $10,765,219.24 |
| 2.532992763 | % |
Barclays Bank PLC |
| $35,371,434.65 |
| 8.322690506 | % |
BMO Harris Financing Inc. |
| $15,378,884.63 |
| 3.618561090 | % |
Branch Banking and Trust Company |
| $7,689,442.32 |
| 1.809280545 | % |
Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. “Rabobank Nederland” New York Branch |
| $38,447,211.57 |
| 9.046402723 | % |
Farm Credit East, ACA |
| $60,608,993.76 |
| 14.260939710 | % |
Farm Credit Services of America, PCA |
| $6,556,261.34 |
| 1.542649727 | % |
Fifth Third Bank |
| $7,689,442.32 |
| 1.809280545 | % |
First Niagara Bank, N.A. |
| $3,075,776.93 |
| 0.723712218 | % |
Goldman Sachs Bank USA |
| $10,765,219.24 |
| 2.532992763 | % |
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. |
| $15,378,884.63 |
| 3.618561090 | % |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. |
| $35,371,434.65 |
| 8.322690506 | % |
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company |
| $23,068,326.95 |
| 5.427841635 | % |
PNC Bank, National Association |
| $10,765,219.24 |
| 2.532992763 | % |
RBS Citizens, N.A. |
| $7,689,442.32 |
| 1.809280545 | % |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation |
| $15,378,884.63 |
| 3.618561090 | % |
SunTrust Bank |
| $15,378,884.63 |
| 3.618561090 | % |
TD Bank, N.A. |
| $10,765,219.24 |
| 2.532992763 | % |
The Bank of Nova Scotia |
| $4,613,665.39 |
| 1.085568326 | % |
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. |
| $15,378,884.63 |
| 3.618561090 | % |
US Bank National Association |
| $7,689,442.32 |
| 1.809280545 | % |
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
| $23,068,326.95 |
| 5.427841635 | % |
Westpac Banking Corporation |
| $4,613,665.39 |
| 1.085568326 | % |
Total |
| $425,000,000.00 |
| 100.000000000 | % |
ANNEX A
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
[SEE ATTACHED]
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of
May 28, 2014
among
CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.,
as the Company
CIH INTERNATIONAL S.À R.L.,
as the European Borrower
and
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
The Lenders Party Hereto,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
COBANK, ACB
and
COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN – BOERENLEENBANK, B.A.
“RABOBANK NEDERLAND,” NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Co-Syndication Agents
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN – BOERENLEENBANK, B.A.
“RABOBANK NEDERLAND,” NEW YORK BRANCH,
and
COBANK, ACB,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunning Managers
for the U.S. Term A Loans and Revolving Loans
COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN – BOERENLEENBANK, B.A.
“RABOBANK NEDERLAND,” NEW YORK BRANCH
and
COBANK, ACB,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunning Managers for the U.S. Term A‑1 Loans
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
and
COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN – BOERENLEENBANK, B.A.
“RABOBANK NEDERLAND,” NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunning Managers for the U.S. Term A-2 Loans,
European Term A Loans and European Term B Loans
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
and
COÖPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN – BOERENLEENBANK, B.A.
“RABOBANK NEDERLAND,” NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Co-Syndication Agents for the U.S. Term A-2 Loans,
European Term A Loans and European Term B Loans
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
and
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as Co-Documentation Agents for the U.S. Term A-2 Loans,
European Term A Loans and European Term B Loans
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I
Definitions |
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SECTION 1.01. | Defined Terms | 1 |
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SECTION 1.02. | Classification of Loans and Borrowings | 33 |
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SECTION 1.03. | Terms Generally | 33 |
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SECTION 1.04. | Accounting Terms; GAAP | 33 |
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SECTION 1.05. | Payments on Business Days | 34 |
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SECTION 1.06. | Pro Forma Compliance | 34 |
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SECTION 1.07. | Rounding | 34 |
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SECTION 1.08. | Times of Day | 34 |
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SECTION 1.09. | Letter of Credit Amounts | 34 |
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SECTION 1.10. | Exchange Rate; Currency Equivalents | 34 |
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SECTION 1.11. | Effect of Restatement | 35 |
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ARTICLE II
The Credits |
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SECTION 2.01. | Outstanding Loans; Commitments | 35 |
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SECTION 2.02. | Loans and Borrowings | 36 |
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SECTION 2.03. | Requests for Borrowings | 36 |
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SECTION 2.04. | Swingline Loans | 37 |
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SECTION 2.05. | Letters of Credit | 39 |
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SECTION 2.06. | Funding of Borrowings | 45 |
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SECTION 2.07. | Market Disruption | 46 |
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SECTION 2.08. | Termination and Reduction of Commitments | 46 |
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SECTION 2.09. | Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt | 47 |
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SECTION 2.10. | Prepayment of Loans | 48 |
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SECTION 2.11. | Fees | 50 |
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SECTION 2.12. | Interest | 51 |
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SECTION 2.13. | Alternate Rate of Interest | 52 |
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SECTION 2.14. | Increased Costs | 52 |
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SECTION 2.15. | Break Funding Payments | 53 |
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SECTION 2.16. | Taxes | 54 |
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SECTION 2.17. | Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs | 57 |
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SECTION 2.18. | Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders | 59 |
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SECTION 2.19. | Expansion Option | 60 |
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SECTION 2.20. | Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Commitments | 61 |
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ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
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SECTION 3.01. | Organization; Powers; Subsidiaries | 63 |
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SECTION 3.02. | Authorization; Enforceability | 63 |
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SECTION 3.03. | Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts | 63 |
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SECTION 3.04. | Financial Statements; Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change | 64 |
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SECTION 3.05. | Properties | 64 |
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SECTION 3.06. | Litigation and Environmental Matters | 64 |
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SECTION 3.07. | Compliance with Laws and Agreements | 64 |
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SECTION 3.08. | Investment Company Status | 64 |
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SECTION 3.09. | Taxes | 64 |
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SECTION 3.10. | Solvency | 65 |
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SECTION 3.11. | Disclosure | 65 |
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SECTION 3.12. | Federal Reserve Regulations | 65 |
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SECTION 3.13. | Security Interests | 65 |
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SECTION 3.14. | PATRIOT Act | 65 |
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SECTION 3.15. | OFAC | 65 |
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SECTION 3.16. | FCPA | 65 |
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SECTION 3.17 | Employee Benefit Plans | 65 |
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ARTICLE IV
Conditions |
| | | |
SECTION 4.01. | Conditions to the Restatement Effective Date | 66 |
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SECTION 4.02. | Subsequent Credit Events | 66 |
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ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants
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| | | |
SECTION 5.01. | Financial Statements and Other Information | 67 |
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SECTION 5.02. | Notice of Material Events | 68 |
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SECTION 5.03. | Existence; Conduct of Business | 69 |
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SECTION 5.04. | Payment of Obligations | 69 |
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SECTION 5.05. | Maintenance of Properties; Insurance | 69 |
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SECTION 5.06. | Inspection Rights | 69 |
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SECTION 5.07. | Compliance with Laws; Compliance with Agreements | 69 |
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SECTION 5.08. | Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit | 69 |
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SECTION 5.09. | Further Assurances; Additional Security and Guarantees | 70 |
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SECTION 5.10. | Farm Credit Equity and Security | 71 |
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ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
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SECTION 6.01. | Indebtedness | 72 |
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SECTION 6.02. | Liens | 74 |
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SECTION 6.03. | Fundamental Changes | 76 |
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SECTION 6.04. | Restricted Payments | 77 |
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SECTION 6.05. | Investments | 78 |
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SECTION 6.06. | Prepayments of Specified Indebtedness | 79 |
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SECTION 6.07. | Transactions with Affiliates | 80 |
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SECTION 6.08. | Restrictive Agreements | 80 |
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SECTION 6.09. | Financial Covenants | 81 |
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SECTION 6.10. | Dispositions | 81 |
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ARTICLE VII
Events of Default
ARTICLE VIII
The Administrative Agent
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
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SECTION 9.01. | Notices | 88 |
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SECTION 9.02 | Waivers; Amendments | 90 |
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SECTION 9.03. | Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver | 91 |
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SECTION 9.04. | Successors and Assigns | 92 |
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SECTION 9.05. | Survival | 96 |
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SECTION 9.06. | Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness | 96 |
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SECTION 9.07. | Severability | 97 |
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SECTION 9.08. | Right of Setoff | 97 |
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SECTION 9.09. | Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process | 97 |
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SECTION 9.10. | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 98 |
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SECTION 9.11. | Headings | 98 |
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SECTION 9.12. | Confidentiality | 98 |
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SECTION 9.13. | USA PATRIOT Act | 99 |
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SECTION 9.14. | Interest Rate Limitation | 99 |
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SECTION 9.15. | No Fiduciary Duty | 99 |
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SECTION 9.16. | Judgment Currency | 100 |
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SECTION 9.17. | Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents | 100 |
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SCHEDULES:
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Schedule 2.01 | – Commitments |
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Schedule 2.05 | – Existing Letters of Credit |
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Schedule 3.01 | – Subsidiaries |
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Schedule 3.06 | – Disclosed Matters |
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Schedule 6.01 | – Existing Indebtedness |
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Schedule 6.02 | – Existing Liens |
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Schedule 6.05(g) | – Investments |
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Schedule 9.04(f) | – Voting Participants |
EXHIBITS:
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Exhibit A | – Form of Assignment and Assumption |
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Exhibit B-1 | – Form of U.S. Term A Note |
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Exhibit B-2 | – Form of U.S. Term A‑1 Note |
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Exhibit B-3 | – Form of U.S. Revolving Note |
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Exhibit B-4 | – Form of European Revolving Note |
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Exhibit B-5 | – Form of U.S. Term A‑2 Note |
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Exhibit B-6 | – Form of European Term A Note |
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Exhibit B-7 | – Form of European Term B Note |
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Exhibit E | – Form of Committed Loan Notice |
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Exhibit F | – Form of Swingline Loan Notice |
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Exhibit G | – Form of Compliance Certificate |
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Exhibit H-1 | – Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
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Exhibit H-2 | – Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
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Exhibit H-3 | – Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
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Exhibit H-4 | – Form of U.S. Tax Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) |
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of May 28, 2014 among CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC., a Delaware corporation, CIH International S.à r.l., a private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 5, rue Guillaume Kroll, L-1882 Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg trade and companies register under number B 176.850 with a share capital of US$1,000,000, the LENDERS party hereto, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent and the other parties hereto.
The parties hereto agree to the following:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
“Acquisition” means (i) the acquisition by Constellation Beers Ltd. and Constellation Brands Beach Holdings, Inc., each a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, of all of the outstanding Equity Interests of Crown Imports LLC that are not currently owned by Constellation Beers Ltd., (ii) the acquisition by the Company or one or more Subsidiaries thereof of all of the outstanding shares of Compañia Cervecera de Coahuila, S.A. de C.V. and Servicios Modelo de Coahuila S.A. de C.V. and (iii) the acquisition by the Company or one or more Subsidiaries thereof of any other assets (including intellectual property assets) relating to the foregoing, each in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement.
“Acquisition Agreement” means (i) the Amended and Restated Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2013, by and among Constellation Beers Ltd., Constellation Brands Beach Holdings, Inc., the Company and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, (ii) the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2013, between Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NA and the Company and (iii) all related agreements referred to in the agreements specified in clauses (i) and (ii), each as amended or supplemented in any manner that is not materially adverse to the Lenders.
“Act” has the meaning assigned in Section 9.13.
“Additional Credit Extension Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement (which may, at the option of the Administrative Agent, be in the form of an amendment and restatement of this Agreement) providing for any Incremental Term Loans, Replacement Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments which shall be consistent with the applicable provisions of this Agreement relating to Incremental Term Loans, Replacement Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments and otherwise satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Company.
“Administrative Agent” means Bank of America, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder, or any successor administrative agent.
“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 9.01 hereto or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Company and the Lenders.
“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.
“Agency Fee Letter” means the administrative agency fee letter, dated as of the March 29, 2012, between the Company and the Administrative Agent.
“Agent Parties” has the meaning assigned in Section 9.01(c).
“Agreement” has the meaning assigned in the preamble hereto.
“Alternative Currencies” means any currency (other than Dollars) approved by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank.
“Applicable Participants” means (i) with respect to any U.S. Swingline Loans or U.S. Letter of Credit, the U.S. Revolving Lenders and (ii) with respect to any European Swingline Loans or European Letter of Credit, the European Revolving Lenders.
“Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, (a) with respect to Revolving Loans, L/C Exposure or Swingline Loans of any Class, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s Revolving Commitment of such Class and the denominator of which is the aggregate Revolving Commitments of such Class of all Revolving Lenders (if the Revolving Commitments of such Class have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon such Lender’s share of the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures of such Class at that time), (b) with respect to the Term Loans of any Class, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans of such Class and the denominator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans of such Class, and (c) with respect to the Commitments in respect of Term Loans of any Class, a percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s Commitment of such Class and the denominator of which is the aggregate outstanding amount of the Commitments of such Class of all Lenders.
“Applicable Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Applicable Rate.”
“Applicable Rate” means (i) 2.00% in the case of Eurodollar U.S. Term A Loans, Eurodollar U.S. Term A-2 Loans, Eurodollar European Term A Loans, Eurodollar U.S. Revolving Loans, Eurodollar European Revolving Loans and L/C Fees, (ii) 1.00% in the case of Base Rate U.S. Term A Loans, Base Rate U.S. Term A-2 Loans, Base Rate European Term A Loans, Base Rate U.S. Revolving Loans, Base Rate European Revolving Loans, U.S. Swingline Loans and European Swingline Loans, (iii) 2.25% in the case of Eurodollar U.S. Term A-1 Loans, (iv) 1.25% in the case of Base Rate U.S. Term A-1 Loans, (v) 1.00% in the case of Base Rate European Term B Loans, (vi) 2.00% in the case of Eurodollar European Term B Loans and (vii) 0.40% in the case of commitment fees; provided that the Applicable Rate with respect to U.S. Revolving Loans, European Revolving Loans, L/C Fees, commitment fees, U.S. Term A Loans, U.S. Term A-1 Loans, U.S. Term A-2 Loans and the European Term A Loans shall be subject to adjustment following each date of delivery of financial statements of the Company pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) (“Financials”) based on the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as follows:
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Level | Consolidated Leverage Ratio | Eurodollar U.S. Term A Loans, Eurodollar U.S. Term A‑2 Loans, Eurodollar European Term A Loans, U.S. Revolving Loans, European Revolving Loans and L/C Fees | Base Rate U.S. Term A Loans, Base Rate U.S. Term A‑2 Loans, Base Rate European Term A Loans, U.S. Revolving Loans, European Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans | Eurodollar U.S. Term A‑1 Loans | Base Rate U.S. Term A‑1 Loans | Commitment Fee |
1 | > 5.00:1 | 2.25% | 1.25% | 2.50% | 1.50% | 0.50% |
2 | > 4.50:1 but ≤ 5.00:1 | 2.00% | 1.00% | 2.25% | 1.25% | 0.40% |
3 | > 4.00:1 but ≤ 4.50:1 | 1.75% | 0.75% | 2.00% | 1.00% | 0.35% |
4 | > 3.00:1 but ≤ 4.00:1 | 1.50% | 0.50% | 1.75% | 0.75% | 0.30% |
5 | ≤ 3.00:1 | 1.25% | 0.25% | 1.50% | 0.50% | 0.25% |
provided, further, that the Applicable Rate with respect to the European Term B Loans shall be subject to adjustment following each date of delivery of Financials, commencing with the second full fiscal quarter after the Original Restatement Effective Date, based on the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as follows:
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Level | Consolidated Leverage Ratio | Eurodollar European Term B Loans | Base Rate European Term B Loans |
1 | ≥ 4.25:1 | 2.00% | 1.00% |
2 | < 4.25:1 | 1.75% | 0.75% |
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rates resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date of delivery of the most recent Financials; provided that at the option of the Required Lenders (which shall, except for purposes of determining the Applicable Rate for the European Term B Loans, be calculated for such purposes assuming no European Term B Loans are outstanding), Level 1 pricing shall apply (i) as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Financials were required to have been delivered but have not been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) and shall continue to so apply to and including the date on which such Financials are so delivered (and thereafter the Level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition shall apply) and (ii) as of the first Business Day after an Event of Default under Article VII shall have occurred and be continuing and the Administrative Agent has notified the Company that Level I pricing applies, and shall continue to so apply to but excluding the date on which such Event of Default shall cease to be continuing (and thereafter the Level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition shall apply).
In the event that any Financials previously delivered were incorrect or inaccurate (regardless of whether this Agreement or the Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Rate for any period (an “Applicable Period”) than the Applicable Rate applied for such Applicable Period, then (i) the Company shall as soon as practicable deliver to the Administrative Agent the correct Financials for such Applicable Period, (ii) the Applicable Rate shall be determined as if the Level for such higher Applicable Rate were applicable for such Applicable Period, and (iii) the Borrowers shall within 3 Business Days of demand thereof by the Administrative Agent pay to the Administrative Agent the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Rate for such Applicable Period, which payment shall be promptly applied by the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and Lenders with respect to any Event of Default.
“Applicable Time” means, with respect to any borrowings and payments in any Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.
“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.
“Arrangers” means (a) with respect to the U.S. Term A Loans and the Revolving Loans, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Barclays Bank PLC, Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen – Boerenleenbank, B.A. “Rabobank Nederland,” New York Branch and CoBank, ACB, (b) with respect to the U.S. Term A-1 Loans, CoBank, ACB and Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen – Boerenleenbank, B.A. “Rabobank Nederland,” New York Branch and (c) with respect to the U.S. Term A-2 Loans, European Term A Loans and European Term B Loans, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen – Boerenleenbank, B.A. “Rabobank Nederland,” New York Branch, Barclays Bank PLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC; provided that any requirement that the Arrangers consent to any action hereunder shall be satisfied if J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated deliver to the Administrative Agent a written notice stating that a number of Arrangers have consented to such action to authorize such consent as separately agreed in writing among the Arrangers.
“Asset Sale” means any Disposition of Property or series of related Dispositions of Property pursuant to clause (e)(iii) (but only to the extent of any Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $400,000,000), (j) or (k) of Section 6.10 which yields Net Cash Proceeds to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate for any such Disposition or series of related Dispositions.
“Assignee Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption agreement entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04 of this Agreement), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Attributable Receivables Indebtedness” at any time shall mean the principal amount of Indebtedness which (i) if a Permitted Receivables Facility is structured as a secured lending agreement, would constitute the principal amount of such Indebtedness or (ii) if a Permitted Receivables Facility is structured as a purchase agreement, would be outstanding at such time under the Permitted Receivables Facility if the same were structured as a secured lending agreement rather than a purchase agreement.
“Augmenting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19(a).
“Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b)(iii).
“Availability Period” means, with respect to any Revolving Credit Facility, the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Revolving Credit Maturity Date for such Revolving Credit Facility and the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments for such Revolving Credit Facility in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
“Available Amount” means, at any time (the “Reference Time”), an amount equal to:
(a) the sum, without duplication, of:
(i) an amount equal to 50% of the cumulative amount of Consolidated Net Income for the period commencing on June 1, 2012 and ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Company completed prior to the Reference Time for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) (or, if Consolidated Net Income for such period is negative, 100% of such negative amount), plus
(ii) the aggregate net cash proceeds received after the Original Closing Date and at or prior to the Reference Time by the Company either (1) as capital contributions in the form of common equity to the Company (other than from any of its Subsidiaries) or (2) from the issuance or sale (other than to any of its Subsidiaries) of Qualified Equity Interests, plus
(iii) the aggregate net cash proceeds received after the Original Closing Date and at or prior to the Reference Time by the Company (other than from any of its Subsidiaries) upon the exercise of any options, warrants or rights to purchase Qualified Equity Interests of the Company (and excluding the Net Cash Proceeds from the exercise of any options, warrants or rights to purchase Qualified Equity Interest financed, directly or indirectly, using funds borrowed from the Company or any Subsidiary until and only to the extent such borrowing is repaid), plus
(iv) 100% of the aggregate amount received in cash by means of the sale or other disposition (other than to the Company or a Subsidiary) of Investments made pursuant to Section 6.05(n) or (o) by the Company or its Subsidiaries and repurchases and redemptions of such Investments from the Company or its Subsidiaries and repayments of loans or advances which constitute such Investments made pursuant to Section 6.05(n) or (o) by the Company or its Subsidiaries, in each case to the extent that such amounts were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such period, minus
(b) the sum, without duplication, of:
(i) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 6.04(g) and (j) prior to the Reference Time; plus
(ii) the aggregate amount of Investments made in reliance on Section 6.05(n) and (o) prior to the Reference Time; plus
(iii) the aggregate amount of prepayments of Specified Indebtedness made in reliance on Section 6.06(c) and (d) prior to the Reference Time.
“Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.
“Barbados Charge over Shares” means the Charge over Shares executed and delivered by the Company in favor of the Administrative Agent on the Original Closing Date as amended by a Deed of Amendment and Further Charge by Way of Charge over Shares executed and delivered by the Company in favor of the Administrative Agent on July 2, 2013.
“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” and (c) the LIBO Rate plus 1.00%; provided, however, that the Base Rate in respect of the European Term B Loans shall at no time be less than 1.75% per annum. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. “Base Rate,” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.
“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
“Borrower” means the Company and/or the European Borrower, as the context may require, and “Borrowers” means both the Company and the European Borrower; provided that the European Borrower shall not be deemed to be a Borrower hereunder from and after the termination of the European Revolving Commitments and full satisfaction of the European Obligations.
“Borrower Materials” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.01.
“Borrowing” means (a) Loans (other than Swingline Loans) of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, or (b) a Swingline Loan.
“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.
“Bridge B Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Bridge Facility.
“Bridge Facility” means the Second Amended and Restated Interim Loan Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2013, by and among the Company, Bank of America, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located and, if such day relates to any Eurodollar Loan, means any such day that is also a London Banking Day.
“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 combi-
nation thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP as in effect on the Original Closing Date, and the amount of such obligations as of any date shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Original Closing Date that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date.
“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Bank and the Applicable Participants, as collateral for the L/C Exposures, cash or deposit account balances pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank (which documents are hereby consented to by the Applicable Participants). Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America.
“Cash Equivalents” means:
(a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any agency or instrumentality thereof), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(b) investments in commercial paper maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, a credit rating of at least “A‑1” from S&P’s or “P-1” from Moody’s;
(c) marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of at least “A‑2” from S&P’s or “P-2” from Moody’s (or, if at the time neither S&P’s or Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another rating agency) and in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(d) investments in certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any office of (x) any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than U.S. $500,000,000 or (y) any Lender hereunder;
(e) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (a) of this definition and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (d) of this definition;
(f) money market funds that (i) (x) comply with the criteria set forth in Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and (y) substantially all of whose assets are invested in the types of assets described in clauses (a) through (e) of this definition or (ii) are issued or offered by any of the Lenders hereunder;
(g) foreign investments substantially comparable to any of the foregoing in connection with managing the cash of any Foreign Subsidiary;
(h) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof having an “A” rating from either S&P’s or Moody’s with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition; and
(i) Investments with weighted average life to maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated “A” (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P’s or “A” (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s and in each case in U.S. dollars.
“Cash Management Bank” means any Person that was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender (x) on the Original Closing Date or (y) at the time the Company or any Subsidiary initially incurred any Cash Management Obligation to such Person.
“Cash Management Obligations” means obligations owed by the Company or any Subsidiary to any Lender or a Cash Management Bank in respect of (1) any overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository and cash management services or any automated clearing house transfers of funds and (2) the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s participation in commercial (or purchasing) card programs at the Lender or any Affiliate (“card obligations”).
“Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Company or any Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any Property in excess of $25,000,000.
“Change in Control” means (a) the acquisition of beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the Original Closing Date) (other than the Permitted Holders), of Equity Interests representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Company (provided that the Permitted Holders in the aggregate “beneficially own” (as so defined) Equity Interests having a lesser percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Company than such other Person or group and do not have the right or ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for election a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company), (b) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of the Company (together with any new directors whose election to such Board or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Company was approved by a vote of 66 2/3% of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of such Board of Directors then in office or (c) during any period in which the European Revolving Credit Facility, European Term A Loans, European Term B Loans or any Extended Term Loans of such series remain outstanding, the European Borrower ceases for any reason to constitute a wholly-owned direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company.
“Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, treaty, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law, treaty, rule or regulation or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by any Lender or any Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.14(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory 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, implemented or issued.
“Charges” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.14.
“Class” when used in reference to any (x) Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are U.S. Revolving Loans, European Revolving Loans, U.S. Term A Loans, U.S. Term A-1 Loans, U.S. Term A-2 Loans, European Term A Loans, European Term B Loans, Incremental Term Loans of any series, Extended Term Loans of any series, Replacement Term Loans of any series or Loans pursuant to any series of Extended Revolving Commitments and (y) when used with respect to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a U.S. Revolving Commitment, European Revolving Commitment or Extended Revolving Commitment of any series.
“CoBank” means CoBank, ACB.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Co-Documentation Agents” means the Persons listed on the cover of this Agreement as co-documentation agents, in their capacities as such.
“Collateral” means all the “Collateral” (or any equivalent term) as defined in any Collateral Document.
“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, each Pledge Agreement and any other security agreement, pledge agreement or other similar agreement delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.09 and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents executed by any Loan Party that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties or European Secured Parties, as applicable.
“Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Term Loan Borrowing, (b) a Revolving Loan Borrowing, (c) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (d) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.03, substantially in the form of Exhibit E or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent) (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Commitment” means a U.S. Revolving Commitment, European Revolving Commitment or Extended Revolving Commitment.
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Company” means Constellation Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means Consolidated Net Income plus, without duplication, to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income, the sum of (a) (i) interest expense, (ii) expense and provision for taxes paid or accrued, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization (including amortization of intangibles), (v) non-cash charges recorded in respect of impairment of goodwill or long-term assets, (vi) any other non-cash items (including non-cash costs or expenses in respect of impairments of goodwill, non-cash charges pursuant to any management equity plan and non-cash charges pursuant to SFAS 158) except to the extent representing an accrual for future cash outlays, (vii) without duplication, income of any non-wholly-owned Subsidiaries and deductions attributable to minority interests, (viii) extraordinary or unusual charges and expenses, (ix) expenses incurred in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, investment (including, without limitation, the Acquisition), asset disposition, issuance or repayment of debt, issuance of equity securities, refinancing transaction or amendment or other modification of any debt instrument (in each case, including any such transaction consummated prior to the Original Restatement Effective Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed, and including transaction expenses incurred in connection therewith) and (x) any contingent or deferred payments (including earn-out payments, non-compete payments and consulting payments but excluding ongoing royalty payments) made in connection with any Permitted Acquisition; minus, to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, (b) the sum of (i) any unusual, or extraordinary income or gains and (ii) any other non-cash income (except to the extent representing an accrual for future cash income).
“Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” means, for any Test Period, the ratio of (x) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period to (y) Consolidated Interest Expense for such Test Period.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, the sum, for the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP), of the following: (a) all interest in respect of Indebtedness (including the interest component of any payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations) accrued during such period (whether or not actually paid during such period) determined after giving effect to the net amount paid (or received) under Swap Agreements relating to any such Indebtedness minus (b) the sum of (i) all interest income during such period and (ii) to the extent included in clause (a) above, the amount of write-offs of deferred financing fees, expensing of bridge commitments and amounts paid on early terminations of Swap Agreements.
“Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, for any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Indebtedness as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with reference to any period, the net income (or loss) of the Company and its Subsidiaries calculated in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis (without duplication) for such period; provided that, in calculating Consolidated Net Income of the Company and its Subsidiaries for any period, there shall be excluded (a) except as provided in clause (b) below, the income (or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a Guarantor) in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, to the extent that any such income is contractually prohibited from being distributed to the Company or a Guarantor in the form of dividends or similar distributions and (c) any income (loss) for such period attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness (other than Swap Agreements), together with any related provision for taxes on any such income.
“Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio” means, for any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Net Indebtedness as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.
“Consolidated Subsidiaries” means Subsidiaries that would be consolidated with the Company in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Tangible Assets” means, as at any date, the total assets of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP) that would be shown as tangible assets on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries after eliminating all amounts properly attributable to minority interests, if any, in the stock and surplus of Subsidiaries. For purposes hereof, “tangible assets” means all assets of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries other than assets that should be classified as intangibles including goodwill, minority interests, research and development costs, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents and franchises, unamortized debt discount and expense, all reserves and any write-up in the book value of assets.
“Consolidated Total Indebtedness” means at any time the sum, without duplication, of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries outstanding as of such time calculated on a consolidated basis (other than Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, Letters of Credit and other than Indebtedness described in clause (h), (i) or (j) of the definition of “Indebtedness” (provided that there shall be included in Consolidated Total Indebtedness, any Indebtedness (x) in respect of drawings under Letters of Credit and other letters of credit to the extent not reimbursed within two Business Days after the date of such drawing and (y) in respect of any Swap Agreement not permitted by Section 6.01(i)) plus (ii) the principal amount of any obligations of any Person (other than the Company or any Subsidiary) of the type described in the foregoing clause (i) that are Guaranteed by the Company or any Subsidiary (whether or not reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company), plus (iii) the average of the aggregate outstanding principal amounts of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans as at such date of determination and as at the last day of each of the three immediately preceding fiscal quarters (including, as applicable, “Revolving Loans” and “Swingline Loans” under (and as defined in) the Original Credit Agreement).
“Consolidated Total Net Indebtedness” means, on any date, the excess of (i) Consolidated Total Indebtedness over (ii) the lesser of (x) $250,000,000 and (y) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of such date.
“Control” means, with respect to any Person, the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise.
“Co-Syndication Agents” means the Persons listed on the cover of this Agreement as co-syndication agents, in their capacities as such.
“Credit Event” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) the issuance, renewal or amendment increasing the amount of any Letter of Credit.
“Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure at such time, plus (b) an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of its Term Loans outstanding at such time.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, 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 and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
“Default” means any event or condition, which constitutes an Event of Default or, which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(c).
“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of any Class of Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company 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, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Company, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder or generally under other agreements in which it has committed to extend credit, 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 in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Company, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Company 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 Company), 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, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; 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 upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Company, each Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and each Lender. If the Company, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and each Issuing Bank 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 (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that 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 and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the Commitments with respect to the applicable Class of Loans, 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 any 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.
“Disclosed Matters” means the matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06 hereto on the Original Closing Date.
“Disposition” means, with respect to any Property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof, and the terms “Dispose” and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings, but excluding, licenses and leases entered into in the ordinary course of business or that are customarily entered into by companies in the same or similar lines of business.
“Disqualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interest which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is 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, public equity offering or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control, public equity offering 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 and the expiration, cancellation, termination or cash collateralization of any Letters of Credit in accordance with the terms hereof), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests and except as permitted in clause (a) above), in whole or in part, (c) requires the scheduled payments of dividends in cash (for this purpose, dividends shall not be considered required if the issuer has the option to permit them to accrue, cumulate, accrete or increase in liquidation preference or if the Company has the option to pay such dividends solely in Qualified Equity Interests), or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the European Term B Loan Maturity Date.
“Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency.
“Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 9.04(b)(iii), (v) and (vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 9.04(b)(iii)).
“Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material or the effect of Hazardous Materials on the environment or on health and safety.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Company or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) with respect to any Plan, a failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) a determination that any Plan is in “at-risk” status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code); (e) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (f) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (g) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; or (h) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition upon the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
“Eurodollar,” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBO Rate.
“European Borrower” means CIH International S.à r.l., a private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 5, rue Guillaume Kroll, L-1882 Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg trade and companies register under number B 176.850 with a share capital of US$1,000,000, and which is a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company.
“European L/C Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all European Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all L/C Disbursements, including Unreimbursed Amounts, that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the applicable Borrower at such time under the European Revolving Credit Facility. The European L/C Exposure of any European Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total European L/C Exposure at such time. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any European Letter of Credit, the amount of such European Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a European Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such European Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
“European L/C Exposure Sublimit” means $100,000,000.
“European Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit issued pursuant to the European Revolving Credit Facility.
“European Obligations” means all Obligations (i) arising from the European Term A Loans, European Term B Loans, any Extended Term Loans of the European Borrower, any European Revolving Loans to the European Borrower, any European Swingline Loans to the European Borrower and any European Letter of Credit issued
for the account of the European Borrower and (ii) of the European Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“European Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make European Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in European Letters of Credit and European Swingline Loans, expressed as an amount representing the maximum possible aggregate amount of such Lender’s European Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04 of this Agreement. The initial amount of each Lender’s European Revolving Commitment is as set forth on Schedule 2.01A of the Restatement Agreement or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its European Revolving Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ European Revolving Commitments is $425,000,000.
“European Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of such Lender’s outstanding European Revolving Loans and its European L/C Exposure and European Swingline Exposure at such time.
“European Revolving Credit Facility” means the European Revolving Commitments and the extension of credit made thereunder.
“European Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means June 7, 2018.
“European Revolving Lender” means each Lender that has a European Revolving Commitment or that holds European Revolving Credit Exposure.
“European Revolving Loan” means a European Revolving Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(c).
“European Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the European Term A Lenders, the European Term B Lenders, the European Revolving Lenders (solely in the case of the European Borrower’s European Revolving Loans) and the other holders from time to time of any European Obligations.
“European Swingline Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all European Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The European Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total European Swingline Exposure at such time.
“European Swingline Loan” means a Loan made under the European Revolving Credit Facility pursuant to Section 2.04.
“European Swingline Loan Sublimit” means $25,000,000.
“European Term A Lender” means a Lender holding European Term A Loans.
“European Term A Loan Maturity Date” means June 7, 2018.
“European Term A Loans” means each outstanding European Term A Loan under the Original Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date, which amount is $481,250,000.00.
“European Term B Joinder Agreement” means a joinder agreement to the Original Credit Agreement pursuant to which the initial European Term B Lenders provided their European Term B Loans.
“European Term B Lender” means a Lender holding European Term B Loans.
“European Term B Loan Maturity Date” means June 7, 2020.
“European Term B Loans” means each outstanding European Term B Loan under the Original Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date, which amount is $992,500,000.00.
“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.
“Excluded Equity Interests” means (i) Equity Interests of any class of any Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Holding Company in excess of 65% of the aggregate outstanding Equity Interests of such class, (ii) any Equity Interests of an Inactive Subsidiary, (iii) any Equity Interests of any person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company at any time on or after the Original Closing Date, (iv) any Equity Interests that are not held of record by a Loan Party (v) any Equity Interests to the extent that a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate or conflict with any Law applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary, (vi) the PECs of any class of any Foreign Subsidiary in excess of 55% of the aggregate outstanding PECs of such class and (vii) any Equity Interests of any Receivables Entity.
“Excluded Intercompany Notes” means (i) any intercompany note existing on the Original Closing Date and (ii) any intercompany note to the extent the Company has delivered a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that the Company has determined that pledging such intercompany note is reasonably likely to result in adverse tax consequences to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest pursuant to the Collateral Documents to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to the Guarantee Agreement and any other “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor, or a grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.
“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document, (a) any Tax imposed on such recipient’s net income or profits (or any franchise Tax imposed in lieu of a Tax on net income or profits) by any jurisdiction as a result of such recipient being organized in or having its principal office or applicable lending office located in such jurisdiction or as a result of any other present or former connection with such jurisdiction (including as a result of such recipient carrying on a trade or business, having a permanent establishment or being a resident for tax purposes in such jurisdiction) other than any connection arising solely from such recipient having executed, delivered, enforced, 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, and/or enforced, any Loan Documents, (b) any branch profits Taxes within the meaning of Section 884(a) of the Code, or any similar Tax, imposed by any jurisdiction described in clause (a) above, (c) solely with respect to the Obligations of the Company, in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.18), any U.S. federal withholding Tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender pursuant to a Law in effect at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from a Loan Party with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to Section 2.16, (d) any withholding Tax that is attributable to a Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.16(d) and (e) solely with respect to the Obligations of the Company, any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.
“Existing Letters of Credit” means the Letters of Credit outstanding under the Original Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date.
“Existing Loans” means all outstanding U.S. Term A Loans, U.S. Term A-1 Loans, Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans under the Original Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Original Restatement Effective Date.
“Existing Senior Notes” means the Company’s (a) $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.375% senior unsecured notes due 2014, (b) $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.250% senior unsecured notes due 2016, (c) $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.250% senior unsecured notes due 2017 and (d) $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.000% senior unsecured notes due 2022.
“Existing Term Loan Class” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(a).
“Extended Revolving Commitments” means revolving credit commitments established pursuant to Section 2.20 that are substantially identical to the Revolving Commitments under any Revolving Credit Facility except that such Revolving Commitments may have a later maturity date and different provision with respect to interest rates and fees than those applicable to the Revolving Commitments under any Revolving Credit Facility.
“Extended Term Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(a).
“Extending Term Lender” has the meaning provided in Section 2.20(c).
“Extension Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(c).
“Extension Request” has the meaning provided in Section 2.20(a).
“Farm Credit Equities” is defined in Section 5.10(a).
“Farm Credit Lender” means a lending institution chartered or otherwise organized and existing pursuant to the provisions of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 and under the regulation of the Farm Credit Administration.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (and any amended or successor version thereof that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), and any current or future Treasury regulations or official interpretations thereof.
“Federal Funds Effective 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 arranged by federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.
“Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of the Company.
“Financials” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Applicable Rate.”
“Foreign Casualty Event” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(b)(v).
“Foreign Disposition” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(b)(v).
“Foreign Holding Company” means any Domestic Subsidiary substantially all of the assets of which consist of Equity Interests and/or Indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries, other Foreign Holding Companies or Inactive Subsidiaries.
“Foreign Lender” means any Lender or Issuing Bank that is not a “United States” person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“Foreign Pledge Agreement” means the Luxembourg Equity Pledge Agreement, the Luxembourg IPPECs Pledge Agreement, the Barbados Charge over Shares, the Mexican Pledge Agreement and any other pledge agreement, mortgage of shares or similar agreement governed by the laws or any jurisdiction outside of the United States of America, executed and delivered by the Company or any other Subsidiary (to the extent required under Section 5.09) in favor of the Administrative Agent creating in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a security interest in any Equity Interests or PECs of such Subsidiary.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
“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 and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America; provided that, the Borrower may, by written notice from a Financial Officer to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, elect to change its financial accounting to IFRS and, in such case, unless the context otherwise requires (including pursuant to Section 1.04), all references to GAAP herein shall refer to IFRS.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“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 monetary 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 monetary 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 monetary 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 monetary obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or monetary obligation; provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee, unless such primary obligation or the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee shall be such guaranteeing person’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Company in good faith.
“Guarantee Agreement” means, collectively, the Amended and Restated Guarantee Agreement executed by the Company and the Guarantors on the Original Restatement Effective Date, together with each other supplement executed and delivered pursuant to Section 5.09.
“Guarantor” means (a) each Subsidiary that is a party to the Guarantee Agreement on the Original Restatement Effective Date and (b) each Subsidiary that becomes a party to the Guarantee Agreement after the Original Restatement Effective Date pursuant to Section 5.09 or otherwise.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Hedge Bank” means any Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender (x) on the Original Closing Date or (y) at the time it enters into a Secured Hedge Agreement, in its capacity as a party thereto.
“Honor Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(c)(i).
“IFRS” means International Financial Reporting Standards and applicable accounting requirements set by the International Accounting Standards Board or any successor thereto (or the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, or any successor to either such Board, or the SEC, as the case may be), as in effect from time to time.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” means, on any date, any Subsidiary (other than an Inactive Subsidiary) that did not account for more than (x) 1.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the date of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) or (y) 1.0% of the Company’s and its Consolidated Subsidiaries’ consolidated sales for the most recently ended Test Period; provided that (i) if all Domestic Subsidiaries that have not become Guarantors in reliance on the fact that they are Immaterial Subsidiaries accounted for more than (x) 3.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the date of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) or (y) 3.0% of the Company’s and its Consolidated Subsidiaries’ consolidated sales for the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b), then the Company shall cause Domestic Subsidiaries to become Guarantors to the extent necessary so that such aggregate thresholds set forth in this proviso are not exceeded and (ii) for purposes of Article III, Article V or Article VII, if a specified condition exists or events occur with respect to Immaterial Subsidiaries (as determined above) that in the aggregate account for more than (x) 3.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the date of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) or (y) 3.0% of the Company’s and its Consolidated Subsidiaries consolidated sales for the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b), then such condition or event shall be deemed to exist or have occurred with respect to a Subsidiary that is not an Immaterial Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Subsidiary that owns Equity Interests of a Subsidiary that is not an Immaterial Subsidiary shall itself be an Immaterial Subsidiary.
“Inactive Subsidiary” means, on any date, any Subsidiary that did not account for more than (x) $5,000,000 of Consolidated Tangible Assets as of the date of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) or (y) $5,000,000 of the Company’s and its Consolidated Subsidiaries’ consolidated sales for the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Subsidiary that owns Equity Interests of a Subsidiary that is not an Inactive Subsidiary shall itself be an Inactive Subsidiary.
“Increased Commitments” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19(a).
“Increasing Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19(a).
“Incremental Term Loan” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19(a).
“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business, milestone payments incurred in connection with any investment or series of related investments, any earn-out obligation except to the extent such obligation is a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP at the time initially incurred and deferred or equity compensation arrangements payable to directors, officers or employees), (e) all Indebtedness of others se-
cured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on Property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, but limited to the fair market value of such Property (except to the extent otherwise provided in this definition), (f) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others of a type described in any of clauses (a) through (e) above or (g) through (k) below, (g) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (h) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (j) all obligations of such Person under any Swap Agreement (with the “principal” amount of any Swap Agreement on any date being equal to the early termination value thereof on such date) and (k) all Attributable Receivables Indebtedness. The Indebtedness of any Person shall (i) include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is expressly liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity and pursuant to contractual arrangements, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor and (ii) exclude (A) customer deposits and advances and interest payable thereon in the ordinary course of business in accordance with customary trade terms and other obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business through credit on an open account basis customarily extended to such Person and (B) bona fide indemnification, purchase price adjustment, earn-outs, holdback and contingency payment obligations to which the seller may become entitled to the extent such payment is determined by a final closing balance sheet or such payment depends on the performance of such business after the closing; provided, however, that, at the time of closing, the amount of any such payment is not determinable and, to the extent such payment thereafter becomes fixed and determined, the amount is paid within 60 days thereafter and included as Indebtedness of the Company.
“Indemnified Taxes” means all Taxes other than Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b).
“Information” has the meaning specified in Section 9.12.
“Information Memorandum” means the Lender Presentation, dated April 4, 2013, relating to the Company and the Acquisition provided by the Company to the Arrangers in connection with the syndication of the Original Credit Agreement.
“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Company to convert or continue a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any Base Rate Loan (including Swingline Loans), the first Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the final maturity date of such Loan and (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period.
“Interest Period” means with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months, or any other period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent and all applicable Lenders, thereafter, as the Borrower may elect; provided that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or debt or other securities of another
Person or (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee of Indebtedness of, assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. For purposes of Section 6.05, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.
“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the Issuing Bank and the Company (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the Issuing Bank and relating to such Letter of Credit.
“Issuing Bank” means Bank of America and any other Lender (subject to such Lender’s consent) designated by the Company and consented to by the Administrative Agent that becomes an Issuing Bank, in each case in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and any successors in such capacity as provided in Section 9.04; provided that the Issuing Bank for any Existing Letter of Credit shall be the financial institution indicated on Schedule 2.05 hereto. An Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.
“joint venture” means any Person (other than a wholly-owned Subsidiary) in which the Company or any Subsidiary owns Equity Interests representing at least a 9.99% economic interest in such Person and which Person is engaged in a business that is the same as or substantially similar to, related to, ancillary to or complimentary to, a line of business conducted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities.
“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Applicable Participant, such Applicable Participant’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.
“L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from an L/C Disbursement under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as Base Rate Revolving Borrowing.
“L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.
“L/C Disbursement” means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“L/C Exposure” means the U.S. L/C Exposure and/or the European L/C Exposure, as applicable.
“L/C Exposure Sublimit” means the U.S. L/C Exposure Sublimit and/or the European L/C Exposure Sublimit, as applicable.
“L/C Fees” means the fees payable pursuant to Section 2.11(b).
“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 hereto on the Original Execution Date and any other Person that shall have become a Lender hereunder pursuant to the European Term B Joinder Agreement and the Restatement Agreement, Section 2.19 or pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lender.
“Letter of Credit” means a standby Letter of Credit issued (or deemed issued) pursuant to Section 2.05.
“Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the Issuing Bank.
“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit under any Revolving Credit Facility, the day that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date under such Revolving Credit Facility then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
“LIBO Rate” means:
(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or a comparable or successor rate, which is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or other commercially available source providing quotations as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and
(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to LIBOR, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time determined two Business Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits being delivered in the London interbank market for a term of one month commencing that day;
provided that to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Administrative Agent in connection herewith, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the LIBO Rate in respect of the European Term B Loans shall at no time be less than 0.75% per annum.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset (or any capital lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, the Collateral Documents, any Issuer Documents, the Restatement Agreement, each Additional Credit Extension Amendment, any promissory notes executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2.09(k), the Agency Fee Letter and any amendments, waivers, supplements or other modifications to any of the foregoing.
“Loan Parties” means the Borrowers and the Guarantors; provided that the European Borrower shall not be deemed a Loan Party in the event the European Revolving Commitments, European Term A Loans, European Term B Loans or any Extended Term Loans of such series are no longer outstanding.
“Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to either Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.
“London Banking Day” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.
“Luxembourg” means the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
“Luxembourg Equity Pledge Agreement” means the Share Pledge Agreement executed and delivered by the European Borrower in favor of the Administrative Agent on July 2, 2013.
“Luxembourg IPPECs Pledge Agreement” means the IPPECs Pledge Agreement executed and delivered by the European Borrower in favor of the Administrative Agent on July 2, 2013.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, property or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any and all other Loan Documents, or the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereunder.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit), of any one or more of the Company and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $50,000,000.
“Maximum Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.14.
“Mexican Pledge Agreement” means the Equity Interests Pledge Agreement executed and delivered by the European Borrower and CI Cerveza S.à r.l. in favor of the Administrative Agent on July 2, 2013.
“Minimum Liquidity Condition” means, on any date, that after giving effect to any Specified Transaction occurring on such date, the sum of (i) the excess of the aggregate Revolving Commitments over the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure on such date plus (ii) unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, on such date exceeds $150,000,000.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net Cash Proceeds” means (a) with respect to any Asset Sale or any Casualty Event, an amount equal to (i) the sum of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such Asset Sale or Casualty Event (including any cash or Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received and, with respect to any Casualty Event, any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of such Casualty Event actually received by the Company or any Subsidiary) less (ii) the sum of (A) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness that is secured by the Property subject to such Asset Sale or Casualty Event and that is repaid in connection with such Asset Sale or Casualty Event (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), (B) the out-of-pocket expenses (including attorneys’ fees, investment banking fees, accounting fees and other professional and transactional fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other expenses and brokerage, consultant and other commissions and fees) actually incurred by the Company or such Subsidiary in connection with such Asset Sale or Casualty Event, (C) taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be actually payable in connection therewith, (D) any reserve for adjustment in accordance with GAAP in respect of (x) the sale price of such Property and (y) any liabilities associated with such Property and retained by the Company or any Subsidiary after such Disposition, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction and (E) the Company’s reasonable estimate of payments required to be made with respect to unassumed liabilities relating to the Property involved within one year of such Asset Sale or Casualty Event; provided that (x) in the case of Net Cash Proceeds of a Permitted Receivables Facility, to the extent the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries receives proceeds of Attributable Receivables Indebtedness, the Net Cash Proceeds shall only include any principal amount of such Attributable Receivables Indebtedness in excess of the previously highest outstanding balance following the Original Closing Date, (y) ”Net Cash Proceeds” shall include (i) any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the Disposition of any non-cash consideration received by the Company or any Subsidiary in any such Asset Sale, (ii) an amount equal to any reversal (without the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding amount) of any reserve described in clause (C) or (D) above at the time of such reversal and (iii) an amount equal to any estimated liabilities described in clause (E) above that have not been satisfied in cash within three hundred and sixty-five (365) days after such Asset Sale or Casualty Event and (z) in the case of any Asset Sale involving a joint venture, Net Cash Proceeds shall include such cash payments only to the extent distributed or otherwise transferred to the Company or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries; and (b) with respect to the incurrence of any Refinancing Term Loans by the Company or any
Subsidiary, an amount equal to (i) the sum of the cash received in connection with such incurrence or issuance less (ii) the attorneys’ fees, investment banking fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting or other discounts, commissions, costs and other fees, transfer and similar taxes and other out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred by the Company or such Subsidiary in connection with such incurrence or issuance.
“Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(b)(iii).
“Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Lender evidencing Loans made by such Lender to the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1, Exhibit B-2, Exhibit B-3, Exhibit B-4, Exhibit B-5, Exhibit B-6 or Exhibit B-7, as applicable.
“Obligations” means all Indebtedness (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) and other monetary obligations of any of the Loan Parties to any of the Lenders, their Affiliates, the Administrative Agent, any Cash Management Bank and any Hedge Bank, individually or collectively, existing on the Original Closing Date or arising thereafter (direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured) arising or incurred under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any Secured Hedge Agreement or Cash Management Obligation (including under any of the Loans made or reimbursement or other monetary obligations incurred or any of the Letters of Credit or other instruments at any time evidencing any thereof), in each case whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether all such obligations arise or accrue before or after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings (and whether or not such claims, interest, costs, expenses or fees are allowed or allowable in any such proceeding (including interest and fees which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to any Loan Party, would have accrued on any Obligations, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Loan Party for such interest or fees in the related bankruptcy proceeding)); provided that (i) obligations of the Loan Parties under any Swap Agreement and any Cash Management Obligations shall be guaranteed pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other Obligations are so guaranteed, (ii) any release of Guarantors or Collateral effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement shall not require the consent of holders of obligations under Swap Agreements or holders of Cash Management Obligations and (iii) the “Obligations” with respect to any Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.
“Original Closing Date” means May 3, 2012.
“Original Credit Agreement” has the meaning provided in the Restatement Agreement.
“Original Execution Date” means May 2, 2013.
“Original Restatement Effective Date” means June 7, 2013.
“Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp or documentary Taxes or any other excise or property Taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except any such Taxes imposed as a result of an assignment by a Lender other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.18 (an “Assignment Tax”), if such Assignment Tax is imposed as a result of any present or former connection of the assignor or assignee with the jurisdiction imposing such Assignment Tax (including as a result of such recipient carrying on a trade or business, having a permanent establishment or being a resident for tax purposes in such jurisdiction) other than any connection arising solely from such recipient having executed, delivered, enforced, 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, and/or enforced, any Loan Documents.
“Outstanding Amount” means (i) with respect to Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of such Loans occurring on such date; (ii) with respect to Swingline Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of such Swingline Loans occurring on such date;
and (iii) with respect to any Letter of Credit Obligations on any date, the Dollar Equivalent amount of the aggregate outstanding amount of such Letter of Credit Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the Letter of Credit Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by a Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.
“Overnight Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(d).
“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(d).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“PECs” means preferred equity certificates or any other instrument issued by any Foreign Subsidiary that is treated as equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes but is treated as indebtedness under the laws of the jurisdiction of organization of such Foreign Subsidiary.
“Perfection Certificate” means a certificate, dated the Original Closing Date, delivered by the Company to the Administrative Agent.
“Perfection Certificate Supplement” means a supplement to the Perfection Certificate containing any information not included in the Perfection Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent on the Original Closing Date (or in any previously delivered Perfection Certificate Supplement) with respect to matters required by the Perfection Certificate.
“Permitted Acquisition” means the purchase or other acquisition, in one or more series of transactions, of property and assets or businesses of any Person or of assets constituting a business unit, a line of business or division of such Person, or Equity Interests in a Person that, upon the consummation thereof, will be a Subsidiary of the Borrower (including as a result of a merger or consolidation); provided that the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) on a Pro Forma Basis (i) the Minimum Liquidity Condition is satisfied and (ii) the Company is in compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 6.09 as of the date of the most recent balance sheet delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b); and
(b) at the time of and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
“Permitted Encumbrances” means:
(a) Liens imposed by law for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges that are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;
(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, landlords’, workmen’s, suppliers’ and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than ninety (90) days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;
(c) (i) Liens, pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations or employment laws or to secure other public, statutory or regulatory obligations (including to support letters of credit or bank guarantees) and (ii) Liens, pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business securing liability for premiums or reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect
of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing insurance to the Company or any Subsidiary;
(d) Liens or deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, governmental contracts, tenders, statutory bonds, leases, statutory obligations, surety, stay, appeal and replevin bonds, performance bonds, indemnity bonds, bonds to secure the payment of excise taxes or customs duties in connection with the sale or importation of goods and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations), in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(e) Liens in respect of judgments, decrees, attachments or awards that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (k) of Article VII;
(f) easements, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), rights-of-way, covenants, licenses, encroachments, protrusions and similar encumbrances and minor title defects affecting real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(g) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor under any lease, sublease, license or sublicense entered into by the Company or any other Subsidiary as a part of its business and covering only the assets so leased; and
(h) performance and return-of-money bonds, or in connection with the payment of the exercise price or withholding taxes in respect of the exercise, payment or vesting of stock appreciation rights, stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units or other stock-based awards, and other similar obligations;
provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness.
“Permitted Holders” means (a) Marilyn Sands, her descendants (whether by blood or adoption), her descendants’ spouses, her siblings, the descendants of her siblings (whether by blood or adoption), Hudson Ansley, Lindsay Caleo, William Caleo, Courtney Winslow, or Andrew Stern, or the estate of any of the foregoing Persons, or The Sands Family Foundation, Inc., (b) trusts which are for the benefit of any combination of the Persons described in clause (a), or any trust for the benefit of any such trust, or (c) partnerships, limited liability companies or any other entities which are controlled by any combination of the Persons described in clause (a), the estate of any such Persons, a trust referred to in the foregoing clause (b), or an entity that satisfies the conditions of this clause (c).
“Permitted Receivables Facility” means the receivables facility or facilities created under the Permitted Receivables Facility Documents providing for the sale or pledge by the Company and/or one or more other Receivables Sellers of Permitted Receivables Facility Assets (thereby providing financing to the Company and the Receivables Sellers) to the Receivables Entity (either directly or through another Receivables Seller), which in turn shall sell or pledge interests in the respective Permitted Receivables Facility Assets to third-party lenders or investors pursuant to the Permitted Receivables Facility Documents (with the Receivables Entity permitted to issue notes or other evidences of Indebtedness secured by Permitted Receivables Facility Assets or investor certificates, purchased interest certificates or other similar documentation evidencing interests in the Permitted Receivables Facility Assets) in return for the cash used by the Receivables Entity to purchase the Permitted Receivables Facility Assets from the Borrower and/or the respective Receivables Sellers, in each case as more fully set forth in the Permitted Receivables Facility Documents.
“Permitted Receivables Facility Assets” means (i) Receivables (whether now existing or arising in the future) of the Company and its Subsidiaries which are transferred or pledged to the Receivables Entity pursuant to the Permitted Receivables Facility and any related Permitted Receivables Related Assets which are also so transferred or pledged to the Receivables Entity and all proceeds thereof and (ii) loans to the Company and its Subsidiaries secured by Receivables (whether now existing or arising in the future) and any Permitted Receivables Related Assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which are made pursuant to the Permitted Receivables Facility.
“Permitted Receivables Facility Documents” means each of the documents and agreements entered into in connection with the Permitted Receivables Facility, including (i) the documents relating to the Amended and Restated Receivables Loan, Security and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2013, by and among the Company, Constellation Brands Sales Finance LLC, Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch and the other lenders from time to time a party thereto, (ii) the documents relating to the Receivables Loan, Security and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2013, by and among Crown Imports LLC, Crown Sales Finance LLC, Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch and the other lenders from time to time a party thereto and (iii) all documents and agreements relating to the issuance, funding and/or purchase of certificates and purchased interests, or the issuance of notes or other evidence of Indebtedness secured by such notes, all of which documents and agreements shall be in form and substance reasonably customary for transactions of this type, in each case as such documents and agreements may be amended, modified, supplemented, refinanced or replaced from time to time so long as (in the good faith determination of the Company) either (i) the terms as so amended, modified, supplemented, refinanced or replaced are reasonably customary for transactions of this type or (ii)(x) any such amendments, modifications, supplements, refinancings or replacements do not impose any conditions or requirements on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, taken as a whole, are more restrictive in any material respect than those in existence immediately prior to any such amendment, modification, supplement, refinancing or replacement as determined by the Company in good faith and (y) any such amendments, modifications, supplements, refinancings or replacements are not adverse in any material respect to the interests of the Lenders as determined by the Company in good faith.
“Permitted Receivables Related Assets” means any other assets that are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving receivables similar to Receivables and any collections or proceeds of any of the foregoing.
“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, any amendment, modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other reasonable amounts paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension, (b) other than with respect to Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(e), such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the earlier of (x) the final maturity date of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended and (y) the date which is 91 days after the European Term B Loan Maturity Date, (c) other than with respect to Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(e), such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended and (d) to the extent such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms, taken as a whole, at least as favorable to the Lenders (in the good faith determination of the Company) as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Platform” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.01.
“Pledge Agreements” means, collectively, the U.S. Pledge Agreement and the Foreign Pledge Agreements.
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
“Pro Forma Basis” means with respect to compliance with any test covenant hereunder, that all Specified Transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement in such test or covenant: (a) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the Property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, (i) in the case of a Disposition of all or substantially all Equity Interests in any Subsidiary of the Company owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any division, product line, or facility used for operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be excluded, and (ii) in the case of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment described in the definition of “Specified Transaction,” shall be included, (b) any retirement of Indebtedness and (c) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries in connection therewith and if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition deter-mined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination; provided that, the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such test or covenant solely to the extent that either (x) such adjustments are consistent with Regulation S‑X or (y) in the case of any acquisition of a Person or line of business, such adjustments are set forth in a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Company delivered to the Administrative Agent, which certificate states that such adjustments are (A) based on specifically identified actions to be taken within six months following the date of such acquisition and (B) such Financial Officer believes such adjustments appropriately reflect the net cost savings to be achieved as a result of such specifically identified actions. It is understood and agreed that if the Acquisition is completed then prior to the earlier of (i) the 75th day after the consummation of the Acquisition and (ii) the date the Company has all historical and pro forma financial information with respect to the Acquisition required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Item 9.01 of Form 8-K, the calculations above shall be made by the Borrower in good faith based on the relevant financial information then available to the Borrower.
“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.
“Public Lender” has the meaning assigned in Section 5.01.
“Qualified Equity Interests” means Equity Interests of the Company other than Disqualified Equity Interests.
“Receivables” means all accounts receivable and property relating thereto (including, without limitation, all rights to payment created by or arising from sales of goods, leases of goods or the rendition of services rendered no matter how evidenced whether or not earned by performance).
“Receivables Entity” means a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company, including Constellation Brands Sales Finance LLC and Crown Sales Finance LLC, which engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of Receivables of the Receivables Sellers and which is designated (as provided below) as a “Receivables Entity” (a) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (i) is guaranteed by the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company (excluding guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness)) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, (ii) is recourse to or obligates the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company in any way (other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings) or (iii) subjects any property or asset of the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, (b) with which neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding (other than pursuant to the Permitted Receivables Facility Documents (including with respect to fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with the servicing of accounts receivable and related assets)) on terms less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from persons that are not Affiliates of the Company (as determined by the
Company in good faith), and (c) to which neither the Company nor any other Subsidiary of the Borrower has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results. Any such designation shall be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by filing with the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate of the Company certifying that, to the best of such officer’s knowledge and belief after consultation with counsel, such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.
“Receivables Sellers” means the Company and those Subsidiaries (other than Receivables Entities) that are from time to time party to the Permitted Receivables Facility Documents.
“Refinanced Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02.
“Refinancing Term Loans” means Incremental Term Loans that are designated by a Responsible Officer of the Company as “Refinancing Term Loans” in a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date of incurrence.
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(c).
“Regulation S‑X” means Regulation S‑X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing of a Hazardous Material into the environment, including the abandonment, discarding, burying or disposal of barrels, containers or other receptacles containing any Hazardous Material.
“Replacement Term Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02.
“Repricing Transaction” means the refinancing or repricing by a Borrower of any European Term B Loans under this Agreement (i) with the proceeds of any Indebtedness in the form of term loan Indebtedness (including, without limitation, any Incremental Term Loans) incurred for the purpose of repaying, refinancing, substituting or replacing such European Term B Loans or (ii) in connection with any amendment to this Agreement, in each case, having or resulting in an effective yield (to be determined after giving effect to margins, upfront or similar fees or original issue discount (with upfront fees and original issue discount equated to interest rate based on an assumed four year average life to maturity) generally shared with lenders or holders thereof and equating any LIBO Rate or Base Rate “floor” to interest rate based on the positive excess, if any, of such minimum rate over the relevant reference rate on the date of determination, but excluding the effect of any arrangement, structuring, syndication or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not generally shared with lenders or holders thereof) as of the date of such refinancing or repricing that is less than the effective yield of (to be determined on the same basis as above) the European Term B Loans as of the date of such refinancing or repricing.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Credit Exposure and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Credit Exposure and unused Commitments at such time; provided that the Commitment of, and the portion of the Credit Exposure held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.
“Required Revolving Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments at such time; provided that the Revolving Commitment of, and the portion of the Revolving Credit Exposure held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Lenders.
“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, any vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing
officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.
“Restatement Agreement” means the Restatement Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2014 by and among the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.
“Restatement Effective Date” means the date on which each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 of this Agreement have been satisfied.
“Restricted Payments” means any dividend or other distribution, whether in cash, securities or other property (other than any such dividend or other distribution payable solely with Qualified Equity Interests), with respect to any Equity Interests in the Company or any Subsidiary, or any payment, whether in cash, securities or other property (other than any such payment solely with Qualified Equity Interests), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in the Company or any Subsidiary.
“Revaluation Date” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following: (i) each date of issuance of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof, (iii) each date of any payment by the Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency and (iv) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank shall determine or the Required Revolving Lenders under the applicable Revolving Credit Facility shall require.
“Revolving Commitment” means a U.S. Revolving Commitment and/or a European Revolving Commitment, as applicable.
“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, such Lender’s U.S. Revolving Credit Exposure and/or European Revolving Credit Exposure.
“Revolving Credit Facilities” means the U.S. Revolving Credit Facility and European Revolving Credit Facility and “Revolving Credit Facility” shall refer to any one of them individually as the context requires.
“Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means the European Revolving Credit Maturity Date or the U.S. Revolving Credit Maturity Date, as applicable.
“Revolving Lender” means a U.S. Revolving Lender and/or European Revolving Lender.
“Revolving Loan” means a U.S. Revolving Loan and/or European Revolving Loan, as applicable.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw- Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.
“Same Day Funds” means (a) with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an Alternative Currency, same day or other funds as may be reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to be customary in the place of disbursement or payment for the settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant Alternative Currency.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto and any analogous Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Swap Agreement existing on the Original Closing Date between any Loan Party or any Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank or entered into following the Original Closing Date by and between any Loan Party or any Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank.
“Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks, the Lenders, the Hedge Banks, the Cash Management Banks, any Affiliate of a Lender to which Obligations are owed and each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Article VIII.
“series” means, with respect to any Extended Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or Replacement Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, all such Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments that have the same maturity date, amortization and interest rate provision and that are designated as part of such “series” pursuant to the applicable Additional Credit Extension Amendment.
“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 become absolute and matured and (d) such Person is not engaged in any business, as conducted on such date and as proposed to be conducted following such date, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital. 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.
“Specified Domestic Subsidiary” means each wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary of the Company other than (i) any Foreign Holding Company, (ii) any Receivables Entity, (iii) any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Holding Company, (iv) any Immaterial Subsidiary and (v) any Inactive Subsidiary.
“Specified Indebtedness” means (i) the Existing Senior Notes, (ii) any Indebtedness incurred in reliance on Section 6.01(p) and (iii) any Indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations.
“Specified Transaction” means, with respect to any Test Period, any of the following events occurring after the first day of such Test Period and prior to the applicable date of determination: (i) any Investment by the Company or any Subsidiary in any Person (including in connection with the Acquisition and any Permitted Acquisition) other than a Person that was a wholly-owned Subsidiary on the first day of such period involving (x) the acquisition of a new Subsidiary or joint venture, (y) an increase in the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ consolidated economic ownership of a joint venture or (z) the acquisition of a product line or business unit, (ii) any Asset Sale involving (x) the disposition of Equity Interests of a Subsidiary or joint venture (other than to the Company or a Subsidiary) or (y) the disposition of a product line or business unit, (iii) any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (in each case, other than Swap Agreements, Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and borrowings and repayments of Indebtedness in the ordinary course of business under revolving credit facilities except to the extent there is a reduction in the related Revolving Commitments or other revolving credit commitment) and (iv) any other transaction specifically required to be given effect to on a Pro Forma Basis.
“Spot Rate” for a currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided further that the Issuing Bank may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.
“Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof in connection with the Permitted Receivables Facility which are reasonably customary in an accounts receivable financing transaction.
“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body are at the time beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company.
“Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transacttion or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
“Swap Obligations” means with respect to any Guarantor any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Swingline Exposure” means the U.S. Swingline Exposure and/or European Swingline Exposure, as applicable.
“Swingline Lender” means Bank of America, in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder, or any successor swingline lender hereunder.
“Swingline Loan” means a U.S. Swingline Loan and/or European Swingline Loan.
“Swingline Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swingline Loan Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04, which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit F or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the applicable Borrower.
“Swingline Loan Sublimit” means the U.S. Swingline Loan Sublimit and/or the European Swingline Loan Sublimit, as applicable.
“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, assessments, deductions, charges or withholdings of any nature and whatever called, imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Lender” means the U.S. Term A Lenders, the U.S. Term A-1 Lenders, U.S. Term A‑2 Lenders, the European Term A Lenders, the European Term B Lenders and each Lender holding Incremental Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Replacement Term Loans of any series.
“Term Loan” means the U.S. Term A Loans, U.S. Term A-1 Loans, U.S. Term A-2 Loans, European Term A Loans, European Term B Loans, the Incremental Term Loans of each series and the Extended Term Loans of each series, collectively, made pursuant to Section 2.01.
“Test Period” means the period of four fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending on a specified date.
“Transactions” means (x) the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated May 2, 2013, by and among the Company, the European Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other parties thereto and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans on the Original Restatement Effective Date and the repayment in full of all Indebtedness under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated August 8, 2012, by and among the Company, the Administrative Agent and the other parties thereto and (y) the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the borrowing of Loans on the Restatement Effective Date, if any.
“Type,” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Eurodollar or the Base Rate.
“Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York.
“Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(c)(i).
“U.S. L/C Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all U.S. Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all L/C Disbursements, including Unreimbursed Amounts, that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Company at such time under U.S Letters of Credit. The U.S. L/C Exposure of any U.S. Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total U.S. L/C Exposure at such time. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any U.S. Letter of Credit, the amount of such U.S. Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.09. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a U.S. Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such U.S. Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
“U.S. L/C Exposure Sublimit” means $100,000,000.
“U.S. Lender” means any Lender or Issuing Bank that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Letter of Credit” means any Letter of Credit issued pursuant to the U.S. Revolving Credit Facility.
“U.S. Loan Party” means the Company and the Guarantors.
“U.S. Pledge Agreement” means the Pledge Agreement executed and delivered by the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Administrative Agent on the Original Closing Date.
“U.S. Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make U.S. Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in U.S. Letters of Credit and U.S. Swingline Loans, expressed as an amount representing the maximum possible aggregate amount of such Lender’s U.S. Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08, (b) increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.19 and (c) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04 of this Agreement. The amount of each Lender’s U.S. Revolving Commitment on the Restatement Effective Date is as set forth on Schedule 2.01A of the Restatement Agreement or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its U.S. Revolving Commitment, as applicable. The aggregate amount of the Lenders’ U.S. Revolving Commitments on the Restatement Effective Date is $425,000,000.
“U.S. Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of such Lender’s outstanding U.S. Revolving Loans and its U.S. L/C Exposure and U.S. Swingline Exposure at such time.
“U.S. Revolving Credit Facility” means the U.S. Revolving Commitments and the extension of credit made thereunder.
“U.S. Revolving Credit Maturity Date” means June 7, 2018.
“U.S. Revolving Lender” means each Lender that has a U.S. Revolving Commitment or that holds U.S. Revolving Credit Exposure.
“U.S. Revolving Loan” means a U.S. Revolving Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(c).
“U.S. Swingline Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all U.S. Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The U.S. Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total U.S. Swingline Exposure at such time.
“U.S. Swingline Loan” means a Loan made under the U.S. Revolving Facility pursuant to Section 2.04.
“U.S. Swingline Loan Sublimit” means $25,000,000.
“U.S. Term A Lender” means a Lender holding U.S. Term A Loans.
“U.S. Term A Loan” means each outstanding U.S. Term A Loan under the Original Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date, which amount is $496,289,062.50.
“U.S. Term A Loan Maturity Date” means June 7, 2018.
“U.S. Term A-1 Lender” means a Lender holding U.S. Term A-1 Loans.
“U.S. Term A-1 Loan” means each outstanding U.S. Term A-1 Loan under the Original Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date, which amount is $245,023,437.50.
“U.S. Term A-1 Loan Maturity Date” means June 7, 2019.
“U.S. Term A-2 Lender” means a Lender holding U.S. Term A-2 Loans.
“U.S. Term A-2 Loan” means each outstanding U.S. Term A-2 Loan under the Original Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date, which amount is $649,687,500.00.
“U.S. Term A-2 Loan Maturity Date” means June 7, 2018.
“VAT” means:
(a) any Tax imposed in compliance with Council Directive of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (EC Directive 2006/112), as amended and as implemented by any relevant EU Member State; and
(b) any other Tax of a similar nature whether imposed in a member state of the European Union in substitution for, or levied in addition to, such Tax referred to in paragraph (a) above, or imposed elsewhere.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (a) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness into (b) the sum of the total of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining scheduled installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such payment.
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“wholly-owned” means, with respect to a Subsidiary of a Person, a Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than (x) director’s qualifying shares and (y) shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Law) are owned by such Person and/or by one or more wholly-owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Revolving Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing”).
SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally.
(a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “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, refinanced, restated, replaced or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
(b) Luxembourg Terms. In this Agreement, a reference to:
(i) a “liquidator, trustee in bankruptcy, judicial custodian, compulsory manager, receiver, administrator receiver, administrator or similar officer” includes any:
(A) juge-commissaire and/or insolvency receiver (curateur) appointed under the Luxembourg Commercial Code;
(B) liquidateur appointed under Articles 141 to 151 of the Luxembourg Act dated 10 August 1915;
(C) juge-commissaire and/or liquidateur appointed under Article 203 of the Luxembourg Act dated 10 August 1915 on commercial companies;
(D) commissaire appointed under the Grand-Ducal Decree dated 24 May 1935 or under Articles 593 to 614 of the Luxembourg Commercial Code; and
(E) juge délégué appointed under the Luxembourg Act dated 14 April 1886;
(ii) a “winding-up, administration or dissolution” includes, without limitation, bankruptcy (faillite), liquidation, composition with creditors (concordat préventif de faillite), moratorium or reprieve from payment (sursis de paiement) and controlled management (gestion contrôlée); and
(iii) a person being “unable to pay its debts” includes that person being in a state of cessation of payments (cessation de paiement).”
SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP.
(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, (i) if the Company notifies the Administrative Agent that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Original Closing Date in GAAP (including as a result of the adoption of IFRS) or in
the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Company that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP (including as a result of the adoption of IFRS) or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith and (ii) notwithstanding anything in GAAP to the contrary, for purposes of all financial calculations hereunder, the amount of any Indebtedness outstanding at any time shall be the stated principal amount thereof (except to the extent such Indebtedness provides by its terms for the accretion of principal, in which case the amount of such Indebtedness at any time shall be its accreted amount at such time).
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of determining compliance with any test or covenant or the compliance with or availability of any basket contained in this Agreement, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio and Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio shall be calculated with respect to such period on a Pro Forma Basis.
SECTION 1.05. Payments on Business Days. When the payment of any Obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be; provided that, with respect to any payment of interest on or principal of Eurodollar Loans, if such extension would cause any such payment to be made in the next succeeding calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.
SECTION 1.06. Pro Forma Compliance. [Reserved].
SECTION 1.07. Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Company 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 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 1.08. 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 1.09. Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
SECTION 1.10. Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents.
(a) The Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank, as applicable, shall determine the Spot Rates as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent amounts of Letters of Credit and Outstanding Amounts denominated in Alternative Currencies. Such Spot Rates shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies until the next Revaluation Date to occur.
(b) Wherever in this Agreement in connection with the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be.
SECTION 1.11. Effect of Restatement.
(a) This Agreement shall amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement in its entirety, with the parties hereby agreeing that there is no novation of the Original Credit Agreement and from and after the effectiveness of this Agreement, the rights and obligations of the parties under the Original Credit Agreement shall be subsumed and governed by this Agreement. From and after the effectiveness of this Agreement, the Obligations under the Original Credit Agreement shall continue as Obligations under this Agreement until otherwise paid in accordance with the terms hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Documents and all of the Collateral described therein do and shall continue to secure the payment of all Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents, in each case, as amended by this Agreement.
(b) On and after the effectiveness of this Agreement, each reference to the “Credit Agreement” in any other Loan Document shall mean and be a reference to this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION 2.01. Outstanding Loans; Commitments.
(a) Each U.S. Term A Loan of each Lender under the Original Credit Agreement shall remain out-standing under this Agreement as a U.S. Term A Loan from such Lender to the Company (and shall consist of Borrowings of the same Type and with the same Interest Periods as applied to such U.S. Term A Loan under the Original Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date);
(b) Each U.S. Term A-1 Loan of each Lender under the Original Credit Agreement shall remain outstanding under this Agreement as a U.S. Term A-1 Loan from such Lender to the Company (and shall consist of Borrowings of the same Type and with the same Interest Periods as applied to such U.S. Term A-1 Loan under the Original Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date);
(c) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (x) each U.S. Revolving Lender agrees to make U.S. Revolving Loans to the Company in Dollars from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (i) such Lender’s U.S. Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s U.S. Revolving Commitments or (ii) the total U.S. Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the sum of the total U.S. Revolving Commitments and (y) each European Revolving Lender agrees to make European Revolving Loans to the Company or the European Borrower in Dollars from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (i) such Lender’s European Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s European Revolving Commitments or (ii) the total European Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the sum of the total European Revolving Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company, in the case of U.S. Revolving Loans, and the Company and/or the European Borrower, in the case of the European Revolving Loans, may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.
(d) Each U.S. Term A-2 Loan of each Lender under the Original Credit Agreement shall remain outstanding under this Agreement as a U.S. Term A-2 Loan from such Lender to the Company (and shall consist of Borrowings of the same Type and with the same Interest Periods as applied to such U.S. Term A-2 Loan under the Original Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date);
(e) Each European Term A Loan of each Lender under the Original Credit Agreement shall remain outstanding under this Agreement as a European Term A Loan from such Lender to the European Borrower (and shall consist of Borrowings of the same Type and with the same Interest Periods as applied to such European Term A Loan under the Original Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date);
(f) Each European Term B Loan of each Lender under the Original Credit Agreement shall remain outstanding under this Agreement as a European Term B Loan from such Lender to the European Borrower (and
shall consist of Borrowings of the same Type and with the same Interest Periods as applied to such European Term B Loan under the Original Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date);
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings.
(a) Each Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments of the applicable Class. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required. Any Swingline Loan shall be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.04.
(b) Subject to Section 2.13, each Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the applicable Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Swingline Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Loans shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 (or, if not an integral multiple, the entire available amount) and not less than $5,000,000. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Base Rate Loans (other than Swingline Loans which shall be subject to Section 2.04) shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000; provided that Eurodollar Revolving Loans and Base Rate Revolving Loans may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Revolving Commitments under the applicable Revolving Credit Facility or that is required to finance the reimbursement of a Swingline Loan under the applicable Revolving Credit Facility pursuant to Section 2.04(c) or an L/C Disbursement under the applicable Revolving Credit Facility as contemplated by Section 2.05(c). Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of twenty (20) Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrowers shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested (i) with respect to a U.S. Revolving Borrowing would end after the U.S. Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (ii) with respect to a European Revolving Borrowing would end after the European Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (iii) with respect to a U.S. Term A Loan Borrowing would end after the U.S. Term A Loan Maturity Date, (iv) with respect to a U.S. Term A‑1 Loan Borrowing would end after the U.S. Term A‑1 Loan Maturity Date, (v) with respect to a U.S. Term A-2 Loan Borrowing would end after the U.S. Term A-2 Loan Maturity Date, (vi) with respect to a European Term A Loan Borrowing would end after the European Term A Loan Maturity Date or (vii) with respect to a European Term B Loan Borrowing would end after the European Term B Loan Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings. To request a Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other or a continuation of Eurodollar Loans, the Borrowers shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request, which may be given by (A) telephone or (B) a Committed Loan Notice; provided that any telephone notice must be confirmed immediately by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Committed Loan Notice. Each Committed Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Loans to Base Rate Loans, and (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans; provided, however, that if the Borrowers wish to request Eurodollar Loans having an Interest Period other than one, two, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” the Committed Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (i) four Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Eurodollar Loans, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the applicable Lenders of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to all of them. Not later than noon, (i) three Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Eurodollar Loans, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrowers (which notice may be by telephone) whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to
by all the applicable Lenders. Each Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable. Each Committed Loan Notice shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the Class of Loans to which such Borrowing Request relates and the Borrower to which such Loan is being made;
(ii) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing, conversion or continuation;
(iii) the date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, which shall be a Business Day;
(iv) whether such Borrowing, conversion or continuation is to be a Base Rate Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing;
(v) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”;
(vi) the location and number of the applicable Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.06; and
(vii) whether the Borrowers are requesting a new Borrowing, a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurodollar Loans.
If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be a Base Rate Borrowing. In the case of a failure to timely request a conversion or continuation of Eurodollar Loans, such Loans shall be converted to Base Rate Loans on the last day of the applicable Interest Period. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Borrowing or conversion or continuation of Eurodollar Loans, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Loans. 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. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Loans without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.
SECTION 2.04. Swingline Loans.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, to make (x) U.S. Swingline Loans to the Company from time to time during the Availability Period and (y) European Swingline Loans to the Company or the European Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period; provided that no such Swingline Loan under any Revolving Credit Facility shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto, (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans under such Revolving Credit Facility would exceed the Swingline Loan Sublimit of such Revolving Credit Facility or (ii) the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures under such Revolving Credit Facility would exceed the total Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Credit Facility; provided further that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company and/or the European Borrower, as applicable, may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans. Immediately upon the making of a Swingline Loan, each Applicable Participant shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swingline Lender a risk participation in such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Applicable Participant’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Swingline Loan.
(b) To request a Swingline Loan, the Company and/or the European Borrower, as applicable, shall notify the Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender of such request, which may be given by (A) telephone or (B) by a
Swingline Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent of a Swingline Loan Notice. Each Swingline Loan Notice shall be irrevocable. Each such notice must be received by the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000 and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Promptly after receipt by the Swingline Lender of any telephonic Swingline Loan Notice, the Swingline Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swingline Loan Notice and, if not, the Swingline Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swingline Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swingline Loan Borrowing (A) directing the Swingline Lender not to make such Swingline Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(a) or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article IV is not then satisfied, then, the Swingline Lender shall make such Swingline Loan available to the applicable Borrower by means of a credit to the general deposit account of such Borrower with the Swingline Lender (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an L/C Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(c), by remittance to the relevant Issuing Bank) by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.
(c) (i) The Swingline Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the applicable Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swingline Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Applicable Participant make a Base Rate Loan to such Borrower in an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the amount of the Swingline Loans then outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility under which such Swingline Loan was made. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Borrowing Request for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02 and Section 2.03, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Revolving Commitments of the applicable Class and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The Swingline Lender shall furnish the applicable Borrower with a copy of the applicable Borrowing Request promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Applicable Participant shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the amount specified in such Borrowing Request available to the Administrative Agent in Same Day Funds for the account of the Swingline Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Borrowing Request, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the applicable Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swingline Lender.
(ii) If for any reason any Swingline Loan cannot be refinanced by such Base Rate Loan in accordance with clause (i), the request for Base Rate Loans submitted by the Swingline Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swingline Lender that each of the Applicable Participants fund its risk participation in the relevant Swingline Loan and such Applicable Participant’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation. If any Applicable Participant fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender any amount required to be paid by such Applicable Participant pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Applicable Participant (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swingline Lender at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swingline Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Applicable Participant pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Applicable Participant’s Base Rate Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swingline Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swingline Lender submitted to any Applicable Participant (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (ii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(iii) Each Applicable Participant’s obligation to make Base Rate Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not
be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swingline Lender, any Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever,
(B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Applicable Participant’s obligation to make Base Rate Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of either Borrower to repay Swingline Loans to such Borrower, together with interest as provided herein.
(d) (i) At any time after any Applicable Participant has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swingline Loan, if the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account of such Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Applicable Participant its Applicable Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Swingline Lender.
(ii) If any payment received by the Swingline Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swingline Loan is required to be returned by the Swingline Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 9.08 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swingline Lender in its discretion), each Applicable Participant shall pay to the Swingline Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swingline Lender. The obligations of the Applicable Participants under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
(e) The Swingline Lender shall be responsible for invoicing each Borrower for interest on the Swingline Loans to such Borrower. Until each Applicable Participant funds its Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Applicable Participant’s Applicable Percentage of any Swingline Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swingline Lender.
(f) Each Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swingline Loans made to such Borrower directly to the Swingline Lender.
SECTION 2.05. Letters of Credit.
(a) The Letter of Credit Commitment.
(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (x) (A) each Issuing Bank agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Applicable Participants set forth in this Section 2.05, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Original Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue (i) U.S. Letters of Credit for the account of the Company or its Subsidiaries (excluding the European Borrower and its Subsidiaries) and (ii) European Letters of Credit for the account of either Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) below, and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Applicable Participants severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the relevant Borrower or its Subsidiaries and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (x) the aggregate (i) U.S. L/C Exposure shall not exceed the U.S. L/C Exposure Sublimit, in the case of U.S. Letters of Credit, and (ii) European L/C Exposure shall not exceed the European L/C Exposure Sublimit, in the case of European Letters of Credit, and (y) (i) the total U.S. Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the total U.S. Revolving Commitments, in the case of U.S. Letters of Credit, and (ii) the total European Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the total European Revolving Commitments, in the case of European Letters of Credit. Each request by a Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by such Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly a Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. All Existing Letters of Credit that are outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date shall be deemed to
be “Letters of Credit” issued pursuant to this Agreement under the U.S. Revolving Credit Facility on the Restatement Effective Date and from and after the Restatement Effective Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.
(ii) No Issuing Bank shall issue any Letter of Credit, if: (A) subject to Section 2.05(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Required Revolving Lenders and the applicable Issuing Bank have approved such expiry date; or (B) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Revolving Lenders and the applicable Issuing Bank have approved such expiry date.
(iii) No Issuing Bank shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:
(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such Issuing Bank or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or request that such Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Original Closing Date, or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Original Closing Date and which such Issuing Bank in good faith deems material to it;
(B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such Issuing Bank applicable to letters of credit generally;
(C) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and such Issuing Bank, such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or an Alternative Currency;
(D) the Issuing Bank does not as of the issuance date of such requested Letter of Credit issue Letters of Credit in the requested currency;
(E) such Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder; or
(F) a default of any Applicable Participant’s (of the applicable Class) obligations to fund under Section 2.05(c) exists or any Applicable Participant (of the applicable Class) is at such time a Defaulting Lender hereunder, unless such Issuing Bank has entered into satisfactory arrangements (in the Issuing Bank’s sole and absolute discretion) with the applicable Borrower or such Applicable Participant to eliminate the Issuing Bank’s risk with respect to such Applicable Participant.
(iv) No Issuing Bank shall amend any Letter of Credit if the Issuing Bank would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.
(v) No Issuing Bank shall be under any obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) such Issuing Bank would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.
(vi) Each Issuing Bank shall act on behalf of the applicable Applicable Participant with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and each Issuing Bank shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article VII with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by such Issuing Bank in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as
used in Article VII included such Issuing Bank with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to such Issuing Bank.
(b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit.
(i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the applicable Borrower delivered to the applicable Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of such Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent not later than noon at least three Business Days (or such later date and time as the applicable Issuing Bank may agree in a particular instance in its sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount and currency thereof, whether such Letter of Credit is a U.S. Letter of Credit or a European Letter of Credit and whether such Letter of Credit is issued for the account of the Company or the European Borrower (or one of the Company’s or the European Borrower’s Subsidiaries (it being understood that a Letter of Credit issued for the account of a Subsidiary that is not a Borrower shall be deemed for purposes of this Agreement to have been issued for the account of such Borrower)); (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (G) such other matters as the applicable Issuing Bank may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (D) such other matters as the applicable Issuing Bank may require. Additionally, the applicable Borrower shall furnish to the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the applicable Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent may reasonably require.
(ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the applicable Issuing Bank will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the applicable Borrower and, if not, such Issuing Bank will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless an Issuing Bank has received written notice from any Applicable Participant, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such Issuing Bank shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the applicable Borrower (or the applicable Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with such Issuing Bank’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit by an Issuing Bank, each Applicable Participant shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from such Issuing Bank a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Applicable Participant’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Letter of Credit.
(iii) If a Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the applicable Issuing Bank may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the applicable Issuing Bank to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Bank, a Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to an Issuing Bank for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Applicable Participants shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Bank to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that no Issuing Bank shall permit any such extension if (A) such Issuing Bank has determined that it would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its
revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.05(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Applicable Participants have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent or any Applicable Participant or the applicable Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing such Issuing Bank not to permit such extension.
(iv) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the Issuing Bank will also deliver to the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.
(c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.
(i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower for whose account such Letter of Credit was issued and the Administrative Agent thereof. In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the Borrower for whose account such Letter of Credit was issued shall reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank in such Alternative Currency, unless (A) such Issuing Bank (at its option) shall have specified in such notice that it will require reimbursement in Dollars, or (B) in the absence of any such requirement for reimbursement in Dollars, such Borrower shall have notified such Issuing Bank promptly following receipt of the notice of drawing that such Borrower will reimburse such Issuing Bank in Dollars. In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing under a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the applicable Issuing Bank shall notify the applicable Borrower of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the drawing promptly following the determination thereof. Not later than noon on the Business Day following any payment by an Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in Dollars, or the Applicable Time on the Business Day following any payment by an Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit to be reimbursed in an Alternative Currency (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower for whose account such Letter of Credit was issued shall reimburse such Issuing Bank through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing, and in the applicable currency. If such Borrower fails to so reimburse such Issuing Bank by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Applicable Participant of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (expressed in Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency) (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Applicable Participant’s Applicable Percentage thereof. In such event, the Borrower for whose account such Letter of Credit was issued shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans under the Revolving Credit Facility under which such Letter of Credit was issued to be disbursed on the Business Day following the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Commitments under such Revolving Credit Facility and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Borrowing Notice) and until such Unreimbursed Amount is repaid or refinanced it shall accrue interest at the rate applicable to Base Rate Revolving Loans. Any notice given by the applicable Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.05(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(ii) Each Applicable Participant shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, in Dollars, at the Administrative Agent’s office for payments in an amount equal to its Applicable Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.05(c)(iii), such Applicable Participant that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan under the Revolving Credit Facility under which such Letter of Credit was issued to the Borrower for whose account such Letter of Credit was issued in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the applicable Issuing Bank.
(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount in respect of a Letter of Credit that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower for whose account such Letter of Credit was issued shall be deemed
to have incurred from the applicable Issuing Bank an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Applicable Participant’s payment to the Administrative
Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Applicable Participant in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.05.
(iv) Until each Applicable Participant funds its Revolving Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) to reimburse an Issuing Bank for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Applicable Participant’s Applicable Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of such Issuing Bank.
(v) Each Applicable Participant’s obligation to make Revolving Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse each Issuing Bank for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit of the applicable Class issued by it, as contemplated by this Section 2.05(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Applicable Participant may have against such Issuing Bank, the Company, the European Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Applicable Participant’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the applicable Borrower of a Borrowing Request). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of a Borrower to reimburse an Issuing Bank for the amount of any payment made by such Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower, together with interest as provided herein.
(vi) If any Applicable Participant fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of an Issuing Bank any amount required to be paid by such Applicable Participant pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.05(c) by the time specified in Section 2.05(c)(ii), such Issuing Bank shall be entitled to recover from such Applicable Participant (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such Issuing Bank at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Issuing Bank in connection with the foregoing. If such Applicable Participant pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Applicable Participant’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of an Issuing Bank submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) Repayment of Participations.
(i) At any time after an Issuing Bank has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Applicable Participant such Applicable Participant’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.05(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of such Issuing Bank any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the applicable Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Applicable Participant its Applicable Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.
(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of an Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 9.08 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Issuing Bank in its discretion), each Applicable Participant shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Applicable Participant, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect.
The obligations of the Revolving Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
(e) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of each Borrower to reimburse each Issuing Bank for each drawing under each Letter of Credit issued by it and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following: (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document; (ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Company, the European Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the applicable Issuing Bank or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction; (iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit; (iv) any payment by such Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by such Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or (v) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Company or any Subsidiary. Each Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit issued for the ac-count of such Borrower and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of non-compliance with such Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, such Borrower will promptly notify the applicable Issuing Bank. A Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the applicable Issuing Bank and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
(f) Role of Issuing Banks. Each Applicable Participant and each Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under any Letter of Credit, no Issuing Bank shall have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the Issuing Banks, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of any Issuing Bank shall be liable to any Applicable Participant for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Applicable Participants or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. Each Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude a Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the Issuing Banks, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of any Issuing Bank shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.05(e); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, a Borrower may have a claim against any Issuing Bank, and such Issuing Bank may be liable to a Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as op-posed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by such Borrower which such Borrower proves were caused by such Issuing Bank’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or such Issuing Bank’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Issuing Bank may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and such Issuing Bank shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.
(g) Cash Collateral.
(i) Upon the request of the Administrative Agent, (A) if any Issuing Bank has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing, (B) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Exposure for any reason remains outstanding, or (C) if any Event of Default described under clauses (h) or (i) of Article VII has occurred and is continuing, each Borrower shall, in each case, immediately Cash Collateralize the then L/C Exposure under all Letters of Credit issued for its account.
(ii) In addition, if the Administrative Agent notifies the applicable Borrower(s) at any time that (i) the U.S. L/C Exposure at such time exceeds the U.S. L/C Exposure Sublimit then in effect or (ii) the European L/C Exposure at such time exceeds the European L/C Exposure Sublimit then in effect, then, within one Business Day (or such later time as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion) after receipt of such notice, the applicable Borrower(s) shall severally Cash Collateralize the applicable L/C Exposure in respect of Letters of Credit issued for such Borrower’s account in an amount equal to the amount by which the applicable L/C Exposure exceeds the applicable L/C Exposure Sublimit.
(iii) The Administrative Agent may, at any time and from time to time after the initial deposit of Cash Collateral, request that additional Cash Collateral be provided in order to protect against the results of exchange rate fluctuations.
(h) Applicability of ISP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing Bank and the relevant Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit.
(i) Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.
(j) Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Borrower requesting such Letter of Credit shall be obligated to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. Each Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit requested by such Borrower for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of such Borrower, and that such Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.
(k) Issuing Bank Reports to the Administrative Agent. Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank shall, in addition to its notification obligations set forth elsewhere in this Section, report in writing to the Administrative Agent (i) periodic activity (for such period or recurrent periods as shall be requested by the Administrative Agent) in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, including issuances, extensions, amendments and renewals, expirations and cancellations and disbursements and reimbursements, (ii) at least one Business Day prior to the time that such Issuing Bank issues, amends, renews or extends a Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension and the stated amount of the applicable Letters of Credit after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (and whether the amounts thereof shall have changed), (iii) on each Business Day on which such Issuing Bank makes a payment pursuant to a Letter of Credit, the date and amount of such payment, (iv) on any Business Day on which a Borrower fails to reimburse a payment made pursuant to a Letter of Credit required to be reimbursed to such Issuing Bank on such day, the date of such failure and the amount of such payment and (v) on any other Business Day, such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request as to the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank.
SECTION 2.06. Funding of Borrowings.
(a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 2:00 p.m., New York City time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders in an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage or other percentage provided for herein; provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.04. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the applicable Borrower by
promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account designated by such Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request; provided that Base Rate Revolving Loans made to refinance Swingline Loans as provided in Section 2.04(c) shall be remitted to the Swingline Lender and Base Rate Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an L/C Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(c) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the relevant Issuing Bank.
(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed time 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 clause (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption in its sole discretion, 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 such Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the Overnight Rate or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.
(c) If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Event set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall promptly return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.
SECTION 2.07. Market Disruption. Notwithstanding the satisfaction of all conditions referred to in Article II and Article IV with respect to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued in any Alternative Currency, if (i) there shall occur on or prior to the date of such Borrowing any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls which would in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent or the relevant Issuing Bank make it impracticable for the applicable Letters of Credit comprising such Credit Event to be denominated in the Alternative Currency specified by the Company or (ii) the Dollar Equivalent of such currency is not readily calculable, then the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give notice thereof to the Company and the relevant Issuing Bank, and such Credit Events shall not be denominated in such Alternative Currency but shall, except as otherwise set forth in Section 2.06, be made on the date of such Credit Event in Dollars in a face amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the face amount specified in the related request or application for such Letter of Credit, unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent at least one (1) Business Day before such date that (i) it elects not to request the issuance of such Letter of Credit on such date or (ii) it elects to have such Letter of Credit issued on such date in a different currency, as the case may be, in which the denomination of such Letter of Credit would in the reasonable opinion of the relevant Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent, be practicable and in face amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the face amount specified in the related request or application for such Letter of Credit, as the case may be.
SECTION 2.08. Termination and Reduction of Commitments.
(a) Unless previously terminated, all U.S. Revolving Commitments and European Revolving Commitments shall terminate on the U.S. Revolving Credit Maturity Date and European Revolving Credit Maturity Date, respectively.
(b) The Borrowers may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments of any Class; provided that (i) each reduction of Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000, (or, if less, the remaining amount of such Commitments), (ii) the Company shall not terminate or reduce the U.S. Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.10, the total U.S. Revolving Credit Exposures would exceed the total U.S. Revolving Commitments and (iii) the Borrowers shall not terminate or reduce the European Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.10, the total European Revolving Credit Exposures would exceed the total European Revolving Commitments.
(c) The Borrowers shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by telecopy or transmission by electronic communication in accordance with Section 9.01(b)) of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under clause (b) of this Section not later than 12:00 p.m. three (3) Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrowers pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Borrowers may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or instruments of Indebtedness or the occurrence of any other specified event, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrowers (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Subject to Section 2.20(d), each reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments of such Class.
SECTION 2.09. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.
(a) The Company hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each U.S. Revolving Loan made to the Borrower on the U.S. Revolving Credit Maturity Date in the currency of such Loan and (ii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each U.S. Swingline Loan on the earlier of the U.S. Revolving Credit Maturity Date and the 10th Business Day after such U.S. Swingline Loan is made; provided that on each date that a U.S. Revolving Loan is made, the Company shall repay all U.S. Swingline Loans then outstanding. Each Borrower severally hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each European Revolving Loan made to such Borrower on the European Revolving Credit Maturity Date in the currency of such Loan and (ii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each European Swingline Loan to such Borrower on the earlier of the European Revolving Credit Maturity Date and the 10th Business Day after such European Swingline Loan is made; provided that on each date that a European Revolving Loan is made to a Borrower, such Borrower shall repay all European Swingline Loans to such Borrower then outstanding.
(b) The Company promises to repay the U.S. Term A Loans on each March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 (or, if any such day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day), commencing on the first such date following the Original Restatement Effective Date (which shall in no case be earlier than September 1, 2013), in an amount (expressed as a percentage of the original aggregate principal amount of the U.S. Term A Loans made on the Original Restatement Effective Date) equal to (x) on any such day during the period prior to the second anniversary of the Original Restatement Effective Date, 1.25% and (y) on any such day on or after the second anniversary of the Original Restatement Effective Date, 2.5% and (ii) on the U.S. Term A Loan Maturity Date, the aggregate principal amount of all U.S. Term A Loans outstanding on such date; provided, however, that the Company shall repay the entire unpaid principal amount of the U.S. Term A Loans on the U.S. Term A Loan Maturity Date.
(c) The Company promises to repay (i) U.S. Term A‑1 Loans on each March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 (or, if any such day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day), commencing on the first such date following the Original Restatement Effective Date (which shall in no case be earlier than September 1, 2013) in an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all U.S. Term A‑1 Loans borrowed on the Original Restatement Effective Date and (ii) on the U.S. Term A‑1 Loan Maturity Date, the aggregate principal amount of all U.S. Term A‑1 Loans outstanding on such date.
(d) The Company promises to repay (i) U.S. Term A‑2 Loans on each March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 (or, if any such day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day), commencing on the first such date following the Original Restatement Effective Date (which shall in no case be earlier than September 1, 2013), in an amount (expressed as a percentage of the original aggregate principal amount of the U.S. Term A-2 Loans made on the Original Restatement Effective Date) equal to (x) on any such day during the period prior to the second anniversary of the Original Restatement Effective Date, 1.25% and (y) on any such day on or after the second anniversary of the Original Restatement Effective Date, 2.50% and (ii) on the U.S. Term A‑2 Loan Maturity Date, the aggregate principal amount of all U.S. Term A‑2 Loans outstanding on such date.
(e) The European Borrower promises to repay (i) European Term A Loans on each March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 (or, if any such day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day), commencing on the first such date following the Original Restatement Effective Date (which shall in no case be earlier than September 1, 2013), in an amount (expressed as a percentage of the original aggregate principal amount of the European Term A Loans made on the Original Restatement Effective Date) equal to (x) on any such day during the period prior to the second anniversary of the Original Restatement Effective Date, 1.25% and (y) on any such day on or after the second anniversary of the Original Restatement Effective Date, 2.50% and (ii) on the European Term A Loan Maturity Date, the aggregate principal amount of all European Term A Loans outstanding on such date.
(f) The European Borrower promises to repay (A) European Term B Loans on each March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 (or, if any such day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day), commencing on the first such date following the Original Restatement Effective Date (which shall in no case be earlier than September 1, 2013), in an amount (expressed as a percentage of the original aggregate principal amount of the European Term B Loans made on the Original Restatement Effective Date) equal to 0.25% and (B) on the European Term B Loan Maturity Date, the aggregate principal amount of all European Term B Loans outstanding on such date.
(g) [Reserved].
(h) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(i) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period, if any, applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.
(j) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to clause (h) or (i) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein absent manifest error; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(k) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by promissory notes. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender promissory notes payable to such Lender and its registered assigns and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory notes and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04 of this Agreement) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein and its registered assigns.
SECTION 2.10. Prepayment of Loans.
(a) Optional Prepayments. (i) Each Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing by such Borrower of any Class in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (except as provided below in the case of European Term B Loans), subject to prior notice in accordance with clause (a)(ii) of this Section; provided, however, that no prepayments of any Extended Term Loans of any series shall be permitted pursuant to this Section 2.10(a) so long as any Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Class from which such Extended Term Loans were converted remain outstanding unless such prepayment is accompanied by a pro rata (or greater proportionate) prepayment of Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Class. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.10(a) to the contrary, in the event that, within one year of the Original Restatement Effective Date, (x) the European Borrower makes any prepayment of European Term B Loans in connection with any Repricing Transaction, or (y) effects any amendment of this Agreement resulting in a Repricing Transaction, the European Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each applicable European Term B Lender,
(I) in the case of clause (x), a prepayment premium of 1% of the amount of the European Term B Loans being prepaid and (II) in the case of clause (y), a payment equal to 1% of the aggregate amount of the applicable European Term B Loans affected by such Repricing Transaction and outstanding immediately prior to such amendment.
(ii) The Borrowers shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, three (3) Business Days before the date of prepayment, (ii) in the case of prepayment of a Base Rate Borrowing, not later than noon, New York City time, on the date of prepayment or (iii) in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date, the Class or Classes of Loans to be repaid and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.08, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.08. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02. Each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.10(a) shall be applied to repayments thereof required pursuant to Section 2.09(b) in the order selected by the Borrowers. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the notice of prepayment. Prepayments pursuant to this Section 2.10(a) shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.12 and shall be subject to Section 2.15.
(b) Mandatory Prepayments.
(i) If the Administrative Agent notifies a Borrower at any time that (x) the Revolving Credit Exposure under a Revolving Credit Facility at such time exceeds an amount equal to 100% of the Revolving Commitments for such Revolving Credit Facility then in effect, then, within two Business Days after receipt of such notice, the relevant Borrower shall prepay Revolving Loans of such Borrower under such Revolving Credit Facility and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Exposure in respect of Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower in an aggregate amount sufficient to reduce such Revolving Credit Exposure as of such date of payment to an amount not to exceed 100% of the Revolving Commitments then in effect under such Revolving Credit Facility; provided, however, that, subject to the provisions of Section 2.05(g)(ii), no Borrower shall be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Exposures pursuant to this Section 2.10(b) unless, after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Loans under the applicable Revolving Credit Facility, the Revolving Credit Exposure under such Revolving Credit Facility exceeds the Revolving Commitments then in effect under such Revolving Credit Facility.
(ii) (A) If the Company or any Subsidiary receives any Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale or Casualty Event, the Borrowers shall apply an amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds (in the case of an Asset Sale by a Foreign Subsidiary, net of additional taxes payable (or that would be payable if the Net Cash Proceeds were repatriated to the United States) or reserved against as a result thereof) in accordance with Section 2.10(b)(vi) on or prior to the date which is ten (10) Business Days after the date of the realization or receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds; provided that no such prepayment shall be required pursuant to this Section 2.10(b)(ii)(A) with respect to such Net Cash Proceeds that the Company or a Subsidiary shall reinvest in accordance with Section 2.10(b)(ii)(B).
(B) With respect to any Net Cash Proceeds realized or received with respect to any Asset Sale or Casualty Event, at the option of the Company, the Company or a Subsidiary may reinvest all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in assets useful for the Company’s or a Subsidiary’s business within twelve (12) months following receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds; provided that any such Net Cash Proceeds that are not so reinvested within the applicable time period set forth above shall be applied as set forth in Section 2.10(b)(ii)(A) within five (5) Business Days after the end of the applicable time period set forth above.
(iii) If the Company or any Subsidiary incurs or issues any Refinancing Term Loans or any Indebtedness not expressly permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 6.01 (without prejudice to the restrictions therein or the rights and remedies of the Lenders hereunder), the Borrowers shall apply an amount equal
to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company or any Subsidiary therefrom in accordance with Section 2.10(b)(vi) on or prior to the date which is three (3) Business Days after the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds. If the Company receives any amounts pursuant to Section 1.4 of the Acquisition Agreement referred to in clause (ii) of the definition thereof, the Company shall, within five (5) Business Days after the date of receipt of such amounts, apply an amount equal to 100% of the purchase price adjustment amount so received in accordance with Section 2.10(b)(vi).
(iv) The Company shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to clauses (i) through (iii) of this Section 2.10(b) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall specify the date of such prepayment and provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Term Lender of the contents of the Company’s prepayment notice and of such Term Lender’s pro rata share of the prepayment.
(v) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.10(b) to the contrary, to the extent that any of or all the Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale by a Foreign Subsidiary giving rise to a prepayment event pursuant to Section 2.10(b)(ii) (a “Foreign Disposition”) or the Net Cash Proceeds of any Casualty Event from a Foreign Subsidiary (a “Foreign Casualty Event”), are prohibited or delayed by applicable local Law from being repatriated to the United States, the portion of such Net Cash Proceeds so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.10(b) but may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary so long, but only so long, as applicable Law will not permit or delays repatriation to the United States (the Company hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Foreign Subsidiary to promptly take all actions reasonably required by the applicable Law to permit such repatriation), and once such repatriation of any of such affected Net Cash Proceeds is permitted under the applicable Law, such repatriation will be promptly effected and such repatriated Net Cash Proceeds will be promptly (and in any event not later than five (5) Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.10(b) to the extent provided herein; provided, however, that to the extent that the Company has determined in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Cash Proceeds of any Foreign Disposition or any Foreign Casualty Event would have material adverse tax consequences to the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Net Cash Proceeds so affected may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary, provided that on or before the date 12 months following the date of receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, (x) the Company shall apply an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds to such reinvestments or prepayments as if such Net Cash Proceeds had been received by the Company rather than such Foreign Subsidiary, less the amount of additional taxes that would have been payable (or that would be payable if the Net Cash Proceeds were repatriated to the United States) or reserved against if such Net Cash Proceeds had been repatriated or (y) such Net Cash Proceeds shall be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary, including the European Borrower.
(vi) Each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.10(b) shall be applied, subject to Section 2.17, pro rata to each Class of Term Loans (on a pro rata basis to the Term Loans of the Lenders with such Class of Term Loans) and shall be further applied to such Class of Term Loans, first in direct order of maturity to the next eight (8) scheduled repayments thereof required pursuant to Sections 2.09(b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) and second ratably to the remaining repayments of Term Loans of such Class required pursuant to Sections 2.09(b), (c), (d), (e) and (f); provided that, at the option of the Borrowers, the Net Cash Proceeds of (i) Refinancing Term Loans may be applied to prepay U.S. Term A Loans, U.S. Term A-2 Loans and European Term A Loans prior to U.S. Term A‑1 Loans and European Term B Loans and (ii) Asset Sales and Casualty Events from Foreign Subsidiaries may be applied to prepay the European Term A Loans and European Term B Loans prior to the U.S. Term A Loans, U.S. Term A-1 Loans and the U.S. Term A-2 Loans.
(vii) Any prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.10(b) shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.12 and shall be subject to Section 2.15.
SECTION 2.11. Fees.
(a) The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the actual daily amount by which the Revolving Commitment of such Lender under each Revolving Credit Facility exceeds the amount of Revolving Loans and L/C
Exposure of such Lender under such Revolving Credit Facility (but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding the Swingline Exposure of such Lender) during the period from and including the Original Closing Date to but excluding the date on which such Commitment terminates; provided that any commitment fee accrued with respect to the Revolving Commitment of a Defaulting Lender during the period prior to the time such Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid at such time shall not be payable by the Company so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender except to the extent that such commitment fee shall otherwise have been due and payable by the Company prior to such time; and provided further that no commitment fee shall accrue on the Revolving Commitment of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the first Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Original Closing Date. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
(b) Each Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Applicable Participant a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower under each Revolving Credit Facility, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the actual daily Outstanding Amount of such Applicable Participant’s L/C Exposure in respect of Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower under such Revolving Credit Facility (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed L/C Disbursements) during the period from and including the Original Closing Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Applicable Participant’s Revolving Commitment in respect of Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower under such Revolving Credit Facility terminates and the date on which such Applicable Participant ceases to have any L/C Exposure in respect of Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower under such Revolving Credit Facility and (ii) to each Issuing Bank a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate per annum separately agreed between such Issuing Bank and such Borrower on the actual daily Outstanding Amount of the L/C Exposure in respect of Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower under such Revolving Credit Facility (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed L/C Disbursements) attributable to Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower by such Issuing Bank during the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of all Revolving Commitments under which such Borrower is a Borrower and the date on which there ceases to be any L/C Exposure in respect of Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower under such Revolving Credit Facility, as well as such Issuing Bank’s standard fees and commissions with respect to the issuance, amendment, cancellation, negotiation, transfer, presentment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Unless otherwise specified above, participation fees and fronting fees shall be payable in arrears on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Restatement Effective Date; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the applicable Revolving Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Commitments under which such Borrower is a Borrower terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to an Issuing Bank pursuant to this clause shall be payable within ten (10) days after demand. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
(c) The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times provided in the Administrative Agency Fee Letter.
(d) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in Dollars and immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the relevant Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of commitment fees and participation fees, to the Lenders. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
SECTION 2.12. Interest.
(a) The Loans comprising each Base Rate Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Rate.
(b) The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at the LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding clauses of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans as provided in clause (a) of this Section (the “Default Rate”).
(d) Accrued interest on each Loan to a Borrower shall be payable by such Borrower in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans under any Revolving Credit Facility, upon termination of the Revolving Commitments thereunder; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to clause (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of a Base Rate Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period or a Swingline Loan), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.
(e) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest (i) computed by reference to the Base Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year). The applicable Base Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.13. Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:
(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period; or
(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Company and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy or transmission by electronic communication in accordance with Section 9.01 as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Company and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as a Base Rate Borrowing.
SECTION 2.14. Increased Costs.
(a) If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender or any Issuing Bank;
(ii) subject a Lender (or its applicable lending office) or Issuing Bank to any additional Tax (other than any Excluded Taxes, or any Other Taxes or Indemnified Taxes indemnified under Section 2.16) with respect to any Loan Document; or
(iii) impose on any Lender or any Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan or to increase the cost to such Lender or such Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such Issuing Bank hereunder, whether of principal, interest or otherwise, in each case by an amount deemed by such Lender or such Issuing Bank to be material in the context of its making of, and participation in, extensions of credit under this Agreement, then, upon the request of such Lender or such Issuing Bank, the Company (or in the case of amounts relating to Commitments or Loans to, or Letters of Credit for the account of, the European Borrower, the European Borrower) will pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) If any Lender or any Issuing Bank determines in good faith that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time, upon the request of such Lender or such Issuing Bank, the Company (or in the case of amounts relating to Commitments or Loans to, or Letters of Credit for the account of, the European Borrower, the European Borrower) will pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) A certificate of a Lender or an Issuing Bank setting forth in reasonable detail the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in clause (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Company (or in the case of amounts relating to Commitments or Loans to, or Letters of Credit for the account of, the European Borrowers, the European Borrower) shall pay such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days (or such later date as may be agreed by the applicable Lender) after receipt thereof.
(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 135 days prior to the date that such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 135-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
SECTION 2.15. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default or as a result of any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.10), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.10 and is revoked in accordance therewith) or (d) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.18, then, in any such event, the Company (or in the case of European Revolving Loans, European Term A Loans or European Term B Loans, the European Borrower) shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense (excluding loss of anticipated profit) attributable to such event. Such loss, cost or
expense to any Lender may be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan (and excluding any Applicable Rate), for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for deposits in the relevant currency of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurocurrency market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth in reasonable detail any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days (or such later date as may be agreed by the applicable Lender) after receipt thereof.
SECTION 2.16. Taxes.
(a) All sums payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document to any Administrative Agent or Lender shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Taxes, unless required by applicable Laws.
(b) If any Loan Party or any other applicable withholding agent shall be required by Law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document, then (i) the applicable Loan Party or other applicable withholding agent shall make such deductions and pay to the relevant Governmental Authority any such Tax before the date on which penalties attach thereto in accordance with applicable Law, (ii) if the Tax in question is an Indemnified Tax or an Other Tax, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party to such Lender or Administrative Agent (as applicable) shall be increased by such Loan Party as necessary so that after all required deductions have been made (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.16) the Lender or Administrative Agent receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (iii) within thirty days after paying any sum from which it is required by Law to make any deduction, and within thirty days after the due date of payment of any Tax which it is required by clause (i) above to pay, the Loan Party making such payments 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.
(c) In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law.
(d) Each Lender shall, at such times as are reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, provide the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with any documentation prescribed by Laws or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent certifying as to any entitlement of such Lender to an exemption from, or reduction in, any applicable withholding Tax with respect to any payments to be made to such Lender under any Loan Document. Each such Lender shall, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders any such documentation (including any specific documentation required below in this Section 2.16(d)) obsolete, expired or inaccurate in any material respect, deliver promptly to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its inability to do so.
Without limiting the foregoing:
(1) Each U.S. Lender shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement two properly completed and duly signed original copies of IRS Form W‑9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding.
(2) Each Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement whichever of the following is applicable:
(A) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of IRS Form W‑8BEN (or any successor forms) claiming eligibility for the applicable benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party, and such other documentation as required under the Code,
(B) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of IRS Form W‑8ECI (or any successor forms),
(C) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code, (A) two properly completed and duly signed certificates substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1, H-2, H-3 or H-4, as applicable (any such certificate, a “United States Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (B) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of IRS Form W‑8BEN (or any successor forms),
(D) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, where the Foreign Lender is a partnership or a participating Lender), IRS Form W‑8IMY (or any successor forms) of the Foreign Lender, accompanied by a Form W‑8ECI, W‑8BEN, United States Tax Compliance Certificate, Form W‑9, Form W‑8IMY or any other required information (or any successor forms) from each beneficial owner that would be required under this Section 2.16(d) if such beneficial owner were a Lender, as applicable (provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership (and not a participating Lender) and one or more beneficial owners are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, the United States Tax Compliance Certificate may be provided by such Foreign Lender on behalf of such beneficial owners), or
(E) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of any other form prescribed by applicable U.S. federal income tax laws (including the Treasury Regulations) as a basis for claiming a complete exemption from, or a reduction in, United States federal withholding Tax on any payments to such Lender under the Loan Documents.
(3) If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Sections 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Company 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 Company or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Company and the Administrative Agent to comply with their FATCA obligations, to determine whether such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s FATCA obligations and, if necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (3), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Original Closing Date.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.16(d), a Lender shall not be required to deliver any documentation that such Lender is not legally eligible to deliver.
(e) The Loan Parties shall, jointly and severally, indemnify the Administrative Agent or a Lender (each a “Tax Indemnitee”), within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes paid or payable by the Tax Indemnitee on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document, and any Other Taxes paid or payable by the Tax Indemnitee (including any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.16), whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability prepared in good faith and delivered to the Tax Indemnitee, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of another Tax Indemnitee, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(f) If and to the extent a Tax Indemnitee determines, in its sole good faith discretion, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by a Loan Party or with respect to which a Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16, then such Tax Indemnitee shall promptly pay over such refund to the relevant Loan Party (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Loan Party under this Section 2.16 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) of the Tax Indemnitee and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that such Loan Party, upon the request of the Tax Indemnitee, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Tax Indemnitee in the event the Tax Indemnitee is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This Section 2.16(f) shall not be construed to require a Tax Indemnitee to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes which it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person.
(g) With respect to VAT, the following provisions shall be applicable:
(i) All amounts set out, or expressed in a Loan Document to be payable by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or a Lender (each a “Finance Party”) which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for a supply or supplies for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on such supply or supplies, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Loan Party under a Loan Document, that Loan Party shall pay to the Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT (and such Finance Party shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to such Loan Party) or, where applicable, directly account for such VAT at the appropriate rate under the reverse charge procedure provided for by article 196 of the Council Directive of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (Council Directive 2006/112/EC), as amended and as implemented by any relevant EU Member State.
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the "Supplier") to any other Finance Party (the "Recipient") under a Loan Document, and any party other than the Recipient (the "Relevant Party") is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(A) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this Section 2.16 (g) (B) (i) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(B) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Loan Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Loan Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 2.16. (g) to any Loan Party shall, at any time when such Loan Party is treated as a member of a group for VAT purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the
context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules as provided for in article 11 of the Council Directive of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (Council Directive 2006/112/EC), as amended and as implemented by any relevant EU Member State.
(v) In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Loan Party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by the Finance Party, that Loan Party must promptly provide the Finance Party with details of that Loan Party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
(h) For purposes of this Section 2.16, the term “Lender” shall include any Swingline Lender and any Issuing Bank.
SECTION 2.17. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs.
(a) Each Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of L/C Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.14, 2.15 or 2.16, or otherwise) without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff prior to 2:00 p.m., on the date when due, in immediately available funds. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent Office, except payments to be made directly to an Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension.
(b) If at any time prior to an exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VII (or prior to the date of termination of the Commitments in full and acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Article VII), insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed L/C Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal and unreimbursed L/C Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed L/C Disbursements then due to such parties.
(c) (i) After the exercise of remedies provided for in Article VII (or after the automatic termination of the Commitments and acceleration of the Loans pursuant to Article VII), any amounts received on account 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 fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article II) 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, interest and fees payable pursuant to Sections 2.11(a) and (b)) payable to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and the Issuing Bank arising under the Loan Documents), ratably among them 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 fees pursuant to Sections 2.11(a) and (b) and interest on the Loans, L/C Borrowings and other Obligations arising under the Loan Documents, ratably among the Lenders and the Issuing Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;
Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, L/C Borrowings and Obligations then owing under Secured Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Obligations, and to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Banks, to Cash Collateralize that portion of Letter of Credit Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit to the extent not otherwise Cash Collateralized by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.05, ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them and the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Obligations that have not been Cash Collateralized; 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 Law;
provided, that (x) amounts received from the European Borrower or in respect of Collateral securing solely the European Obligations shall not be applied against any Obligations that are not European Obligations and (y) Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other U.S. Loan Parties to preserve the allocation to Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section.
(ii) Subject to Section 2.05, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fourth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.
(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Management Obligations and Obligations arising under Secured Hedge Agreements shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not, prior to the time of the making of any such distribution, received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be. Each Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank not a party to the Credit Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article VIII hereof for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.
(d) 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 participations in L/C Disbursements or Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and participations in L/C Disbursements and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender (except as a result of such Lender holding European Obligations), then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and participations in L/C Disbursements and Swingline Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and participations in L/C Disbursements and Swingline Loans; 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 clause shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by a Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in L/C Disbursements and Swingline Loans to any assignee or participant in accordance with Section 9.04. The Borrowers consent to the foregoing and agree, to the extent they may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements in Obligations that are recourse to such Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents may exercise against such Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower in the amount of such participation.
(e) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Company prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the relevant Issuing Bank hereunder that a Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has
made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the relevant Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, in Same Day Funds 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 Overnight Rate. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(f) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.17 or 9.03, then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans and to make payments are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payments.
SECTION 2.18. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14, or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.14 or 2.16, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Company or the European Borrower, as applicable, hereby agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment. Any Lender claiming reimbursement of such costs and expenses shall deliver to the Company or the European Borrower, as applicable, a certificate setting forth such costs and expenses in reasonable detail which shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.14, or if a Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16, if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, if any Lender fails to grant a consent in connection with any proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination of the provisions of this Agreement as contemplated by Section 9.02 for which the consent of each Lender or each affected Lender is required but the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained or if any other circumstance exists hereunder that gives a Borrower the right to replace a Lender as a party hereto, then the applicable 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, but excluding the consents required by, Section 9.04), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:
(i) the applicable Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 9.04 (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent);
(ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and L/C Disbursements, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 2.15) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and