Exhibit 10.46
Execution Version
SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
This SEVENTH AMENDMENT to the Credit Agreement referred to below, dated as of June 29, 2023 (this “Seventh Amendment”) by and among HLF Financing SaRL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Term Loan Borrower”), Herbalife Ltd. (f/k/a Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.), a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability with company number 116838 and with its registered office at Maples Corporate Services Limited, P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands (“Parent”), Herbalife International Luxembourg S.à R.L., a Luxembourg private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée), existing and organized under the laws of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 16, Avenue de la Gare, L-1610 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies (R.C.S. Luxembourg) under number B 88006 (“HIL”), Herbalife International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“HII” and, together with Parent, the Term Loan Borrower and HIL, the “Revolver Borrowers”; the Revolver Borrowers, together with the Term Loan Borrower, are referred to herein as the “Borrowers”), certain subsidiaries of the Borrowers as Subsidiary Guarantors, Jefferies Finance LLC (“Jefferies”), as Term Loan B Agent and Collateral Agent (each as defined in the Credit Agreement), and Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch (“Rabobank”) as Term Loan A Agent and Revolver Administrative Agent (each as defined in the Credit Agreement; RaboBank, in such capacities, the “Pro Rata Agent”, and, the Pro Rata Agent together with the Term Loan B Agent, the “Agents”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Seventh Amendment have the same meanings as specified in the Credit Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrowers, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the several Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement) from time to time party thereto, Rabobank as the Term Loan A Agent and Revolver Administrative Agent and Jefferies Finance LLC, as the administrative agent for the Term Loan B Lenders and the Collateral Agent have entered into that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2018 (together with all exhibits and schedules attached thereto, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”);
WHEREAS, certain loans or other extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement or other Loan Documents bear or are permitted to bear interest, or incur or are permitted to incur fees, commissions or other amounts, based on USD LIBOR in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents;
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 1.2(g) of the Credit Agreement, the Term Loan B Agent and the Borrowers have determined in accordance with the Credit Agreement that USD LIBOR should be replaced with an alternative benchmark rate for purposes of the Term Loan B Facility pursuant to a benchmark replacement amendment in accordance with the benchmark replacement provisions set forth in the Credit Agreement and, in accordance therewith, the Term Loan B Agent is implementing a Benchmark Replacement as set forth herein;
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 1.2(g) of the Credit Agreement, this Seventh Amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Term Loan B Agent shall have posted this Seventh Amendment to all Term Loan B Lenders (such time, the “Objection Deadline”); provided, that the parties hereto agree that this Amendment shall only become effective so long as the Term Loan B Agent has not received, by such Objection Deadline, written notice of objection to this Seventh Amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Term B Lenders;
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.2(c)(i) of the Credit Agreement, the applicable Agent and the applicable Borrowers, in their sole discretion and without the consent or approval of any other party, may amend the Credit Agreement to cure any error, defect or inconsistency, and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Documents if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five Business Days following receipt of notice thereof;
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Pro Rata Agent agree to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement as provided for herein to correct certain errors;
WHEREAS, each Loan Party hereto (collectively, the “Reaffirming Parties”, and each, a “Reaffirming Party”) expects to realize substantial direct and indirect benefits as a result of this Seventh Amendment becoming effective and agrees to reaffirm its obligations, guaranties and any security interests granted by it pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Collateral Documents, and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the following shall be effective:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Seventh Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly authorized officers and managers as of the day and year first above written.
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HLF FINANCING SaRL, LLC |
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/s/ David Tademaru |
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David Tademaru |
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Manager |
HERBALIFE LTD. |
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/s/ David Tademaru |
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David Tademaru |
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Treasurer |
HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL LUXEMBOURG S.À R.L. |
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By: |
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/s/ Hélène Dekhar |
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Hélène Dekhar |
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Class A Manager and authorized signatory |
HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
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/s/ David Tademaru |
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David Tademaru |
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Treasurer |
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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS: |
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HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL OF AMERICA, INC. |
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/s/ David Tademaru |
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David Tademaru |
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Treasurer |
HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL OF EUROPE, INC. |
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/s/ David Tademaru |
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David Tademaru |
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Treasurer |
HERBALIFE TAIWAN, INC. |
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/s/ David Tademaru |
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David Tademaru |
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Treasurer |
HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL DO BRASIL LTDA. |
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/s/ David Tademaru |
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David Tademaru |
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Treasurer |
HERBALIFE KOREA CO., LTD. |
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/s/ David Tademaru |
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David Tademaru |
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Treasurer |
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HERBALIFE VENEZUELA HOLDINGS, LLC |
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/s/ David Tademaru |
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David Tademaru |
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Treasurer |
HERBALIFE MANUFACTURING LLC |
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/s/ David Tademaru |
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David Tademaru |
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Treasurer |
WH LUXEMBOURG INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS S.À R.L. LLC |
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/s/ David Tademaru |
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David Tademaru |
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Treasurer |
HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL (THAILAND), LTD. |
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/s/ David Tademaru |
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David Tademaru |
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Treasurer |
HERBALIFE VH INTERMEDIATE INTERNATIONAL, LLC |
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VHSA LLC |
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Herbalife International, Inc. |
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/s/ David Tademaru |
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David Tademaru |
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Treasurer |
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HERBALIFE VH INTERNATIONAL LLC |
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Herbalife VH Intermediate International, LLC |
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VHSA LLC |
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Herbalife International, Inc. |
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/s/ David Tademaru |
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David Tademaru |
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Treasurer |
WH CAPITAL, LLC |
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HLF Financing SaRL, LLC |
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/s/ David Tademaru |
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David Tademaru |
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Manager |
HBL LUXEMBOURG HOLDINGS S.À R.L. |
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/s/ Hélène Dekhar |
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Hélène Dekhar |
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Class A Manager and authorized signatory |
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/s/ James Segal |
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James Segal |
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Class B Manager and authorized signatory |
[Signature Page to Seventh Amendment]
WH LUXEMBOURG HOLDINGS S.À R.L. |
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By: |
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/s/ Hélène Dekhar |
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Hélène Dekhar |
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Class A Manager and authorized signatory |
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By: |
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/s/ Eleni Dalmira |
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Eleni Dalmira |
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Class B Manager and authorized signatory |
HV HOLDINGS LTD. |
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/s/ Alaaeddine Sahibi |
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Alaaeddine Sahibi |
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Director |
WH INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LTD. |
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/s/ Alaaeddine Sahibi |
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Alaaeddine Sahibi |
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Director |
HBL LUXEMBOURG SERVICES S.À R.L. |
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/s/ Hélène Dekhar |
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Hélène Dekhar |
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Class A Manager and authorized signatory |
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/s/ James Segal |
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James Segal |
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Class B Manager and authorized signatory |
[Signature Page to Seventh Amendment]
HLF FINANCING, INC. |
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/s/ David Tademaru |
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David Tademaru |
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Treasurer |
HBL HOLDINGS LTD. |
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/s/ Alaaeddine Sahibi |
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Alaaeddine Sahibi |
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Director |
HBL IHB OPERATIONS S.À R.L. |
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/s/ David Tademaru |
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David Tademaru |
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Class A Manager and authorized signatory |
By: |
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/s/ Eleni Dalmira |
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Eleni Dalmira |
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Class B Manager and authorized signatory |
HERBALIFE LUXEMBOURG DISTRIBUTION S.À R.L. |
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/s/ Hélène Dekhar |
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Hélène Dekhar |
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Manager and authorized signatory |
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/s/ Ruslan Mammadov |
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Ruslan Mammadov |
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Manager and authorized signatory |
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JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, as Term Loan B Agent and Collateral Agent |
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/s/ Peter Cucchiara |
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Peter Cucchiara |
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Senior Vice President |
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COÖPERATIEVE RABOBANK U.A., NEW YORK BRANCH, as Term Loan A Agent and Revolver Administrative Agent |
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/s/ Eric Rogowski |
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Eric Rogowski |
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Managing Director |
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/s/ Anthony Fidanza |
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Anthony Fidanza |
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Managing Director |
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EXHIBIT A
[Amendments]
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Exhibit A to Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement
CREDIT AGREEMENT1
dated as of
August 16, 2018
(as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2019, as further amended by the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2020, as further amended by the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 10, 2021, as further by the Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2021, as further by the Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2023 and, as further by the Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2023 and as further by the Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2023)
among
HLF FINANCING SaRL, LLC
as Term Loan Borrower,
HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL, INC., HERBALIFE LTD. (f/k/a HERBALIFE NUTRITION LTD.), HLF FINANCING SaRL, LLC and
HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL LUXEMBOURG S.À R.L.,
as Revolver Borrowers,
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,
JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC,
as Term Loan B Agent and Collateral Agent,
COÖPERATIEVE RABOBANK U.A., NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Term Loan A Agent and Revolver Administrative Agent,
JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC and
COÖPERATIEVE RABOBANK U.A., NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners for the Term Loan B Facility
and
COÖPERATIEVE RABOBANK U.A., NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Sole Lead Arranger and Bookrunner for the Term Loan A Facility and Revolving Credit Facility
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and
CITIZENS BANK, N.A., CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., FIFTH THIRD BANK, and MIZUHO BANK, LTD.
as Joint Lead Arrangers
and
CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and COMERICA SECURITIES
as Co-Syndication Agents
and
BBVA COMPASS
as Documentation Agent
and
COÖPERATIEVE RABOBANK U.A., NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Sustainability Coordinator
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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SECTION 1. |
DEFINITIONS |
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1.1 |
Defined Terms |
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1.2 |
Other Definitional Provisions |
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1.3 |
Classification of Loans and Borrowings |
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1.4 |
Accounting Terms; GAAP |
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1.5 |
Pro Forma Calculations |
74 |
1.6 |
Classification of Permitted Items |
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1.7 |
Rounding |
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1.8 |
Currency Equivalents Generally |
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1.9 |
Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents |
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1.10 |
Additional Alternative Currencies |
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1.11 |
Change of Currency |
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SECTION 2. |
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS |
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2.1 |
Term Loan Commitments |
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2.2 |
Procedure for Term Loan Borrowing |
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2.3 |
Repayment of Term Loans |
80 |
2.4 |
Revolving Credit Commitments |
80 |
2.5 |
Loans and Borrowings |
81 |
2.6 |
Requests for Revolving Credit Borrowing |
81 |
2.7 |
Letter of Credit |
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2.8 |
Funding of Borrowings |
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2.9 |
Interest Elections |
91 |
2.10 |
Termination and Reduction of Commitments |
93 |
2.11 |
Repayment of Revolving Credit Loans; Evidence of Debt |
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2.12 |
Prepayment of Loans |
94 |
2.13 |
Fees |
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2.14 |
Mandatory Prepayments |
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2.15 |
Interest |
102 |
2.16 |
Alternate Rate of Interest; Benchmark Replacement Setting |
103 |
2.17 |
Increased Costs |
106 |
2.18 |
Break Funding Payments |
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2.19 |
Taxes |
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2.20 |
Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs |
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2.21 |
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders |
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2.22 |
Defaulting Lenders |
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2.23 |
Incremental Facilities |
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2.24 |
Replacement Facilities |
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2.25 |
Extensions of Term Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments |
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2.26 |
Permitted Debt Exchanges |
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2.27 |
MIRE Events |
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Sustainability Linked Pricing Adjustment |
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SECTION 3. |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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3.1 |
Financial Condition |
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3.2 |
No Change |
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3.3 |
Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law |
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3.4 |
Organizational Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations |
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3.5 |
No Legal Bar |
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3.6 |
No Material Litigation |
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3.7 |
Ownership of Property; Liens |
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3.8 |
Intellectual Property |
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3.9 |
Taxes |
142 |
3.10 |
Federal Reserve Board Regulations |
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3.11 |
ERISA |
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3.12 |
Investment Company Act |
143 |
3.13 |
Restricted Subsidiaries |
143 |
3.14 |
Use of Proceeds |
143 |
3.15 |
Environmental Matters |
143 |
3.16 |
Accuracy of Information, Etc. |
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3.17 |
Collateral Documents |
145 |
3.18 |
Solvency |
145 |
3.19 |
PATRIOT Act; FCPA; Sanctions |
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3.20 |
Broker’s or Finder’s Commissions |
146 |
3.21 |
Labor Matters |
146 |
3.22 |
Representations as to Foreign Obligors |
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3.23 |
Luxembourg Specific Representations |
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SECTION 4. |
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
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4.1 |
Conditions to Closing Date |
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4.2 |
Conditions to Each Post-Closing Extension of Credit |
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SECTION 5. |
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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5.1 |
Financial Statements |
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5.2 |
Certificates; Other Information |
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5.3 |
Payment of Obligations |
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5.4 |
Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence, Compliance with Laws, Etc. |
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5.5 |
Maintenance of Property; Insurance |
158 |
5.6 |
Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions |
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5.7 |
Notices |
159 |
5.8 |
Environmental Laws |
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5.9 |
Additional Collateral, Etc. |
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5.10 |
Use of Proceeds |
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5.11 |
Further Assurances |
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5.12 |
Maintenance of Ratings |
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5.13 |
Designation of Subsidiaries |
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5.14 |
Guarantor Coverage Test |
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5.15 |
Post-Closing Matters |
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SECTION 6. |
NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
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6.1 |
[Reserved] |
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6.2 |
Limitation on Indebtedness |
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6.3 |
Limitation on Liens |
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6.4 |
Limitation on Fundamental Changes |
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6.5 |
Limitation on Disposition of Property |
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6.6 |
Limitation on Restricted Payments |
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6.7 |
Limitation on Investments |
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6.8 |
Limitation on Optional Payments of Junior Debt Instruments |
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6.9 |
Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates |
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6.10 |
Limitation on Sales and Leasebacks |
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6.11 |
Limitation on Negative Pledge Clauses |
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6.12 |
Limitation on Restrictions on Restricted Subsidiary Distributions |
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6.13 |
Limitation on Lines of Business |
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6.14 |
Total Leverage Ratio |
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6.15 |
Modification of Certain Agreements |
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6.16 |
Changes in Fiscal Periods |
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SECTION 7. |
EVENTS OF DEFAULT |
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7.1 |
Events of Default |
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7.2 |
Right to Cure |
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7.3 |
Application of Funds |
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SECTION 8. |
THE AGENTS |
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8.1 |
Appointment |
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8.2 |
Delegation of Duties |
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8.3 |
Exculpatory Provisions |
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8.4 |
Reliance by the Agents |
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8.5 |
Notice of Default |
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8.6 |
Non-Reliance on the Agents and Other Lenders |
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8.7 |
Indemnification |
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8.8 |
The Agent in Its Individual Capacity |
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8.9 |
Successor Agent |
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8.10 |
Arrangers, Documentation Agent and Syndication Agent. |
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8.11 |
Certain ERISA Matters |
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SECTION 9. |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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9.1 |
Notices |
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9.2 |
Waivers; Amendments |
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9.3 |
Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver |
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9.4 |
Successors and Assigns |
219 |
9.5 |
Survival |
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9.6 |
Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness |
226 |
9.7 |
Severability |
226 |
9.8 |
Right of Setoff |
226 |
9.9 |
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process |
227 |
9.10 |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
228 |
9.11 |
Headings |
228 |
9.12 |
Confidentiality |
228 |
9.13 |
PATRIOT Act |
229 |
9.14 |
Release of Liens and Guarantees; Secured Parties |
230 |
9.15 |
No Fiduciary Duty |
231 |
9.16 |
Interest Rate Limitation |
232 |
9.17 |
Intercreditor Agreements |
232 |
9.18 |
Discretionary Guarantors |
233 |
9.19 |
Posting of Margin and Collateral |
233 |
9.20 |
Judgment Currency |
234 |
9.21 |
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions |
234 |
9.22 |
Collateral |
235 |
SCHEDULES
1.1(A) |
Closing Date Guarantors |
1.1(B) |
Existing Roll-Over Letters of Credit |
1.2 |
Closing Date Mortgaged Property |
2.1 |
Lenders |
3.4 |
Consents, Authorizations, Filings and Notices |
3.9 |
Tax ID Numbers |
3.13(a) |
Restricted Subsidiaries |
3.13(b) |
Agreements Related to Capital Stock |
5.15 |
Post-Closing Matters |
6.2(d) |
Existing Indebtedness |
6.3(f) |
Existing Liens |
6.7(c) |
Existing Investments |
6.9(b) |
Existing Affiliate Transactions |
6.11 |
Existing Negative Pledges |
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EXHIBITS:
A |
Form of Security Agreement |
B |
Form of Compliance Certificate |
C |
Form of Closing Certificate |
D |
Form of Perfection Certificate |
E |
Form of Assignment and Assumption |
F-1 |
Form of Senior/Junior Intercreditor Agreement |
F-2 |
Form of Senior Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement |
G-1 |
Form of Term A Note |
G-2 |
Form of Term B Note |
G-3 |
Form of Revolving Credit Note |
H-1 – H-4 |
Forms of US Tax Compliance Certificates |
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Form of Borrowing Request |
J |
Form of Solvency Certificate |
K |
Form of Notice of Additional Guarantor |
L |
Form of Sustainability Compliance Certificate |
M |
Form of Sustainability Proposal |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of August 16, 2018, among HLF Financing SaRL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Term Loan Borrower”), Herbalife Ltd. (f/k/a Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.), a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability with company number 116838 and with its registered office at Maples Corporate Services Limited, P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands (“Parent”), Herbalife International Luxembourg S.à R.L., a Luxembourg private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée), existing and organized under the laws of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 16, Avenue de la Gare, L-1610 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies (R.C.S. Luxembourg) under number B 88006 (“HIL”), Herbalife International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“HII” and, together with Parent, the Term Loan Borrower and HIL, the “Revolver Borrowers”; the Revolver Borrowers, together with the Term Loan Borrower, are referred to herein as the “Borrowers”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to this Agreement as lenders, Jefferies Finance LLC (“Jefferies”), as administrative agent for the Term Loan B Lenders (together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Term Loan B Agent”) and collateral agent (together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”), and Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch (“Rabobank”), as an Issuing Bank, as sustainability coordinator (together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Sustainability Coordinator”) and as administrative agent for the Term Loan A Lenders (together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Term Loan A Agent” and together with the Term Loan B Agent, the “Term Loan Administrative Agents” and each, a “Term Loan Administrative Agent”) and the Revolving Credit Lenders (together with its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, the “Revolver Administrative Agent” and, together with the Term Loan Administrative Agents, the “Administrative Agents”; the Term Loan Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agent, the Revolver Administrative Agent and the Sustainability Coordinator are referred to herein collectively as the “Agents” and each, an “Agent”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
The Borrowers have requested that (i) the Term Loan A Lenders extend credit to the Term Loan Borrower in the form of Term A Loans on the Closing Date in an initial aggregate principal amount of up to $250.0 million pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) the Term Loan B Lenders extend credit to the Term Loan Borrower in the form of Term B Loans on the Closing Date in an initial aggregate principal amount of up to $750.0 million pursuant to this Agreement and (iii) the Revolving Credit Lenders extend credit to the Revolver Borrowers in accordance with the Revolving Credit Commitments in an initial aggregate principal amount of up to $250.0 million pursuant to this Agreement (with the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans permitted to be borrowed on the Closing Date).
On the Closing Date, Parent will enter into the Senior Notes Indenture pursuant to which Parent will issue Senior Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $400.0 million and the proceeds of the Loans, together with the Senior Notes and the cash on hand, will be used in part to repay in full all amounts due or outstanding under the Credit Agreement dated as of February 15, 2017, as amended and restated on March 8, 2018, among Parent, the Term Loan Borrower, HII, HIL, HLF Financing US, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company as the other term loan borrower thereunder, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman
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Islands Branch, as administrative agent for the Term Loan Lenders and Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch, as administrative agent for the Revolving Credit Lenders (the “Existing Credit Agreement”) and such repayment, together with the termination of all commitments thereunder and the release of all liens granted in connection therewith, (the “Refinancing”), and to pay Transaction Costs.
The Lenders have indicated their willingness to extend credit on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
Section 1. DEFINITIONS
“2014 Convertible Notes”: the Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 issued pursuant to that certain Indenture, dated as of February 7, 2014, by and among Parent and Union Bank, N.A., in its capacity as trustee, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent not less favorable in any material respect to the Loan Parties or the Lenders than as in effect on the Closing Date.
“2018 Convertible Notes”: the Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 issued pursuant to that certain Indenture, dated as of March 15, 2018, by and among Parent and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., in its capacity as trustee, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent not less favorable in any material respect to the Loan Parties or the Lenders than as in effect on the Closing Date.
“ABR”: when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“ABR Term SOFR Determination Day”: has the meaning specified in the definition of “Term SOFR”.
“Accounting Change”: as defined in Section 1.4.
“Additional Lenders”: any Eligible Assignee that makes an Incremental Term A Loan, an Incremental Term B Loan or Replacement Term Loan or extends Incremental Revolving Commitments or commitments with respect to Incremental Revolving Increases pursuant to Section 2.23 or 2.24.
“Adjusted LIBO Rate”: with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate; provided, that the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall in no event be less than 0.00%.
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“Adjusted Term SOFR” means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to (a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment; provided that if Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor (if any), then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.
“Administrative Agents”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Administrative Questionnaire”: an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the applicable Administrative Agent.
“Affiliate”: as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise. For purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Jefferies LLC and its Affiliates shall be deemed to be Affiliates of Jefferies Finance LLC and its Affiliates.
“Agency Fee Letters”: collectively, (i) that certain Agency Fee Letter, dated August 16, 2018, by and among, inter alios, the Borrowers and Jefferies and (ii) that certain Agency Fee Letter, dated August 16, 2018, by and among the Borrowers and Rabobank.
“Agent”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Agent Indemnitee”: as defined in Section 8.7.
“Aggregate Exposure”: with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to (a) until the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Commitments at such time and (b) thereafter, the sum of (i) the aggregate then unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Term A Loans and/or Term B Loans, as applicable and (ii) the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated, the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure.
“Aggregate Exposure Percentage”: with respect to any Lender at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure at such time to the Aggregate Exposure of all Lenders at such time.
“Agreement”: this Credit Agreement.
“Alternate Base Rate”: for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1.00%, and (c) (i) the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would be calculated as of such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, as of the next preceding Business Day) in respect of a proposed Eurodollar Loan with a one-month Interest Period plus 1.00% or (ii) the Adjusted Term SOFR that would be calculated as of such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, as of the next preceding Business Day) in respect of a proposed SOFR Loan with a one-month Interest Period plus 1.00%; provided, that the Alternate Base Rate shall in no event be less than 1.00%. For the purpose of clause (c) above, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the rate determined on such day at
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approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) by reference to the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or such other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) LIBO Rate for deposits in US Dollars (as set forth by any service selected by the applicable Administrative Agent that has been nominated by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or such other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) as an authorized vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates). If the applicable Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Effective Rate for any reason, the Alternate Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) of the immediately preceding sentence until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate or such Adjusted Term SOFR, respectively.
“Alternative Currency”: each of Euro and each other currency (other than US Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section 1.10.
“Alternative Currency Equivalent”: at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as determined by the Revolver Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank, as applicable, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with US Dollars.
“Applicable Discount”: as defined in Section 2.12(f)(iii).
“Applicable Margin”: (a) with respect to Term A Loans, (i) until delivery of the financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date pursuant to Sections 5.1(a) and 5.1(b), the rate per annum set forth in Level I below for the applicable Type of Loan and (ii) thereafter, the rate per annum set forth in the table below for the applicable Type of Loan based on the Total Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agents pursuant to Section 5.2(a), as such rate may be adjusted in accordance with the Sustainability Linked Pricing Adjustment, (b) with respect to Term B Loans, the rate per annum equal to (i) for ABR Loans, 1.50%, and (ii) for EurodollarSOFR Loans, 2.50%, (c) with respect to Revolving Credit Loans, (i) until delivery of the financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date pursuant to Sections 5.1(a) and 5.1(b), the rate per annum set forth in Level I below and (ii) thereafter, the rate per annum set forth in the table below based on the Total Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agents pursuant to Section 5.2(a), as such rate may be adjusted in accordance with the Sustainability Linked Pricing Adjustment, (d) with respect to any Incremental Facility, the rate or rates per annum set forth in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment, (e) with respect to any Extended Revolving Credit Commitment or Extended Term Loan, the rate or rates per annum specified in the applicable Extension Offer and (f) with respect to any Replacement Facility, the rate or rates per annum specified in the applicable Replacement Facility Amendment.
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Level |
Total Leverage Ratio |
Applicable Margin for (i) Revolving Loans and Term A Loans that are Eurodollar Loans or SOFR Loans and (ii) Term A Loans that are SOFR Loans |
Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans and Term A Loans that are ABR Loans |
Revolving Commitment Fee Rate |
I |
≥ 2.50:1.00 |
2.25% |
1.25% |
0.35% |
II |
< 2.50:1.00, but ≥ 1.50:1.00 |
2.00% |
1.00% |
0.30% |
III |
< 1.50:1.00 |
1.75% |
0.75% |
0.25% |
No change in the Applicable Margin shall be effective until three (3) Business Days after the date on which the Administrative Agents shall have received the applicable financial statements and a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 5.2(a) calculating the Total Leverage Ratio. If (x) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (y) the Borrower shall fail to deliver any financial statement or certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.1 or Section 5.2 within the time periods specified in Section 5.1 or Section 5.2, as applicable, then the Applicable Margin from and including the 60th day after the end of such fiscal quarter or the 90th day after the end of such fiscal year, as the case may be, to but not including the date the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent such financial statement or certificate shall conclusively equal the highest possible Applicable Margin provided for in this definition. Within one (1) Business Day of receipt of the applicable information under Section 5.1 or Section 5.2, the Term Loan A Agent shall give each Term Loan A Lender and Revolving Credit Lender electronic or telephonic notice (confirmed in writing) of the Applicable Margin in effect from such date.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement (including the then‑effective Total Leverage Ratio), if (i) the Total Leverage Ratio used to determine the Applicable Margin for any period is incorrect as a result of any error, misstatement or misrepresentation contained in any financial statement or certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.1 or Section 5.2, and (ii) as a result thereof, the Applicable Margin paid to the Lenders and/or the Issuing Banks, as the case may be, at any time pursuant to this Agreement is lower than the Applicable Margin that would have been payable to the Lenders and/or the Issuing Banks, as the case may be, had the Applicable Margin been calculated on the basis of the correct Total Leverage Ratio, the Applicable Margin in respect of such period will be adjusted upwards automatically and retroactively, and the applicable Borrowers shall pay to each Lender and/or each Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amounts (“Additional Amounts”) as are necessary so that after receipt of such amounts such Lender and/or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the amount it would have received had the Applicable Margin been calculated during such period on the basis of the correct Total Leverage Ratio. Additional Amounts shall be payable ten (10) days following delivery by the applicable Administrative Agent to the applicable Borrower(s) of a notice (which shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) setting forth in reasonable detail such Administrative Agent’s calculation of the amount of any Additional Amounts owed to
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the Lenders and/or the Issuing Banks. The payment of Additional Amounts shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other amounts payable by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.13 and Section 2.15. Additional Amounts shall constitute “Obligations”. The agreements in this paragraph shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other Obligations payable under this Agreement and the termination of the Commitments.
“Applicable Percentage”: with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender, the percentage of the Total Revolving Credit Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. If the Revolving Credit Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Credit Commitments most recently in effect, after giving effect to any assignments. The Applicable Percentage shall be adjusted appropriately, as determined by the Revolver Administrative Agent, in accordance with Section 2.22(c) to disregard the Revolving Credit Commitment of Defaulting Lenders.
“Applicable Prepayment Percentage”: (a) on or prior to August 10, 2021, 1.00%, and (b) thereafter, 0%.
“Appraisal Period”: any period of twelve consecutive calendar months commencing on May 1 in any calendar year through and including April 30 in the following calendar year.
“Approved Fund”: any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit as its primary activity and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Approved Sustainability Proposal”: as defined in Section 2.28(b).
“Arrangers”: (i) Jefferies and Rabobank, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the Term Loan B Facility, (ii) Rabobank as sole lead arranger and bookrunner for the Term Loan A Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility and (iii) Citizens Bank, N.A. (“Citizens”), Citicorp North America, Inc. (“Citi”), Fifth Third Bank (“Fifth Third”) and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (“Mizuho”) as joint lead arrangers for the Facilities.
“Asset Sale”: any Disposition of Property or series of related Dispositions of Property pursuant to clause (d)(ii), (j), (k), (o) or (q) of Section 6.5 or Section 6.10 to the extent applicable by any Group Member to any Person (other than a Group Member).
“Assignment and Assumption”: an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.4), and accepted by the applicable Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit E-1 or any other form approved by the applicable Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrowers.
“Attributable Indebtedness”: when used with respect to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at a rate equivalent to Parent’s then current weighted average cost of funds for borrowed money as at the time of determination, compounded on a semi-annual basis) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental
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payments during the remaining term of the lease included in any such Sale and Leaseback Transaction.
“Auction”: as defined in Section 2.12(f)(i).
“Auction Amount”: as defined in Section 2.12(f)(i).
“Auction Notice”: as defined in Section 2.12(f)(i).
“Auto Renewal Letter of Credit”: as defined in Section 2.7(c).
“Availability Period”: with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the period from and after the Closing Date to but excluding the earlier of the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments.
“Available Basket”: as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a)(i) $250.0 million plus (ii) (x) an amount equal to 50% of Consolidated Net Income of the Group Members for the period (taken as one accounting period) commencing with July 1, 2018 to the end of the fiscal quarter most recently ended in respect of which a Compliance Certificate has been delivered as required hereunder or (y) in the case such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit, plus (iii) the net cash proceeds from the issuance of Capital Stock of, or capital contributions to, Parent after the Closing Date (other than proceeds from the issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock, Excluded Contributions, any Cure Amount and proceeds from capital contributions described in Section 6.2(y)) other than, for the avoidance of any doubt, in connection with the 2014 Convertible Notes and/or the 2018 Convertible Notes, plus (iv) the net cash proceeds received by Parent after the Closing Date from the issuance or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Capital Stock or debt securities of any Group Member that has thereafter been converted into or exchanged for Qualified Capital Stock other than, for the avoidance of any doubt, in connection with the 2014 Convertible Notes and/or the 2018 Convertible Notes, plus (v) returns, repayments, interest, profits, distributions, income and similar amounts received in cash or Cash Equivalents by the Group Members in respect of Investments (including Investments made in non-Group Members) made using the Available Basket (such amounts not exceeding the fair market value (as determined in good faith by Parent) of such original Investment), plus (vi) an amount equal to Retained Asset Sale Proceeds, plus (vii) the Investments of the Group Members made using the Available Basket in any Unrestricted Subsidiary that has been re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary or that has been merged or consolidated with or into Parent or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (up to the lesser of (A) the fair market value (as determined in good faith by Parent) of the Investments of Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries made using the Available Basket in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such re-designation or merger or consolidation and (B) the fair market value (as determined in good faith by Parent) of the original Investments by Parent and the Restricted Subsidiaries made using the Available Basket in such Unrestricted Subsidiary), plus (viii) any Declined Term Loan A Proceeds and Declined Term Loan B Proceeds, minus (b) the sum of (w) Investments made pursuant to Section 6.7(f)(iii), (x) the amount of Restricted Payments made by Parent pursuant to Section 6.6(d), (y) Investments made pursuant to Section 6.7(s) and (z) Specified Prepayments made pursuant to Section 6.8(ii), in each case to the extent utilizing the Available Basket.
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“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then‑current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 2.16(b)(iv)2.16(b)(v).
“Bail-In Action”: the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation”: with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
“Bankruptcy Code”: Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq.).
“Bankruptcy Event”: with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or a corporate statutory arrangement proceeding having similar effect, is subject to, or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Person is subject to, a forced liquidation, or winding-up, or has had a receivership, liquidator, provisional liquidator, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, monitor, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it or any substantial part of its assets, or, in the good faith determination of the Term Loan Administrative Agent, has taken any action or the shareholders of such Person have passed a resolution in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment under the laws of any jurisdiction; provided, that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.
“Baseline Score”: as defined in Section 2.28(a).
“Benchmark”: initially, (i) with respect to anyObligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, US Dollars, the Term SOFR Reference Rate and (ii) with respect to anyObligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, Euros, EURIBOR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the
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extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to SectionSections 2.16(b)(i) and 2.16(b)(ii).
“Benchmark Replacement” means with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event, the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the applicable Administrative Agent and Borrowers giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if such Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than the Floor, such Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the applicable Administrative Agent and the Borrowers giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
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For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Start Date” means, in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (a) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (b) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication).
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“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.16(b) and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.16(b).
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Board”: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor thereto).
“Board of Directors”: with respect to any Person, (i) in the case of any corporation or exempted company, the board of directors of such Person, (ii) in the case of any limited liability company, the board of managers of such person or, if there is none, the Board of Directors of the managing member of such Person, (iii) in the case of any partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of such Person, (iv) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing, and (v) in the case of any Person organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, the foreign equivalent of any of the foregoing.
“Borrower Materials”: as defined in Section 9.1.
“Borrowers”: as defined in the preamble.
“Borrowing”: Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans or SOFR Loans, as applicable, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
“Borrowing Request”: a request by the applicable Borrowers for a Borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit I.
“Business Day”: any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City or Luxembourg are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in US Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
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“Capital Expenditures”: for any period, with respect to any Person, the aggregate of all expenditures by such Person for the acquisition or leasing (pursuant to a capital lease) of fixed or capital assets or additions to equipment (including replacements, capitalized repairs and improvements during such period) that are required to be capitalized under GAAP on a balance sheet of such Person, it being understood that Capital Expenditures do not include amounts expended to purchase assets constituting an on-going business, including investments that constitute Permitted Acquisitions.
“Capital Lease Obligations”: with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP; and the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Capital Stock”: any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock or equity of a corporation or exempted company, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing, but excluding debt securities convertible or exchangeable into any of the foregoing and/or into cash based on the value of the foregoing (including the 2014 Convertible Notes and the 2018 Convertible Notes).
“Cash Equivalents”: (a) US Dollars; (b) securities and other obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided, that the full faith and credit of such country is pledged in support of those securities) having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition; (c) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurocurrency time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, demand deposits, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any Lender or with any domestic or foreign bank having, or which is a banking subsidiary of a domestic or foreign bank holding company or any branch of a foreign bank in the US having, capital and surplus of not less than $500.0 million (or its foreign currency equivalent); (d) fully collateralized repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (b) and (c) above or clause (f) below entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (c) above; (e) commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes rated at least P-2 by Moody’s or at least A-2 by S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency) and, in each case, maturing within one year after the date of acquisition; (f) marketable short-term money market and similar highly liquid funds having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency); (g) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States or any political subdivision thereof rated at least P-2 by Moody’s or at least A-2 by S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency) with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition; (h) Investments with average maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated
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AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency); and (i) investment funds investing substantially all of their assets in Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (a) through (h) of this definition.
In the case of Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, Cash Equivalents shall also include (i) Investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (a) through (i) above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses and (ii) other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments analogous to the foregoing investments in clauses (a) through (i) and in this paragraph.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, amounts denominated in the local currency of the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation of such Foreign Subsidiary in addition to those set forth in clause (a) above; provided, that such amounts are held by such Foreign Subsidiary from time to time in the ordinary course of business and not for speculation.
“Cash Management Obligations”: obligations owed by any Loan Party to any Qualified Counterparty in respect of or in connection with Cash Management Services and designated by such Qualified Counterparty and the Borrowers in writing to the Collateral Agent as “Cash Management Obligations”.
“Cash Management Services”: any treasury, depositary, disbursement, lockbox, funds transfer, pooling, netting, overdraft, stored value card, purchase card (including so-called “procurement cards” or “P-cards”), debit card, credit card, e-payable, cash management and similar services and any automated clearing house transfer of funds.
“Cayman Security Documents”: the following Cayman Islands law governed security agreements:
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“CFC”: any “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code that is directly or indirectly owned by any member of the Parent Group that is a “United States person,” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“CFC Debt”: intercompany loans, indebtedness or receivables owed (or treated as owed for U.S. federal income tax purposes) by one or more CFCs.
“Change in Law”: (a) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty after the date of this Agreement or, if later, the date on which the applicable Lender or Issuing Bank becomes a Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or, if later, the date on which the applicable Lender or Issuing Bank becomes a Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder or (c) compliance by any Lender or Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.17(b), by any lending office of such Lender or Issuing Bank or by such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement or, if later, the date on which the applicable Lender or Issuing Bank becomes a Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder; provided, that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, in each case shall be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, promulgated or issued.
“Change of Control”: the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (but (i) excluding any employee benefit plan of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, (ii) excluding from any determination of the amount of Capital Stock beneficially owned by such “person” or “group,” where such person or group includes both Permitted Holders and one or more Persons that are not Permitted Holders, any Capital Stock owned by Permitted Holders, and (iii) excluding any “person” or “group” comprised solely of Permitted Holders) shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of Capital Stock representing more than 35.0% of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors of Parent, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; (b) Parent shall cease to own and control, of record and beneficially, directly or indirectly, 100% of each class of outstanding Capital Stock of each other Borrower free and clear of all Liens (except Permitted Liens); or (c) a Specified Change of Control.
“Class”: (a) when used with respect to Lenders, refers to whether such Lenders are Revolving Credit Lenders, Term Loan Lenders, Incremental Revolving Lenders (of the same tranche), Lenders in respect of Incremental Term A Loans or Incremental Term B Loans (of the same tranche), Extending Revolving Credit Lenders (of the same tranche), Lenders in respect of a Replacement Revolving Credit Facility, Extending Term Lenders (of the same tranche) or Lenders in respect of Replacement Term Loans (of the same tranche), (b) when used with respect to
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Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Revolving Credit Commitments, Term Loan Commitments, Incremental Revolving Commitments (of the same tranche), commitments in respect of Incremental Term A Loans or Incremental Term B Loans (of the same tranche), Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (of the same tranche), Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments, commitments to make Extended Term Loans (of the same tranche) or commitments to make Replacement Term Loans (of the same tranche) and (c) when used with respect to Loans or Borrowings, refers to whether such Loan or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Credit Loans, Term Loans, Incremental Term A Loans or Incremental Term B Loans (of the same tranche), Extended Term Loans (of the same tranche) or Replacement Term Loans (of the same tranche) or other loans in respect of the same Class of Commitments.
“Closing Date”: the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.1 shall have been satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 9.2.
“Code”: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral”: all Property of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien is created or purported to be created by any Collateral Document.
“Collateral Agent”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Collateral Documents”: collectively, the Perfection Certificate, the Security Agreement, any US IP Security Agreements, any Mortgages, the Cayman Security Documents, the Luxembourg Security Documents, the Pledge Agreement, the IP Security Agreement, any security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, deeds to secure debt or deeds of trust, or other similar agreements delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 5.9 hereof and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
“Commitment”: with respect to any Lender, a Term Loan A Commitment, Term Loan B Commitment or a Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender, as the context may require.
“Commonly Controlled Entity”: an entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with Parent within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group that includes Parent and that 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 subsection (b), (c), (m) or (o) of Section 414 of the Code.
“Communications”: as defined in Section 9.1.
“Company Intellectual Property”: as defined in Section 3.8(i).
“Compliance Certificate”: a certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer, substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to either the use or administration of Term SOFR or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any
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technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the applicable Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by the applicable Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the applicable Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the applicable Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the applicable Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Connection Income Taxes”: Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Consolidated Current Assets”: of Parent at any date, all amounts (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Group Members at such date, excluding deferred tax assets, assets held for sale, loans permitted to third parties, pension assets, deferred bank fees and derivative financial instruments, and, furthermore, excluding the effects of adjustments pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition.
“Consolidated Current Liabilities”: of Parent at any date, all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current liabilities” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Group Members at such date, excluding, to the extent otherwise included therein, (a) the current portion of any Funded Debt or other long-term liabilities (including Capital Lease Obligations) or interest, (b) revolving loans and letter of credit obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility or any other revolving credit facilities or revolving lines of credit, (c) deferred tax liabilities, and (d) non-cash compensation liabilities and, furthermore, excluding the effects of adjustments pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition.
“Consolidated EBITDA”: with respect to any Person for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, adjusted, in each case only to the extent (and in the same proportion) deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income, without duplication, by (x) adding thereto:
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(y) subtracting therefrom the aggregate amount of all noncash items and nonrecurring gains or credits, determined on a consolidated basis, to the extent such items were added in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period.
“Consolidated First Lien Debt”: at any date, the sum of (x) the aggregate principal amount of all Consolidated Total Debt under this Agreement and (y) all other Consolidated Total Debt to the extent such debt is secured by any assets of the Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on an equal priority basis (but without regard to control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Obligations.
“Consolidated First Lien Net Debt”: Consolidated First Lien Debt less Unrestricted Cash as of such date.
“Consolidated Interest Expense”: with respect to any Person for any period, the total consolidated cash interest expense (including that portion attributable to Capital Lease Obligations) of such Person and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (calculated without regard to any limitations on the payment thereof and including commitment fees, letter‑of‑credit fees, and net amounts payable under any interest rate protection agreements) determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Consolidated Net Income”: with respect to any Person for any period, the consolidated net after tax income (or loss) of such Person and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends; provided that:
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“Consolidated Total Assets”: the consolidated total assets of the Group Members, determined in accordance with GAAP, shown on the consolidated balance sheet of Parent as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter prior to the applicable date of determination for which financial statements have been delivered; provided, that, for purposes of calculating “Consolidated Total Assets” under this Agreement, the consolidated assets of the Group Members shall be adjusted to reflect any acquisitions and dispositions of assets outside the ordinary course of business that have occurred during the period from the date of the applicable balance sheet through the applicable date of determination but without giving effect to the transaction being tested under this Agreement.
“Consolidated Total Debt”: at any date, an amount equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all third party Indebtedness of the Group Members at such date that would be classified as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet of Parent, in accordance with GAAP, consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, unreimbursed obligations in respect of drawn letters of credit, Capital Lease Obligations and third party debt obligations evidenced by bonds,
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notes, debentures or similar instruments; provided, that Consolidated Total Debt shall not include Indebtedness in respect of (i) any letter of credit, except to the extent of obligations in respect of drawn letters of credit unreimbursed for at least three Business Days and (ii) obligations under Hedge Agreements unless such obligations have not been paid when due.
“Consolidated Total Net Debt”: Consolidated Total Debt net of Unrestricted Cash as of such date.
“Consolidated Working Capital”: at any date, the difference of (a) Consolidated Current Assets on such date less (b) Consolidated Current Liabilities on such date.
“Contractual Obligation”: with respect to any Person, (i) the Organizational Documents of such Person and (ii) any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its Property is bound.
“Control Investment Affiliate”: with respect to any Person, any other Person that (a) directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person and (b) is organized primarily for the purpose of making equity or debt investments in one or more companies. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise.
“Convertible Notes”: the 2014 Convertible Notes and the 2018 Convertible Notes.
“Credit Party”: the Agents or any other Lender.
“Cure Amount”: as defined in Section 7.2(b).
“Cure Notice”: as defined in Section 7.2(b).
“Cure Right”: as defined in Section 7.2(b).
“Cure Specified Date”: with respect to any of the first three fiscal quarters of Parent in a fiscal year, the deadline to deliver quarterly financial statements pursuant to Section 5.1(b), commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2019 and with respect to the fourth fiscal quarter of Parent in a fiscal year, the deadline to deliver annual audited financial statements pursuant to Section 5.1(a), commencing with the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2018.
“Debtor Relief Laws”: the Bankruptcy Code and other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, general assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, winding-up, reorganization, compromise, arrangement 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, and including the statutory arrangement provisions of any corporations statute having similar effect.
“Declined Asset”: as defined in Section 2.14(g)(i).
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“Declined Term Loan A Proceeds”: as defined in Section 2.14(g)(i).
“Declined Term Loan B Proceeds”: as defined in Section 2.14(g)(i).
“Declining Lender”: as defined in Section 2.14(g)(i).
“Default”: any of the events specified in Section 7, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
“Default Rate”: as defined in Section 2.15(b).
“Defaulting Lender”: any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or (iii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the applicable Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified Parent, any other Revolver Borrower or the applicable Administrative Agent in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a Loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the applicable Administrative Agent, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations to fund prospective Loans (unless such Lender indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a Loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit under this Agreement (provided, that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon the applicable Administrative Agent’s and the Revolver Borrowers’ receipt of such certification in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Administrative Agent), or (d) admits that it is insolvent or has (or has a direct or indirect parent that has) become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event or (e) has, or has a direct or indirect parent that has, become subject to a Bail‑In Action. This definition is subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Section 2.22.
“Designated Lender”: as defined in Section 2.8(c).
“Designated Non-Cash Consideration”: the fair market value (as determined in good faith by Parent) of non-cash consideration received by a Group Member in connection with a Disposition pursuant to Section 6.5(j) that is designated as “Designated Non-Cash Consideration” pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.
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“Discharge of Secured Obligations”: collectively, (i) the termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than (A) contingent indemnification and reimbursement obligations that are not then due and payable and (B) Cash Management Obligations and obligations and liabilities under Specified Hedge Agreements as to which arrangements satisfactory to the applicable Qualified Counterparty shall have been made) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements satisfactory to the Revolver Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank shall have been made).
“Discount Range”: as defined in Section 2.12(f)(i).
“Discretionary Guarantor”: as defined in Section 9.18.
“Disposition”: with respect to any Property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof (excluding Liens but including by allocation of assets by division, merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or allocation or assets to any series of a limited liability company); and the terms “Dispose” and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings.
“Disqualified Capital Stock”: any Capital Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Capital Stock into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event or condition, (i) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Capital Stock), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (ii) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Capital Stock), in whole or in part, (iii) provides for the scheduled payments or dividends in cash, or (iv) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Capital Stock, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the then Latest Maturity Date at the time of issuance, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), if as a result of a change of control event or asset sale or other Disposition or casualty event, so long as any rights of the holders thereof to require the redemption thereof upon the occurrence of such a change of control event or asset sale or other Disposition or casualty event are subject to the prior payment in full of the Obligations; provided, that if such Capital Stock is issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of employees of any Group Member or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by any Group Member in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.
“Disqualified Lender”: (i) any bank, financial institution or other institutional lender that has been identified in writing to the Arrangers as a Disqualified Lender on August 16, 2018, (ii) any other Persons who are competitors of any Group Member that are separately identified in writing by Parent or the other Borrowers to the Arrangers (or, after the Closing Date, to the Administrative Agents) from time to time and (iii) in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), any of such Person’s Affiliates (other than any bona-fide debt funds) that are either (x) identified in writing by Parent or the other Borrowers to the Administrative Agents from time to time or (y) clearly identifiable as an Affiliate on the basis of such Affiliate’s name; provided, that no such identification after the date hereof pursuant to clauses (ii) or (iii) above shall apply
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retroactively to disqualify and Person that has previously acquired an assignment or participation of an interest in any of the Facilities with respect to amounts of Commitments or Loans previously acquired by such Person. The list of Disqualified Lenders shall be made available by the applicable Administrative Agent to the Lenders upon written request therefor.
“Disqualifying Event”: as defined in Section 1.10(d).
“Documentation Agent”: Compass Bank d/b/a BBVA Compass.
“Dollar Basket Incremental Debt”: as defined in Section 2.23(a).
“Domestic Subsidiary”: a Restricted Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any Domesticated Foreign Subsidiary.
“Domesticated Foreign Subsidiary”: a Foreign Subsidiary that is also treated as a Domestic Subsidiary by reason of being or treated as being organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States.
“Dutch Auction”: an auction of Term Loans conducted pursuant to Section 9.4(g) to allow a Purchasing Borrower Party to prepay Term Loans at a discount to par value and on a non-pro rata basis in accordance with the applicable Dutch Auction Procedures.
“Dutch Auction Procedures”: Dutch auction procedures as set forth in Section 2.12(f) and otherwise as reasonably agreed upon by the applicable Purchasing Borrower Party and the Term Loan Administrative Agent.
“ECF Percentage”: with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Period, 50.0%; provided, that (i) the ECF Percentage shall be 25.0% if the Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Excess Cash Flow Period is less than or equal to 3.40:1.00 and greater than 2.40:1.00 and (ii) the ECF Percentage shall be 0.0% if the Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Excess Cash Flow Period is less than or equal to 2.40:1.00.
“EEA Financial Institution”: (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country”: any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority”: any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
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“Eligible Assignee”: (i) any Lender, any Affiliate of a Lender and any Approved Fund, (ii) any commercial bank, insurance company, investment or mutual fund or other entity that is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) and which extends credit or buys loans in the ordinary course and (iii) subject to the terms of Section 2.12(f) and Sections 9.4(g) and (h), Purchasing Borrower Parties; provided, that “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (w) any Borrower or any Borrower’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates (other than Purchasing Borrower Parties to the extent permitted by, and in accordance with, Section 2.12(f) and Sections 9.4(g) and (h)), (x) any Disqualified Lender, (y) any Lender that is, as of the date of the applicable assignment, a Defaulting Lender or (z) any natural Person.
“EMU Legislation”: the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.
“Environmental Laws”: any and all laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, enforceable guidelines, codes, decrees, or other legally enforceable requirements of any federal, state, territorial, local, municipal, foreign or other Governmental Authority, regulating, relating to or imposing liability associated with or standards of conduct for the protection of the environment, or insofar as it relates to exposure to hazardous or toxic materials.
“Environmental Liability”: any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation or compliance with orders and directives, fines, penalties or indemnities), resulting from or based upon (a) compliance or non-compliance with any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) human 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.
“Environmental Permits”: any and all permits, licenses, approvals, registrations, and other authorizations of a Governmental Authority required under any Environmental Law.
“ERISA”: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule”: the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.
“EURIBOR”: the Euro interbank offered rate for Euros.
“Euro” and “EUR”: the lawful currency of the Participating Member States introduced in accordance with the EMU Legislation.
“Eurodollar”: when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate. All Revolving Credit Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency must be Eurodollar Loans. No Revolving Credit Loans denominated in US Dollars shall
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be Eurodollar Loans that areand no Term Loan A Loans or Term B Loans shall be denominated in US DollarsEurodollar Loans.
“Event of Default”: any of the events specified in Section 7; provided, that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
“Excess Cash Flow”: for any Excess Cash Flow Period, the excess, if any, of:
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“Excess Cash Flow Application Date”: as defined in Section 2.14(c).
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